national nursing community as well as local organizations near her home in Storrs. She served nearly seven years as executive secretary for Sigma Theta Tau. She served as president of the Mansfield Historical Society, the Windham Hospital Auxiliary, and the Connecticut Nurses Association. She was a member of the State Board of Examiners for Nursing and the Connecticut League of Nursing Education. In addition to her professional service, Widmer received a Distinguished Alumna Award from Yale University (1975) and an honorary award from the Connecticut Nurses Association (1967). Opened in 2012, the Carolyn Ladd Widmer Wing of Storrs Hall (site of the nursing school) was named in her honor. The Widmer Wing is a 15,800-square-foot space built at the cost of $14 million and housing a large classroom, study hall, clinical simulation rooms, and exam rooms. The nursing school's former home was the Carolyn Ladd Widmer Building, built in 1919 originally for service as the college infirmary, from 1950 to 1996, when the building was closed and demolished. Each year, the UConn School of Nursing issues the Carolyn Ladd Widmer Outstanding Alumni Award for Leadership in Nursing. Personal life During her sojourn in Beirut, Widmer met Robert Widmer, whom she married on April 27, 1934. They had two sons, Eric Widmer and Michael Widmer. Widmer passed away in Windham on January 10, 1991. She was survived by both her sons. References American nurses American women nurses Nursing educators 1902 births 1991 deaths Yale School of Nursing alumni Wellesley College alumni University of Connecticut faculty American academic administrators American expatriates in Lebanon American expatriates in Colombia 20th-century American women 20th-century American people American women academics 20th-century American academics Nursing school deans People from Randolph, Vermont