Many are the accomplishments during President Tilghman’s tenure. But to  me, what made her quite amazing was that, in addition to all her duties, she was there to catch a dance group’s last show on a Sunday afternoon (“They work so hard, they must be supported”); or that she found time to write a long, detailed reference letter for a student in her freshman seminar who was applying to attend a global seminar.

Erika L. Gilson