Endowment Impact
Alumni, parents and friends sustain Baylor University through gifts to endowment. Through the Give Light Campaign, the Baylor Family’s generous support of endowment provides reliable resources that create the opportunities, experiences and fund the faculty and staff to provide transformational experiences and exciting academic discovery at Baylor.
The stories below illustrate just how much of an impact our Baylor Family’s support of endowment has on our students.
Join us on October 12 for Baylor Endowment Outlook, a virtual event featuring a panel of experts discussing Baylor’s investment strategies. Register and submit your questions here.
Baylor University Endowment
Baylor’s Endowment continues to grow thanks to the generous support of donors and the prudent investment of institutional resources. Learn more from the Office of Investments
Q&A with Baylor Chief Investment Officer
Baylor Chief Investment Officer David Morehead, CFA, shares his approach to stewarding Baylor’s resources.
Opening Doors, Inspiring Artists
In honor of the School of Music’s 100-year anniversary, the Meadows Foundation Lyceum Series brings world-renowned artists and professionals to campus, creating a virtual celebration during a worldwide pandemic.
C. Gus Glasscock, Jr. Endowed Fund for Excellence in Environmental Sciences
Since 2005, the Glasscock Endowment has provided funding for students conducting research in environmental sciences. To date, the Glasscock Fund has opened the door to research for more than 120 undergraduate students.
Sue Mayborn Endowed Scholarship Fund
The Sue Mayborn Endowed Scholarship Fund in 2014. The scholarship provides significant support for high-achieving undergraduate students majoring in journalism, and student testimonials point to the impact of this scholarship.
Student Foundation
This year, as Student Foundation marked their half-centenary, they also celebrated an even greater milestone: $5 million raised for scholarship endowment.
Inspiring Faithful Leadership
Jon Eckert, Ed.D., came to Baylor from Wheaton College after the creation of the Copple Chair from a $2.5 million gift from Lynda and Robert Copple of Frisco, Texas, in 2017. The gift also provided resources to fund the Chair's research.
