Curiosity is a hallmark of lifelong learning. As the late Mary “Bobbi” Miller Carson ’58 once noted, “I grew up with a very strong curiosity factor. Woman’s College gave me the life skills, education, motivation, and confidence to pursue that curiosity at many levels.”
A physical education major, Bobbi began her distinguished career in athletics and physical education at Bradford Junior College, Penn State, Wellesley College, and Northeastern University, during which she acquired a wealth of knowledge about sports management. She spent the final 26 years of her career at Boston College and retired as Associate Director of Athletics in 1996, at which time she moved to Greensboro.
Bobbi passed away in 2022, but left behind an enduring legacy at her alma mater by creating funds to honor two outstanding School of Health and Human Performance (now School of Health and Human Sciences) faculty members who stoked her curiosity and served as mentors during her undergraduate studies: the Class of 1958/Gail Hennis Scholarship Fund, established in 1996, and the Rosemary McGee Scholarship Endowment, established in 1999.