University of Virginia Medical School Foundation Scholarships

1940 Class Scholarship – Established by generous gifts from class members. Scholarships are provided on the basis of need.

1944-45 War Years Scholarship – This scholarship fund was established by combining two class funds (1944 and 1945). The name, War Years Scholarship, is derived from the alumni of these two U.Va. Medical School classes who served in World War II. Scholarships are provided on the basis of need.

1946 Class Scholarship – Established in 2005 after their 50^th Class Reunion and funded by the existing Class of 1946 Fund and from generous gifts from class members. Scholarships are provided on the basis of need. 

Class of 1948 John and Wanda Owen Scholarship  – Established in 2007 in honor of their classmate, Dr. John A. Owen, Jr., and in memory of his wife, Wanda R. Owen.  Dr. Owen was an admired faculty member in the Endocrinology Department, spending most of his time in diabetes care. Mrs. Owen was a graduate of the School of Nursing. Scholarships are provided on the basis of need.

Class of 1948 Kindred/Chodosh Scholarship – Established by the members of the Medical School Class of 1948. In July 2008, the balance in the Robert Kindred Scholarship was transferred from the University of Virginia Fund to the Medical School Foundation.  In February 2009, Mrs. Melba Chodosh, widow of Dr. Paul L. Chodosh, contributed $25,000 in memory of her husband. This scholarship was renamed the Class of 1948 Kindred/Chodosh Scholarship Fund in memory of the two classmates.

Class of 1949 Harvey Smallwood Memorial Scholarship – Established in 2006 in memory of Dr. Harvey D. Smallwood, admired classmate and faculty member, and in honor of his wife, Betty O. Smallwood. Funded by the Class of 1949 Fund and by generous gifts from class members. Scholarships are provided on the basis of need.

Class of 1950 Samuel and Mary Miller Scholarship Fund – Established in 2003 in honor of Dr. Samuel Miller, a member of the Medical School Class of 1950 and Professor Emeritus of the U.Va. School of Medicine, and in memory of his wife, Mary Agnes Miller.  Scholarships are provided on the basis of need.

Medical Class of 1956 Scholarship – Established in 1994 by generous gifts from class members. Scholarships are provided on the basis of need and merit.

Class of 1958 Scholarship Fund – Established by generous gifts from class members, this fund was endowed June 30, 2010, with the first scholarship(s) awarded to medical students during the 2011-12 academic year.

Class of 1960 Robert M. Payne Scholarship Fund – Established in 1990 by the Medical School Class of 1960 as a memorial to Robert Mercer Payne, a classmate who was killed in an accident prior to graduation. U.Va. medical school recipients must reside in Virginia, preferably in Stafford, Spotsylvania or King George Counties, and must demonstrate financial need.  This fund is held at the School of Medicine.

Class of 1966 W. Harry Muller Scholarship – Established in 2006 by class members to honor retired faculty member, W. Harry Muller, MD. The class members have indicated a desire to award one of the deferred medical students $10k/year for four years beginning academic year 2011-12. Final approval to be provided at Reunion 2011 (April 29-30, 2011).

Medical Class of 1966 Pullen Merit Scholarship – Established in 1993 by generous gifts from class members and friends to honor Edwin W. Pullen, Ph.D., dedicated Professor of Anatomy and Dean of Admissions at the School of Medicine (deceased 2002). Recipients are selected from the entering U.Va. Medical School class by the Admissions Committee and the students receive the scholarship during each of their four years.

Class of 1969 Scholarship Fund – Established in 2008 by generous gifts from class members. Scholarships are provided on the basis of financial need.

Class of 1970 Scholarship Fund – Established by generous gifts from class members. The first two four-year scholarships were awarded to students entering the School of Medicine in 1999. Scholarships are provided on the basis of financial need.

Class of 1972 Scholarship Fund – Established by generous gifts from class members, this fund was endowed June 30, 2010, with the first scholarship awarded during academic year 2011-12.

Class of 1973 Scholarship Fund – Established in 2003 by generous gifts from members of the Medical School Class of 1973. Scholarships are provided on the basis of financial need.

Class of 1974 Scholarship Fund – Established in 2006 by generous gifts from class members. Scholarships are awarded on the basis of financial need.

Thomas P. Kimmitt, M.D. Class of 1977 Memorial Scholarship Fund – Established in 2006 by the Class of 1977 to honor their classmate, Thomas P. Kimmitt, who was injured in an accident and remained comatose for many years (deceased 2003). Scholarship are provided  on the basis of financial need.

