| | ALPHA XI DELTA Established 2001 - Funded by the Alpha Xi Delta Fraternity, a women's organization, to provide scholarships for undergraduate women. top | The University of Michigan chapter of this undergraduate women's social fraternity, established in 1920, was in continuous operation for over 80 years. The purpose of Alpha Xi Delta is to cultivate the ideals of personal development: scholarship, true friendship, and civic responsiblity. To that end, its more than 1200 members established this scholarship foundation. |
| | ALUMNAE COUNCIL MEMORIAL FUND, Honoring Alumnae Volunteers Established 1992 - Gifts from Alumnae Council and Alumnae Clubs in honor of their members, for discretionary funds to aid women students who have unanticipated financial need. Financial Aid counseling staff recommends students for grants when warranted. top | |
| | BENSON, GERTRUDE C., 1916 AB, 1922 AM - A dedicated alumna Established 1993 – Bequest of Ms. Benson for merit and need based scholarships for graduate and undergraduate women students. top | A native of Lansing, Michigan, she returned there following graduation from the U-M to teach mathematics at Lansing Sexton High School where she became known as "a tough teacher." As a leader in her local alumnae club, Gertrude's greatest interest was in raising scholarship funds to support area students attending her alma mater. |
Edith M. Keiley Bletcher | BLETCHER, EDITH M. KEILEY, Staff – made a career of passing a gift along Established 2002 – Funded by the U-M Alumnae Council to provide merit and need based scholarships for undergraduate students, with preference for Benzie & Hillsdale (MI) county residents. top | A friend’s gift of $100 when Edi set off for college turned into a life dedicated to pro-viding assistance to U-M students seeking financial help – and a friendly ear – during her 38 year U-M career (1964-2002). As Director of Student-Alumni Services, Edi administered alumnae/alumni scholarships and University merit awards, and developed nine new endowments for the Council. While with Financial Aid she worked to make scholarship information more accessible for students, and played a key role in shaping the Shipman Society and Scholarship program. |
| | BUZBY, ETHEL M., Michigan 1915 AB – cherished her years at Established 1975 – Bequest of Ms. Buzby, to assist out-of- state undergraduate women, with preference for residents of Pennsylvania and New Jersey . top | Imagine a young girl coming to Ann Arbor , Michigan in 1911 from Woodstown , New Jersey . Ethel Buzby, AB 1915, cherished her years at the University of Michigan , where she played on the Women’s basketball team and acted in several productions of the University’s Comedy Club. |
| | COLLEGIATE SOROSIS - Alumnae Council Scholarships Established 2002 – Funded by the Collegiate Sorosis Foundation for merit and need based undergraduate scholarships for women (& male legacies). top | Collegiate Sorosis was established as a local sorority in 1886, to promote friendship and encouragement among women of literary, artistic, and scientific pursuits. The only chapter was to be at the University of Michigan , and it remained a local sorority until it was closed in 1991. Distinguished members include Sarah Caswell Angell, Margaret Knowlton Bursley, and Alice Crocker Lloyd, among many others. |
| | CONGER, JULIA HENNING, 1918 AB - Grand Rapids Alumnae Group named in her honor Established 1963 - Bequest of Ms. Conger and memorial gifts from family and friends to provide undergraduate scholarships for young women from the Grand Rapids area. (Recipients are selected by the Grand Rapids Federation of U-M Alumnae Clubs) top | While following the more typical pursuits of women of her time--those of wife and mother--Julia Conger was also an energetic leader of her U-M alumnae club, later named in her honor. All four of the Congers' sons earned degrees from the University of Michigan and became generous and loyal supporters of U-M. |
 Lucile Bailey Conger | CONGER, LUCILE BAILEY, 1904 AB – Lived in Tsarist Russia from 1910 to 1912 Established 1961 – Alumnae Council Birthday Greeting Campaign Memorial Gifts to provide scholarships for graduate studies at U-M for women with University of Michigan undergraduate degrees. top | After their experience living in Tsarist Russia, Lucile and her husband, an Associated Press correspondent, were assigned to Berlin for ten years. They returned to Michigan where Lucile became active in the local alumnae club. From 1932 to 1947 she was employed as Alumnae Secretary and fostered much growth in alumnae activities and support for scholarships. She also led the alumnae in starting Henderson House, a cooperative for women on Hill Street . |
| | CONGER, PAULINE M. Conger Family Memorial Established 1992 – Gift of R. Gilbert Conger for merit and need based undergraduate scholarships. top | Pauline Mansfield married into the University of Michigan family. Her husband, Gil Conger, is one of four sons of Julia H. and Ralph G. Conger, all of whom are Michigan graduates with multiple degrees. Pauline earned her B.S. in 1945 from the State University of Iowa. |
| | DAVIS, GLADYS E., 1931 AB, 1933 AM – Thumb Area farm girl to world traveler Established 1994 - Bequest of Ms. Davis, for undergraduate women residents of the state of Michigan .
