16 Sep 2005
Event Scheduled for Monday, Sept. 19
DALLAS-Dallas Independent School District officials will join community members at the renaming ceremony for Jill Stone Elementary School at Vickery Meadow, Monday, Sept. 19, at 2:30 p.m., 6606 Ridgecrest Road.
Jill Stone was an instructor at Southern Methodist University and coordinator of the Urban Studies Program. As part of her numerous achievements, Stone developed many projects at Vickery Meadow Elementary School, she and her husband, Dr. Marvin Stone, went beyond volunteer efforts and quietly supplied funds to help those in need.
In recognition of Stone's contributions, in June 2005, the DISD Board of Trustees voted to rename Vickery Meadow Elementary School as Jill Stone Elementary School at Vickery Meadow.