A 1923 U.K. graduate, Blanding (1898-1985) was President of Kappa Kappa Gamma sorority and Captain of the women's basketball team. After two years as Acting Dean, Blanding was named U.K. Dean of Women in 1925. She also taught political science. Class of 1997.
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Sarah Blanding - Blanding left U.K. in 1941 to become Dean of the School of Home Economics at Cornell University. In 1946 she became Vassar College's first woman president, a position she held until 1964. In 1968 Blanding Tower was named in her honor. Class of 1997.