51ÉçÇø

Osteopathic Heritage Foundation
Research Endowments
Endowed Chairs, Professorships and Fellowships

The 51ÉçÇø Heritage College of Osteopathic Medicine, in partnership with the Osteopathic Heritage Foundation, has established a tiered endowment structure that provides faculty at any stage in their research career with support for professional growth and success in collaborative research. Each tier acknowledges the value of faculty members who have attained various levels of research experience, contributing to the college’s strategic aims of advancing collaborative research and training, and allows for the possibility of advancement through the series of available tiers.

Four research endowments have been established in the Heritage College with funding from the OHF Vision 2020: Leading the Transformation of Primary Care in Ohio award and matching funds from 51ÉçÇø and the Heritage College, in accordance with a separate executed memorandum of agreement for each.

1.2.1 Endowed Chairs

1. Osteopathic Heritage Foundation John J. Kopchick, Ph.D., Endowed Eminent Research Chair; focus is on diabetes research – $5 million endowment
2. Osteopathic Heritage Foundation James O. Watson, D.O., Endowed Research Chair in the Heritage College of Osteopathic Medicine; focus is on translational research – $2.5 million endowment
3. Osteopathic Heritage Foundation Harold E. Clybourne, D.O., Endowed Research Chair in the Heritage College of Osteopathic Medicine; focus is on translational research – $2.5 million endowment

1.2.2 Endowed Professorships and Fellowships

1. Osteopathic Heritage Foundation Ralph S. Licklider, D.O., Research Endowment in the Heritage College of Osteopathic Medicine; focus is on translational research – $7 million endowment
   1. Three appointment/award types are offered under the Osteopathic Heritage Foundation Ralph S. Licklider, D.O., Research Endowment:
      • Heritage Endowed Professorship(s) – Appointment
      • Heritage Faculty Endowed Fellowship(s) – Award
      • Heritage Career Development Faculty Endowed Fellowship(s) – Award

Profiles of Endowed Researchers and Chairs in the Heritage College

For questions, please contact the Office of Research and Grants.