This professorship has been established with a gift
from Lysbeth Warren Anderson*, and with matching funds
from the William and Flora Hewlett Foundation. The chair
holder will be a faculty member specializing in Islam
in the Department of Religious Studies and a leader
in the Abbasi Program in Islamic Studies within the
School of Humanities and Sciences.
An alumna of the School of Humanities
and Sciences, Lysbeth earned her bachelor's degree in
1954, majoring in social science and social thought.
Her many interests include population problems, environmental
protection, community healthcare, and educational policy
issues. Extensive world travel allows her to blend interests
in adventure, anthropology, geology, history, religion,
and birding. Lysbeth is an active member of the Humanities
and Sciences Council, the school's outside advisory
group.
Lysbeth has been a long-time supporter
and volunteer for Stanford. Her past gifts include the
school's endowed deanship, the Vernon R. and Lysbeth
Warren Anderson Dean of Humanities and Sciences.
* Lysbeth Warren Anderson is also known,
since her 2002 marriage to John Working, as Lysbeth
Working. She retains her previous name in Stanford School
of Humanities and Sciences communications.
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