School of Health & Human Performance
The Loretta M. Williams Undergraduate CWHW Research Fund
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Eligibility- Undergraduate students from any department in the School of Health and Human Performance who plan to conduct a research project focusing on some aspect of women's health and wellness.
Usual size of award: $500-$1,000
Unique RequirementsAt the completion of the research project, recipients are asked to:
- File a written report with the Center for Women's Health and Wellness in the School of Health and Human Performance within one (1) year of the date of the award. 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 .
- Give a public presentation of your work at UNCG in collaboration with the Center for Women's Health and Wellness.
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 is 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.
