Endowed Teaching Chairs

Endowed Teaching Chairs Awards are granted to Seminole State faculty to acknowledge the invaluable contributions they make to the College as outstanding educators. Applicants are nominated by their fellow faculty and staff members.

A committee comprised of Seminole State faculty and staff gathers and reviews a wide array of information about each nominee. Classroom visits to observe teaching style are also arranged. A committee of members from the Foundation Board of Directors review the nominations forwarded to them by selection committee and interview the finalists. Honorees receive a cash award.

Establishing an Endowed Teaching Chair

Many colleges and universities use the premise of an Endowed Teaching Chair Award to attract prominent researchers to join their faculty. However, at a community college, the main purpose of a teaching chair is to reward those who work the hardest for the students. Our goal at Seminole State is to best facilitate the learning process so that our students may graduate with the strongest educational foundation possible.

An Endowed Teaching Chair is fully funded and ready to be endowed once it has reached $100,000. Since donations toward these chairs are state match eligible, a donation of $60,000 is made over a period of three years. The state match will currently provide the additional $40,000.

If you are interested in establishing an Endowed Teaching Chair at Seminole State College, please call 407.708.2429.

Endowed Teaching Chair Nominations

The nomination period for Endowed Teaching Chairs takes place at the start of each Fall Term, usually between August and September. An e-mail announcement is sent to all faculty and staff when the nomination period opens, and notifications are also posted on the Web site. The deadline to nominate an Endowed Teaching Chair is late October.

Any questions concerning Endowed Teaching Chair nominations can be e-mailed to the Foundation for Seminole State College.

• Previous Endowed Teaching Chair recipients

Established Endowed Teaching Chairs

• Centex Construction Company, Inc.
• Central Florida Regional Hospital
• Cirent/Agere, in honor of Dr. Peter Panousis and Mr. Robert B. Koch
• Citizens Bank of Florida
• Florida Hospital
• Ken Sylvester
• Orlando Regional Healthcare System
• Phoenix International Ltd., Inc.
• Siemens
• Sprint
• SunTrust
• The Chesley G. Magruder Foundation
• The Citizens Bank of Oviedo, B. F. Wheeler Sr.
• Vinson Henderson Memorial
• Wharton-Smith, Inc. Construction Group
• Winter Park Health Foundation
• Community Partners:
  
  • AAA National Office
  • Bank of America
  • Convergys
  • The University Club of Orlando