Mary Jane Taylor dedicated her life to education.
After passing away at the age of 77 in 2018, the Greyhound Foundation decided to rename its annual mini-grant program in honor of this local and international leader in education, the retired director of the Rowland Laboratory School (now known as the Grace B. Luhrs University Elementary School).
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