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Words of Support

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robyn andrews

❤️
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Lilah Westmoreland

Savita was possibly the kindest person I’ve ever met. Not superficially, but in a genuine way - determined to think the best of everyone, willing to give her time and energy to those who needed support or a kind word, always looking for the good i...
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Hannah Jefferies

I met Dr. Nair as a Furman student around 20 years ago. I don’t think I ever had her for a course, but I definitely interacted with her as part of (what was then) the Women’s and Gender Studies (WGS) concentration and through her close connection ...
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Sandhya Purohit And Brian Caton

We met Savita in 1993-94, as we entered grad school. She helped guide us into that environment: always encouraging, always lively in discussion. She had an unsurpassed ability to read and react to people, which made her an excellent teacher. She e...
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Melody Lehn

I met Savita as a Women's and Gender Studies minor at Furman nearly twenty years ago. I was a transfer student and I took history course on southeast Asia with her in summer school. I was so intimidated by the subject matter, and yet she made the ...
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Grace Rij

Savita was a professor I will never forget at Furman. She was the reason I ended up minoring in women, gender, and sexuality studies my senior year. I was very shy in class and never was one to speak up, but Savita’s class was different. She made ...
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Traci Jersen

Sending you all so much love - Mira, Leila, Anjali, John, Priya, Matt and Mrs. Nair. I met Savita when I was in 7th grade with Priya and from the day I met her looked up to her. Dave went to Kindergarten with Priya and has known her most of his li...
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Riley Hughes

There is no question about the legacy that Savita has left. She was instrumental in the lives of so many people, mine included. She was my professor, my advisor, my mentor, an advocate on my behalf, a role model, and my friend. As a powerful woman...
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Mytheli Sreenivas

From the first time I met Savita in Philadelphia in September 1994, I knew I had a found a generous, brilliant, and kind friend and mentor. I'm so grateful for the years I spent in her company at Penn, and for our ongoing friendship in the decades...
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Shreedevi Thacker

Meeting Savita in 1991 at Penn was like opening to an explosion of joy, color, laughter, warmth, sharing. Bright, capable, inquisitive and fun, Savita encouraged and motivated all around her and I recall laughing often when around her. The life ...
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