Martin, Paul E. Legacy Fund
Established in 2001, The Paul E. Martin Legacy Fund is a timeless gift to The University of Akron that honors the personal integrity, personal responsibility, and intellectual honesty of Dr. Paul E. Martin. Through this gift, these principles and the deep-rooted conviction of philanthropy expressed by Dr. Martin by word and deed to his alma mater and the Akron community will forever endure. The Paul E. Martin Legacy Fund shall be used to encourage these same principles, as well as advance excellence in teaching, academic scholarship, and research.
The endowment of The Paul E. Martin Legacy Fund will be used to establish named faculty positions that will attract and retain scholars of national and international reputation as follows:
• $1 million will be directed to establish The Dr. Paul E. Martin Chair in Biological Field Studies
• The remaining funds will be directed to establish The Dr. Paul E. Martin Chair for Conflict Management