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IU President And Wife Pledge $1 Million To Endow Two Professorships

Last updated on Thursday, October 1, 2015

(BLOOMINGTON) - Indiana University’s president and his wife have pledged $1 million to endow two professorships at the school.

Michael McRobbie and Laurie Burns McRobbie made the announcement on Tuesday. The money will create a new professorship in computer engineering at IU's Department of Intelligent Systems Engineering in the School of Informatics and Computing. It will also pay for a professorship in global strategic studies in the School of Global and International Studies.

The professorships are part of IU's $2.5 billion fundraising campaign called "For All: The Indiana University Bicentennial Campaign."

The McRobbies have previously made contributions to the school, which have funded several endowed scholarships, fellowships and awards.

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