Dr. William A. Mitchell, Jr. Endowed Chair in Botanical Medicine

One of the most prestigious and important gifts that can be made in the investment of the future of Bastyr University is an endowed chair. The prestige surrounding an endowed chair is shared not only by its holder, but also by the donor whose gift makes it possible, by the person whose name it bears, and by the university at which it is established. With the support of visionary partners, Bastyr University is committed to raising the $1.5 million necessary to endow, in perpetuity, the Dr. William A. Mitchell Chair in Botanical Medicine. The Chair will provide a fitting legacy to Dr. Mitchell, while building on Bastyr's formidable strengths in botanical medicine. While new generations of students benefit from his legacy, Dr. Mitchell's reputation and teaching will expand the scope of Bastyr University's influence on a global scale.

The Chair will provide sustained leadership in a field that is of strategic importance to the University. Botanical medicine is a vital component of the healing arts. Though everyone yearns for health, western biomedicine remains primarily focused on disease and acute care. Increasingly, people are turning to complementary and alternative approaches when mainstream medicine does not meet all their expectations and needs.

The income from an endowed chair will help fund the professor's specific teaching and research requirements, including laboratory equipment, support staff, graduate assistants, research materials and computer equipment.

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