Endowed chairs offer many benefits to UMUC, the donor, honored scholars and, most of all, students. At UMUC, endowed chairs offer a more diverse curriculum and provide long-term financial stability for the university. Endowed chairs also supply the means to attract, retain and honor distinguished faculty members. Endowed chairs receive recognition for personal achievements in their fields and challenge and guide students through high-quality academic leadership.

Donors who endow chairs know that they are not only ensuring academic excellence in teaching and research today, but that their gift will affect future UMUC students and faculty. Endowed chairs are living memorials, perpetuating the donor’s name, signifying a permanent commitment to quality education.