225 years of Tar Heels: Marjorie Buckley

Posted Oct 23, 2018
North Carolina has a long and proud history of public service, and for the past nearly 20 years, the Carolina Center for Public Service has been at the heart of that effort. One of the forces behind the center was Marjorie Bryan Buckley, who co-founded CCPS in 1999. In 2004, Buckley received the General Alumni Association Distinguished Service Medal. (UNC.edu)

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