 |
Murray State University |
|
|
DR. HUGH
L. AND
HONTAS K. HOUSTON PROFESSORSHIP Established: June 15, 2000
The purpose of this
professorship is to support the Bio-medical program at Murray State
University. This position will be in
the Department of Biological Sciences of the College of Science,
Engineering
and Technology.
The professorship was
vacant during 2008-09. The endowment
threshold has not been attained. The
current plan is to fill the position as soon as the earnings from the
endowment
reach a level sufficient to attract a senior ranking, nationally
recognized
bio-medical professor. The presence of a
prominent bio-medical researcher will further enhance the high-quality
bio-medical program at Murray State University. This
nationally recognized faculty member will assist the
bio-medical faculty of Murray State’s Howard Hughes Medical Institute
in such
activities as instruction, advising, curriculum development, research
and
securing external funding. Such funding
will be used for equipment purchases, faculty release time, conference
travel,
student recruitment, support of student research and the establishment
of
seminars and events beneficial to pre-medicine students and faculty. The addition of a prominent bio-medical
faculty
member will enable greater recruitment, retention and graduate
placement of
pre-med students. Recruiting, retaining
and matriculating bright students will promote program loyalty and,
often, a
return to practice in Kentucky.
|