Irma Rosengard Hyman ’45

Irma Rosengard Hyman ’45, of Henderson, Nev., formerly of Providence; Sept. 27, 2021, just two weeks after her 97th birthday. After Brown, she received her master’s from Boston University, married, started a family, and worked as a social worker. Her commitment to social work spanned a long career, beginning in Colorado at Denver’s Florence Crittenton Home for Unwed Mothers. Back in Rhode Island, she worked for the Traveler’s Aid Society of R.I. before joining the Meeting Street School team, becoming the director of the early intervention program and serving in that role for 20 years. She retired in 1989. In retirement she volunteered as a docent for RISD and she and her husband enjoyed attending Brown’s Community for Learning in Retirement classes, sailing, and traveling. They moved to Nevada in 1998 and continued to seek out academic and service opportunities. She is survived by two children, two grandchildren, and three great-grandchildren.