The Mary Magdalene Scholarship was established in memory of Mary Magdalene Adamczyk Zielinski, by her daughter Frances Zielinski, a faculty member at Los Angeles City College. Mary Magdalene Adam Adamczyk and Peter Zielinski married and had eight children.
Due to the circumstances of their lives, Mary Magdalene’s formal education, as well that of her husband, ended at the third grade. Her lack of formal education did not prevent her from being a wonderful parent and motivator. All of the children attended high school and three went on to college. Mary Magdalene was born into a Catholic family, all of whom were named after saints or other important personages in the Bible.
Mary Magdalene was a magnificent namesake and Mary Magdalene Adamczyk wore the name well.