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Emily Couric

Inducted Spring 2004

1947-2001
State Senator, Journalist, Author
YHS Class of 1965
Inducted 2004

 A rising state leader cut short in her prime; in 1995 elected to Virginia State Senate, re-elected in 1999; legislative focus on heath care and education won honors from advocacy organizations; in 2000 became general chair of Virginia Democratic Party; reported on legal profession for specialized publications; wrote three books and edited another on lawyers; served on Charlottesville, Va., school board; two years as high school science teacher; in 1969 graduated magna cum laude from Smith College, where she was elected Phi Beta Kappa; died of pancreatic cancer in her Charlottesville home Oct.18, 2001.