Anne C. Hankinson, Ph.D., 59, a native of New York City, and resident of Phippsburg, ME, passed away in February.

Dr. Hankinson was educated at The Lenox School, in NYC and Syracuse University, where she earned her B.A. in Foreign Languages. She went on to earn her Master of Arts and Doctor of Philosophy in Italian Language and Literature from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.

Dr. Hankinson was fluent in French, Spanish and Italian, and taught Italian at UNC. She lived in Italy for over 15 years, where she worked for many years at the United Nations Food & Agricultural Organization (FAO), and also taught English to officers of the North American Treaty Organization (NATO) and the Italian Air Force. Her doctoral dissertation explored the rights and sensibilities of Italian women through their own letters during the late Medieval and Renaissance periods.

She was an accomplished baker and avid walker, and loved roaming the streets of her beloved Rome, in search of the next greatest gelati. She was also an accomplished pianist, having studied piano with a professor from the Julliard School and at Ithaca College.

Dr. Hankinson is the daughter of Richard Hankinson of Phippsburg, and is survived by her son Omar Caruso of San Francisco and daughter Alessandra Valentina Hankinson of Phippsburg, currently a senior at the University of Vermont. She is greatly missed by her family, friends, and former students.

A memorial service for Dr. Hankinson will be held at Popham Chapel, Phippsburg, ME at 3:30 p.m. on Saturday, July 6, 2013.