March 2007

Board Honors Trachtenberg with Endowed University Professorship

The GW Board of Trustees announced Feb. 9 that President Stephen Joel Trachtenberg will hold an endowed chair of public service in the School of Public Policy and Public Administration when he becomes President Emeritus and University Professor of Public Service on Aug. 1. Following Trachtenberg’s retirement, future faculty named to that position will occupy this endowed chair—to be known as the Stephen Joel Trachtenberg University Professorship in Public Service. Of the $3 million necessary to endow this professorship, in excess of $2 million already has been pledged.

“President Trachtenberg has transformed our University into an academic powerhouse with the largest endowment of universities in the nation’s capital, world-renowned faculty, and highly accomplished students and alumni,” says Charles T. Manatt, J.D. ’62, chairman of GW’s Board of Trustees. “His tireless efforts established a leadership role for the University in the District of Columbia and raised the University’s prestige and reputation around the globe, which will benefit the GW community for many years to come.”

“It has been my goal to ensure that George Washington’s desire to create a world-class university in the heart of the nation’s capital became a reality,” says Trachtenberg. “Today, it is a source of great pride to know that GW is an economic, political, and intellectual hub for both greater Washington and for students, faculty, and partners around the globe. I believe our namesake would be proud to see that this is both a center of scholarship and learning and also a school that embodies his spirit for public service. I am looking forward to returning to the faculty to research, write, and teach, while enjoying fully the First Amendment freedom of speech.”

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