Education Donations

The Mary E. Smith (M.O.M) Foundation, Inc./ Memories of Mary proudly supports the education of aspiring students.  We welcome aspiring students to apply for one of our scholarship awards.

Past recipients include:

2017
Excellence in Science and Medicine     Kya Vega-Allen University of Kentucky (KY)
Karen Lewis CTU Excellence in Science Award:  Imani Ameen North Carolina A&T(NC) Erika Anderson (School TBA*)  Alejandra Lopez University of IL Chicago (IL)  Jeffrey Sagun Xavier University (OH) ; Excellence in Academics & Community Service Award:  Erika Anderson (School TBA) Taylor Burzynski University of Wisconsin Eau Claire (WI)  Nicholas Folken Xavier University (OH)         

2016                                                                                                                                             Excellence in Science and Medicine Giovanni Gray Loyola University (Chicago, IL)
Excellence in Academics and Community Service Award  Imani Woolfolk  Texas Southern University (TX)  Karen Lewis CTU Excellence in Science Award : Jenna Pollock Itawamba Community College (MS) Takyla Jones Spelman College (GA)  Ella Nettnin  Loyola University (Chicago, IL)  Jorian Reeves Xavier University (LA)

2015
Emmett Orr Loyola University (Chicago, IL.) Excellence in Academics and Community Service Award
Anthea Weng Northwestern University (Evanston, IL.)  Excellence in Science and Medicine
Ja’lia Sheppard Denison University (Ohio)  Karen Lewis CTU-CPS Excellence in Science Award

2014
Mark Delaney University of Arizona Excellence in Academics and Community Service Award
Lam Tran University of Pennsylvania Excellence in Science and Medicine

2013
Alec Shover Judson University (Elgin, IL.) Excellence in Academics and Community Service Award
Gustavo Pacheco University of Chicago Excellence in Science and Medicine

2012
Afryea Nophlin American University (Washington D.C) Excellence in Science and Medicine
Kendra Jackson Xavier University (LO) Excellence in Academics and Community Service Award

2011
Joseph Laseter Princeton University (NJ) Excellence in Science and Medicine

2010
Allyson Schenk Hope College (MI)Excellence in Academics and Community Service Award
Stephanie Renee Jefferson Bates College (ME) Excellence in Science and Medicine

2009
Mathew Archer Loyola University (Chicago, IL) Excellence in Science and Medicine
Mya Statton Tuskegee University (Alabama) Excellence in Science and Medicine

Over $90,000 have been given away in Scholarships to date.