Honoree Celebration

honorees with medals Endowment Honorees
Endowed positions are one of the pinnacle achievements of a faculty member’s academic career. It is one of the highest honors an academic institution can bestow upon its faculty. The individuals who hold these endowed positions elevate Ohio State with their exceptional work. The Department celebrated our endowed chair holders and awarded them customized medallions to commemorate their achievement.

“Endowed faculty positions create opportunities for our donors to partner with faculty to define critical areas of scientific discovery and bring them to life.”
- Dean Bradford

Pictured above: Drs. Sayoko Moroi, Colleen Cebulla, Cynthia Roberts, Andrew Hendershot,
Matthew Ohr, and Dean Carol Bradford

Endowed Chair Holders:
Sayoko Moroi, MD, PhD - William H. Havener, MD Chair In Ophthalmology Research
Matthew Ohr, MD - Carl M. And Grace C. Baldwin Chair In Ophthalmology
Mohamed Abdel-Rahman MD, PhD - Irene D. Hirsch Chair In Ophthalmology
Cynthia Roberts, PhD - Martha G. And Milton Staub Chair For Research In Ophthalmology

The Department will announce one faculty to be awarded a chair position in the near future:
- Dr. Paul A. Weber Chair In Ophthalmology

Endowed Professorship Holders:
Colleen Cebulla, MD, PhD - Torrence A. Makley Research Professorship
Andrew Hendershot, MD - Thomas F. Mauger & L. Carol Laxson Ophthalmology Professorship

Endowment donors, faculty and alumni gathered to celebrate our endowed chair and professorship holders at the Endowment Celebration dinner at
the Hilton Downtown Columbus. Many of the event attendees contribute generously each year to our 48 endowment funds that help our education
and research initiatives.

Ohio State University College of Medicine Dean Carol Bradford presented our Endowed chairs and professorship holders with customized medallions. The key-note speaker for the evening was Dr. Chris Ellison who provided a dynamic presentation about the OSU Medical Center and the history of ophthalmology at OSU. Dr. Ellison is the Robert M. Zollinger Professor of Surgery Emeritus at the OSU College of Medicine. He previously served as the chair of the department of surgery, interim dean of the OSU College of Medicine and the president and CEO of the OSU Physicians Practice Plan.

woman speaking at podium “We are deeply grateful to our donors who make endowed positions possible. They provide security and resources to enable our most accomplished educators and researchers to pursue the next breakthroughs in medicine.”- Dean Bradford

Establishing an endowment gives a gift with both immediate and long-term benefits
Endowed professor and chair positions provide permanent resources to attract and retain brilliant researchers and clinicians. The Department appreciates our endowment donors whose gifts can last forever. Endowed donations are invested and a portion of the annual income from the investment is used to address immediate needs of the department and the remaining funds are reinvested to ensure indefinite support.

Contact us to create a legacy endowment:
Shane Peterson (602) 885-0222 | Lori Schumacher (614) 366-6294 | Laura Sladoje at (614) 293-8760