Dr. Sharon Gray Foundation

Dr. Sharon B. Gray Memorial Foundation

“I feel that when the human race acquired the technology and evolved the intelligence necessary to build an industrial society, it also acquired the moral obligation to understand and monitor its impact on the rest of the world.” -Dr. Sharon B. Gray

Dr. Sharon Gray was a bright human being with a passion for science and mentoring women. I miss her frequently and fiercely. Collectively across the projects, we raised $200,000 to support women in science. We set up endowments and special purpose gifts at UC Davis, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, American Society of Plant Biology, and the Ethiopian Agricultural Research Center (EIAR). To date (2025), 50+ scientists have received research or travel funding through the foundation. Read more about the projects here.

UC Davis Sharon Gray Memorial Award.