In 1996, Cal Poly Pomona established, with matching funds from the W.K. Kellogg Foundation, the university's first $1 million endowed chair, named for Hugh O. La Bounty, the third president of Cal Poly Pomona.
This endowed Chair is a university-managed fund in which the principal, held in perpetuity, produced income that will be used for providing distinguished visiting professors from academe, business, industry, the arts, and government, to serve as valuable links with the world and expose Cal Poly Pomona students to a variety of experiences, views, and opinions.
The endowed Chair honors La Bounty's commitment to excellence in education during his 38 years of service at Cal Poly Pomona.
La Bounty Endowed Chair Featured Presentations, Spring 2009:
Environmental Sustainability and its Challenges
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Author of The End of Oil and Talking about a Revolution: Reframing the Public Debate over Energy Policy |
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Peak Water and the Implications for Sustainable Water Management in the 21st Century |
Monday, |
The Moral and Political Challenges of Climate Change |
La Bounty came to Cal Poly Pomona in 1953 as a faculty member in the English department. He headed the social science department from 1958-62. He served as the executive dean of both Cal Poly Pomona and Cal Poly San Luis Obispo until 1966 when the campuses separated. He was named vice president for academic affairs at Cal Poly Pomona, serving until 1975. He held the office of executive vice president in 1976-77. He became the president of the university in 1977 and served until 1991.
