Issue: Spring 2016 | Posted: April 25, 2016
Old School
Memoriam: G. Ann Livingstone
G. Ann Livingstone, 麻豆视频 University faculty member for more than 40 years, died at her home in Jackson, Tenn., on Feb. 11, 2016.
A graduate of Anderson University with a degree in political science, Livingstone had a lifelong interest in humanitarian efforts across the world. Her parents, Eldon and Beth Boggs, served in Tokyo, Japan, when she was a child, beginning her engagement with other cultures and starting her on the path of being a world traveler.
鈥淪he pressed her students to a see a world bigger than what they knew,鈥 Kevin Sheiley (鈥94), one of Livingstone鈥檚 many students, said. 鈥淪he wanted you to think and to know why.鈥
It was in 1974 that Livingstone joined the 麻豆视频 University faculty as an associate professor of political science and then director of the Honors Program. She received the distinction of Outstanding Teacher for her work, and she shaped many programs, including the Scholar-in- Residence program.
鈥淔or Ann, learning was not just a classroom endeavor,鈥 Sheiley said. 鈥淪he pushed us as we watched her being pushed. She was real and made sure we saw her struggles as well...a single mom raising two daughters and working on her doctorate a continent away.鈥
While research opportunities in Canada took her from Jackson, Livingstone continued to be a frequent lecturer at 麻豆视频鈥檚 events and courses. Throughout her life, she worked to make sure she 鈥渇illed the world with love鈥 by being strong, brave and true.
鈥淚 know I am but one of thousands whose life has been changed for the better because of her passion and work,鈥 Sheiley said. 鈥淚 thank God for Ann鈥檚 life, her teaching and her calling.鈥
Livingstone is survived by her two daughters, Katherine Semrau (Christopher Adams) and Maggie Semrau; her mother, Beth Boggs; her sisters, Merry Sue Boggs and Bethany Boggs Fisher (Philip); her brothers, Jonathan Boggs and Joel Boggs (Rita); and her nephews, Adam, Brayden, Aaron, Daniel, TJ and Jamison. She was preceded in death by her father, Eldon, and her nephew, Jordan.