Endowed Scholarships & Fellowships
Sue K. Young Scholarship
History
Friends, family members and University of Florida associates established this scholarship in loving memory of Sue K. Young, former wife of the UF President Charles Young. Throughout her life, Sue Young was vibrantly active in the affairs of higher education. A native of Colton, Calif., Sue Young accepted a scholarship to San Bernardino Valley College, where she met her husband in the 1940s. After a hiatus from her studies to raise her children, she graduated magna cum laude from UCLA in 1977 with a bachelor's degree in political science and completed 18 months of graduate study in linguistics.
During the 1980s, Sue Young called national attention to the vital role of the chancellor's or president's spouse in the management and advancement of higher education. As chair of the Council of Presidents’/Chancellors’ Spouses of the National Association of State Universities and Land-Grant Colleges, she was an impassioned advocate on behalf of her peers at institutions around the country. She was one of 13 partners of American university leaders selected to contribute to the 1984 anthology, “The President's Spouse: Volunteer or Volunteered?” addressing the controversial issue of compensation and other topics. In 1987, she was appointed Associate of the Chancellor, an official University of California position created largely as a result of her efforts to win full recognition for the spousal role in academic leadership.
An accomplished poet and lyricist, Sue Young was the author of the New Comprehensive American Rhyming Dictionary, the Scholastic Rhyming Dictionary for Children, and “Writing with Style,” also for children. She received numerous honors and accolades, including the Eve Award, presented to her by a Southern California association for distinction "in the realms of fashion and philanthropy." The UCLA Alumni Association bestowed upon her a special University Service Award and a Distinguished Achievement Award, and the UCLA College of Letters and Science named her an Honorary Fellow—a distinction she shared with her husband in 1996.
At the University of Florida, Sue Young was a member of the University Women’s Club and an honorary member of the University of Florida Performing Arts Advisory Board of Directors.
She passed away in 2001 after a lengthy battle with breast cancer.
Criteria
Meritorious undergraduate and graduate students.
Application Information
Contact the Office of the Provost and Academic Affairs:
Sue K. Young Scholarship
c/o Office of the Provost, Office of Undergraduate Affairs
235 Tigert Hall; PO Box 113175
Gainesville, FL 32611-3175
(352) 846-1761
E-mail: undergraduateaffairs@aa.ufl.edu
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