IU East Marilyn Watkins Red Wolf Student Support Fund

Indiana University East General

Marilyn Watkins is a retired dean of the IU East School of Education. During her career, she always supported student success on and off campus and worked to help many students overcome a variety of obstacles that would threaten their completion of a semester on the way to obtaining their college degree. This scholarship is funded by generous donors who wish to provide discretionary funds to IU East students who have encountered financial hardships.

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IU East Marilyn Watkins Red Wolf Student Support Fund

Indiana University East General

Marilyn Watkins is a retired dean of the IU East School of Education. During her career, she always supported student success on and off campus and worked to help many students overcome a variety of obstacles that would threaten their completion of a semester on the way to obtaining their college degree. This scholarship is funded by generous donors who wish to provide discretionary funds to IU East students who have encountered financial hardships.

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A student on the IU East campus.

True to her philanthropic nature and desire to care for and help students in need, Marilyn Watkins started the “Red Wolf Student Support Fund” through the IU Foundation. This fund is utilized at the discretion of the IU East Dean of Students for students who are struggling to complete a course or a semester due to financial stress or constraints. The Dean of Students has the ability to use this fund as a tool to help students in need overcome a financial obstacle that may keep them from finishing a semester and therefore earning their degree.

When Watkins retired from IU East, her colleagues raised money for this fund to have it renamed in her honor to the Marilyn Watkins Red Wolf Student Support Fund.

We hope you'll join us in supporting IU East students!

Your giving matters

When the COVID-19 pandemic disrupted my life, I was left without a job and no way to pay for rent, my car payment, insurance, or other bills. I visited the Dean of Students and she informed me of the Marilyn Watkins Fund. I was able to receive enough money to cover my rent and bills for a few months, while trying to secure a job. I was very thankful for this support because without it I would’ve ended up on the streets.

Alex Hakes IU East student

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Please note, the name and purpose of the fund displayed on this page constitute the authorized description of the fund by the Indiana University Foundation, Inc. Your gift supports the fund as described herein.