The Helen White Memorial Endowment Fund

Recognizing what an extraordinary woman she was, Helen White’s family wanted to honor her legacy with a fund that would live in perpetuity.  The Helen White Memorial Endowment Fund was the perfect way to support students pursuing their educational goals and enrolled in Schoolcraft’s English as a Second Language programs. 

Helen White was not a traditional student. She also was not a traditional teacher, wife, mother or grandmother. Born in 1929 into a world with few career and educational opportunities for women, Helen married her husband Edward and together they raised nine children.

After her children were grown, she won a scholarship to the University of Michigan-Dearborn (at age 60) and graduated with a bachelor’s degree in Education at age 65. She taught English as a Second Language (ESL) at Schoolcraft College from 1996 until her retirement in 2011.

On behalf of the family and friends of Helen White and the Schoolcraft College Foundation, thank you for your thoughtful donation to the Helen White Memorial Endowment Fund. Your generosity will give financial support to students enrolled in English as a Second Language (ESL).

Checks should be made out to the Schoolcraft College Foundation and mailed to 18600 Haggerty Rd, Livonia, MI 48152.  Please write "Helen White Endow" on the memo line.

Questions? Please reach out to the Schoolcraft College foundation at foundation@schoolcraft.edu or 734-462-4455.