Bell '59 Entrepreneurship & Innovation Fund was created by gifts from Rowland E. The income from the fund will be used to support the civil engineering faculty in taking students to visit various construction projects during the spring semester of their junior year. The Beavers Internship was established by Thomas Gessner and the trustees of the Beavers Charitable Trust. Peter Balakian, Class of 1973 James Diran Balakian, Class of 1978 Janet Nafena Balakian, Class of 1983 and James Gerard Balakian, Class of 2010. The fund honors the strong Bucknell legacy of the Balakian family, whose members include: Arax Balakian, Class of 1948 G. The fund will support student research, travel, work experiences, and participation in summer workshops. The Balakian Fund for the Arts was created with gifts from the Balakian Family Foundation to provide high impact off-campus experiences in the arts for students studying art and art history, music, and creative writing. Income from the fund will be used by the University to provide grants for faculty advisors of student fraternities and sororities in support of their direct interaction with student leaders of these organizations. The Bachman Fund for Faculty Advisors was established as an endowed fund with gifts from Trustee Jeb Bachman and Sally Bachman, Class of 1978.
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The fund will provide flexibility to the College of Engineering to be responsive to student needs and take advantage of emerging educational activities while leveraging the input and guidance of engineering alumni. The goal is to provide undergraduate students with opportunities to participate in important and enriching education programs. Income from the fund supports transformative educational experiences in the College of Engineering. The BEAA Transformative Engineering Education Fund was established as an endowed fund with gifts from members of the Bucknell Engineering Alumni Association and other donors. The fund shall support internship opportunities through the Bucknell Public Interest Program. The Arias Family Bucknell Public Interest Program (BPIP) Internship Fund was established in 2005 by Louise and Robert Arias, parents of Andrew Arias, Class of 1999. Income from the fund shall be used to support the mission of the Alumni Association, “to be an active and effective advocate for alumni in order to promote and enhance Bucknell.” The Alumni Association Board of Directors Endowment was established in 2004 by the board of directors of the Alumni Association of Bucknell University and Bucknell University.
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The fund supports teaching, learning, research, and scholarship at Bucknell in the fields of ecology and evolutionary biology as well as their application in the fields of environmental studies and conservation. Abrahamson II Fund for Evolutionary Biology & Ecology was established to honor Warren “Abe” Abrahamson on the occasion of his retirement from teaching in 2011 by colleagues, former students, fellow researchers, and other friends.