CALS Alumni Endowments

ENDOWMENTS

ENDOWED FACULTY POSITIONS
The University of Arizona currently has approximately 40 endowed faculty positions for eminent scholars, including chairs, visiting professorships, distinguished professorships and lectureships.

Endowed Chairs
A named, endowed chair is one of the most prestigious honors available -- both to the supporters that create it, and the faculty member ultimately chosen to fill the position. It is a significant tribute for the chosen academician. Only the most outstanding scholars, at the height of their careers, are considered for endowed chairs. The presence of such renowned scholars attracts other prominent faculty members and students, and leads to research, public service and academic programs of the highest quality.
The minimum amount to establish an endowed chair is $1 million. This may pay a portion of the chairholder's salary, research, equipment and publications expenses; fellowships and assistantships. As this amount was established more than two decades ago, $1.5 million is currently recommended to endow a chair.

Endowed Visiting Professorships
Endowments of this kind speed development of a full program of rotating appointments for distinguished scholars, professionals, and artists from throughout the nation and the world. The professors are invited for varying periods of time to share their work with students, faculty members, and the community. The endowment of visiting professorships, given the University's international reputation and Tucson's attractiveness, result in real enrichment of the overall cultural and intellectual life of The University and the community.
The minimum amount to establish an endowed visiting professorship is $750,000. This amount serves as a salary supplement to draw distinguished visiting faculty in a particular field for one or more semesters. No visiting professorships existed in the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences as of 2003.

Endowed Distinguished Professorship
An endowed distinguished professorship provides supplementary salary or program support for a faculty member. It may also provide research funding or cover other expenses related to the professorship. The minimum level of support needed to establish a distinguished professorship is $500,000.
Approximately fifteen distinguished professorships existed at The University of Arizona at the end of 2000, including those at the Eller College of Business and Public Administration, Rogers College of Law, College of Medicine, College of Science and in the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences (CALS).

Distinguished Fellowships
An endowed distinguished fellowship provides one or more fellowships or funding to support graduate students, fellowship equipment, space or other related requirements. The minimum amount to establish an endowed distinguished fellowship is $300,000. Several endowed distinguished fellowships had been established at The University by the year 2000, two in the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences.

Endowed Lectureships
Endowed lectureships provide a stable source of funding to bring leading researchers and academicians to The University of Arizona for scholarly lectures. Funding is at the $100,000 level.
UA Colleges with endowed lectureships include the Business and Public Administration, Law, Medicine; Social and Behavioral Sciences, Architecture; and Agriculture and Life Sciences.



			ENDOWMENTS ENDOWED FACULTY POSITIONS The University of Arizona currently has approximately 40 endowed faculty positions for eminent scholars, including chairs, visiting professorships, distinguished professorships and lectureships. Endowed Chairs A named, endowed chair is one of the most prestigious honors available -- both to the supporters that create it, and the faculty member ultimately chosen to fill the position. It is a significant tribute for the chosen academician. Only the most outstanding scholars, at the height of their careers, are considered for endowed chairs. The presence of such renowned scholars attracts other prominent faculty members and students, and leads to research, public service and academic programs of the highest quality. The minimum amount to establish an endowed chair is $1 million. This may pay a portion of the chairholder's salary, research, equipment and publications expenses; fellowships and assistantships. As this amount was established more than two decades ago, $1.5 million is currently recommended to endow a chair. Endowed Visiting Professorships Endowments of this kind speed development of a full program of rotating appointments for distinguished scholars, professionals, and artists from throughout the nation and the world. The professors are invited for varying periods of time to share their work with students, faculty members, and the community. The endowment of visiting professorships, given the University's international reputation and Tucson's attractiveness, result in real enrichment of the overall cultural and intellectual life of The University and the community. The minimum amount to establish an endowed visiting professorship is $750,000. This amount serves as a salary supplement to draw distinguished visiting faculty in a particular field for one or more semesters. No visiting professorships existed in the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences as of 2003. Endowed Distinguished Professorship An endowed distinguished professorship provides supplementary salary or program support for a faculty member. It may also provide research funding or cover other expenses related to the professorship. The minimum level of support needed to establish a distinguished professorship is $500,000. Approximately fifteen distinguished professorships existed at The University of Arizona at the end of 2000, including those at the Eller College of Business and Public Administration, Rogers College of Law, College of Medicine, College of Science and in the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences (CALS). Distinguished Fellowships An endowed distinguished fellowship provides one or more fellowships or funding to support graduate students, fellowship equipment, space or other related requirements. The minimum amount to establish an endowed distinguished fellowship is $300,000. Several endowed distinguished fellowships had been established at The University by the year 2000, two in the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences. Endowed Lectureships Endowed lectureships provide a stable source of funding to bring leading researchers and academicians to The University of Arizona for scholarly lectures. Funding is at the $100,000 level. UA Colleges with endowed lectureships include the Business and Public Administration, Law, Medicine; Social and Behavioral Sciences, Architecture; and Agriculture and Life Sciences.