As Smith’s first female president, Jill Ker Conway understood the value in providing an education of depth and breadth to prepare women for lives of leadership.

The Jill Ker Conway Challenge celebrates her profound legacy by raising funds for international student scholarships in her honor. Joan Fletcher Lane ’49 has generously pledged to donate $2 million if alumnae in the classes of 1976 through 1988, and the Ada Comstock Scholars class, collectively raise $1 million by January 31, 2013. Your participation at any level is greatly appreciated!

During her tenure (1975–85), President Conway helped launch the Ada Comstock Scholars Program; encouraged the creation of academic opportunities in women's studies, engineering, and the Project on Women and Social Change; championed a new executive education program for women; and inspired thousands of young women to use their education for the good of the world.

Celebrate the powerful impact of one of Smith’s—indeed, one of higher education’s—greatest leaders, and help make a Smith education possible for a new generation of smart and ambitious women.

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