The Joseph A. Kicklighter Endowed Professorship in History
The Joseph A. Kicklighter Endowed Professorship in History has been established by alumni and friends of the History Department to honor and preserve the legacy of a professor who has inspired thousands of Auburn University students. On September 7, 2006 Joseph A. Kicklighter received the Gerald and Emily Leischuck Endowed Presidential Award for Excellence in Teaching.
"Over the past 30 years, Dr. Joseph Kicklighter has played a big role in why so many students consider Auburn University to be such a special place. Whether you developed an appreciation for history and learning in one of Joe's legendary History 101 classes, got to know the humorous and selfless Joe during his involvement with numerous honor societies and student organizations, or you set two alarms so you wouldn't miss the excitement of Dr. Kicklighter's Greco-Roman or Medieval History classes, a smile surely must come to your face when you look back on your association with 'Dr. K.' "
(continue reading campaign letter from Tripp Haston and Tad Lidikay)
Thanks to generous donors, the professorship has been established through a special program in which endowments could be established for half of the original $300,000 cost. Dr. Kicklighter's endowment was the first one to be completed under this temporary program. Donations to the endowment total a little over $160,000, and we can still take in additional gifts to this fund -- the more money we collect, the more money gets awarded to a professor.
To make a donation, please print this donation form to accompany your check or use the Giving to Auburn secure online option. If using the online form, please choose "note other gift area" in the gifts designation section, type "Joseph Kicklighter Endowed Professorship / History" in the blank, and then enter the dollar amount of your contribution in the field immediately to the right. It is now possible to make a donation using an American Express card.
Your contribution will be a tribute to a man whose enthusiasm for teaching and inspiring students exemplifies the Auburn spirit.
Please contact Dr. Charles Israel, History Department Chair or the Development Office of the College of Liberal Arts if you have specific questions about gift giving.
The History Department and College of Liberal Arts gratefully acknowledge and thank those who have donated thus far to the Joseph A. Kicklighter Endowed Professorship in History campaign.
Contributors include but are not limited to:
| Dr. Charles W. Alderman | Dr. & Mrs. Robert Sidney McAnnally | Mr. Eric Brandon Langley |
| Mr. & Mrs. Rory Lambert McKean | Mr. Thomas Glenn Stephens Jr. | Mrs. Kelly Thomas Commiskey |
| Mr. & Mrs. William Earl Porter | Mrs. Michelle Doty Gram | Dr. Anthony G. Carey |
| Mrs. Ruth Miller Williamson | Mr. Terrance Michael Brown | Mr. & Mrs. Andrew Clark Carroll |
| Mrs. Stephanie Johns Bond | Dr. Robert Jefferson Jakeman | Mr. Richard Hiller |
| Dr. Joseph A. Kicklighter | Mr. Hal Oliver Finney | Mrs. Kelly Self Allen |
| Mr. & Mrs. Gregory Stephen Bruner | Mrs. Carolyn Lehr Facteau | Mr. Paul Dees |
| Ms. Connie Hays Jackson | Mr. & Mrs. Alexander Raymond Atwater | Dr. & Mrs. David Charles Carter |
| Mr. Edward W. Rogers III | Mr. Hal W. Smith | Mr. Myles Cunningham Tatum |
| Mr. Scott Allen Farrow | Mr. & Mrs. P. Thomas Dazzio | Mr. & Mrs. Andrew Parker |
| Mr. Richard Arthur Freese | Mr. & Mrs. Henry Balkcom Hinton | Ms. Heather E. Pinkham |
| Mr. James Douglas Kay Jr. | Mr. Charles Tad Lidikay III | Ms. Rebecca J. Woodham |
| Mr. Chester L. McKinney Jr | Mr. & Dr. Darrell Lee Crutchley | Mr. & Mrs. Alexander Hooker Carothers |
| Dr. Dorothy M. DiOrio | Mr. & Mrs. Fred Marion Haston | Mr. Steven Michael Melvin |
| Mrs. Sara Hitchcock Beck | Mr. Robert Matthew Thomas | Mr. & Mrs. Robert Peyton Jamison |
| Dr. Jennifer Joy Moody | Mr. Terrence W. McCarthy | Ms. Laura Newland Hill |
| Dr. Daniel Lee Haulman | Dr. & Mrs. Martin Olliff | Mr. & Mrs. Andrew Baird |
| Mr. & Mrs. William David Benton | Mr. Peter Willem Baljet | Dr. Charles A. Israel |
| Ms. Terri Hutchins Cournoyer | Dr. William F. Trimble | Dr. Joseph Martin Turrini |
| Mrs. Cheryl Scales Green | Mr. & Mrs. Troy Conley Teel | Mr. & Ms. Bruce Matthews |
| Mrs. Nancy Wingo Garrett | Mr. Clay Prescott Richmond | Mr. Fred M. Haston Jr. |
| Mr. Stephen Aragon Kruse | Dr. Becky Flournoy Matthews | Mr. Jacob Willis Hancock |
| Mrs. Eleanor D. Foster | Mr. James Eugene Connell | Ms. Helen I. Smith |
| Dr. Debbie L. Shaw | Dr. & Mrs. Dan Carter | Cournoyer's Office Supply Co., Inc. |
| Mr. Milton Henry Isay | Mr. & Mrs. John Albert Smyth | Phi Alpha Theta |
| Dr. David Phillip Herrick | Mr. Calvin Markle | Ms. Julie Martel McKinney |
| Mr. Richard F. Hoerlein | Mr. & Mr. Scott McCalla Porter | MECO of Montgomery |
| Mr. John Jackson Brannon Jr. | Mr. Robert Alan Maruster | The Hiller Family Foundation |
| Mr. Benjamin Edwin Robuck | Mrs. Amie Wilson Britton | Complete Office Solutions |
The Auburn University Foundation, by Board of Trustees mandate, is the designated recipient of gifts for the Auburn and Montgomery University's campuses. The Foundation is certified as a "qualified charitable organization" and meets the standards and requirements of the Internal Revenue Service within the meaning of IRS code Section 501(c)(3). Under this code, all contributions are deductible for federal income tax purposes (subject to statutory limitations) and for federal estate and gift tax purposes. The Foundation's federal identification number for tax purposes is 63-6022422.
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Last updated February 29, 2008.