Aunt Em

The bench-statue outside the School of Education honors Emma Eccles Jones, whom Westminster students came to call 'Aunt Em.' A daughter of the banker David Eccles and a philanthropist in her own right, she gave generously to art and education across Utah — the Emma Eccles Jones name sits on schools, halls, and endowments throughout the state. The college placed her here, cast in bronze on a bench near the discipline she cared most about, so students pass her every day. Few know the woman; most assume, correctly, that she was a benefactor.

Where it stands

Worth the stop nearby

• Gilgal Sculpture Garden — 1.1 mi
  A surreal and eccentric sculpture garden hidden in a residential neighborhood
• Liberty Park — 1.4 mi
  Salt Lake Citys beloved 80-acre urban park since 1882
• This Is The Place Heritage Park — 2.6 mi
  A living history village at the mouth of Emigration Canyon
• Natural History Museum of Utah — 2.8 mi
  A world-class museum built into the foothills above Salt Lake City

More markers nearby

• Bill & Vieve Gore — steps away
• William Nightingale Memorial Library — steps away
• The Lawrence F. Black Bridge — steps away
• Ferry Plaza — steps away