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October 28, 2015Sage Honored as Organization of Excellence
Dr. Susan C. Scrimshaw, President of The Sage Colleges pictured with Thomas O. Maggs, President of the Oakwood Cemetery Board of Trustees
The Sage Colleges is proud to announce that Russell Sage College was honored as an “Organization of Excellence” by the Friends of Oakwood. The college was recognized for its leadership and commitment to excellence in education. The award was announced last night, October 22, 2015 during Oakwood Cemetery’s 14th annual Evening at the Earl, a fundraiser to benefit the National Historic Landmark Gardner Earl Chapel.
Russell Sage College, which will be celebrating its Centennial next year, was founded in historic Troy, NY in 1916 by suffragist Margaret Olivia Slocum Sage, with the guidance of Eliza Kellas, head of the college preparatory Emma Willard School. Together they founded Russell Sage College as a school of practical arts, one of the very first institutions to offer women the means of economic and social independence through preparation for professional careers.
Ranked in the top tier of National Liberal Arts Colleges by U.S. News and World Report, Russell Sage College offers liberal arts and professional degree programs in an environment aimed at empowering women of all ages and backgrounds to gain a strong vision of their own power and potential, and become women of influence in their careers and communities.
