Donna K. Ginther Named Roy A. Roberts Distinguished Professor

Donna Ginther, professor in the Department of Economics, was awarded a Roy A. Roberts Distinguished Professorship. She joined the KU faculty in 2002 and was promoted to professor in 2009.

Ginther has played a critically important role in economic development in Kansas through her research, reports and consulting work with a variety of state institutions and government leaders. She has received more than $7 million in grant funding and has published major works in numerous areas of labor economics. Ginther is recognized for her work explaining gender and racial differences in major grant funding outcomes. She has testified before Congress and consulted on equity and diversity issues in science funding with many of the major grant-making organizations in the United States, including the National Academies of Sciences, the National Institutes of Health and the Sloan Foundation. 

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