Mary Ruth Yoe in 1991

Mary Ruth Yoe, shown here in 1991, is the longest-serving editor in the University of Chicago Magazine’s history. After topping the masthead for nearly 20 years (1989–2009), she continues to contribute as a senior editorial advisor. (UChicago Photographic Archive, apf1-09006, Hanna Holborn Gray Special Collections Research Center, University of Chicago Library)

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