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Endowed Chairs Support Outstanding Faculty The Rev. Beth Anne O’Malley (center) was named the ﬁ rst McHenry Dean of the Chapel, thanks to an endowed gift from alumna and former trustee Christine McHenry, M.D., ’73. Back row left to right: Justin Abodalo ’12, Lauren Baranauskas ‘12, Zeppa Kreager ‘12 and So Young Choi, Korean foreign exchange student. Front row left to right: Charity Smith ‘10, O’Malley, Faizal Johnson ‘09. Hood College Endowed Chairs The Whitaker Chair in Chemistry Established by Mr. and Mrs. Uncas A. Whitaker and their daughters, Ruth Whitaker Holmes ’55, Sc.D. ’83 and Portia Whitaker Shumaker ’55 The Andrew G. Truxal Chair of Economics and Sociology Established by alumnae and friends in honor of Hood’s third president The Beneﬁcial Chair in Economics Established by The Hodson Trust The Virginia E. Lewis Chair in Political Science Established by alumnae and friends following the death of Virginia E. Lewis, Ph.D., professor emerita of political science The Giles Chair in Early Childhood Education Established by Anne Giles Whitman ’52 The Hildegarde Pilgram ’31 Chair in History Established in honor of Hildegarde Pilgram ’31 Sophia M. Libman National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) Professorship Established by Frank Libman in memory of his wife, Sophia Meredith Libman ’37 The McHenry Dean of the Chapel Established by Christine McHenry, M.D., ’73, in honor of her parents, Gloria Schmitt McHenry ’42 and Thomas McHenry III, M.D. 1957 “Join me and many others in investing in Hood’s future to assure we remain a college of distinction with a lasting legacy.” Christine McHenry, M.D., ’73 Hood College Board of Trustees 1997-2003 1959 Gather a group of Hood graduates together and before long the conversation will turn to the faculty … those professors whose passion for teaching changed the way students thought about the world and themselves, who challenged them to be whatever they wanted to be, who motivated them to succeed. The competition for such gifted faculty is intense, and retaining them is a challenge, according to Robert N. Funk, Ph.D., provost and dean of the faculty. “Every one of us who has studied with a great professor mirrors somewhere in our behavior and world view the example of that professor,” Funk said. “Their impact on students is immense, whether it is personal attention in the classroom, advice on internships, sideby-side interaction during a summer research project or critiquing an honors paper.” One way to retain outstanding faculty is to establish an endowed chair, a position that is funded in perpetuity and covers the cost of a full professor position, including salary and beneﬁts. Endowed chairs enhance the overall funds available to support the work of all faculty. One of the goals of the upcoming campaign is to fund additional chairs in more than one discipline. 1985 1985 1987 1989 2000 2008

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