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Poet Robert Frost Inspires $1.5 Million Gift from High School Teacher; Photo Available

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From: U.S. Newswire
Date: 20050921
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CARLISLE, Penn., Sept. 21 /U.S. Newswire/ -- On a May day in 1959, Jean Louise Stellfox, a junior and English major, gathered with other students from Dickinson College for a once-in-a- lifetime encounter with Robert Frost. Hearing him talk about his craft and read his poems so inspired Stellfox that more than 40 years later she would leave the college over $1 million to ensure that future generations of students would have the opportunity for similar, life-altering encounters with renowned literary figures.

With her gift, Dickinson created The Stellfox Prize and Residency for Literary ...

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