Endowed & Named Chairs, Professorships & Fellowships
Endowed and named chairs, professorships and fellowships recognize outstanding teaching and research. They provide additional resources for professors and departments that enhance student learning and scholarship. See the current Course Catalog for descriptions of these endowed and named chairs, professorships and fellowships.
The David Burpee Chair in Plant Genetics
Professor Christopher Martine, Department of Biology
The Claire W. Carlson Chair in Environmental Engineering
Professor Deborah Sills, Department of Civil & Environmental Engineering
The John P. Crozer Chair of English Literature
Professor Virginia Zimmerman, Department of English
The William H. Dunkak Chair in Finance
Associate Professor Kate Suslava, Department of Accounting & Financial Management
The David & Patricia Ekedahl Professorship in Environmental Studies
Associate Professor Molly McGuire, Department of Chemistry
The William C. & Gertrude B. Emmitt Memorial Chair in Biomedical Engineering
Professor Donna Ebenstein, Department of Biomedical Engineering
The William C. & Gertrude B. Emmitt Memorial Assistant Teaching Professor
Assistant Teaching Professor Theo Hopper, Department of Biomedical Engineering
The James & Elizabeth Freeman Chair in Management
TBD
The Jane W. Griffith Faculty Fellowship
Assistant Professor June Cocomello-Hayes, Department of Mathematics & Statistics
Assistant Professor Lily Li, Department of Mechanical Engineering
The John Howard Harris Chair in Philosophy
Professor of Philosophy Jason Leddington, Department of Philosophy
The Heinemann Family Professorship in Engineering
Associate Professor Darakhshan Mir, Department of Computer Science
The Josephine Hildreth Detmer & Zareen Taj Mirza Professorship in Islamic Studies
Assistant Professor Caitlyn Olson, Department of Islamic Studies
The Holmes Professorship in Management
Assistant Professor Karen McGrath, Department of Accounting & Financial Management
The Kiken Family Chair in Management
Associate Professor Curtis Nicholls, Department of Accounting
The Samuel H. Kress Professorship of Art History
Professor Roger Rothman, Department of Art & Art History
The Margaret Hollinshead Ley Professorship in Poetry & Creative Writing
Assistant Professor Elinam Agob, Department of English
Associate Professor Joe Scapellato, Department of English
The Christian R. Lindback Chair in Business Administration
Professor Eric Martin, Department of Management & Organizations
The John D. MacArthur Chair
TBD
The T. Jefferson Miers Chair in Electrical Engineering
Associate Professor Amal Kabalan, Department of Electrical & Computer Engineering
The Sidney L. Miller Career Development Assistant Professor
Assistant Professor Vaska Atta-Darkua, Department of Accounting & Financial Management
Assistant Professor Gulay Guzel, Department of Markets, Innovation & Design
The National Endowment for the Humanities Chair in the Humanities
Associate Professor Paul Barba, Department of History
Associate Professor Jeremy Chow, Department of English
The Susan & Scott Perricelli Fellowship for Entrepreneurial Finance
Assistant Professor Ryan Stauffer, Department of Accounting & Financial Management
The C. Graydon & Mary E. Rogers Faculty Fellowship
Assistant Professor Olivia Boerman, Department of Biomedical Engineering
The Robert L. Rooke Chair in the Historical & Social Context of Engineering
Associate Professor Kelly Salyards, Department of Civil & Environmental Engineering
The Robert L. Rooke Professorship in Engineering
Professor Alan Cheville, Department of Electrical & Computer Engineering
The Russell-Childers Professorship in the Laboratory Sciences
Associate Professor Rebecca Switzer, Department of Chemistry
The Howard I. Scott Professor
Professor Mihai Banciu, Department of Analytics & Operations Management
Professor of Practice Robyn Eversole, Department of Management & Organizations
The Ruth Everett Sierzega Chair in Linguistics
Assistant Professor Hiram Smith, Department of Spanish
The Silbermann Family Professorship in Modern Hebrew Language & Literature
Associate Professor Or Rogovin, Department of Languages, Cultures & Linguistics
Amos B. Smith & Harold Heine Chair in Chemistry
TBD
The Herbert L. Spencer Professorship in Biology
Professor Morgan Benowitz-Fredericks, Department of Biology
The Swanson Fellowship in the Sciences & Engineering
Assistant Professor Natalie Awad Schwob, Department of Psychology
The John P. & Mary Jane Swanson Professorship in Engineering & the Sciences
Professor JiaJia Dong, Department of Physics & Astronomy
The David Morton & Leanne Freas Trout Professorship of French & Francophone Studies
Professor John Westbrook, Department of Languages, Cultures & Linguistics
The Charles P. Vaughan Chair in Economics
Professor Geoff Schneider, Department of Economics
The David J. '85 & Deborah West Professorship in Management
Associate Professor Melissa Intindola, Department of Management & Organizations
Wilcox Family Professor of Management
Professor Vanessa Hill, Department of Management & Organizations
William & Ruth Whitehead Professor in Business Analytics
Associate Professor Jimmy Chen, Department of Analytics & Operations Management
The Ellen P. & Samuel L. Williams Endowed Music Professorship Fund
Samuel L. Williams Professor in Music
Assistant Professor Benjamin Barson, Department of Music
Ellen P. Williams Professor in Music
Associate Professor Sezi Seskir, Department of Music
Xin Faculty Fellowship in Computer Science & Engineering
Associate Professor Brian King, Department of Computer Science
Associate Professor Alan Marchiori, Department of Computer Science, Department of Electrical & Computer Engineering