The University of Texas at Dallas will recognize 14 outstanding faculty members at its 2023 Investiture Ceremony, to be held April 14 at 2 p.m. in the Edith O’Donnell Arts and Technology Building Lecture Hall.
The event honors faculty members who have recently been named to endowed professorship and chair appointments. The ceremony also recognizes the donors whose generosity has enabled the establishment of these crucial endowments that support UT Dallas instructional programs and research. The event will be UTD’s first in-person Investiture Ceremony since 2019.
Endowed chairs and professorships are the highest academic award the University can bestow. These endowments fund initiatives that advance the University’s mission and raise its profile. UT Dallas has more than 140 endowed chairs and professorships, which recognize the scholarship and research of senior faculty members.
“UT Dallas’ status as a home to transformative research and impactful education is sustained by the generosity of our donors,” said President Richard C. Benson, who holds the Eugene McDermott Distinguished University Chair of Leadership. “Thanks to their devotion, we can attract and support world-class faculty who shape our university through their research accomplishments, teaching and mentoring, and creativity and innovation.”
The article above is a truncated version of the original article by Stephen Fontenot posted in the UT Dallas News Center.