Mina Jo Powell Alumni Green
Mina Jo Powell of Tallahassee, Florida, graduated from Florida State University (alumna, BS 1950, MS 1963). FSU President Bernard Sliger honored Powell by dedicating in her name the Alumni Green November 10, 1990. Until 1951, the Alumni Green had been the site for nearly a half-century where commencement ceremonies took place when FSU was The Florida State College for Women. In 1946, the name changed to Florida State University and admission included men. After World War II, and with the influx of nearly ten times the number of students before the War, ceremonies shifted to the newly constructed Doak Campbell Stadium in 1951. Powell is a renowned lifelong financial contributor to FSU and a relentless advocate and protector of green, open spaces on FSU’s campus[1]. In 2000, FSU’s Student Government Association allocated $50,000 for a memorial monument that sits in the Mina Jo Powell Alumni Green. The monument signifies the green as a serene place to remember students who died while attending FSU. A Florida State University Commemorative Bench honoring Mina Jo Powell also sits in the green that bears her name.
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Exploring FSU's Past: A Public History Project, Fall 2006