WEBVTT 00:00.000 --> 00:12.178 position:50% align:middle [music] 00:12.178 --> 00:12.804 position:50% align:middle [John Kindig] I think 00:12.804 --> 00:14.389 position:50% align:middle scholastically superior 00:14.389 --> 00:16.016 position:50% align:middle students ought to be rewarded 00:16.766 --> 00:19.936 position:50% align:middle with scholarships and other financial help. 00:20.395 --> 00:23.023 position:50% align:middle We just decided we’re giving virtually 00:23.523 --> 00:25.316 position:50% align:middle all of our estate to charity, 00:25.608 --> 00:28.945 position:50% align:middle and we decided that we would establish it 00:29.195 --> 00:32.282 position:50% align:middle during our lifetime so we could see the benefit. 00:32.615 --> 00:34.284 position:50% align:middle [Colin Graham] I knew heading into IU 00:34.284 --> 00:35.869 position:50% align:middle that they had a respectable 00:35.869 --> 00:37.704 position:50% align:middle biology and biochemistry program. 00:37.746 --> 00:40.582 position:50% align:middle Being able to do research 00:40.832 --> 00:43.877 position:50% align:middle and learn about things that I couldn’t learn about 00:43.918 --> 00:45.962 position:50% align:middle In high school has been super cool, 00:45.962 --> 00:48.423 position:50% align:middle and it’s really sort of solidified 00:48.423 --> 00:52.135 position:50% align:middle my ambitions to get into graduate school and do some graduate research. 00:52.260 --> 00:54.637 position:50% align:middle I was a Kindig scholar recipient. 00:55.013 --> 00:58.308 position:50% align:middle It’s been very helpful, to say the least. 00:58.349 --> 00:59.934 position:50% align:middle I can be in the classroom 00:59.934 --> 01:01.644 position:50% align:middle and be in the lab instead of working 01:01.644 --> 01:04.272 position:50% align:middle like a part time job trying to make ends meet. 01:04.314 --> 01:07.484 position:50% align:middle Something I’m very grateful for, and it’s given me the opportunity 01:07.484 --> 01:10.278 position:50% align:middle to do things and engage with opportunities 01:10.278 --> 01:11.821 position:50% align:middle that I otherwise wouldn’t have been able to. 01:12.781 --> 01:13.531 position:50% align:middle [Wendy Kindig] Being able to 01:13.531 --> 01:15.992 position:50% align:middle see the results of what we’re giving 01:16.159 --> 01:17.994 position:50% align:middle and talk to the students, 01:17.994 --> 01:20.038 position:50% align:middle meet them see what their challenges are. 01:20.038 --> 01:21.664 position:50% align:middle But I think the amazing thing is 01:21.664 --> 01:23.458 position:50% align:middle they’re all so motivated 01:23.458 --> 01:26.586 position:50% align:middle and bright and thankful, and it’s 01:26.586 --> 01:28.254 position:50% align:middle just kind of like that 01:28.671 --> 01:31.716 position:50% align:middle meeting them and seeing where our donations 01:31.716 --> 01:34.260 position:50% align:middle are actually doing good, 01:35.220 --> 01:36.721 position:50% align:middle supporting great students. 01:36.805 --> 01:39.349 position:50% align:middle [Erica Nadolski] I’m a sixth year PhD student 01:39.349 --> 01:40.850 position:50% align:middle in the biology department. 01:40.892 --> 01:42.936 position:50% align:middle My program is called Genome Cell 01:42.936 --> 01:44.729 position:50% align:middle and Developmental Biology. 01:44.979 --> 01:47.607 position:50% align:middle I received a pre doctoral fellowship 01:47.607 --> 01:49.109 position:50% align:middle from the Kindigs, 01:49.234 --> 01:51.986 position:50% align:middle which enabled me to take a year off 01:51.986 --> 01:53.863 position:50% align:middle from teaching and devote 01:53.863 --> 01:55.740 position:50% align:middle my kind of full workweek 01:55.740 --> 01:57.492 position:50% align:middle to my dissertation research. 01:57.867 --> 02:00.703 position:50% align:middle Funding from the Kindigs has meant so much 02:00.703 --> 02:04.707 position:50% align:middle not only in just the kind of capital of having more time 02:04.707 --> 02:07.127 position:50% align:middle to devote to the research that I’m so passionate about, 02:07.293 --> 02:08.711 position:50% align:middle but also having a sense 02:08.711 --> 02:10.255 position:50% align:middle that there are people and alumni 02:10.255 --> 02:11.965 position:50% align:middle in the community who really value 02:11.965 --> 02:14.134 position:50% align:middle what we’re doing day to day in the labs here. 02:14.551 --> 02:17.137 position:50% align:middle [Wendy Kindig] I think that all the students that we’ve met 02:17.137 --> 02:18.805 position:50% align:middle so far of our recipients, 02:18.805 --> 02:20.765 position:50% align:middle they all seem highly motivated. 02:20.807 --> 02:22.559 position:50% align:middle They may be doing all different things, 02:22.725 --> 02:24.310 position:50% align:middle but they’re all related to science, 02:24.310 --> 02:26.062 position:50% align:middle and they’re all going to do something 02:26.062 --> 02:27.564 position:50% align:middle that’s impactful in their lives 02:27.564 --> 02:29.649 position:50% align:middle [John Kindig] Just to see deserving 02:29.774 --> 02:33.570 position:50% align:middle students do well, advance their careers, 02:33.570 --> 02:35.738 position:50% align:middle and hopefully make the world 02:35.738 --> 02:37.574 position:50% align:middle a little bit better place. 02:37.949 --> 02:39.117 position:50% align:middle [Erica Nadolski] If I could say one thing 02:39.117 --> 02:41.828 position:50% align:middle to the Kindigs right now, I would just say, thank you 02:41.828 --> 02:44.998 position:50% align:middle so much for investing in graduate and undergraduate students at 02:44.998 --> 02:46.082 position:50% align:middle IU. 02:46.082 --> 02:48.751 position:50% align:middle I think that the impact that these fellowships have 02:48.751 --> 02:51.421 position:50% align:middle is probably more than you can even realize. 02:51.462 --> 02:52.547 position:50% align:middle [Colin Graham] It means a lot. 02:52.547 --> 02:54.382 position:50% align:middle Helps me focus on what I need 02:54.382 --> 02:56.968 position:50% align:middle to focus on and achieve what I want to achieve, 02:56.968 --> 02:59.971 position:50% align:middle just to have that financial assistance. 03:00.305 --> 03:01.264 position:50% align:middle It truly means a lot. 03:01.264 --> 03:10.064 position:50% align:middle [music]