Matheson History Museum presents “Just Call Me Rae” with Ann Weimer Moxley

Press release from Matheson History Museum

GAINESVILLE, Fla. – We are honored to welcome Ann Weimer Moxley to the Matheson to share from her brand-new book Just Call Me Rae: The Story of Rae O. Weimer, Founder of the University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications, about the legacy of her late father. The evening will include a slide show presentation and book signing.

The event will be held at 7 p.m. on Wednesday, April 24, and is free with registration.

Rae O. Weimer founded the University of Florida’s first school of journalism in 1949, and within one year of his arrival in Gainesville, the school received accreditation. No longer would Florida’s students have to leave the state to pursue dreams of becoming journalists. Just Call Me Rae chronicles the life of the man who pioneered journalism education in Florida without a college degree and built one of the most innovative journalism and communications programs in the country.

In-person registration: https://mathesonmuseum.networkforgood.com/events/65886-just-call- me-rae

Zoom registration: https://us06web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_iDh3DTtbTNuogqKnHWIvNA

Ann Weimer Moxley

Ann Weimer Moxley, Rae Weimer’s daughter, graduated from the University of Florida with a Bachelor of Arts with high honors in psychology, a Master of Science in psychology, and a PhD in clinical psychology. Almost twenty years later, she completed a post-doctorate in neuropsychology at the San Francisco VA Medical Center in California. Ann devoted her entire career to serving children and adults with disabilities, first at Monroe Developmental Center in Rochester, New York, then at the California School for the Deaf in Fremont, California, in addition to her private neuropsychology practice. Ann and her husband, James L. Solar, reside in Fairfield, California.

This event is sponsored in part by Visit Gainesville/Alachua County, FL; The City of Gainesville; and by the Department of State, Division of Cultural Affairs, the Florida Council of the Arts and Culture, and the State of Florida.