It has been nearly 30 years since Dr. Jessie Fleming last set foot on Salisbury University’s campus. Yet, her influence has remained. Her former students still speak fondly of her as a mentor who inspired and challenged them. She was fundamental in growing the Music Program at SU, as its sole faculty member and later department chair for many years. When she retired in 1993 after 45 years of teaching, she was one of the longest tenured professors in the entire University of Maryland school system.
Now, Fleming’s legacy will continue to help music majors at SU realize their futures. One of her former students anonymously gave $62,500 to endow a scholarship in her name. The scholarship will award $2,500 annually to students in the Music Program.
“I was delighted to hear about it,” Fleming said. “I look back and all of a sudden 20 or 30 years have gone by – but the time I spent with each student was very special.” |
