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title: "Madlen Simon Establishes First Faculty-Led, Need-Based Academic Scholarship"
date: 2026-03-13T00:00:00-04:00
author: Ella LaGrange
canonical_url: "https://forward.umd.edu/news/madlen-simon-establishes-first-faculty-led-need-based-academic-scholarship"
section: News
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# Madlen Simon Establishes First Faculty-Led, Need-Based Academic Scholarship

*March 13, 2026* — by Ella LaGrange
> $50,000 Gift Will Support Undergraduate Students Pursuing Architecture Degrees

During her term as associate dean of academic affairs, Professor Madlen Simon saw first hand the financial challenges that students navigate on their path to a college degree. But it was a routine phone call in 2020 to a student who hadn’t registered for classes that demonstrated just how quickly they can lose their footing.

- [Meet Professor Simon](https://arch.umd.edu/about/news-and-events/news/madlen-simon-establishes-first-faculty-led-need-based-academic-scholarship)