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Marilyn French ’62 and her husband, Carter, together have spent more than five decades educating youths. To continue their support of education in perpetuity, the Frenches have endowed a scholarship fund for students studying in the University of Idaho’s College of Education.

“We think education is very important,” she said. The Marilyn and Carter French College of Education scholarship will provide approximately $1,000 each year to a student pursuing a degree in elementary education. The first scholarship will be awarded for the 2014-15 school year.

“The University of Idaho gave me the start in education,” Marilyn said. “Both my husband and I have earned a living in teaching.”

Marilyn and Carter, a Washington State University graduate, believed it was the right choice to give back to her alma mater. Marilyn, originally from Lewiston, also has a family tie to the University. Her late brother, Richard Loeppky, who holds a doctorate, also attended the University of Idaho and was inducted into the University’s Alumni Hall of Fame.

For information on supporting the College of Education, please contact Tammey Boston at 208-885-7476 or boston@uidaho.edu.

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