Mar 28, 2024  
2017-2018 Undergraduate Catalog 
    
2017-2018 Undergraduate Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Endowed Chairs and Professorships



Chairs

Arts, Education, and Sciences

Emy-Lou Biedenharn Endowed Chair in Music Dr. Judy Bowers

Business and Social Sciences

Joseph A. Biedenharn Chair in Gerontology Not Determined
Margaret & Bernard Biedenharn Chair of Business Dr. Kenneth Clow
Contractors Educational Trust Fund Endowed Chair in Construction Dr. Edward Brayton

Health and Pharmaceutical Sciences

Hanna Spyker Eminent Scholars Chair in Education Dr. Wendel A. Ray
Mary E. & Darrell L. Calhoun Chair in Pharmacology Dr. Girish Shah
Tom and Mayme Scott Endowed Chair in Clinical Pharmacy Practice Not Determined
Kitty DeGree Eminent Scholars Chair in Nursing Dr. Susan Lacey
   


Professorships

Arts, Education, and Sciences

Biology

Kitty DeGree Professorship in Biology   Dr. Ann Findley
Lillian L. and Fred A. Marx Endowed Professorship in Biology   Dr. Joydeep Bhattacharjee

Communication

Vernon McCrory 1st Amendment Professorship in Mass Communication   Mr. Barth Cox

English

Tommy and Mary Barham Endowed Professorship in English   Dr. William Rogers
Endowed Professorship in English   Dr. Jana Giles
L. M. McKneely Professorship in English Literature   Dr. Julia Guernsey-Pitchford
L. M. McKneely Professorship in Humanities   Dr. James Boldlin

Geosciences

Endowed Professorship in Geology   Dr. Todd Murphy

Liberal Arts

Dr. William R. Hammond Professorship in Liberal Arts   Mr. Clifford Tresner

Mathematics

A. Dale Magoun Professorship in Mathematics   Not Determined
Capital One Professorship in Mathematics   Not Determined

Music

Emy-Lou Biedenharn Endowed Professorship in Music   Dr. Claire Vangelisti

School of Education

Frances Davis Hammond Professorship in Education   Dr. Yiting Chu
Entergy Professorship in Instructional Technology in Teacher Education   Not Determined
Mary Ellen Walker Professorship in Early Childhood Education   Dr. Mike Beutner
Chase Professorship in Teacher Education   Not Determined
BellSouth Endowed Professorship in Science Education   Dr. Ava Pugh
Kitty DeGree Endowed Professorship in Education   Dr. Kioh Kim
Endowed Professorship in Education Administration   Dr. Nicole Vaux
The Upshaw Family Professorship in Education   Dr. Myra Lovett

Business and Social Sciences

Accounting

Alumni Professorship in Accounting   Ms. Janis Weber
Beta Alpha Psi (BAPES) Professorship in Accounting   Ms. Patti Roshto
Hood / DeFatta Professorship in Accounting   Dr. Kathy Kaminski
John L. Luffey, Sr. Endowed Professorship in Accounting   Dr. Dorothy Davis
Michelle McEacharn Endowed Professorship in Accounting   Dr. Katherine Boswell
Regions Bank Endowed Professorship in Accounting   Dr. Michelle McEacharn

Agribusiness

Governor James A. Noe and Linda Noe Laine Professorship in Agriculture   Dr. Paul Nelson
Mayme and Tom Scott Professorship in Agriculture   Mr. Zachary Moore

Computer Information Systems

Entergy Endowed Professorship in Computer Information Systems   Dr. Paul Wiedemeier
JoAnn and Miles Sager, Jr. Endowed Professorship in Computer Information Systems   Dr. Peggy Lane
Kitty DeGree Professorship in Computer Information Systems   Dr. William Barnett

Computer Sciences

Clarke Williams, Jr. Professorship in Communicative Software Design   Dr. Lon Smith
Kitty DeGree Professorship in Computer Sciences   Dr. Jose Cordova

Construction

Beach Endowed Professorship in the School of Construction   Mr. Jerry Madden
Clark Boyce Professorship in Construction   Dr. Don Colegrove
Endowed Professorship in Electrical / Mechanical in School of Construction   Dr. Nick Hardy
Northeast Chapter Associated General Contractors of America Endowed Super Professorship in Construction Management   Mr. Greg Smith
Thurman Potts Professorship in Construction   Dr. Edward Brayton

Entrepreneurship

Abell Endowed Professorship in Entrepreneurship   Dr. Laurie Babin
Dr. Henry Hu Endowed Professorship in Entrepreneurship   Dr. Tammy Johnston
Endowed Professorship in Entrepreneurship   Dr. Donna Luse
George T. Walker Professorship in Entrepreneurship   Dr. Carl Kogut

Finance

Louisiana Real Estate Commission Endowed Professorship in Finance   Dr. Eugenie Ardoin

Gerontology

Endowed Professorship in Gerontology   Not Determined
Pfizer Inc. - B.J. and Mary Jo Robison Professorship in Gerontology   Not Determined

Insurance

Kim Sledge Super Professorship in Risk Management and Insurance   Not Determined
State Farm Professorship in Insurance   Dr. Christine T. Berry

Management

Bruce and Lizabeth Boulware Professorship in Management   Dr. Stan Williamson
David and Sharon Turrentine Endowed Professorship in Business   Dr. Henry Cole
Freddy and Reba Nolan Endowed Professorship in Business Analytics   Dr. Arturo Rodriguez
Iberia Bank Professorship of Distinction   Dr. Brad Cousins
John and Rosemary Luffey Professional in Residence Endowed Professorship   Dr. Bruce Walker

Marketing

John and Tasha Gardner Endowed Professorship in Marketing Analytics   Dr. Claire Stammerjohan

Health and Pharmaceutical Sciences

Kinesiology

George L. “Chip” Luffey Endowed Professorship in Kinesiology   Dr. Elward Kendall Alford
Lucy Shackelford Professorship in Kinesiology   Dr. Tommie Church

Nursing

Gaye Eason Dean Endowed Professorship in Nursing   Ms. Sherry Peveto
Glenwood Regional Medical Center Professorship in Nursing   Ms. Karen Arrant
Glenwood Regional Medical Center Professorship in Nursing “B”   Ms. Kathy Kennedy
Sister Anne Marie Twohig Professorship in Nursing   Ms. Sandy Bailey
Sister Jerome Crowley Professorship in Nursing   Dr. Wendy Bailes
Sister Ligouri Lawton Professorship in Nursing   Dr. Rhonda Hensley
ULM Endowed Professorship in Nursing   Dr. Martha Goodman

Pharmacy

Pfizer, Inc. - B. J. Robison Professorship in Pharmacy   Dr. Paul Sylvester

Speech-Language Pathology

Endowed Professorship in Communicative Disorders   Dr. David Irwin
Kitty DeGree Endowed Professorship for the Speech and Hearing Clinic   Ms. Anne Marie Sisk

Toxicology

Waste Management Professorship in Toxicology   Dr. Kevin Baer

 

Academic Affairs

Mayme and Tom Scott Professorship in Teaching Excellence   Dr. Jessica Dolecheck