The William J. Schmuhl Library Endowment in Business Management was established in 2010, together with the Sophronia B. Schmuhl Library Endowment in American Studies and Journalism.

The donors, William J. Schmuhl (’36) and his wife, Sophronia B. Schmuhl, considered both subjects—business management and American studies and journalism—of personal importance to them and of scholarly importance to Notre Dame. Each endowment provides permanent support for acquisitions by the Hesburgh Libraries to advance research and teaching in these areas. To Mr. and Mrs. Schmuhl, endowments such as these are more about the future than the past—an opportunity to help in the furtherance of the tools necessary for a first-rate university.

The Schmuhls were the parents of three children: William J. Schmuhl Jr. (’65, ’67 JD), Margo Schmuhl Bowman (SMC ’67), and Robert P. Schmuhl (’70).

Thanks to the support from the William J. Schmuhl Library Endowment in Business Management important materials, such as the journal Management Ethics and the addition of information to complete content in the database ABI/INFORM Global, have been purchased. These are essential to maintaining and advancing the Mendoza College of Business, which is widely recognized among the best business programs in the nation.