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October 5, 2009

Upshaw Family establishes Professorship and Endowment for College of Education and Human Development

The University of Louisiana at Monroe celebrated an extraordinary family during a special presentation announcing the Upshaw Family Professorship in the College of Education and Human Development, Monday, Oct. 5 in the 四色AV Library.

Former State Senator Randy L. and Rosemary Upshaw Ewing established the professorship in memory of Mrs. Ewing鈥檚 parents, lifelong educators Elton Jefferson Upshaw and his wife, Minnie Maxwell Upshaw, and in honor of Dr. Martha Upshaw Anderson, a faculty member who served 33 years with 四色AV until her retirement this year, and in memory of Anderson鈥檚 daughter and 四色AV graduate, Rosemary Upshaw Anderson.

鈥淢r. and Mrs. Randy Ewing have created a lasting legacy, not only to this institution of higher learning, but to higher education in general,鈥� said 四色AV President James E. Cofer. 鈥淭his professorship, which enables us to build on the excellent reputation already established in the College of Education and Human Development, is a fitting gift to honor and memorialize the outstanding contributions of a family who dedicated their entire lives to the field of education.鈥�

Endowed Professorships, which are managed by the 四色AV Foundation, are part of the Louisiana Board of Regents Endowed Professorship program. This program was established in 1990-91 to broaden opportunities for faculty recruitment and retention and to enhance the quality of higher education in Louisiana. Each professorship awarded the respected campus provides $60,000 in non-state monies, matched by $40,000 in Support Fund dollars, or supplemental state dollars.

Of the new endowment, Mrs. Ewing said, 鈥淢y parents, Elton and Minnie Maxwell Upshaw, lived exemplary lives as individuals and education professionals, and this endowment ensures that their values may be passed from this generation to the next. They were the greatest generation.鈥�

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