SEATTLE, Wash. — Dr. Maxine Mimms, the founder of Evergreen State College’s Tacoma campus, has died.
The college says she passed away Tuesday morning at the age of 96.
Mimms became a faculty member in 1972 and retired in 1992.
Her contributions to the Olympia campus covered a range of issues.
She pioneered a program targeted at educating underserved African Americans in the Pacific Northwest.
KIRO 7 spoke with Dr. Mimms a number of times, most recently in February about her history with the university.
She leaves behind three children, two grandchildren and a great-grandchild.
Evergreen State College, Tacoma campus will host a Give Back Celebration in her honor on October 26, 2024 at 3 p.m.
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