Clifford Gray Lewis Scholarship Award
At a Glance
Eligibility: This scholarship award is presented to selected full-time undergraduate health and physical education majors in the Department of Kinesiology. The award can be received only once. To be eligible, students must:
- Be admitted to teacher education
- Possess a minimum 3.0 overall grade point average
- Must have completed 60 total hours and 15 hours in major courses toward the B.S.Ed.
- Must have shown a commitment to the profession of physical education
Major: Health and physical education
Department: Kinesiology
How to apply: Students should apply through the College’s centralized scholarship application, available on the scholarship homepage .
- Letters of Recommendation: Applicants must submit two letters of recommendation from university faculty. Letters should be submitted by faculty members through the designated recommendation portal linked below. Application materials will not be considered completed until both letters have been received.
Contact us: coescholarships@uga.edu
Fund Purpose
The purpose of this fund is to provide a $1,000 scholarship award to outstanding undergraduate students who are committed to the teaching of physical education.About the Donor
The Clifford Gray Lewis Scholarship Award was established in 1989 to honor Clifford Gray Lewis, who served in the Department of Physical Education at the University of Georgia from 1946 to her retirement in 1985.About the Donor
The Clifford Gray Lewis Scholarship Award was established in 1989 in memory of Dr. Clifford Gray Lewis, a dedicated educator and longtime leader in the University of Georgia’s College of Education. A UGA graduate, Dr. Lewis joined the University’s department of Health and Physical Education in 1946 and served for 38 years, retiring in 1985 as a professor and associate dean of the College of Education.
Throughout her career, Dr. Lewis championed physical education and opportunities for students, leading the women’s physical education program and helping advance graduate study in the field. Her leadership helped bring about the construction of a dedicated building for graduate physical education studies, completed in 1971. She also broke new ground as the first woman to serve on UGA’s Athletic Board.
This scholarship honors Dr. Lewis’s lasting commitment to education, leadership, and student opportunity. Through the support it provides to future educators, her legacy continues to inspire generations of students in the College.