June Buchanan

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June Buchanan (June 21, 1887 – May 31, 1988) was an American educator from upstate New York. She co-founded Alice Lloyd College in Pippa Passes, Kentucky, with Alice Spencer Geddes Lloyd, aiming to provide a better education for the youth of Appalachia.[1]

June Buchanan
Born(1887-06-21)June 21, 1887
Moravia, New York
DiedMay 31, 1988(1988-05-31) (aged 100)
Martin, Kentucky
EducationSyracuse University, Wellesley College

Early life

Buchanan was born in Moravia, New York, on June 21, 1887.[2] Her parents, Frank Buchanan and Julia McCormick Buchanan, hailed from small towns near Syracuse.[2][3] Many of the skills that she later applied to her mission, Buchanan learned from watching her parents. Her mother was an active member of their church, inspiring Buchanan to participate in advocacy as she got older. The men in her family taught her the financial literacy that later supported her role at the college.[1]

Education

Buchanan graduated from

Groton, New York, she pursued graduate studies at Wellesley College, with a focus on liberal arts;[2] however, she did not officially complete a graduate program. While at Wellesley, she encountered fellow students who heard of Alice Spencer Geddes Lloyd's efforts to educate children in the Appalachian Mountains of Knott County, Kentucky.[2] She wrote to Lloyd regarding her work and shortly thereafter moved to Kentucky to assist in the development of what became Alice Lloyd College.[1]
 

Career

In January 1919, she arrived in Pippa Passes to assist Lloyd's efforts at the Caney Creek Community Center.

prep school, the June Buchanan School, was named in her honor in 1984.[5] Her service to Appalachia was not limited to the school; she also served as the mayor of Pippa Passes.[6]

Death and legacy

Buchanan continued to serve the college until her death in May 1988. She died at a hospital in the city of Martin in neighboring Floyd County.[6] In addition to the June Buchanan School, and the June Buchanan Alumni Center named in her honor, the June Buchanan Medical Clinic, a community health clinic owned and operated by the University of Kentucky's Centers for Excellence in Rural Health, is located in Hindman, the county seat of Knott County.[7]

References

  1. ^ a b c d e "Our History". Alice Lloyd College. 2012-05-21. Retrieved 2023-03-30.
  2. ^ a b c d e Searles, P. David (1995). A College for Appalachia. Lexington, KY: University Press of Kentucky. p. 53.
  3. ^ a b Davis, Jerry C. (1982). Miracle on Caney Creek. Pippa Passes, KY: Caney Creek Community Center. p. 1.
  4. ^ a b "History of Alice Lloyd College". Archived from the original on 2009-06-19. Retrieved 2009-06-18.
  5. ^ "Home". 2010-09-06. Archived from the original on 2010-09-06. Retrieved 2023-03-31.
  6. ^ a b "June Buchanan, College Co-founder, 100". AP via The New York Times. 1988-06-02. Retrieved 2008-12-28.
  7. ^ "UK June Buchanan Medical Clinic". Retrieved 2008-12-29.

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