Meet Dr. Kaye Manson Jeter
Dr. Kaye Manson Jeter is an educator, leader, mentor, and woman of faith whose life has been defined by upliftment and service.
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Retirement & Legacy Specialist
Helping higher education professionals prepare for retirement, find purpose beyond the campus, and preserve the stories that define their legacy.
AROHE 2026 Conference Resources
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From Transition to Legacy: Reclaiming Purpose and Telling Your Story in Retirement
Retirement is more than an event. It is a transition that can affect identity, daily structure, community, purpose, and the way we think about the legacy of our lives.
These resources are provided to help you continue your own reflection and consider ways the Transition → Purpose → Legacy framework might be used in your organization.
Take It Back to Your Organization
Help your members move from transition to purpose to legacy.
The Transition → Purpose → Legacy framework can help retirement organizations and universities think more intentionally about programming across the retirement journey.
TRANSITION — Preparing for Change
Pre-retirement preparation, identity beyond the professional title, social connection, new routines, peer conversations, and the human side of retirement.
PURPOSE — Building the Next Chapter
Purpose development, mentoring, lifelong learning, service, connection, creativity, and continued contribution.
LEGACY — Preserving and Sharing What Matters
Story writing, oral histories, institutional memory, intergenerational storytelling, memoir, and preserving the wisdom and experiences of retired faculty and staff.
Explore Programs for Retirement Organizations:
Books & Resources:
Continuing the Journey
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Dr. Kaye Jeter's books provide additional resources for exploring retirement transition, discovering purpose, preserving personal stories, and creating a meaningful legacy.
Transitioning to Retirement
Legacy in Words — 2nd Edition
The Stories I Had to Tell
YOUR CAREER MAY BE COMPLETE.
YOUR CONTRIBUTION IS NOT.
YOUR STORY STILL MATTERS.
Dr. Kaye Manson Jeter, Ph.D., J.D.
Pre-Retirement • Retirement Transition • Purpose • Legacy
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Pre-Retirement
PREPARING FOR RETIREMENT IS ABOUT MORE THAN MONEY
Universities routinely help faculty and staff prepare for pensions, benefits, Social Security, Medicare, and other financial decisions.
But retirement also raises important human questions:
Who will I be when the position is gone? Where will I find community What will give my days purpose? How will I continue contributing? What do I want to preserve and pass on?
My programs help universities and retirement organizations address this human side of retirement—before, during, and after the transition.
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