The Mickey Smith Endowed Scholarship
Alumna Dr. Ana Maria Crawford has generously created an endowed scholarship in the College of Arts and Sciences to be used to support deserving students based on merit and financial need. Beginning in Fall 2018, the scholarship will be awarded to one student per academic year with a preference for female students pursuing a career in the medical field.
Dr. Crawford is an anesthesiologist who lives in San Francisco, California. A native of both Southern California and Huntsville, Alabama, she attended UAB where she earned her bachelor’s degree in biology in 1999 and her doctorate in medicine in 2004 from the UAB School of Medicine.
The scholarship is named for the late Dr. Michael H. “Mickey” Smith, a friend and fellow alumnus from the UAB School of Medicine. Dr. Crawford, who worked several jobs during her time at UAB to pay for tuition and fees, met Dr. Smith at one of those jobs.
“At a critical time of high academic and financial stress for me, Mickey helped me find scholarship money,” recalls Dr. Crawford. “That assistance was invaluable for me and my career.”
Years later, Dr. Crawford found out that the scholarship assistance actually came from Dr. Smith and his father. “I have been forever grateful and I always vowed to do the same for another student in need of assistance,” says Dr. Crawford. “It is humbling and an honor for me to give this scholarship his name.”
Dr. Mickey Smith passed away on January 20, 2018. He was a neuroradiologist in Atlanta, Georgia.
Dr. Crawford is dedicated to helping deserving students at UAB who aspire to serve as healthcare providers and patient advocates. “Assisting those in financial need would be the greatest gift of all,” she says.
