Distinguished Donors Reception Recognizes Those Who Give to the University - Tuesday, October 20, 2009
The University
of Louisiana Lafayette Foundation
welcomed seven inductees into the Hall of Honor at the annual Distinguished
Donors Reception.These generous donors
have made a contribution of at least $50,000 to the University.Plaques recognizing their creation of an
endowment are displayed in the Hall of Honor at Martin Hall.
The newly created endowments include:
The Paul A. Callais
Memorial Endowed Professorship in Economics and Finance
The Paul A. Callais
Memorial Endowed First Generation Scholarship in Economics and Finance
The
Dr. Robert B. Hitchcock Chemistry Lab Equipment Fund
The
Mr. and Mrs. E.P. "Pat" Nalley Endowed Professorships in Business
Administration V and VI
The
Phillip and Jean Piccione Endowed Professorship in Statistics VI
The
Jack and Gladys Theall Endowed Professorships in the College of Liberal
Arts I and II
The
Jack and Gladys Theall Endowed Professorship in the College of Sciences
The College of Engineering
Eminent Scholar Chair in Bioprocessing
The College of Engineering
Endowed Professorships in Bioprocessing I and II
The College of Education
Endowed Teacher Development Scholarship Fund
These endowments
carry a value of $3,300,000 and increase the total value of the Foundation
endowment to nearly $100,000,000.
The Hall of Honor, which is
located on the second and third floors of Martin Hall, was created in 1983 at
the suggestion of the late Alfred Lamson, who chaired the university's first
capital campaign from 1982-1987.The 2nd
floor of Martin Hall displays plaques commemorating Chairs, Professorships,
Faculty Development Awards, Athletic and other Endowments.Scholarship plaques are located on the 3rd
floor of Martin Hall, which also includes a plaque listing all endowed
scholarships by the decade it was established.There are now 292 plaques in the Hall of Honor.
For more information about the donors, please visit our events page.
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