A Ceremony in Memory of Virginia Spencer Carr

Friday, May 11, 2012

4-6 p.m.

The Carson McCullers Center

The CSU Department of English and the Carson McCullers Center for Writers and Musicians invites you to celebrate the life of Dr. Virginia Spencer. Dr. Carr passed away on April 10, 2012 in Lynn, Massachusetts at the age of 82. Friends, family, colleagues, and students are invited to join us and share memories of Dr. Carr. The remembrance service, to be officiated by Mr. David Johnson, former professor of English at CSU, will be held at the Smith-McCullers House at 1519 Stark Avenue, Columbus GA 31906.

Dr. Virginia Spencer Carr was a professor at Columbus State University (Columbus College) from 1969-1985. While in Columbus, Dr. Carr engaged in intensive research and writing about Columbus’s famed writer, Carson McCullers, which resulted in the invaluable and comprehensive biography, The Lonely Hunter. At the remembrance ceremony, we will also announce a new scholarship in Virginia Spencer Carr’s honor that will benefit CSU students. If you knew Dr. Carr or her work, please come share your memories of her.

Open to the public with light refreshments served.

For more information, please contact the Carson McCullers Center at (706) 565-4021 or by email.