Endowments
Judy Callis, J. Clark Legarias, Paul K. and Ruth R. Stumpf.
Endowments are a time-honored method for supporting and building academic programs. They provide a stable income for the university from investment income and foster academic excellence, enabling UC Davis to recruit and retain the best faculty who in turn will attract other top faculty and students.
Endowments can support various purposes, such as Faculty Chairs, Research Awards, Graduate Teaching Scholar Funds, Undergraduate Scholarships, Undergraduate Lab Course, and more. Endowments are a chance to get creative and support a specific area of interest. Please contact a CBS development officer to plan your endowment.
Endowed Chairs and Professorships:
- Novozymes Endowed Chair in Genomics
Established in 2004
Richard Michelmore, Professor of Molecular and Cellular Biology, Plant Sciences, and Medical Microbiology & Immunology; Director of the UC Davis Genome Center
Current Endowed Chair: Richard Michelmore, Professor of Molecular and Cellular Biology, Plant Sciences, and Medical Microbiology & Immunology; Director of the UC Davis Genome Center.
The Novozymes Endowed Chair in Genomics supports research, teaching and service activities of the UC Davis Genome Center, and is held by the concurrent director of the Genome Center. - Paul K. and Ruth R. Stumpf Endowed Professor of Plant Biochemistry
Established in 1999
Judy Callis, Professor of Molecular and Cellular Biology
Current Endowed Professor: Judy Callis, Professor of Molecular and Cellular Biology Past Endowed Professor: J. Clark Legarias, Professor of Molecular and Cellular Biology
The Paul K. and Ruth R. Stumpf Endowed Professorship supports teaching and research is plant biochemistry. The appointee is a full professor in the College of Biological Sciences in either the Section of Molecular and Cellular Biology or the Section of Plant Biology, and holds the appointment for five to seven years. - Endowed Chair in Physiology
Established in 2004
John Wingfield, Professor in Neurobiology, Physiology and Behavior
Current Endowed Chair: John Wingfield, Professor in Neurobiology, Physiology and Behavior
The Endowed Chair in Physiology is to be held by a faculty member of the College of Biological Sciences engaged in physiological research (non-plant, non-microbial). The initial appointee will be in the Section of Neurobiology, Physiology and Behavior or in Exercise Biology, and will hold the appointment for 5 years. The endowment will support the chair holder's research, teaching, and service activities.
Endowed Lectures:
- Storer Lectureship in the Life Sciences Series. The Tracy and Ruth Storer Lectureship in the Life Sciences is an endowed lectureship established in 1960 to bring eminent biologists from other institutions to interact with the academic community at UC Davis. The lectureship generally sponsors three speakers in an academic year. Each speaker visits the campus for three days and presents two public lectures.
- David L. Weaver Endowed Lecture in Biophysics. This annual lectureship was established in 2006.