The Ladies Education Society Honors Scholarship Recipients at Fall Tea
The 161-year-old Ladies Education Society awards scholarships, continuing a tradition established during the Civil War.
Five Grinnell College senior women were recognized at the Ladies Education Society (LES) Annual Fall Tea held at the President’s house on September 29, 2023. Founded in 1862, the Society annually awards scholarships. Students identifying as women are selected based on academic excellence, character, leadership and financial need.
The 2023 scholarship recipients are:
Bailey Sowers ’24, Biological Chemistry and French
Oluwatobi/Jemzy Alabi ’24, Computer Science
Meghna Adhikari ’24, Sociology and English with a Peace and Conflict Studies Concentration
Sophia Noyes ’24, Psychology and Spanish
Matilda Carne ’24, Art History and Physics
The 2023-2024 LES officers are:
Michael Mackenzie, President
Jan Gross, acting President
Harriet Adelberg, Vice President
Leslie Lyons, Secretary
Lynn Cavanagh, Treasurer
Sue Drake, Historian and Archivist
Additional LES members are:
Tamara Beauboeuf
Valerie Benoist
Amy Blanchard
Lesley Delmenico
Karen Edwards
Ann Ellis
Evelyn Freeman
Leslie Gregg-Jolly
Jocelyn Krueger
Sarah Purcell
Jani Springer