When you support Boise State faculty by establishing endowed chairs or professorships, you provide the university with a powerful tool to attract and retain top faculty. These positions provide them with additional resources for research and scholarship, well-earned recognition and increased compensation.
Interested in establishing an endowed position? Contact a Boise State Foundation development director to learn more about how your gift can make a long-lasting impact.
Endowed Professorships
Endowed professorships support the salaries and related costs of tenured faculty who demonstrate exceptional academic promise. Professorships may be offered to recruit faculty who are rising stars in their field or to recognize outstanding achievements by current faculty.
For example, the Lee Pesky Learning Center was founded in 1997 in honor of Lee Pesky, the son of Alan and Wendy Pesky. Thanks to their generosity, College of Education faculty member Evelyn Johnson serves as the center’s scientific director and holds the title of Lee Pesky Learning Center Endowed Professor.
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Endowed Chairs
Endowed chairs are among the highest honors in academia and represent some of the most impactful gifts to higher education. They provide distinguished faculty with vital financial support — above and beyond salary — for research, teaching and service. Endowed chairs elevate the prestige of Boise State, their college and their department, making these positions especially appealing to top scholars.
Endowments are typically funded by donors and often carry a donor’s or special honoree’s name. They are intended to provide special recognition, for a term of years, to the individual faculty member to whom the title is awarded. Interested in establishing an endowed chair position? Our development directors are here to help.
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