Nancy Collins

1933 - 2025

Nancy Collins
12/20/1933 - 12/21/2025
Nancy W. Collins of Menlo Park, California passed away at home peacefully in the company of her three sons and immediate family on December 21, 2025. Nancy has lived in the Bay area since 1968, engaging in countless professional, philanthropic, and personal initiatives. Her experience as an executive administrator with Stanford Graduate School of Business, the Hoover Institution, and the Marconi Society illustrates a life replete with service.
Nancy W. Collins was born in 1933 and attended the University of North Carolina and Cornell University. She worked as journalist in London, Paris, and Frankfurt. She is the mother of three sons, James Q. Collins, III, Charles L. Collins, and William R. Collins and eight grandchildren.
As a published author and advocate for the advancement of women in the professional world, Nancy expanded her civic contributions as a member of the Boards of Directors for American Health Way Systems, and the National Center for Equine Facilitated Therapy. She is a member of the Daughters of the American Revolution, the Mayflower Society, the American Association of University Women, Catalyst, the Peninsula Professional Women's Network, the American Management Association, the Menlo Circus Club, the Oversees Press Club, the Commonwealth Club and Kapp Delta Sorority.
In recognition for her professional contributions Nancy has been chosen as a lifetime achiever in the Marquis Who's Who in America.
Nancy leaves behind an extended network of family and friends who have each been an important part of her life. Memorial contributions may be sent to: Peninsula College Fund (Nancy Collins Scholarship Fund), www.peninsulacollegefund.org/donors/