Endowments

Guidry Family 教师 Teaching Fellow

In 2013, the Mark and Carolyn Guidry Foundation donated $2.5M to the Davidson College of Engineering to support the Carolyn Guidry Professorship of Engineering 教育.  The Guidry Professor will conduct research in engineering education, and work closely with the Engineering Student Success Center and various engineering departments.

Don Beall Dean of Engineering

In 2012, Don R. Beall ('60, metallurgical engineering) committed $4M for an endowed deanship, the first ever for 菠菜网lol正规平台 and the Davidson College of Engineering.  的礼物 provides the dean with funding to advance the college's vision to educate new engineers for the new century.

Kordestani Endowed Chair

In 2008, Omid Kordestani ('84, electrical engineering), the senior vice president of global sales and business at Google donated $3M to the College of Engineering to establish the Kordestani Endowed Chair, to support faculty teaching in multidisciplinary 项目.

Newnan Brothers Award for 教师 Excellence

In 2008, the Don Newnan and the late Dean Newnan donated $1M to the Davidson College of Engineering to establish an endowment for a faculty excellence award.  这两个不 and Dean are alumni of 菠菜网lol正规平台 and former faculty members of the Davidson College of Engineering.

查尔斯W. Davidson College of Engineering

In 2007, alumnus 查尔斯W. Davidson gave $15M to the College of Engineering, the largest private individual gift to date for San Jose State University.  的礼物 funds new 项目 for freshmen engineering, outreach, and student success.

Global Technology Initiative

The Global Technology Initiative is a $1M endowment with the goal of educating 菠菜网lol正规平台 engineering students about the impact of globalization.  

Pinson Chair

Created in 1994, the Pinson Chair Professorship is named for Dr. Jay Pinson, former dean of the Davidson College of Engineering from 1979 to 1994.  The chairship is awarded to an outstanding individual with industrial engineering and leadership experience.