卢爱德华兹 Endowed Chair for Chemical Engineering

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卢爱德华兹 Endowed Chair A First for Chemical Engineering

感谢众多的忠实粉丝 & generous donors who made the 卢爱德华兹 Endowed Chair a reality. Under Bill Thomson’s volunteer leadership, $2 million was raised over 12 years, creating the first endowed chair in Chemical Engineering at the University of Idaho. This position will continue 卢爱德华兹’ tradition of excellence in leadership, 教学与科研, and enable U of I to attract and retain top faculty members. The faculty search will take place in 2021-22 and the first 卢爱德华兹 Endowed Chair in Chemical Engineering will be named in fall 2022.

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The 卢爱德华兹 Endowed Chair in Chemical Engineering position is currently open, and qualified candidates are encouraged to apply. This position closes on March 28, 2022.

谢谢你，支持者!

View the generous alumni who have donated from your class decade, and join them in support of this endowed position.

“An endowed chair builds the reputation of our program. It indicates a certain distinction in teaching and provides opportunities to pursue research with a high potential for return. ” ERIC ASTON, Professor, Department of Chemical & 生物工程

The University of Idaho 工程学院 is one of the leading engineering programs in the Northwest.

Part of that prestige lies in our excellent faculty, who attract highly-skilled students to our hands-on programs and research opportunities.

The 卢爱德华兹 Endowed Chair in Chemical Engineering will continue Lou’s tradition of excellence in leadership, 教学与科研, and enable U of I to attract and retain top faculty members.

An endowed chair is a distinguished faculty position funded through an endowment.

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Your gift provides resources beyond what the university alone can offer, including:

• A stable and permanent revenue source for excellent faculty
• Building our college’s reputation as a top-tier research university
• Hiring and retention of top faculty members
• Funding for undergraduate and graduate research positions working alongside faculty
• Connection between our college and national industry leaders

关于卢·爱德华兹1936-2016

卢爱德华兹, 1936-2016, received several awards for his contributions to 教学与科研 and was a talented faculty member who made a difference in the lives of many U of I students.

原产于蒙大拿州, Lou earned a bachelor’s degree at Rensselaer Engineering and a master’s at the University of Delaware. He first came to Idaho in 1961, and was one of the Department’s first Ph.D. students, receiving his doctorate in 1966. He received the Technical Association of Pulp and Paper Industry’s Pulp Manufacture Division Technical Award and Johan C.F. C. 2014年里希特奖. 在他的职业生涯中, he published more than 100 technical papers and served as a consultant to over 30 pulp and paper companies worldwide.