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Endowments
Endowed excellence funds allow us to innovate our work, support student activities, and react to emergencies and unforeseen opportunities.

Support Excellence Today and Tomorrow with a Permanent Endowment

Endowed funds enable us to provide more than 20 named scholarships and fellowships each year to our master's and Ph.D. students. Other endowments support the work of our talented faculty. Endowed excellence funds allow us to innovate our work, support student activities, and react to emergencies and unforeseen opportunities.

As permanent gifts that create available funds every year, endowments ensure that the iSchool will continue to attract the most qualified students and the highest caliber of faculty, and ultimately educate the professionals who will make a significant difference in our professional fields and for the benefit of our society.

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Shannon Hickson, iSchool Director of Development and Alumni Relations

Shannon Hickson

Director of Development and Alumni Relations

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Recent Gifts

Martha Pattillo Siv and Ambassador Sichan Siv Endowed Scholarship

Established by Ambassador Sichan Siv in honor of his late wife and iSchool alumna Martha Pattillo Siv, this endowment provides scholarships to high potential Texas undergraduate students at the iSchool and UT. Ambassador Siv took advantage of the Texas Challenge to maximize his gift.

The Virginia and Charles Bowden Professorship in Librarianship

Established to create a permanent endowed distinguished professorship to support the School of Information in the areas of Librarianship, Information Resources, Archives, or related disciplines by Dr. Virginia and Dr. Charles Bowden.

The Virginia and Charles Bowden Excellence Fund in Librarianship

Established to promote excellence at the University of Texas at Austin School of Information in the areas of Librarianship, Information Resources, Archives, and related disciplines by Dr. Virginia and Dr. Charles Bowden.

The Virginia and Charles Bowden Fellowship Fund

Established to promote, in perpetuity, excellence and research in the School of Information in the areas of Librarianship, Information Resources, Archives, or related disciplines by Dr. Virginia and Dr. Charles Bowden.

The Claudia H. Chidester & Philip D. Chidester Excellence Fund for Career & Professional Development

Established to financially support students in their pursuit of professional development opportunities in the University of Texas at Austin School of Information by Claudia H. and Philip D. Chidester.

The Moore Gillum Informatics Endowed Excellence Fund

Established to support undergraduate and graduate research and programming expenses in honor of Dr. Randolph G. Bias and Dr. E. Glynn Harmon by Dr. Mary Moore and Mr. Randy Gillum.

The Dr. Karen Balcom Endowed Fellowship Fund

Established to provide fellowships to faculty of any rank in the School of Information with a preference for faculty in Librarianship, Information Resources, Archives, or related disciplines by Jim Garrison (husband of the late Dr. Karen Balcom - iSchool alumna).

The Dr. Karen Balcom, Dr. Julie Hallmark, and Dr. E. Glynn Harmon Endowed Scholarship

Established to provide scholarships to undergraduate and graduate students in the School of Information, with preference given to students interested in Librarianship, Information Resources, Archives, Informatics or related disciplines by Jim Garrison (husband of the late Dr. Karen Balcom, an iSchool alumna).