Editing Linfield University (section)

=== The 1900s ===
In 1922, the name was changed to '''Linfield College''' in memory of a Baptist minister, the Rev. [[George Fisher Linfield]] whose widow, [[Frances Linfield|Frances Eleanor Ross Linfield]], gave a substantial donation to the college to promote Christian education and as a memorial to her late husband.  Mrs. Linfield served as Dean of Women from 1921 to 1928, and sat on the Board of Directors from 1922 to her death in 1940.  Her gift included real estate in Spokane, Washington, valued at $250,000 (a sum worth nearly $4 million in 2020).<ref>According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistic's Consumer Price Index Inflation Calculator, $250,000 in 1922 would equate to nearly $3,800,000 in 2020. See: https://www.bls.gov/data/inflation_calculator.htm</ref>  Mrs. Linfield wanted to perpetuate memory of the name and influence of her late husband, George Fisher Linfield, as well as support Christian education.<ref>{{cite book
  | last = Jonasson | first = Jonas A.
  | title = Bricks Without Straw: The Story of Linfield College
  | publisher = Caxton Printers
  | year = 1938
  | id = ASIN B000881X28  }}
</ref>

In 1982, the Linfield-Good Samaritan School of Nursing was established when the college entered into an affiliation with [[Legacy Good Samaritan Hospital & Medical Center]] and began offering a bachelor's degree program in nursing.