{"id":1354,"date":"2015-08-05T09:27:15","date_gmt":"2015-08-05T14:27:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.maryville.edu\/mpress\/?p=1354"},"modified":"2017-02-15T12:15:11","modified_gmt":"2017-02-15T18:15:11","slug":"peggy-liggett-alumni","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.maryville.edu\/mpress\/peggy-liggett-alumni\/","title":{"rendered":"Peggy Liggett, ’61: Building on Successful Transitions"},"content":{"rendered":"

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For the past 20 years, Peggy Liggett, \u201961, has enjoyed a successful career as an agent with Laura McCarthy Real Estate. She followed that path, however, after a long tenure in higher education, as both an administrator and an instructor.<\/p>\n

A member of Maryville\u2019s Class of 1961, Liggett was among the last to graduate from the original St. Louis city location. During those years, she met her husband, the late Hiram Liggett, who went on to become a vice president for Brown Group. He also held a seat for 19 years on Maryville\u2019s Board of Trustees\u2014serving as chairman for six years.<\/p>\n

Peggy Liggett, ’61, has been named a 2015 Ageless Remarkable St. Louisan<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

After receiving her BA in English from Maryville, Liggett earned her master\u2019s and doctoral degrees in musicology from Washington University. For more than 20 years, she was an adjunct music instructor in Maryville\u2019s Weekend & Evening College. \u00a0She recalls professional development sessions for instructors held prior to each semester.<\/p>\n

\u201cThey provided teaching workshops, recognizing that people have different learning styles,\u201d Liggett recalls. \u201cIt was invaluable for me, and taught me how to put together courses and syllabi. It served me well the rest of my teaching career.\u201d<\/p>\n

Liggett later became associate dean of academic affairs at Fontbonne, where she established the OPTIONS College for non-traditional learners, and taught music.<\/p>\n

After retiring from higher education, Liggett landed in real estate. One of her specialty areas is helping senior sellers move into smaller homes, adult communities, or assisted living.<\/p>\n

\u201cWorking in real estate allows me use a lot of my skills. Listening and research is an important part of my job,\u201d she says. \u201cAnd I appreciate that you can make friends for life in this business.\u201d<\/p>\n

Successful multitasking, smoothing the way for transitions and building relationships have always been hallmarks for Liggett. Those characteristics, she says, stem from her Sacred Heart education, which began when she was 10 years old and left Cleveland, Ohio, to board at what was then the Convent of the Sacred Heart in Lake Forest, Ill. \u201cThe Sacred Heart tradition bubbles up through everything I\u2019ve done. To me, that tradition says values and integrity,\u201d she says.<\/p>\n

An accomplished horsewoman since childhood, Liggett owns a Tennessee Walker mare, named Bad News Betty, which she continues to ride on trails.<\/p>\n

Liggett is a board member of two non-profit organizations that support young artists: the St. Louis Chapter of the National Society of Arts and Letters and the Artist Presentation Society.<\/p>\n

In honor of her professional success, volunteerism and vitality, Liggett has been named a 2015 Ageless Remarkable St. Louisan by St. Andrew\u2019s Resources for Seniors.<\/p>\n

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This alumni story\u00a0was first published in the Fall 2015 edition of <\/em>Ë¿¹ÏÊÓƵAPPMagazine.<\/em><\/p>\n

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