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Who Are Smith Scholars?
Smith Scholar Testimonials
“Miss Smith gave me some breathing room when I thought I would
smother I debt.”
Dr. Jack Faircloth, EVMS ’99
North Carolina family practice physician
“Your faith and confidence in me, a poor boy from
Lambert’s Point (Norfolk) whose father could neither read nor write,
was an enormous incentive in my unrelenting pursuit of a medical
education.”
Dr. Robert S. Brown, U.Va. ’67
Charlottesville psychiatrist
"As a nursing student and a woman in the late ‘60s,
I was told there was little, if any, chance that I could ever gain
admission (to medical school). I wanted to go more than anything in
the world. That someone would actually pay part of my way was
incomprehensible to me.”
Dr. Barbara Ann Curry, U.Va. ’77
Montana emergency medicine physician
"I had some 18-20 part-time jobs to pay for
college. Then in my senior year Florence Smith came into my life, and
this allowed me to devote full attention to my medical studies…I say a
little prayer to Florence Smith each day.”
Dr. John T. Nuckols, VCU ’67
Retired Fredericksburg psychiatrist.
“The scholarship instilled a sense of philanthropy
and gratitude toward support of education,”
Dr. Donald E. Sly, U.Va. ‘61
Retired Norfolk otolaryngologist (deceased in 2009)
“The scholarship meant the difference between going
to medical school or not going to medical school.”
Dr. Sheldon M. Markowitz, VCU ’68
Retired chief of staff at the VA Medical Center in Richmond
“As a student, the fiscal implications of medical
school can be overwhelming. The Smith Scholarship helped ease my
anxiety and let me concentrate on becoming a physician. For that I’ll
always be very thankful.”
Dr. Marissa Galicia-Castillo, EVMS ‘97
Geriatrics and gerontology professor at EVMS
“Beneficiaries of Miss Smith’s vision have the
responsibility to do our share. This is more than a payback of a debt
of gratitude…This is our opportunity to provide highly motivated and
caring people the means to realize their dreams.”
Dr. Edward L. Lilly, VCU ’61
Norfolk internist.
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