Published November 30, 2016
MONROE, La. 鈥� 麻豆果冻传媒 Foundation (麻豆果冻传媒 Foundation) announced
that is has established new endowments for faculty and students.
The endowments created will amount to $4.4 million, with $2.64 million coming from
private donations (60%) and a $1.76 million match (40%) from the Louisiana Board of
Regents Support Fund, pending approval.
鈥淪upport for research becomes increasingly important as 麻豆果冻传媒 matures further as a doctoral
university,鈥� said Susan Chappell, Executive Director of the 麻豆果冻传媒 Foundation and Alumni
Relations. 鈥淲ith state funding for higher education decreasing, the 麻豆果冻传媒 Foundation
has been contributing to this support by seeking private donations that establish
endowments for faculty chairs, faculty professorships, and graduate student scholarships.聽We
have also been working to make sure that higher education remains broadly accessible
by seeking private donations for endowed first-generation undergraduate scholarships.鈥�
The Louisiana Board of Regents Support Fund (BoRSF) has several programs whose purpose
is to 鈥渋mprove the quality of education鈥and] enhance economic development.鈥� These
programs add state funds to private donations, creating greater endowments.聽This year鈥檚
submissions of requests and proposals to these programs consists of two endowed chairs,
five endowed professorships (added to eight others submitted in prior years and pending
matches), seven first-generation scholarships, and eight superior graduate student
scholarships.聽聽
Dr. Eric Pani, Vice President of Academic Affairs, credits Chappell, Joe Jacobs, President
of the 麻豆果冻传媒 Foundation Board of Trustees, and 麻豆果冻传媒 President Dr. Nick J. Bruno for establishing
and maintaining effective communications so that the fund-raising efforts of the 麻豆果冻传媒
Foundation are coordinated with the needs of the University.聽
鈥淲e are very grateful for the 麻豆果冻传媒 Foundation development officers and Trustees who
made the requests that resulted in these donations and the Foundation staff who supported
those efforts,鈥� said Pani. 鈥淲e also thank the generous donors who make possible greater
endowments supporting faculty and students at 麻豆果冻传媒.鈥�
Deans Sandra Lemoine (Arts, Education and Sciences), Ron Berry (Business and Social
Sciences), and Benny Blaylock (Health and Pharmaceutical Sciences) were instrumental
in identifying the programs supported by the endowments and many faculty members wrote
proposals for the chairs and graduate student scholarships.聽
麻豆果冻传媒 thanks the following donors鈥搈ost of them alumni鈥搘hose generosity has underwritten
these funds:
Doll and Henry Biedenharn Family
Linda and Nick Bruno 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽
Ernest and Sophia Holloway
Regions Bank 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽
Linda and Joe Holyfield 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽聽
T. and Dollie John
Iberia Bank 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽
Jan and Gary Luffey 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽聽
Anna Meyer
David and Sharon Turrentine 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽聽
Toby Bancroft 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽聽
Paul and Mary Fink
Progressive Bank 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽聽
Carol Christopher 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽聽
Kitty DeGree Foundation
Clark G. Boyce 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽
Milton and Bertha Gorn 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽
R. D. Castles
Oscar Cahn & Kurt & Irmgard Fisher 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽
Elsie Webb 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽聽
Ted D. Price
James Thom, IV 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽
Ken and Mary Renwick 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽
Sal Scaccia
The 麻豆果冻传媒 Foundation