Class of 1982 Scholarship Fund – Established by generous gifts from class members, this fund was endowed June 30, 2010, with the first scholarship awarded during academic year 2011-12.

Class of 1983 Gratton Alexander Litz III Scholarship Fund – Established in 2008 by the Medical School Class of 1983 as their 25^th year reunion gift to provide a self-sustaining scholarship fund in memory of their classmate, Alex Litz. Scholarships are provided on the basis of financial need.

Class of 1985 Nancy Walton Pugh Global Health Scholarship Fund – Established by generous gifts from   members of the Class of 1985 as their 25^th Reunion Class Gift. This scholarship fund is named in memory of classmate, Nancy Walton Pugh, (deceased 2003) and provides students with global health travel awards which are coordinated through the Center for Global Health. First awards presented in 2011-12 academic year.

Class of 1997 Scholarship Fund – Established by generous gifts from class members, this fund was endowed June 30, 2010, with the first scholarship awarded during academic year 2011-12.

Class of 1998 Scholarship Fund – Established by generous gifts from class members, this fund was endowed June 30, 2010, with the first scholarship awarded during academic year 2011-12.

Class of 1999 John R. Stoltzfus Memorial Scholarship Fund - Established by generous gifts from class members, this fund was endowed June 30, 2010, with the first scholarship awarded during academic year 2011-12. This fund is named in memory of deceased class member, John R. Stoltzfus, MD.

Class of 2000 Scholarship Fund - Established by generous gifts from class members, this fund was endowed June 30, 2010, with the first scholarship awarded during academic year 2011-12.

Dr. and Mrs. Alexander G. Brown, III Scholarship Fund – Established in 2005 from the bequest of Dr. Alexander G. Brown, Medical School Class of 1935. Scholarships are provided to deserving, merit, and financially needy U.Va. medical  students.

Carlos R. and Mary Jo Ayers Scholarship Fund – Established in 2007 by Dr. Carlos Ayers, a House Staff and Faculty member, along with his wife, Mary J. Ayers, with a $100,000.00 gift. Scholarships are provided to medical students who have an interest in Internal Medicine, Pediatrics, or Neurology. If none of these criteria can be met, then need based awards may be presented. Students interested in surgery are excluded. The first scholarship was disbursed in 2008.

William A. Booth Medical Scholarship Fund – Established as a general scholarship fund. The fund balance grew with the addition of alumni gifts and smaller class fund balances. In 1999, a gift from the Estate of Dr. Charles V. Amole (Class of 1933) added over $100,000 to the fund. In 2008, Dr. Robert Keeley, (Class of 1944) made a $50,000 contribution in memory of Mr. William Booth (deceased 2008), who was the Executive Director of the U.Va. Medical Alumni Association and Medical School Foundation from 1960 to 1992. To honor Mr. Booth’s many contributions to the Medical Alumni Association and the high esteem for which he is remembered, the scholarship was renamed the William A. Booth Medical School Scholarship Fund. Scholarships are provided to medical students demonstrating either financial need or academic promise.

Cardwell Scholarship – Established in 2005. Scholarships are provided on the basis of financial need.

Charles Davidson Scholarship – Established in 1983 by the generosity of Dr. Charles Davidson, Medical School Class of 1938 (deceased 1995). Scholarships are provided on the basis of need.

Richard E. deButts Scholarship – Established in 1984 by friends, patients and family members in honor of Dr. Richard E. deButts, Class of 1934, for his many years of service (deceased 1996). Scholarships are provided on the basis of financial need.

Arthur Ebbert , Jr. M.D. Scholarship Fund – Established in 2004 by a generous gift from Dr. Arthur Ebbert, Jr., Class of 1946, to fulfill his wish to provide financial assistance to U.Va. medical students. Scholarships are provided on the basis of financial need.

Edmondson Foundation Scholarship Fund – Established in 1996 by a generous gift from a member of the medical school class of 1960. Scholarships are provided on the basis of financial need.

Leslie Faudre Scholarship Fund –Established in 2005 with a bequest from Dr. and Mrs. Leslie Faudree. Dr. Faudree was a member of the Medical School Class of 1939. Another bequest from Ruby Olson, sister of Dr. Faudree, was added in March 2008 in memory of her brother. Scholarships are provided on the basis of financial need. The first scholarship was disbursed in 2009.

Carson L. Fifer Scholarship – Established in 1986 by the Fifer Family in honor of Carson L. Fifer, M.D., Medical School Class of 1928, (deceased 1986). Scholarships are provided on the basis of financial need.

