Lady Doak College Endowment Fund

India

The Lady Doak College Endowment Fund was established in 2003 as a permanent fund of Wider Church Ministries to provide Lady Doak College with ongoing resources for its ongoing program in education and institutional future.  One hundred percent of the fund distributions of the Lady Doak College Endowment Fund are sent to Lady Doak College in Madurai, India, by the Global Ministries Southern Asia Office, designated for the purposes that the authorities of Lady Doak see fit for use in its operation and institutional life. 

Lady Doak College (LDC) was established in 1948 by Miss Katie Wilcox, a U.S. educational missionary sent by the American Board of Commissioners of Foreign Missions (ABCFM), a predecessor mission body of what today is Global Ministries.   LDC has grown from three thatched sheds to a lovely campus with more than 20 buildings.   LDC achieved autonomy in 1978 and was awarded the highest Five Star Status by the Indian National Accreditation Council.  It is an autonomous, progressive women’s college with an international outlook and provides a high quality, holistic education.  Enrollment is approximately 3,000 students (of whom 1,700 receive financial aid) from cities, town, villages, and rural areas across south India and beyond.  There are approximately 150 faculty members, most of whom are women, many with PhDs.  LDC offers BA, BS, MA, and MS degrees as well undergraduate studies in science (zoology, botany, chemistry, mathematics, physics, bio-technology, computer applications, information technology), humanities (English, Tamil, history, economics, social sciences), commerce, and business administration.  Thirteen post-graduate degrees also are offered.

For well over 50 years, thousands of Indian women have been educated to serve and lead their communities and nation in countless ways.  Lady Doak College states their purpose as:  to impart a liberal Christian education to students of all creeds … to develop their intellectual powers, locate, identify, and cultivate their interests and talents, and train them to be responsible and useful citizens.

Contributions may be made to the principal of this Fund at any time. Gifts for the Lady Doak College Endowment Fund should be made by check written to Wider Church Ministries and directed to:

Global Ministries
PO BOX 71957
Cleveland, Ohio 44194

Please indicate Lady Doak College Endowment Fund on the memo line of the check or in an accompanying note.

Questions regarding the Lady Doak College Endowment Fund are welcome. Please contact the Global Ministries Resource Development Office at 317-713-2555 or gifts@dom.disciples.org.