[2] Her father was Bill Kajikawa, who had been the head basketball, baseball, and football at Arizona State University.

[2] Kajikawa earned her Bachelor of Arts in education with distinction from Arizona State University in 1966, receiving the Outstanding Female Graduate Award.

[1] Wilkinson was invited back to ASU to help rebuild student activities and spirit after morale had dropped during the yearlong expansion of the Memorial Union.

She is also faculty in the school's Division of Educational Leadership and Innovation at Mary Lou Fulton Teachers College.

[3] Wilkinson is also involved in volunteering, including serving as trustee for the ACT corporation and being a charter member of the commission on student recruitment and retention.