At the Third Inauguration of Endowed Professorships held on 5 September, PolyU presented seven professorships, one fellowship and three successive appointments of endowed professorships to honour distinguished scholars for their outstanding academic achievements and pay tribute to benefactors for their ardent support. ♦
Endowed Professorships
Endowed by Ms Christina Lee
Appointee: Prof. Lin Ji-chai, School of Accounting and Finance
Endowed by Tai Hung Fai Charitable Foundation
Appointee: Ir Prof. Zheng Yong-ping, Interdisciplinary Division of Biomedical Engineering
Endowed by Dr Yeung Kin-man, SBS, JP
Appointee: Prof. Jason D. Shaw, Department of Management and Marketing
Endowed by Victoria Park Hotels Limited
Appointee: Prof. Song Hai-yan, School of Hotel and Tourism Management
Endowed by Victor and William Fung Foundation
Appointee: Prof. Daniel Shek Tan-lei, Faculty of Health and Social Sciences
Endowed Fellowship
Endowed by Mr Yau Kwok-fai
Appointee: Ir Prof. Xu You-lin, Faculty of Construction and Environment
Endowed by Vantage Charity Foundation Limited
Appointee: Ir Prof. Teng Jin-guang, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering
Endowed by Shun Hing Education and Charity Fund
Appointee: Dr Margaret Mak Kit-yi, Department of Rehabilitation Sciences