DuBoises Invest in Ness School with Endowed Professorship

To honor the education that Everett received at SDSU, he and his wife established the Everett and Bernetta DuBois Endowed Professorship in Business Finance and Investments.

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Everett and Bernie DuBois are lifelong adventurers. From traveling the world to exploring the latest innovations at South Dakota State University, the couple are experts at letting their passions inspire their next move.

After a tour of the Ness School of Management and Economics, along with a look at the Financial Markets Lab on campus, the DuBoises landed on their latest adventure: they made university history by funding the first filled endowed faculty position within the Ness School of Management and Economics.

“Teaching, like all professions, is a competitive marketplace. It is important that universities have all possible tools available to attract and retain the most capable staff available. The ability of SDSU graduates to succeed when they graduate depends greatly on the quality of the educators who instructed them.” - Everett DuBois

Portrait photograph of Bernie and Everett DuBois — Bernie and Everett DuBois

To honor the education that Everett, an economics major, received at State, the couple established the Everett and Bernetta DuBois Endowed Professorship in Business Finance and Investments.

Endowed faculty positions serve to advance knowledge and drive economic development at SDSU. The prestige of such positions lends credibility with national peers, heightening university appeal for high-quality faculty from around the globe. Endowments help to elevate research opportunities, allowing for educational experiences that might otherwise not be possible. The perpetual support that accompanies endowed positions empowers the university to recruit and retain top talent for academic programs.

Dr. Zhiguang (Gerald) Wang is the first holder of the professorship. At the investiture ceremony for the position, Bernie, a talented and lifelong artist, gifted Gerald one of her original paintings as a sign of confidence in what he brings to the position and gratitude for his dedication to the mission of SDSU.

Along with his role with the professorship, Wang is an adjunct professor of mathematics and statistics. His research has been reported in several publications, and he has an avid interest in elevating the hands-on learning environment involved with the Student Managed Investment Fund (SMIF) on campus. Under his leadership, the Ness School will expand opportunities available to students who are following career paths similar to that of Everett DuBois.

“Endowed professorships not only allow us to compete to hire the best and brightest,” explained Lynn Sargeant, Dean of the College of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences, “but they also provide those faculty with the resources they need to make a difference – to conduct cutting edge research and to mentor students as they pursue their own professional goals.”