NC State University now has endowed its first chair for a dean, and it鈥檚 in the . Chancellor Randy Woodson made the $4 million announcement Tuesday.
鈥淭his is the first endowed chair for a Dean at N.C. State, and the first college that was endowed and we couldn鈥檛 be more pleased," said Woodson.
is relatively new. It was established in 1992 and officially named in 2010.
Steve and Judy Zelnak are impressed. , and his wife, endowed the new Zelnak Dean鈥檚 Chair for $4 million. Zelnak says it gives the college more resources to work with.
鈥淚t could be helping bring in a high caliber faculty member, it could be bringing in a couple of students who are very high caliber," said Zelnak.
Poole鈥檚 current dean, Ira Weiss, is the first recipient of the endowed chair. Weiss says private support is what spurs innovation and better investments in people.
The Zelnak鈥檚 have also funded a professorship in the Poole College of Management.
