Virginia Ramey Mollenkott Memorial Fund

In honor and memory of Dr. Virginia Ramey Mollenkott’s four decades of groundbreaking and visionary scholarship, as well as courageous witness on behalf of LGBTQ+ persons of faith, Virginia’s friends collaborated with the LGBTQ Religious Archives Network (LGBTQ-RAN) to establish a memorial fund. This fund will endow the newly-named Virginia Ramey Mollenkott Award, an annual award for papers honoring outstanding scholarship in the field of LGBTQ+ religious history.  The Mollenkott Award is the preeminent honor for young queer scholars in religion.

Virginia's friends (listed below) donated almost $46,000 to this memorial fund in 2022 and 2023. The funds have been invested so that the returns help cover the costs of the Award and an annual event that will honor the awardee as well as celebrate Dr. Mollenkott. As additional funds become available, internships and/or scholarships in Dr. Mollenkott’s name may be instituted.

If you are interested in making a donation to the Virginia Ramey Mollenkott Memorial Fund, contact Mark Bowman at mark@lgbtqreligiousarchives.org.

Recognizing Virginia’s delight in watching the escapades of birds, different levels of giving have been named for some of her favorites.

The LGBTQ Religious Archives Network (LGBTQ-RAN) is a 501©3 organization so all contributions are fully tax-deductible as allowed by law.

Links to information about Virginia:

• Official website
• LGBTQ-RAN’s oral history interview