top | Gladys grew up attending a one-room school. Her simple farm background during the Great Depression and her academic success contributed to give her the character traits for which she would be remembered: scholarship and a very frugal lifestyle. Her one extravagance, world travel, was tied to her upbringing as she toured Europe and Asia with farm groups, learning about the agrarian-related aspects of the lands she visited. Graduating Phi Beta Kappa from U-M in 1931, she earned her AM two years later. Gladys taught at Hazel Park High School for 40 years, leaving only when “it wasn’t fun anymore.” |
| | DEMALINE, SUE VOGT, Staff – Versatile, quick-witted, exceptional colleague and friend Established 1993 – Bequest of Ms. Demaline to provide undergraduate scholarships for working women, especially full-time U-M staff members.
top | Sue interrupted her U-M education to begin a 39-year career as Assistant Editor of Michigan Alumnus magazine. Sue was never able to return to her studies, but has generously provided that opportunity for others: Sue’s will endowed a scholarship to assist working women to attain their U-M undergraduate degrees. |
| | ELLIOT, LUCY E., 1903 AB, 1920 AM – A forceful leader in the field of progressive education Established 1931 – Memorial gifts to provide scholarships for graduate studies at U-M, or else-where, for women with University of Michigan undergraduate degrees. top | Lucy Elliott combined a love of scholarship with great common sense. The Phi Beta Kappa 1903 U-M graduate would become the first woman principal of a Detroit intermediate school (Sharrad) and would also hold several other posts in Detroit and at the U-M with distinction. Following her untimely death resulting from an auto-mobile accident in 1930, there was an outpouring of tributes to fund a cherished interest of hers to help needy, self-supporting women at the University of Michigan . |
Julia Emanuel | EMANUEL, JULIA, 1889 PhC, 1951 MS (Hon) – The only woman to graduate from the School of Pharmacy in the Class of 1889 Established 1965 – Bequest of Ms. Emanuel, for graduate scholarships for women who lived in Henderson House their junior and senior years at U-M. top | Julia’s career was influenced by her doctor father, who rode through rural Ohio on horseback to visit his patients, and her mother who, after his death in 1876, took over his pills and medicines and opened a pharmacy to support her family. Julia Emanuel owned and operated Emanuel Drug Store in Fort Wayne , Indiana , from the 1890s until 1942. |
| | ENGLAND , H. CATHERINE , 1935 AB – A True Blue Alumna Established 1976 – Bequest of Ms. England , to provide scholarships for Jackson County (MI) women to enable them to attend the University of Michigan .
top | A member of the Alumnae Council Scholarship Selections Committee for many years, Catherine sought applicants with high performance standards. She had a keen business sense and was interested in the political and social changes of the 1950s and 1960s, urging young women to take advantage of these changes by exploring new fields and careers. |
| | FAIRMAN, M. LOUISE, 1896 AB – A founding member of the U-M Alumnae Club of Chicago Established 1918 – Funded through a campaign of the Chicago Alumnae (renamed in honor of Fairman in 1949) to provide undergrad and graduate scholarships for Chicago (IL) area women at U-M. top | Louise Fairman was a valued alumna with wide interests. As a founding member of the U-M Alumnae Club of Chicago, she was devoted to helping students needing aid and encouragement. She gave generously of her time and support to raise funds for this endowment.
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