Fran Pugh P’76 ’78 ’80 ’86 has served on the board for more than 50 consecutive years, first joining in 1969. She has served on the committees for finance, development, and buildings and grounds. Her late husband, Dr. V. Watson Pugh, Jr. ’38, a pediatrician who retired in 2001, served for many years as the Ravenscroft school physician; and their children, grandchildren and now great-grandchildren are Ravens as well. As neighbors to the campus, the Pugh family has hosted many barbecue, picnics and cross-country practices and meets at Tara Farm.
At Ravenscroft’s 2009 commencement ceremonies, Fran Pugh was inducted into the Class of 1862, conferring upon her honorary alumna status at the school.