Competitive salaries. No one knows better than the alumni and friends of the College that, as teachers, mentors, and scholars, our faculty is among the best anywhere.
To attract and keep the kind of faculty that Allegheny's reputation is founded upon, it is imperative that we offer them competitive compensation. The importance of hiring and retaining the best faculty cannot be overstated. To bring this point home, we have only to think about our own teachers, and how lacking our educations would have been without these men and women who excelled not only in their disciplines but, as teachers and mentors.
"I'm happiest when I'm in the classroom or talking to students. It's what I do best. That's why I'm here." - Associate Professor of Mathematics Tamara Lakins
Endowed professorships. Endowed professorships help to ensure that the best teachers and researchers are attracted to and remain at the College. Dean of the College Lloyd Michaels notes that endowed professorships allow faculty members to do the kind of significant, sustained work that can propel them to the forefront of their disciplines. "The endowed professorship I received quite literally changed my career and my sense of myself," he says.
For faculty members who have the potential to be internationally recognized leaders in their disciplines - or who already are - an endowed professorship can be the decisive factor in choosing which institution to join.
"I came to Allegheny because the chair was offered," says Earl Adams, the College's Andrew Wells Robertson Professor of Economics. "I thought it would look good on my résumé when I moved on. The rest is history. I was captured by Allegheny - the students, my colleagues - and here I stayed."
Investing in the Future
Alumni and friends of the College are Allegheny's most generous supporters. You, more than anyone, know the true value of an Allegheny education - an education that is far more than the sum of its parts. Please join us in investing in the College's future - and in paying tribute to our extraordinary past - by making a contribution to Tradition & Transformation.
"Professor of Chemistry Ed Walsh planted the seed for this project [a patented process called Wilckodontics that dramatically reduces the time an orthodontics patient is in braces]. He gave us the self-confidence and the research skills that made Wilckodontics possible. He was our mentor. Without having gone to Allegheny and really learning how to think, I don't think we could have done this." - Tom Wilcko '69 and Bill Wilcko '76
