Donor Story:
The Caroline Mitchell Bursary was created in 1978 to honor the contributions of an outstanding businesswoman, athlete, and longtime CFUW member.
Caroline graduated from Queen's in 1926 with a general B.A. She pursued a varied career in business, at one time operating a wool shop in downtown Kingston, becoming book keeper for the Graham Thompson Insurance Agency, working in the Planning Department at Alcan, and managing the financial accounts for Queen's student residences.
She became a CFUW Kingston club member at its founding in 1943 and was a tireless supporter of its work on behalf of Queen's women students. In 1949, as convenor of the Ways and Means Committee, she assumed responsibility for a magazine subscription, and for many years she was an energetic fundraiser for CFUW projects.
Caroline was also an accomplished sportswoman. She enjoyed curling, swimming, and badminton (playing provincial-class level), but she excelled in golf and for more than 25 years was one of the city's and the province's pre-eminent amateur golfers. In 1996, she was among the inaugural inductees of the Kingston and District Sports Hall of Fame, who cited her as "the embodiment of good sportsmanship."
Caroline was a keen competitor, a willing mentor, and a strong and steadfast member of her church and her community. She generously supported Queen's in ways convential and otherwise. Upon her passing in 1983, in memoriam donations helped fund the bursary that had been established in her name five years previous and, as she had directed, her body was donated to research at Queen's School of Medicine.
