A Kaess of Gratitude
AN INSTITUTION IS ONLY AS GOOD AS ITS FACULTY is a statement Dean H. David Wilson, M.D. uses time and again. It’s a continuum, really, because exceptional university programs require excellent faculty--which stimulate student excellence--and so the cycle continues.
Meet Carolyn Kaess, San Diego, CA. Her beloved husband, the late Karl Kaess, M.D. (B.S. Med. ’38), was a long-time physician who served in the United States Navy medical core for 32 years, holding distinguished positions as chief of dermatology at naval hospitals in Camp Pendleton, Chelsea, Newport, Guam and Bremerton.
Endowment funds are invested for growth, and a portion of the earned interest is used each year to fund a faculty position named by the donor:
Endowed Professorships
Earnings fund a professorship to recognize a faculty member for quality and dedicated teaching and research (donor may select the department); established with gifts beginning at $300,000.
Endowed Chairs Undeniably the most distinguished position for a faculty member to hold; established with gifts beginning at $1.5 million. |
Dr. Kaess had a longtime friendship and admiration for Dr. Harley French, who taught anatomy at the medical school and served as its dean for many years. It is in his honor that Carolyn establishes the Dr. Karl and Carolyn Kaess Professorship of Anatomy for the benefit of the anatomy program at the UND School of Medicine and Health Sciences. The professorship will be awarded to an individual who is an outstanding teacher with great dedication to the students.
Named professorships provide a donor the opportunity to create a legacy in honor and memory of a loved one, while assisting the university in building the endowment funds to strengthen and grow programs for the future.
On behalf of the students, faculty and staff, it is with respect and gratitude that we thank Mrs. Kaess for her kindness and generosity.
For more information on the named endowment program, please contact Blanche E. Abdallah, Director of Development, 701.777.2004 or babdallah@medicine.nodak.edu.
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