Endowed Scholar Grants

Endow a Scholar Grant

Endowing a Scholar Grant is a very special way to support Rankin Scholars in achieving their educational goals, while leaving a legacy in your own name or by honoring an important person in your life.

 

Contact Karen Sterk, CEO to discuss Endowed Scholar Grant opportunities.

Karen@rankinfoundation.org
706-540-9154

“An endowed Rankin Scholar Grant is a perfect tribute to our friend and cofounder Reita Rivers. Her commitment to empowering women through education while promoting the ideals of Congresswoman Jeannette Rankin remains our inspiration.”

– Gail Dendy

Rankin Foundation Founder and Donor

Who We Honor

Jeannette Rankin Foundation Endowed Scholar Grants

We are eternally grateful for the individuals and families who have chosen to give an Endowed Scholar Grant. By contributing to our endowment, they ensure that the financial resources for a college education are available to Rankin Scholars today and for decades to come.

Alexandra Kilpatrick

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 Sprague

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

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 

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

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

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, […]

Cherry Waldrep Clements

Cherry Waldrep Clements Endowed Scholar Grant Given by Catherine & James Bradshaw The life of Cherry Waldrep Clements exemplified the value of education, especially for women. A fellowship from the […]

Cindy Short

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 

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 […]

Elinora Park

Elinora Park Endowed Scholar Grant Given by Elinora Park Elinora Bohyun Park was five years-old when she and her family had to vacate their home in what is now North […]

Elizabeth Rose and Rebecca Marie

Elizabeth Rose and Rebecca Marie Endowed Scholar Grant This endowment honors our daughters, Elizabeth Rose and Rebecca Marie, who know the value of an education and hard work. We love […]

Forest Stewart Hillyard 

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

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 

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 […]

Hardeep Sodhi, Dr.

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, Besch and Balbaky Family

Hart, Besch, and Balbaky Scholar Grant Fund Lorraine R. Hart Scholar Grant Fund Rose E. Hart Scholar Grant Fund Pauline A. Besch Scholar Grant Fund Debra K. Besch Scholar Grant Fund […]

Mabel Davison 

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

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 […]

Margaret James Black

Margaret James Black Endowed Scholarship Established 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

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

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 […]

Marthe Marie Froeliger Ereminas

Marthe Marie Froeliger Ereminas Endowed Scholar Grant Endowed by Kimberly Reeve This endowed fund is in honor of my mother, Marthe Marie Froeliger Ereminas. She knew from an early age […]

Mary Hepburn and Genie Hayes

The Mary Hepburn and Genie Hayes Scholar Grant for Teacher Education Funded by Valerie Hepburn and David Hayes The Mary Hepburn and Genie Hayes Scholar Grant is a restricted, renewable […]

Mattie Newton Traylor

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 […]

Michael Erlanger 

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 […]

Patel, Broaddus, Halloran, Cofer Family

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 

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

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

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 […]

Rankin Foundation Founder Endowed Scholar Grants

Rankin Foundation Founder Gail Dendy

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 […]

Rankin Foundation Founder Heather Kleiner

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 […]

Rankin Foundation Founder Margaret Holt

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 […]

Rankin Foundation Founder Reita Rivers

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 […]

Rankin Foundation Founder Susan Bailey

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 […]