Salem State University has renamed is education school the McKeown School of Education and launched a new center to strengthen the North Shore’s school leader workforce.
The new name honors Jamie McKeown, a 1977 graduate of Salem State, dedicated community leader, and former president of real estate company Cummings Properties, who died unexpectedly at the age of 41. The naming follows a $10 million gift from Cummings Foundation, which will support the new leadership center.
“This investment in Salem State University is especially meaningful for us,” says Cummings Foundation co-founder Joyce Cummings. “Jamie was well known for
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