Leave A Legacy

Alexandra Kilpatrick Endowed Scholar Grant Facilitated by Donna Zenor Alexandra Kilpatrick, better known as Alix, lived a life in which she focused on pursuing her dreams, from working at a […]

Arvonia Elizabeth Vaughn Sprauge Endowed Scholar Grant Given by Betsy Bach and Max and Krista Sprague Arvonia Elizabeth Vaughn Sprague (1888-1983) was born in Vaughn, Montana, and lived in Montana […]

Ayesha Harrison-Jex Endowed Scholar Grant  Ayesha Harrison-Jex came into the world fighting. She was born prematurely and stayed in the hospital for three and a half months. The same way […]

Barbara Lawrence Endowed Scholar Grant Given by Arthur Lawrence Barbara Lawrence was passionate about empowering women. She earned her degree as a Registered Nurse from New England Deaconess Hospital School […]

Bertha Merrill Holt Endowed Scholar Grant Given by W. Jefferson Holt Bertha Merrill “B” Holt was born on August 16, 1916 in Eufaula, Alabama. She came from a long family […]

Catherine Ballou Kleiner Endowed Scholar Grant Given by Heather and Scott Kleiner Catherine Ballou Kleiner was born in Lynchburg, Virginia in 1966 to Heather and Scott Kleiner. Her mother, Heather, […]

Cindy Short Endowed Scholar Grant Given by Gail Cowie Cindy Short was deeply committed to work that informed and empowered women, individually and collectively, as a means of progressive social […]

Elayne L. Perry Endowed Scholar Grant Given by Elissa Perry Elayne was an intellectually curious, lifelong learner and single mother of three daughters. Her daughters are Elissa, Shira, and Arielle. Elayne […]

Forest Stewart Hillyard Endowed Scholar Grant Given by Sylvia Hillyard Pannell Forest Stewart Hillyard was born in 1907. Her daughter, Sylvia Hillyard Pannell, describes her mother, who came of age in […]

George and Mary Bailey Endowed Scholar Grant Given by Sue Bailey George and Mary Bailey were the parents of Susan R. Bailey, one of the founders of the Jeannette Rankin […]

Greta Kleiner  Endowed Scholar Grant Given by Heather and Scott Kleiner Greta Kleiner was the daughter of Scott Alter and Heather Smith Kleiner, Rankin Foundation Founding Mother. She was born in […]

Dr. Hardeep Sodhi  Endowed Scholar Grant Given by Mimi Sodhi Dr. Hardeep Sodhi left India in the late 50’s and came to the United States to join her husband and do […]

Hart and Besch Family Scholar Grant Fund Rose E. Hart Scholar Grant Fund Pauline A. Besch Scholar Grant Fund Debra K. Besch Scholar Grant Fund Katherine Besch-Hart Scholar Grant Fund […]

Mabel Davison Endowed Scholar Grant Given by Ralph and Nancy Davison Mabel Davison was born Mabel Donaho in 1909 near Floresville, Texas. She was a loving mother and grandmother to her […]

Mae Sterk Endowed Scholar Grant Given by her children Stanley, Nancy, Helen, Karen, Joel, and Janet Sterk Mae had a deep love for education, and particularly for science.  She aspired […]

Mattie Newton Traylor Endowed Scholar Grant Given by Sarajane Love Mattie Newton Traylor was born and raised in rural Troup County, Georgia in 1888. She graduated with honors from Agnes […]

Margaret James Black Memorial Scholarship Given by Tracy Cosgrove This fund honors the memory of Margaret James Black, who came to Glacier National Park in Montana in the 1920s to […]

Marian A. Spencer Endowed Scholarship Facilitated by Dot Christenson Marian Alexander Spencer, granddaughter of an emancipated slave, was born in June 1920 in the small town of Gallipolis, Ohio. She […]

Marjorie Saunders Magruder Endowed Scholar Grant Marjorie Saunders Magruder was born in 1920 in Wray Colorado. Growing up in the shadow of the Great Depression she was fiercely independent and […]

Michael Erlanger Endowed Scholar Grant Given by Mary Erlanger Michael was born on April 8, 1915 in New York City, son of Milton and Alene Stern Erlanger. He attended the […]

Virginia (Jinx) and Gordhan Patel are establishing this scholarship fund in order to honor these three women who were amazing,loving, and remarkably strong individuals who stressed the importance of family. […]

Sherrie Ford Endowed Scholar Grant Given by Juniper Ford Dr. Sherrie Ford was born in 1946 in Meridian, Mississippi to Charlie May Womble Ford and Otto Theodore Ford. Her father’s […]

Vera & Anne Purser Scholar Grant Award Given by Michael Purser Vera and Anne were mother and daughter that shared a special bond.  Anne was the only girl and youngest […]

Waters-Brock Endowed Scholar Grant Given by J. Maria Waters This endowment honors the inspirational legacy of Rev Hosie & Mary Louise (Brock) Waters.the late Mary Ruth Brock, the late Rev […]

Gail Dendy Endowed Scholar Grant Gail is an Athens native who served as a Peace Corps Volunteer in South India. She has been a writer and an activist for Civil […]

Heather Kleiner Endowed Scholar Grant Heather Kleiner is one of the founding members of the revitalized Women’s Studies Program – now the Institute of Women’s Studies at UGA. In 1989 […]

Margaret Holt Endowed Scholar Grant Margaret is a retired faculty member from the Department of Adult Education at the University of Georgia, and since 1981 has worked on multiple projects […]

Reita Rivers Endowed Scholar Grant Reita was Jeannette Rankin’s personal assistant at the time of Jeannette’s death. She knew about the bequest Jeannette had left to help “mature, unemployed women […]

Susan Bailey Endowed Scholar Grant Susan R Bailey is a retired lawyer who splits her time between Atlanta and Sapelo Island. She was one of the first women students at […]