Marcia L. Storch MD Scholarship Fund for Undergraduate Women

Dr. Marcia Storch, who practiced gynecology in New York City and taught at several medical schools, died on November 9, 1998. She was widely regarded as a pioneer and innovator in women's health care. Her obituary in the New York Times (11/19/98) described her thus. "Dr. Storch was born in Pittsburgh. She graduated from Bryn Mawr College and the Medical College of Pennsylvania. In 1971 she moved to New York City. She directed the Adolescent Gynecology and Family Planning Clinic at St. Luke's-Roosevelt Hospital Center, which provided treatment as well as information on birth control and sexually transmitted diseases to tens of thousands of disadvantaged teenagers. After her retirement from private practice in 1989, she sought a wider audience for her approach to medicine as a television and radio producer. She created specialized programming for family physicians on the Lifetime medical network, and later became the head of Ob/Gyn news for the Medical News Network".

Before her death from ovarian cancer, Dr. Storch expressed the wish to establish a scholarship fund through the Center for Reproductive Science in order to encourage undergraduate women to study the basic physiology and biochemistry of the ovary. With contributions we have received, the CRS has established a scholarship fund in her name.

We invite applications from undergraduate women working in the laboratories of CRS faculty. Applications should include a brief description of the students projected work, a statement from the advisor and a budget for supplies (not to exceed $400). We are currently accepting applications through the end of 2008. Please submit supporting documents to Dr. Kelly Mayo, Center for Reproductive Science, Hogan 2-171, 2205 Tech Drive, Evanston campus. A committee will review the applications and issue the award during the second half of the '08-'09 academic year.

Donations continue to be accepted for this scholarship fund. If you are interested, you can make out your check to "CRS - Marcia Storch Scholarship Fund," and send to Dr. Kelly Mayo, Center for Reproductive Science, 2205 Tech Drive, Hogan 2-171, Evanston, IL 60208-3520. You can also donate online through Northwestern University. List your donation as "Other" and write in "Marcia Storch Scholarship Fund".