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About The Willa Cather Foundation

The Willa Cather Pioneer Memorial and Educational Foundation (Willa Cather Foundation) was founded in 1955, through the efforts of a small group of volunteers in Red Cloud, Nebraska, led by Mildred R. Bennett. Today the Foundation is directed by a thirty-member Board of Governors that incl...

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Mildred Bennett

Mildred Bennett, the charismatic founder and long-time President of the Willa Cather Pioneer Memorial and Educational Foundation, could have literally stepped out of a Willa Cather novel. Like some of Cather's heroines, Mildred was a strong, fiercely independent, intelligent woman, who lov...

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Board of Governors

The Willa Cather Foundation's Board of Governors is a diverse group of individuals dedicated to promoting the life, times, and work of Willa Cather. These professionals and scholars reside from coast to coast and donate their time and talents to perpetuate the success of our educational an...

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Willa Cather Foundation Staff

Leslie C. Levy, J.D., Executive Director Ashley Olson, Associate Executive Director, Finance & Admin. Sharon R. Jensen, Director of Development Tracy Tucker, Education Director Katilynn Schriner, Office Manager Cheryl Wilson, Buildings & Sites Curator Karin Prellwitz, Maintenance ...

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Press Room

Willa Cather Foundation Press Releases Foundation Welcomes Sharon Jensen as Director of Development - February 2012 Fragments From Willa Cather's Lost Work Published for the First Time - January 2012Poetry Out Loud with Matt Mason - September 2011Remembering Our Fallen Exhibit - September...

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It is never too early to think about planning your current or future gift to the Willa Cather Foundation. Many of the gifting options available can benefit you in your lifetime, as well as provide future gifts to the Foundation. Moreover, planned giving has a meaningful impact on our missi...

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