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The Loretta M. Williams Undergraduate CWHW Research Fund

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• 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.

Unique Requirements

At the completion of the research project, recipients are asked to:

• Projects to be funded by Award are identified by the Direct of the Center for Women's Health and Wellness. For more information, contact Dr. Paige Hall Smith, at 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.

Mrs. 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.

Application

How to Apply

The purpose of the Loretta M. Williams Undergraduate Research Award is to support undergraduate student scholarship that is related to women’s health and wellness. Students will apply to collaborate on a project that is currently underway at the Center for Women’s Health and Wellness (CWHW). The recipients of the award will be undergraduate students from any department in the School of Health and Human Performance. The funds may be used to support any aspect of the project including but not limited to: student investigator or participant compensation, supplies, or laboratory space.

A list of appropriate projects will be published at application time.

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