Lou Edwards Endowed Chair for Chemical Engineering

We are now in our final phase to fully fund the Lou Edwards Endowed Chair to reach our goal of establishing the first endowed faculty position in University of Idaho Department of Chemical Engineering.

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View the generous alumni who have donated since July 1, 2019 from your class decade, and join them in support of this endowed position.

Lou Edwards Fund Leaderboard

Decade	Total Given this Fiscal Year	ChE Alumni
1970s	$239,050	Richard Abbott Ronald Baldus James Batdorf Ralph Cavalieri David Crea Keith Euhus Clayton Freeberg Geoffrey Gilmore Wayne Hager Marjorie Hatter James Haynes George Hoech Jeffrey Holmes Donald James Jerry Keely Christopher Kellogg Duane Koch George Kurdy David McFarland Anders Ohlsson Arlin Olson Don Schaechtel Yogendra Soni Kirk Stedman Godwin Tongo Paul Warner Raymond Wong
1960s	$61,350	Larry Arnold Wayne Eckert Robert Harrell Robert Keller Stephen Miller James Okeson Rob Pabst Lyle Parks Donald Scully George Simmons Richard Smith Durward Stolp Steve Strecker William Thomson Gary Van Stone Patrick Wicks
1980s	$50,299	Doug Asbe Thomas Busmann Candis Claiborn Kirk Daehling Julie Erickson Robert Hart Bridgette Hendricks Erika Johnston Rakesh Kadakia Timothy Kast David Kubosumi Larry and Pene Lloyd Terence McHugh David Nelson Chris Niederer Mark Nordquist Dan Oakes Barry O'Brien Karen Payne Holton Quinn James Rushton Gayle Schaeffer Pami Singh Andrea Slayton Janis Stevenson Emmitt Steverson Eva Strand Julia Tripp Steven VanSlyke Matt Wigle
1990s	$29,625	Eric Aston Jeremy Dillon Shannon Fuchs Max Hueftle Derrick Kraus Stephen Martin Kent Robarge Elizabeth Scott Daniel Smith James Yates
Other Supporters	$14,920	Allie Pisanski Chevron Corporation Clare Moore ConocoPhillips Company Donald Baer Gordon Bopp Jesse Brown John Barker Katelin Wille Kenton Bird Lois Tretter Michael Gondek Randy Nebel Charitable Fund Shell Oil Company Foundation The Dow Chemical Company Foundation Tom Yu
1950s	$14,600	Robert Furgason Glenwood Robinson Bess Vance
2000s	$3,325	Andy Bussey Ed Cimbalik Kyle Hansen Aashika Jain David Juhasz Kurt Krohmer Sean Mollberg Elizabeth Schierman Jason Stedman David Thrasher Gary Vance Leon Walters
1940s	$1,000	Arthur Humphrey Anonymous
2010s	$350	Natalie Kirch Kyle Koelsch Danielle Milligan Theodore Warner

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The University of Idaho College of Engineering 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 Lou Edwards Endowed Chair in Chemical Engineering will continue Lou’s tradition of excellence in leadership, teaching and research, and enable U of I to attract and retain top faculty members.

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

“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 & Biological Engineering

Why give to an endowed chair?

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

Earlier efforts to establish the Lou Edwards Endowed Chair in Chemical Engineering were led by Emeritus Professor William “Bill” Thompson led that effort, raising over $1.3M toward the $2M goal.

We are now in our final phase to fully fund the Lou Edwards Endowed Chair and are working toward reaching our goal of raising the final $700,000.

About Lou Edwards 1936-2016

Lou Edwards, 1936-2016, received several awards for his contributions to teaching and research and was a talented faculty member who made a difference in the lives of many U of I students.

Originally from Montana, 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. Richter Prize in 2014. During his career, he published more than 100 technical papers and served as a consultant to over 30 pulp and paper companies worldwide.