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Nancy Campbell, MALS ’80

Nancy Campbell, MALS '80 and former first lady of Wesleyan, recently earned the National Trust's Louise Du Pont Crowninshield Award for her dedication to historic preservation, extending over more than 25 years. After several years serving on state historical trusts, in 1983 Campbell was nominated to the National Trust's Board of Advisors and was later selected to serve on the Board of Trustees. Marking an important milestone in history, in 1966 Campbell was chosen as the first woman chair of the Trust and successfully led the Campaign for America's Historic Places to vastly exceed its fundraising goals. President of the trust Richard Moe, says Campbell, "epitomizes the spirit of volunteerism that is the bedrock of preservationalism."
Nancy Campbell, MALS ’80 and former first lady of Wesleyan, recently earned the National Trust’s Louise Du Pont Crowninshield Award for her dedication to historic preservation, extending over more than 25 years. After several years serving on state historical trusts, in 1983 Campbell was nominated to the National Trust’s Board of Advisors and was later selected to serve on the Board of Trustees. Marking an important milestone in history, in 1966 Campbell was chosen as the first woman chair of the Trust and successfully led the Campaign for America’s Historic Places to vastly exceed its fundraising goals. President of the trust Richard Moe, says Campbell, “epitomizes the spirit of volunteerism that is the bedrock of preservationalism.”