University of Wyoming Foundation

UW Receives $2M Endowment to Support Economics Faculty

Paul and Karleen Turner have pledged $1 million to support faculty in the Department of Economics in the College of Business.

The gift will be matched by the state of Wyoming to $2 million to create the Paul and Karleen Turner Faculty Fund in Economics.

The fund supports faculty in Economics, with preference for a named department head, chair or professorship. The fund may also be used for research, travel, equipment, conference attendance, continuing education or faculty awards. The Department of Economics has a rich history of excellence in applied microeconomics, particularly in the areas of environmental, experimental and energy economics.

Gift Supports Chemical and Biomedical Engineering

A gift from a retired UW professor and administrator supports the head of Chemical and Biomedical Engineering.

E.G. “Gerry” Meyer’s gift, coupled with state matching funds, will create an endowed fund -- the E.G. Meyer Family Chemical and Biomedical Engineering Department Head. The fund will be used to recruit and retain a department head in the Department of Chemical and Biomedical Engineering.

An endowed department head position helps the department attract and retain a strong leader and provides dedicated financial resources to support cutting-edge research, innovative teaching, special projects and other departmental needs.

Major Gift Creates Sales Professorship at UW

A gift to UW has established an endowed professorship in the College of Business’s Center for Professional Selling.

UW alumnus Dimitrios Smyrnios’ major gift has created the Smyrnios Family Sales Professorship. The professorship will boost the university’s ability to recruit and retain exceptional faculty members in the Center for Professional Selling. Smyrnios’ gift was matched through Wyoming’s state endowment matching program, for a total of $500,000. The matching program doubles the impact and supports UW’s long-term commitment to faculty excellence.

UW’s Center for Professional Selling is dedicated to excellence in sales education and to advancing the sales profession.