Faculty at UNCG’s School of Health and Human Sciences (HHS) will receive additional support for research thanks to a planned gift from Judy Penny ’70, ’74 MA, ’89 PhD.
The gift will establish the Penny Family Faculty First Endowment and advance HHS faculty research, much of which is conducted in partnership with community members and stakeholders. Penny sees this fund as a “win-win” for faculty – especially young faculty – and the University.
“In their first year or two, faculty are inundated with teaching and class preparation, but it’s really important for them to establish a line of research. This is a way to help them make that happen,” said Penny. “The other thing is it impacts the stature of our university to have more research occurring on campus.”