Administrator, scholar recognized for role in founding Southern culture center, literary conferences Ann Abadie admittedly did not like the spotlight, but she was a behind-the-scenes champion: of culture, of literature and of community. Abadie, director emerita of the Center for the Study of Southern Culture, died Tuesday (July 30) and leaves a legacy of visionary …
The Center for the Study of Southern Culture mourns the passing of Dr. Ann Abadie, whose vision as associate director guided the Center’s founding in 1977 and inspired its nearly fifty years of subsequent work. Ann wrote the initial grant that established the Center, and she was likewise instrumental in founding the Faulkner & Yoknapatawpha …