Elizabeth Miller Watkins Memorial Statue Coming to Jayhawk Boulevard

This is such an exciting year! Not only are we celebrating Watkins Hall’s
100th Anniversary, but we will be unveiling the site of a memorial to our own
Mrs. Watkins! The KU Committee for Public Art on Campus has approved a
site for us – at the intersection of Lilac Lane and Jayhawk Boulevard. She
will be in the semicircle of grass, outlined by a limestone retaining wall on
the north side of Fraser Hall. The FIRST STATUE OF A WOMAN AT
KU – Elizabeth Miller Watkins!

Now that we have this excellent site – we need to raise the funds for the life
sized, bronze statue. Nearly half of the $100,000 needed is already pledged,
but we want everyone to be a part of this project. If you are an alumnus,
remember how much you saved by living in Watkins or Miller and how that
experience added to your life. If you are a resident, just give what you can.
Let’s all be a part of this together! 

Send your donation to Kitchen 8, reference it’s for the Memorial. Remember,
Kitchen 8 is a 501(c)3 – your donation is tax deductible.

Donations by Check can be made to:
Kitchen8
C/O Watkins Museum of History
1047 Massachusetts Street
Lawrence, KS 66044