Mary and Charles Henderson III Family Scholarship Fund – Established in April 2006 by Dr. and Mrs. Henderson as a permanent endowed family scholarship to provide scholarship awards  to medical students who are from West of Roanoke in Southwest Virginia and who are students or graduates of the University of Virginia. If there is no eligible candidate from Southwest Virginia, then the scholarship may be awarded to a student who is a native of the Commonwealth of Virginia. Each recipient will receive a copy of Addendums A, B, and C of the fund agreement and is expected to make annual contributions to the scholarship beginning 8 years after graduation. However, this is not a requirement to receive the scholarship. A permanent plaque will be installed either at the School of Medicine or at the MSF Office and it will be updated annually with the names of the scholarship recipients. The first scholarship award will be disbursed in FY 2012.

William Hobson Scholarship (MD/Master’s in Public Health) – Established by the generosity of William Hobson (deceased 2005). Scholarships are provided to medical students who are enrolled in the dual degree MD/Master’s in Public Health Program and who have completed three years of medical school. Scholarship recommendations are made by the Public Health Sciences Department in the School of Medicine.

Katherine A. Howell Scholarship Fund – Established in 1991 from the Estate of Katharine Howell. Although from New Jersey, Ms. Howell developed a love for the state of Virginia during many summers spent in Goshen with her mother. Although Ms. Howell did not have a college education, she was a staunch supporter of medical education.  Scholarships are provided on the basis of financial need.

Edward V. and Alice G. Jones Scholarship Fund – Funded by the estate of Dr. Robert A. G. Jones (deceased 1986), who was a graduate of the U.Va. Medical School Class of 1933. As stated in Dr. Jones’ will, scholarships are to be provided to deserving black medical students in memory of Edward V. Jones and Alice G. Jones.  The first scholarship was awarded in 2007.

Richard C. Lambert, M.D., Class of 1980, Memorial Scholarship Fund – Established in 1980 by James E. and Beverly Lambert of Portland, Oregon, with assistance from members of the U. Va. Medical School Class of 1980, in memory of their son, Dr. Richard Lambert. Dr. Lambert was killed in a hiking accident two weeks following graduation from the U.Va. School of Medicine. The Lamberts desired that scholarships be awarded to medical students who exhibit the same personal qualities attributed to their son by his classmates and friends: absolute integrity, optimism, determination, sense of humor, and boundless joy in living. U.Va. medical students from the states of California, Oregon, Washington, Utah and Idaho, who possess an active interest and enjoyment in the outdoors, may receive the scholarship.

Lewis-Logan Scholarship – Established in 1980s by Mr. and Mrs. John Minor Botts Lewis, Jr. as an expression of appreciation for the excellent treatment Mr. Lewis received from physicians at the University of Virginia Hospital. Although Mr. Lewis’ prognosis was described as bleak, the doctors were able to extend his life by a few years. The name of the scholarship was changed in 1996 when the Lewis’ son, Mr. George Willis Logan, made a large donation to the already endowed fund.  Scholarships are provided to both U.Va. medical students and nursing students.

William Carter Lowe, M.D. Scholarship Fund – Established in 2005 with funds from the Estate of William Carter Lowe, M.D., Medical School Class of 1957 (deceased 2004). Scholarships are provided on the basis of financial need, with preference given to North American Indian students. Dr. Lowe spent a good deal of his professional life on Indian reservations caring for Native American Indians. He felt they had been terribly abused and he wanted in his own way to help rectify that. Even after retirement, he spent the majority of his time volunteering both on the Indian reservations and in the community where he lived in Kalamazoo, Michigan.  He was well-loved as a physician and greatly admired and respected for his volunteer work and for his care of the Native American Indians.

Lynchburg Medical Alumni Scholarship – Established 1997 by T. Scott Garrett, M.D. and his wife, Whitney Garrett.  Dr. Garrett is a graduate of the U.Va. Medical School Class of 1984. Scholarships are provided to U.Va. medical students from Lynchburg and the counties of Bedford, Campbell, Appomattox and Amherst.

Medical School Scholarship (FHK) – Established in 2000 with a gift from a member of the Class of 1957 to show her appreciation for the wonderful education she received at UVA School of Medicine, this anonymous scholarship fund was endowed June 30, 2010, with the first scholarship awarded in academic year 2011-12. Scholarships are to be given to deserving, needy, female, minority medical students.

Margaret D. McClung Scholarship – Established  in 1994 by the bequest of Margaret Denny McClung. Mrs. McClung’s late husband, O. Hunter McClung, Jr., M.D., was a graduate of U.Va. Medical School, Class of 1939. Scholarships are provided exclusively to students participating in the Generalist Scholars Program and Generalist Scholars who are pursuing a dual MD/MPH degree.

