$2.5M gift from Boyce family establishes Mining and Geological Engineering Endowed Chair

With a $1.5 million gift to UArizona, and a plan to give an additional $1 million, Greg and Lisa Boyce will establish the Gregory H. And Lisa S. Boyce Endowed Department Leadership Chair in Mining and Geological Engineering. Endowed chairs help the university attract and retain faculty members who have achieved national or international distinction in their fields. Kray Luxbacher, former head of the Department of Mining and Minerals at Virginia Tech, joined the university in August 2022 as inaugural holder of the chair.