Joan Ferguson Ellis '51
Major: Political Science
Favorite Professor: Gordon Post
Career: Movie critic with a real love of exploring the connections between movies and the culture that surrounds them at the time they're made.
"Because my Vassar experience seeded so much of what I value, I wanted to contribute more to the college than I could afford in an outright gift. The charitable gift annuity allowed me to do that. Do I love that high interest rate that increases with age? You bet I do."
