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Endowed Chairs and Professorships

image Endowed funds represent a living legacy for donors and a way to remember, honor, and pay tribute to mentors or loved ones. All individual endowed funds become part of the university's overall endowment, which allows Ohio State to preserve these gifts in perpetuity by investing the principal and using only the investment income for the donor's specified purposes.

Because it ensures an endless source of support for Ohio State and enhances its ability to adapt to new challenges, the endowment's growth is an ongoing fund-raising priority. Specifically, endowed funds to support chairs and professorships enhance our ability to recruit and retain world-class faculty members, and nurture the career development of current faculty members who are often appointed to these prestigious positions.

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