Named Endowed Funds
Endowed gifts allow Pitzer to operate with assured financial security and give donors the personal satisfaction of knowing they have made a permanent and lasting contribution to a world-class institution, the students we serve and the faculty who teach and inspire them.
We are profoundly grateful to the alumni, parents, trustees, foundations and other friends of the College who have established the following endowed funds at Pitzer that enable us to offer unique and exceptional opportunities to our students and faculty in perpetuity.
Endowed Chairs and Professorships at Pitzer College
- John A. McCarthy Endowed Professorship in the Classics
Professor Michelle Berenfeld, classics - Fletcher Jones Foundation Endowed Professorship
Professor Geoffrey Herrera, political studies - Flora Sanborn Pitzer Endowed Professorship
Professor Norma Rodriguez, psychology - Peter and Gloria Gold Endowed Professorship
Professor Carina Johnson, history
Professor Linus Yamane, economics - Jean M. Pitzer Endowed Professorship
Professor Claudia Strauss, anthropology - Kenneth S. Pitzer Endowed Professorship
Professor Donald McFarlane, biology and environmental science - Pritzker Foundation Endowed Chair in the Joint Sciences
Professor Marion Preest, biology, Claremont McKenna College - Distinguished Chair in Archaeology and Biological Anthropology Endowed Fund
Professor Sheryl Miller, Anthropology - IGLAS Chair in Political Studies Endowed Fund
Professor Nigel Boyle, political studies
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