This scholarship fund was started in 1954 in honor of Clare Davis Parker ’27. Thanks to the generosity of local Smith alumnae, the Smith Club of Colorado (SCOC) has made regular contributions to the Clare Davis Parker Scholarship Fund to support current Smith students from Colorado.
Between January 2016 – June 2017, we raised over $42,000 for the Clare Davis Parker Scholarship Fund, thanks in large part to matching funds from Betsy Parker Powell ’60 and an anonymous local alumna. Help us continue this amazing annual track record of support!
Clare Davis Parker ’27
How Can You Participate
There are several ways you can support future Colorado Smithies.
- Send a check payable to Smith Club of Colorado to Tanya Mathews (SCOC Treasurer), 2215 South Monroe Street, Denver, CO 80210.
- Give to Smith directly with their online gift form. When it asks for your Designation, please select Other. In the field for Special Instructions, please enter: “Clare Davis Parker Scholarship Fund.”
Whatever giving vehicle you choose, please make sure to indicate that the gift is designated for the “Clare Davis Parker Scholarship Fund.”
Thank you so much for your support!
About Clare Davis Parker ’27 and Betsy Parker Powell ’60
Clare Davis Parker ’27
Clare Davis Parker graduated from Smith College in 1927. She graduated from University of Colorado Law School in 1930 – the only woman to pass the Colorado Bar exam that year! She was also President of the Colorado Smith Club. Organizations she was involved with include the Junior League of Denver, Girl Scout Council, Denver Botanic Gardens, Friends of Denver Public Libraries and other civic groups.
Betsy Parker Powell returned to Denver briefly after graduating from Smith in 1960 and graduate school in 1963. She now lives in Massachusetts and continues her mother’s legacy of civic involvement and leadership.