Create a Legacy of Academic Excellence.
Endowed professorships represent the highest honor for our faculty—and a powerful opportunity for you to leave a lasting legacy. Your gift provides a permanent source of funding for our most innovative faculty, supporting their research, professional development, and teaching.
By funding an endowed position, you directly contribute to Northwest’s reputation and help us recruit and retain exceptional leaders in their disciplines. You can even select the academic area that is most meaningful to you.
Donate now and help us build a future of excellence, one faculty member at a time.

Please contact Laurie Long, Senior Gift Planning Officer at laurie@nwmissouri.edu or 660-562-1372.
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Dr. Jiwon Choi, Northwest Missouri State University’s staff accompanist in its School of Fine and Performing Arts, has been named the institution’s newest Dennis C. Dau Professor of Instrumental Music.

Cal Goeders, a 1953 graduate of Northwest, recently created the Calvin and Marilyn Goeders Endowed Professorship in Chemistry, which will provide $20,000 annually. An endowed professorship gives special recognition to a faculty member for continued exemplary service to their field while providing funding support for professional development and enhanced instruction.