Class of: 1948

Nancy Schön

The Noble Journey, a sculpture by Nancy Schön (DGE’48) that honors the sacrifice and struggles of Italian immigrants who settled in Boston’s North End between 1850 and 1920, was dedicated at a ceremony on September 29, 2024, in the Peace Garden of St. Leonard of Port Maurice Catholic Church in the North End. The Noble Journey recalls a gangway of a ship from the Old World to the New that immigrants would have walked, with the goal of reminding visitors of their values, challenges, and courage. Nancy, best known for her Make Way for Ducklings sculpture in Boston’s Public Garden, was at the dedication and afterwards was feted with a cake for her 96th birthday.

From the Winter-Spring 2025 issue.