Brandeis University will establish an endowed professorial chair to honor the memory of Ambassador Adlai E. Stevenson, one of the University’s most distinguished friends, it was announced here today. The chair in international politics will be created through a $250,000 public subscription campaign, together with $150,000 in funds to be provided under the University’s second Ford Foundation matching grant which Brandeis is using primarily to encourage endowments for faculty chairs as well as fellowships and scholarships.
A national committee is currently being organized to spearhead the campaign under the stimulus of Brandeis Trustee William Benton, a former U.S. Senator and a longtime friend of the Stevenson family.
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