Isabel Sanford

A new scholarship was launched in Isabel's name at Emerson College. It is called the: Isabel Sanford Los Angeles Scholarship at the Emerson College Los Angeles Center. The scholarship is awarded each semester, preferably to a minority who is a current Emerson student that receives financial assistance, to help fund their semester.

Isabel gave the Commencement Address at the graduation ceremony at Emerson College in 1985, on that day, she was awarded an honorary Doctorate Degree as well.

Isabel was honored by friends and colleagues during a memorial tribute on August 8, 2004 at the Leonard H. Goldenson Theatre at the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences in North Hollywood. The event was emceed by her best friend Lilian Leehman, and attended by Marla Gibbs, Norman Lear, and many others in the entertainment world. Her son paid tribute by playing 'My Funny Valentine' in her honor on the saxophone.