The gift will establish the Ron Ashworth Endowed Professorship of Child Development
Credit: SLBJ Published: 8:27 AM CDT April 9, 2021 Updated: 8:27 AM CDT April 9, 2021
COLUMBIA, Mo. The University of Missouri - Columbia has received a $1 million gift from alumni Bill and Nancy Thompson to support autism research and other child development services.
The gift will establish the Ron Ashworth Endowed Professorship of Child Development, which is named after the longtime board chair of the Thompson Foundation and supporter of the Thompson Center for Autism and Neurodevelopmental Disorders at Mizzou, according to a release.
“We are grateful for the continued support the Thompsons have expressed throughout the years, and their generosity will allow us to provide improved clinical care and achieve critical breakthroughs in research related to autism and other neurodevelopmental disorders,” UM President Mun Choi said. “This endowed professorshi