Testimonials 2

In the late ‘40s, Charles F. Noyes set up the foundation bearing his wife’s name to enable talented students to attend college and pursue careers in which they could improve the human condition. He made the decision then to allocate one-half of the scholarship to black students. The following testimonies are by a few of the many professionals – leading scientists, physicians, judges, oceanographers – who benefited from Jessie Smith Noyes Foundation scholarships. Today these talented men and women promote equitable justice, protect the oceans, advance public health, fight the spread of infectious disease and disseminate best practices in health care.

“I had a very good experience working with Jessie Smith Noyes Foundation. The Fellowship funded three years of my Ph.D. work.”

“Being a foreign student from the Netherlands, everything was already terribly expensive. Without the tuition waiver that the Jessie Smith Noyes Fellowship provided, I could not have attended the University of Michigan.”

“The Jessie Smith Noyes Foundation is a true partner and has stood shoulder to shoulder with our organization and many others across the nation in the struggle for social, economic and environmental justice. Noyes has been there through our fight to clean up military bases, to empower youth in our schools, to create a clean energy future for our children and support the creation of a humane and just US border region. SWU sends a big congratulations and thank you to our friends and family at the Noyes Foundation”