Endowed Funds and Opportunities
Endowed funds play a crucial role in the long-term sustainability and success of Hastings College.
Gifts made to endowed funds maintain their principal balance, which is held in perpetuity, with only a portion of the interest earned being expended annually. Honor the legacy of a loved one, a favorite professor, or your own through the naming of the endowed fund.
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Endowed Chairs and Professorships
Endowed funds enable Hastings College to recruit, retain, and recognize distinguished classroom teachers—the kinds of professors who inspire generations of undergraduates. Only nine of the College’s more than 80 full-time faculty positions are supported, in part, through named endowments. Opportunities exist for you to recognize master teachers in any academic area.
An endowed professorship is established with a contribution of $500,000, or an endowed chair with a contribution of $1.25 million.
Current Endowed Chairs and Professorships include:
- Dr. Byron Jensen Distinguished Professorship in Music — Dr. Jonathan Sokasits
- Morton and Ella Steinhart Distinguished Professorship in Art — Dr. Brian Corr
- Lawrence and Jeannette James Distinguished Professorship in Communication Arts, Business and Economics — Dr. Jessica Henry
- Edgar and Frances Reynolds Distinguished Lectureship in Communications Arts, Business and Economics — Prof. Roxann Holliday
- Dorothy Weyer Creigh Distinguished Professorship in History — Dr. Robert Babcock
- Waldean C. McIntire Distinguished Professorship in Biological Sciences — Dr. Rhesa Ledbetter
- Elvena and Hattie Holling Distinguished Professorship in Math and Science — Dr. Brad Dinardo
- Richard B. and Dorothy K. Tickler Distinguished Professorship in Science – Dr. Brad Peterson
- Dr. Neil and Enola McDonald Distinguished Professorship in Political Science — Dr. Robert Amyot
Other Areas
Nearly any academic program, co-curricular activity, campus facility, or equipment need can be supported through an endowed gift. Your gift to endowment could support:
- Student/Faculty Research and Training
- Equipment and Materials for Classrooms
- Library Acquisitions
- Faculty Development and Travel
- Teaching and Science Technologies
- Athletic Weight Room
- Guest Speakers and Artists
- Group Travel (athletic and non-athletic)
- Irish Fellows
- Service-Learning and Supplies
- Academic or Extra Curricular Equipment
An endowed fund operational balance threshold varies by what the fund is supporting. Contact the Alumni Office at alumni@hastings.edu to discuss your ideas and passions.