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Boise State Faculty

Our Most Powerful Tool

By supporting our faculty through the establishment of endowed chairs or endowed professorships, you provide the university with a powerful tool for recruiting and retaining the most distinguished scholars through deserved status, additional resources for scholarly activity and enhanced income.

Evelyn Johnson

Endowed Professorships

Endowed professorships underwrite salary and other related costs for tenured faculty who exhibit special academic promise. Professorships may be offered to attract faculty who are rising stars in their fields or to recognize academic achievement by current faculty.

For example, the Lee Pesky Learning Center was founded in 1997 in honor of Alan and Wendy Pesky’s son, Lee. And, thanks to the generosity of Alan and Wendy, College of Education faculty member Evelyn Johnson is the center’s Scientific Director and holds the Lee Pesky Learning Center Endowed Professor position.

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Endowed Chairs

Endowed chairs are among the highest honors in academic life and are some of the most important gifts to higher education – vital tools to ensure faculty excellence. Endowed chairs honor and recognize the distinction of superior faculty by providing invaluable financial support – above and beyond salary – for use in research, teaching or service activities. Endowed chairs confer significant prestige upon the university, college and department they represent, making these positions very attractive to potential faculty.

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Dr. Jane Grassley

Endowed Chair Benefits Student Academic Experience

The quality of the Boise State faculty precipitates the quality of instruction for our students and the quality of intellectual capital that enriches the social, cultural and economic success of the region.  Endowed faculty positions, such as the JoAnna “Jody” DeMeyer Endowed Chair in Nursing, honor and recognize the distinction of superior faculty while providing invaluable financial support, above and beyond salary, for use in research, teaching or service activities.

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Current Endowed Chairs

  • Jane Grassley

    Jane Grassley

    Jody DeMeyer Endowed Chair for Nursing

  • Julia Oxford

    Julia Oxford

    Duane and Lori Stueckle Endowed Chair in Biology