The Mary W. Smith Scholarship

Criteria: ($500 Award) Awarded to a new or current student who shows financial need.

Mary W. Smith was born in Worcester in 1911 and graduated from Worcester State Teachers College in 1932. She received a master’s degree from Clark University in 1934 and taught at various high schools in central Massachusetts. She received a master’s degree in education from Worcester State University in 1960. She died in 1978 and left $10,000 to Worcester State University for a scholarship for students with financial need. Following her death, a trust fund was established known as the Mary W. Smith Scholarship Trust Fund. Since that time, countless students have benefited from Ms. Smith’s generosity.