Jane Guernsey Birmingham, C’80, a former development officer at Penn, died on December 5, 2022.

Ms. Birmingham “chose a degree in economics over a career in ballet and was an exquisite writer as well as dancer,” wrote her husband, Charles. She graduated from Penn in 1980 with a bachelor’s degree in economics and joined Penn’s staff as a development officer, where she conducted fundraising during the 1980s. After leaving Penn, she joined Ocean Institute in Dana Point, California, where she raised over $20 million over two decades to introduce Title I students to STEM and the environment. After retiring, Ms. Birmingham divided her time between the coasts of southern California and Normandy, France, where she co-founded D-Day 2044, a non-profit organization dedicated to raising awareness of the generation of young Americans who stormed Normandy Beach on June 6, 1944.

Ms. Birmingham is survived by her husband, Charles. Donations in her memory may be made to D-Day 2044, P.O. Box 5214, Laguna Beach, California 92652.