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 Matthew Higgins, Department of Civil & Environmental Engineering
The John P. Crozer Chair of English Literature
Professor Elena Machado, Department of English
The Josephine Hildreth Detmer & Zareen Taj Mirza Professorship in Islamic Studies
Assistant Professor Ali Karjoo-Ravary, Department of Religious Studies
The William H. Dunkak Chair in Finance in the Department of Business Management
Associate Professor Tom Geurts, Department of Accounting & Financial Management
The David & Patricia Ekedahl Professorship in Environmental Studies
Professor Matthew McTammany, Department of Biology, Department of Environmental Studies & Sciences
The William C. & Gertrude B. Emmitt Memorial Chair in Biomedical Engineering
Professor Donna Ebenstein, Department of Biomedical Engineering
The Jane W. Griffith Faculty Fellowship
(currently not eligible to be named)
The John Howard Harris Chair in Philosophy
Professor of Philosophy Matthew Slater, Department of Philosophy
The Heinemann Family Professorship in Engineering
Professor Wendelin Wright, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Department of Chemical Engineering
The Holmes Professorship in Management
(not named)
The Samuel H. Kress Professorship of Art History
Associate Professor Janice Mann, Department of Art & Art History
The Margaret Hollinshead Ley Professorship in Poetry & Creative Writing
Professor Robert Rosenberg, Department of English.
The Christian R. Lindback Chair in Business Administration
Professor Matt Bailey, Department of Analytics & Operations Management
The John D. MacArthur Chair
Assistant Professor Samuel Gutekunst, Department of Computer Science, Department of Mathematics
The T. Jefferson Miers Chair in Electrical Engineering
Professor R. Alan Cheville, Department of Electrical & Computer Engineering
The National Endowment for the Humanities Chair in the Humanities
Professor Eric Faden, Department of English
Associate Professor John Penniman, Department of Religious Studies
Associate Professor Jennifer Thomson, Department of History
The C. Graydon & Mary E. Rogers Faculty Fellowship
(currently not eligible to be named)
The Robert L. Rooke Chair in the Historical & Social Context of Engineering
Associate Professor Ryan Snyder, Department of Chemical Engineering
The Robert L. Rooke Professorship in Engineering
Professor Margot Vigeant, Department of Chemical Engineering
The Russell-Childers Professorship in the Laboratory Sciences
Professor Mark Haussmann, Department of Biology
The Howard I. Scott Endowment
Professor Janice Traflet, Department of Accounting & Financial Management
The Ruth Everett Sierzega Chair in Linguistics
Assistant Professor Heidi Lorimor, Department of Languages, Cultures & Linguistics
The Silbermann Family Professorship in Modern Hebrew Language & Literature
Associate Professor Or Rogovin, Department of Languages, Cultures & Linguistics
The Herbert L. Spencer Professorship in Biology
Professor Le Paliulis, Department of Biology
The Swanson Fellowships in the Sciences & Engineering
(currently not eligible to be named)
The John P. & Mary Jane Swanson Professorship in Engineering & the Sciences
Associate Professor Stu Thompson, Department of Electrical & Computer Engineering
The David Morton & Leanne Freas Trout Professorship of French & Francophone Studies
Associate Professor Renée Gosson, Department of Languages, Cultures & Linguistics
The Charles P. Vaughan Chair in Economics
Professor Jan Knoedler, Department of Economics
The David J. '85 & Deborah West Professorship in Management
Professor Neil Boyd, Department of Management & Organizations
The Ellen P. & Samuel L. Williams Endowed Music Professorship Fund
Samuel L. Williams Professor in Music
Assistant Professor Ryan Malone, Department of Music
Ellen P. Williams Professor in Music
Associate Professor Emily Martin, Department of Music
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