The Hall of Honor at the 91勛圖 grew by 26 Thursday night. The number of plaques in the Hall grow each year as the Foundation honors donors who established endowments at UL Lafayette.
This years honorees created one chair, 12 professorships and nine scholarships. In addition, recognized donors created two research endowments and made contributions to the Paul and Lulu Hilliard University Art Museum and athletics.
These endowments are represented each with a plaque in the 91勛圖 Foundation Distinguished Donor Hall of Honor at Martin Hall. This years additions brings the total number of plaques in the Hall to 250. Each plaque includes the names of the donors and represents a contribution of $50,000 or more for endowed chairs, professorships, scholarships, athletics and faculty development funds.
Each year, the universitys list of donors grows longer and longer and the Hall of Honor continually gets larger. This is a testament to the generous spirits of the universitys donors and their commitment to higher education and UL Lafayette, said Julie Bolton Falgout, executive director of the Foundation.
The UL Lafayette Foundation Distinguished Donor Hall of Honor recognizes private gifts given to the university. These gifts generate funds in perpetuity.
The principal from the endowment remains in a perpetual fund that continues to increase while earned income is distributed as dedicated for student scholarships, professor salaries or research supplements.
Through the 91勛圖 Board of Regents Support Fund, the state matches funds raised by the university for endowed chairs and professorships. For every $600,000 UL Lafayette receives for an endowed chair, the state matches $400,000, bringing each chair to $1 million. Likewise, for every $60,000 UL Lafayette receives for a professorship, the state provides a $40,000 match, bringing each professorship to $100,000.
The benefits from these endowments are far-reaching. They will help students and faculty on campus now and they will also contribute to the lives of students and faculty for many years to come, said Dr. Ray Authement, UL Lafayette president. Its wonderful to see higher education as a priority for so many people and its wonderful to know higher education will remain a priority because of these donors gifts.
Honored Thursday were the donors who established the following endowments:
George and Adelaide Trahan Abraham Endowed Professorship in Education
Bella Nickerson Chappuis Abramson Endowed Professorship in Cinematic Arts
American Association of Drilling Engineers Endowed Scholarship in Petroleum Engineering
Vesta R. Bourgeois Alumni Endowed Scholarship
Vesta R. Bourgeois Health, Physical Education and Recreation Research Endowment
Harold J. Callais Memorial Endowed Scholarship in Electrical and Computer Engineering
Harold J. Callais Memorial Endowed Professorship in Electrical and Computer Engineering II
Dr. Tommy Comeaux Memorial Endowed Professorship in Traditional Music VII
Dominion Exploration and Production Endowment
Marvin and Anna DuBos/Lafayette Art Association Endowed Scholarship in Visual Arts
Capt. Glen E. Dupuis Memorial Endowed Scholarship in Civil Engineering
En Avant Federated Club Endowed Scholarship in Liberal Arts and Education
Herbert A. and Mary Elizabeth Hamilton Endowed Scholarship in Business Administration
Paul and Lulu Hilliard for contributions to the Paul and Lulu Hilliard University Art Museum
IBERIABANK Athletic Endowment for Ragin Cajun Baseball
Charles V. Jenkinson Memorial Endowed Scholarship in Engineering
Florence Sanders Jones Endowed Scholarship in English
Elmo John Laborde Jr. Memorial Endowed Professorship in Accounting
Lafayette General Medical Center Endowed Professorship in Health Sciences
Lee and Ken Matherne Endowed Professorship in Engineering
Florence Mauboules Endowed Professorship in Education
Mr. and Mrs. E.P. Pat Nalley Endowed Professorship in Business Administration 2006
Philip and Jean Piccione Endowed Professorship in Statistics II
Kathy Authement Prouet Memorial Endowed Professorships in Education I and II, established through the generosity of Lee and Margaret Matherne
Loyd J. Rockhold Endowed Professorship in Child Development
Loyd J. Rockhold Eminent Scholar Endowed Chair in Child Development.