Elizabeth Nalley Radiological Scholarship – Established in 1980 through a generous gift from Mr. and Mrs. William J. Jones to honor Miss Elizabeth Nalley, who became Chairman of the X-Ray Technology Department at the U.Va. School of Medicine in 1936. Miss Nalley donated most of her adult life to the teaching and guidance of countless students who attended U.Va.’s X-Ray Technology Department. Mr. Jones, who graduated from her program in 1955, later became the President of Atlantic X-Ray Service of Virginia Beach, Virginia. Scholarships are provided to students upon the recommendation of the Radiology Department.

Lawrence and Nettie Pace Scholarship – Established in 2000 by a generous gift from Lawrence J. Pace, M.D. (School of Medicine, Class of 1934, and Faculty member) and Nettie Pace (School of Nursing, Class of 1931). Scholarships are provided to deserving and financially needy U.Va. medical students, preferably from the Rockingham County, Virginia area (Harrisonburg) or the Mercer County, West Virginia area (Princeton.

Ram Family Scholarship Fund – Established in 2010 by Anil K. Ram to provide a scholarship for students selected by the staff at the Center for Global Health to study/work on a health related project in South India. The first award was given in academic year 2011-2012.

John A. Stough Scholarship – Established in 1994 by Dr. John A. Stough, Class of 1946 (deceased June 1994). The scholarships provided by the income of this endowed fund are awarded to medical students on the basis of scholastic merit and financial need.

Benjamin C. and Eleanore B. Sturgill Scholarship – Established in 2006 by Eleanore B. Sturgill, in memory of her husband,  Dr. Benjamin C. Sturgill (deceased 2004). Dr. Sturgill was a graduate of the U.Va. Medical School Class of 1960, and as Dean of Admissions, he was a much admired faculty member. Scholarships are provided to U.Va. medical students who have a demonstrated financial need and hold a high school diploma from the City of Norton, Virginia, or from one of the following Southwest Virginia counties: Bland, Wythe, Grayson, Tazewell, Smyth, Washington, Buchanan, Russell, Dickerson, Wise, Scott or Lee. If there are no eligible candidates from these locations, then the scholarship may be offered to a student who graduated from the University of Virginia’s College at Wise.

William T. Tucker Scholarship – Established in 1994 by generous gifts from classmates, friends, family, and colleagues to honor Dr. William T. Tucker, a member of the U.Va. Medical School Class of 1951, as a tribute to his character and the respect and high esteem in which he was held (deceased 1986). Scholarships are provided to U.Va. medical students who demonstrate need and who best exemplify the leadership and positive human qualities of Dr. Tucker. First preference is given to students from Franklin, Virginia and the metropolitan Richmond area. Dr. Tucker was proud of his Franklin heritage and felt it contributed greatly to his personality, character and success in life. If there are no eligible students from these areas, then students who demonstrate financial need will be considered. 

Dr. Edwin Warner Vaughan Memorial Scholarship – Dr. Edwin Vaughan, Class of 1937, was described as a man who loved life and gave his all to his family, his church, and his global community. He died in June 2008 at the age of 95, naming the U.Va. School of Medicine as one of his beneficiaries. The Vaughan Scholarship Fund was established in his memory and provides scholarships to medical students on the basis of need. The first scholarships were awarded in the Spring of 2009.

Lettie Pate Whitehead Scholarship – The Lettie Pate Whitehead Foundation is a generous charity providing annual scholarship grants to students at more than 200 accredited educational institutions, including the University of Virginia, which are located in Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, and Virginia. Thousands of women medical and nursing students receive financial assistance each year. The Medical School Foundation selects and awards scholarships on the basis of need to Christian women who reside in one of the specified states.

Lettie Pate Whitehead was born in Bedford County, Virginia in 1872. Her husband, Joseph Brown Whitehead, a young attorney, secured an exclusive contract to bottle and sell Coca-Cola throughout most of the U.S. When Mr. Whitehead died at the age of 42, Mrs. Whitehead assumed responsibility for the family’s business affairs, overseeing not only the expansion of the Coca-Cola bottling business, but also the family’s real estate investments. She became one of the first women to serve on the board of directors of a major American corporation, serving as director of The Coca-Cola Company for almost twenty years beginning in 1934. Mrs. Whitehead felt a keen sense of duty to those in need. Through the benevolence of this gracious and generous woman, many charitable institutions and individuals continue to benefit from the extraordinary legacy of Lettie Pate Whitehead.