Marion Spencer Fay

Marion Spencer Fay (1898 – May 20, 1990) was an American physician, dean, teacher, and advocate. She was president and dean of Woman's Medical College of Pennsylvania. Fay received her bachelor's degree at Newcomb College at Tulane University. She studied for her master's at the University of Colorado. Her PhD work was at Yale University where she focused on physiologic chemistry.

Legacy
Fay died in 1990, however her legacy lives on in the establishment of the Marion Spencer Fay Award. This award is given to a female physician who has made significant scientific strides, and who displays potential to continue doing so.