Nancy Churchill Sawin was an American artist, local historian, educator, and field hockey player in Delaware.
10 Facts About Nancy Sawin
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Nancy Churchill Sawin was born on June 21,1917 in Wilmington, Delaware.
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Nancy Sawin was the daughter of Sanford Wales Sawin, a civil engineer, and Ellen Quigley Sawin, one of the first women in Delaware to earn a master's degree and the daughter of suffragist leader Ada Gould Quigley.
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Sanford and Ellen Sawin founded the Sanford School, a prep school in Hockessin, Delaware, in 1930.
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Nancy Sawin earned a bachelor's degree in art in 1938 from Principia College, a master's degree in American history from the University of Delaware in 1940, and an Ed.
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Nancy Sawin was named to the All-American Team seven times from 1948 to 1959, serving as captain twice and coach once.
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Nancy Sawin served as president of the Delaware Field Hockey Association, the United States Field Hockey Association, and the International Federation of Women's Hockey Associations.
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Nancy Sawin was inducted into the Delaware Sports Hall of Fame in 1977, and the Hall of Fame of Delaware Women in 1981.
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Nancy Sawin was one of the first group of inductees into the USA Field Hockey Hall of Fame in 1988.
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Nancy C Sawin died on 18 April 2008 at the age of 90.