Beverly Jacobs died suddenly and unexpectedly Dec. 27, 2012, at home in Newark, N.J.
Born in Anniston, Ala., Bev was educated in the public school system of New York City, attending Andrew Jackson High School. At Princeton, she majored in sociology, earned a teaching certificate, and loved her modern dance classes. She worked as a DFS crew leader at Wilson College and was the first female manager of the Princeton track team.
After graduation, Bev began her working career in advertising at Benton & Bowles in New York, handling accounts ranging from the U.S. Post Office to laundry detergents.
Bev then changed her career focus to education and spent more than 30 years teaching in the school systems of East Cleveland and Solon, Ohio, and Cambridge, Mass. In addition to displaying her talents teaching students in the classroom, she served as a mentor to other teachers, advising on best practices in teaching mathematics and technology. She most recently was employed by the New Jersey Department of Education.
Besides mentoring teachers and children, Bev’s passions included cooking, quilting, knitting, and reading.
Bev is survived by Gregory A. Jacobs ’74, her husband of 34 years; daughters Charlotte and Stephanie ’07; and son-in-law Gregory Snyder ’08.