Center for Women´s Health and Wellness
The Loretta M. Williams Undergraduate CWHW Research Fund
Eligibility
- Students will apply to collaborate on a project that is currently underway at the Center for Women’s Health and Wellness (CWHW)[see application]. The recipients of the award must be undergraduate students from any department in the School of Health and Human Performance.
Usual size of award: $1,000
Unique RequirementsAt the completion of the research project, recipients are asked to:
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At the conclusion of the project the student will prepare and submit to the CWHW a written report or other equivalent documentation (i.e., videotape) describing the project and outcomes.
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The student will also be expected to attend the Honor’s banquet and present findings at a public form, to be determined in collaboration the CWHW director.
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For more information, contact Dr. Paige Hall Smith, Director of the Center for Women's Health and Wellness @ 334-4736 or at phsmith@uncg.edu .
The Loretta M. Williams Undergraduate CWHW Research Fund was initiated in 2004 with a gift from her husband, Theodore S. Williams. The donors' intention in making this gift to support undergraduate student research related to women's health and wellness.
Loretta M. WilliamsMrs. Loretta M. Williams was born in Sioux City, Iowa April 16, 1919 the third of nine children. She was a child of the Depression and Dust bowl Era and had to work to help to support her family. As a result, she left school early and never received the education she so valued. Ensuring the education of her children was critically important to her throughout her life.
Loretta suffered from Alzheimer's disease for over five years. On January 30, 2002 she was diagnosed with inoperable small cell lung-cancer. At that time, she was projected to live 6-8 months. She exceeded all her doctor's expectations and passed away quietly late in the evening of September 23, 2003.
How to Apply:
Download application here (WORD)