Marilyn Wolff John
Marilyn was born in Chicago, IL, and was a first-generation college student, receiving her BS in 1956 and her MS in 1962 in Engineering Graphics from Illinois Institute of Technology. She was the first female graduate from the Engineering Graphics program. She came to Milwaukee to teach in the newly established University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee College of Engineering and Applied Science, where she taught Mechanical Engineering courses from 1956 to 1986. Marilyn was a founding member of the Society of Women Engineers (SWE) local chapter, served on the Board of Directors for the local Girl Scouts Council, is part of Shorewood Women’s Club, and is active in her church as Deacon and Elder.
Impact
Marilyn’s professional career and this scholarship continue that work of making engineering careers more possible and affordable for future generations of engineering students, particularly those who share her vision for gender equity in the profession.