About
The Smith College Club of the East Bay aims to raise awareness of Smith College and connect alums based in the greater East Bay region of the San Francisco Bay Area. We have an active alum admissions team helping recruit students for Smith, and the club hosts periodic social, volunteer and cultural events to appeal to various members of the alum community.
SCCEB Executive Board 2022
Catherine Carr '93 (catherine_carr@sbcglobal.net)
President
Sherrill Lavagnino '84 (sherrill@alumnae.smith.edu)
Membership Chair
Mary Stapleton '79 (speedskater99@comcast.net)
Secretary/Treasurer
Sarah Malin-Roodman '91 (smalinr@sbcglobal.net)
Events/Planning Coordinator
Linda Grayman ‘68 (llgrayman@gmail.com)
Alum Admissions Coordinator (AAC)
Volunteers needed!
Communications Chair
Volunteers needed!
Young Alum Coordinator
Volunteers needed!
Volunteer Coordinator
To contact other members of the club, email the club at ebsmithclub@yahoo.com or look up individuals in the Smith Alum directory. To volunteer to occupy a board position, email the club at ebsmithclub@yahoo.com.
Scholarship Support
Students are truly grateful for the scholarship aid that comes to them through the generosity of members of the Smith College community. Support for students from our region is strengthened by our club's scholarship fund.
In 2022-2023, our scholarship supported Hannah Jaffe, a first year from El Cerrito who is majoring in biological sciences.
The Mary E. Wilson Scholarship Fund
The Mary E. Wilson scholarship fund is an endowed fund managed by the College and supported by the club. One or more students from the East Bay receive financial support through the fund each year.
The fund was established in 1949 and is named for Mary Elizabeth Wilson, Class of 1892 (ML 1896, University of California). In recognition of her work in girls' education, she was granted the honorary degree of Doctor of Humane Letters by Smith in 1931.
Mary Wilson was for many years the owner and principal of the Anna Head School for Girls in Berkeley, which eventually merged with the Josiah Royce school to become the Head-Royce School of today. While at Smith she was the president of the Senior Class, and lived in Hatfield house.
All dues received by the club in excess of expenses are added to the fund. The club also sponsors fund-raising programs to generate additional revenue for the fund. Direct donations (tax deductible), are also welcome.
Date established: 11/5/1949
Market Value 6/30/22: $799,733
Distribution last year: $37,805
Annual club contributions to the scholarship fund: