University of the Pacific

Jane attended the College of the Pacific from 1935-1938 where she was a stellar athlete.

In her four years at Pacific, she played four sports, golf, tennis, hockey, and basketball, and she was a four-year letter winner in each. In 1936 she received first place in golf and was sent to the Western Sectional Conference at Mills College to represent Pacific. 1938 she was a tennis champion and was made President of the Women's Athletic Association.

Donaldson graduated from Pacific in 1938 with a degree in physical education, and taught at French Camp School in French Camp, Calif. following graduation. In 1948 Donaldson played golf at Stockton Golf and Country Club, and from 1957-1989 she won the women's club championship 13 times, the most recent coming in 1989 when she was 73 years old.

Donaldson has won countless trophies in her golfing career, including a title at the 1984 Western Women's Senior Amateur, where she defeated 160 golfers from 11 different states. In 1989, Donaldson set the course record for women at Poppy Hills Golf Course in Pebble Beach, Calif. with an astonishing 79. Donaldson was inducted into the Stockton Hall of Fame in 1992 for her golfing career.