Boyle, Martha E. Scholarship Fund
Martha Boyle was a Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio, native and lived in the greater Akron community for many of her 84 years. Her longstanding affiliation with The University of Akron began with her receiving a scholarship to attend the University, where she earned an MA in urban studies in 1971, later teaching courses in that subject. A woman of high intelligence, she also held bachelor’s and master’s degrees from St. Francis College in Joliet, Ill.
Ms. Boyle was a nun for 16 years, serving several parishes in the area. Later she worked in urban and health planning, before transitioning into the field of life insurance, when she became a principal with Boyle & Associates in Akron. She was a financial advisor representing Lincoln National Insurance. Always committed to excellence, Ms. Boyle received the insurance industry’s National Quality and National Sales Achievement awards, specializing in life and health insurance, annuities and equities.
Ms. Boyle was the widow of James Whitmire Jr., the former headmaster for Camp Y-Noah.
Ms. Boyle’s longstanding commitment to community service involved working with the Akron Regional Development Board and serving on the Advisory Board for Our Lady of the Elms. A former member of the Western Reserve Girls Scout Council, the Akron City Club, the Women’s Network and the 14th District Congressional Office Advisory Committee, she also was a devoted member of St. Bernard Parish, where she served on the Finance Committee.
Ms. Boyle’s affiliation strengthened The University of Akron, where she was involved with the Alumni Council and the Hilltopper/Buchtelles. Her numerous gifts to the University during her lifetime were matched by Lincoln National Life. She remembered the University with a life insurance policy naming the University as beneficiary. She passed away in 2013.
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