An Agnes Scott College alumna who was one of the first women to argue before the U.S. Supreme Court left the the college $2.1 million to support the Agnes Advantage Award program, which provides students with $3,000 awards to help them afford internships, study abroad programs and research projects. The donation was a gift from the estate of Patricia Butler, who died in 2009 at age 101.

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Carleigh Knight (left) and her sister, Natalie Rogovin, look at Christmas ornaments while shopping at Kudzu Antiques + Modern in Decatur on Tuesday, Nov. 25, 2025. (Natrice Miller/AJC)

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