# Luck Flanders Gambrell

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American philanthropist

Luck Flanders Gambrell Born Luck Coleman Flanders (1930-01-17)January 17, 1930 Swainsboro, Georgia Died June 29, 2015(2015-06-29) (aged 85) Alma mater Duke University (1950) Spouse David H. Gambrell ​ ​ (m. 1953; died 2015)​ Children Luck Jr. Henry Alice Mary

**Luck Flanders Gambrell** (January 17, 1930 – June 29, 2015) was an American philanthropist.

Luck Coleman Flanders was born in [Swainsboro](/source/Swainsboro) on January 17, 1930 to Mattie Moring Mitchell Flanders and William Henry Flanders.[1][2][3]

Gambrell attended [Duke University](/source/Duke_University) and graduated in 1950.[4] She also studied briefly at the [University of Tours](/source/University_of_Tours) and the [University of Fribourg](/source/University_of_Fribourg).

On October 16, 1953, she married attorney [David H. Gambrell](/source/David_H._Gambrell),[5] who briefly served as a US senator in the early 1970s. The couple moved to Atlanta, where she taught French at [The Westminster Schools](/source/The_Westminster_Schools). Gambrell also was part of the Atlanta Legal Aid Society and campaigned for her husband in his unsuccessful runs for [reelection in 1972](/source/1972_United_States_Senate_elections_in_Georgia) and [governor in 1974](/source/1974_Georgia_gubernatorial_election).[1]

Gambrell donated 190 acres (77 ha) of land in 1971 to be used for [East Georgia College](/source/East_Georgia_College). The college named the Luck Flanders Gambrell Center after her in 2001.[6]

Gambrell was the first woman appointed to the [Georgia Board of Public Safety](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Georgia_Board_of_Public_Safety&action=edit&redlink=1) by Georgia governor [George Busbee](/source/George_Busbee); she served from 1981 to 1990.

Gambrell died on June 29, 2015.

Gambrell was inducted into the [Georgia Women of Achievement](/source/Georgia_Women_of_Achievement) in 2023.[7][1]

## References

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-gwa-gambrell_1-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-gwa-gambrell_1-1) [***c***](#cite_ref-gwa-gambrell_1-2) ["Luck Flanders Gambrell"](https://web.archive.org/web/20230610001123/https://www.georgiawomen.org/luck-flanders-gambrell). *Georgia Women of Achievement*. 2023. Archived from [the original](https://www.georgiawomen.org/luck-flanders-gambrell) on 2023-06-10.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-stage-coach-48_2-0)** Eppes, Helen, ed. (1948). "Seniors". *The Stage Coach*. St. Mary's School and Junior College: 22.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-uga-int_3-0)** ["Interview with Luck C. Flanders Gambrell, March 30, 1971"](https://www.russelllibraryoralhistory.org/RBRL216RBROH/RBRL216RBROH-133). *UGA Special Collections Libraries Oral Histories*. Retrieved 2 June 2024.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-dh-obit_4-0)** ["Luck Gambrell Obituary"](https://www.durden-hudsonfuneraldirectors.com/obituary/Luck-Gambrell). *Durden-Hudson Funeral Directors*. Retrieved 2 June 2024.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-bench-bar-56_5-0)** Brown, A. D. (1956). [*Bench and Bar of Georgia, 1955-1956*](https://archive.org/details/benchbarofgeorgi00brow). Macon, Georgia.{{[cite book](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Template:Cite_book)}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher ([link](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:CS1_maint:_location_missing_publisher))

1. **[^](#cite_ref-nge-egsc_6-0)** Derden, John K. (March 29, 2017). ["East Georgia State College"](https://www.georgiaencyclopedia.org/articles/education/east-georgia-state-college/). *New Georgia Encyclopedia*. Retrieved 2 June 2024.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-ecl-luck_7-0)** ["Luck Flanders Gambrell named to Hall of Fame"](https://emanuelcountylive.com/stories/luck-flanders-gambrell-named-to-hall-of-fame,46461). *Emanuel County Live*. Retrieved 2 June 2024.

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