Mar 29, 2024  
2019-2020 Graduate Catalog 
    
2019-2020 Graduate 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

Contractors Educational Trust Fund Endowed Chair in Construction   Dr. Edward Brayton
Joseph A. Biedenharn Chair in Gerontology   Not Determined

Health Sciences

Hanna Spyker Eminent Scholars Endowed Chair in Education   Dr. Wendel A. Ray
Kitty DeGree Eminent Scholars Endowed Chair in Nursing   Dr. Susan Lacey

Pharmacy

Mary E. and Darrell L. Calhoun Endowed Chair in Pharmacology   Dr. Girish Shah
Tom and Mayme Scott Endowed Chair in Clinical Pharmacy Practice   Not Determined

 

Professorships

Academic Affairs

Francesca and C.D. Oakley, Jr. Endowed Professorship in Academic Innovation Center   Dr. Leigh Hersey
Mayme and Tom Scott Endowed Professorship in Teaching Excellence   Dr. Allison Wiedemeier


Arts, Education, and Sciences

Biology

Doll and Henry Biedenharn, Jr. Endowed Professorship in Communication   Not Determined
Elizabeth and Haydn Cutler Endowed Professorship in Biotechnology   Dr. Srinivas Garlapati
Kitty DeGree Endowed Professorship in Biology   Dr. Ann Findley
Lillian L. & Fred A. Marx Endowed Professorship in Biology   Dr. Joydeep Bhattacharjee

Communication

Vernon W. “Bodie” McCrory 1st Amendment Endowed Professorship in Mass Communication   Mr. Barth Cox

Education

BellSouth Endowed Professorship in Science Education   Dr. Ava Pugh
Chase Endowed Professorship in Teacher Education   Dr. Tarrieck Rideaux
Frances Davis Hammond Professorship in Education   Dr. Yiting Chu
Kitty DeGree Endowed Professorship in Education   Dr. Kioh Kim
Endowed Professorship in Education Administration   Dr. Nicole Vaux
Entergy Professorship in Instructional Technology in Teacher Education   Dr. Mike Beutner
The Upshaw Family Professorship in Education   Dr. Myra Lovett
Mary Ellen Walker Endowed Professorship in Early Childhood Education   Dr. Lacy Hitt

English

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

Geosciences

Endowed Professorship in Geology   Dr. Todd Murphy

Humanities

L.M. McKneely Endowed Professorship in Humanities   Dr. James Boldin

Liberal Arts

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

Mathematics

Capital One Professorship in Mathematics   Dr. Wilson Harvey
A. Dale Magoun Professorship in Mathematics   Not Determined

Music

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



Business and Social Sciences

Accounting

Alumni Endowed Professorship in Accounting   Ms. Janis Weber
Hood/DeFatta Endowed 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
Patti Roshto Professorship in Accounting   Mr. Jay Lewis
Regions Bank Endowed Professorship in Accounting   Dr. Michelle McEacharn

Agribusiness

Governor James A. Noe & Linda Noe Laine Endowed Professorship in Agriculture   Dr. Paul Nelson
Mayme & Tom Scott Endowed 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 Endowed Professorship in Computer Information Systems   Dr. William Barnett

Computer Sciences

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

Construction

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

Entrepreneurship

Abell Endowed Professorship in Entrepreneurship   Not Determined
Dr. Henry Hu Endowed Professorship in Entrepreneurship   Dr. Tammy Johnson
Endowed Professorship in Entrepreneurship   Not Determined
George T. Walker Endowed Professorship in Entrepreneurship   Dr. Carl Kogut

Finance

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

Gerontology

Endowed Professorship in Gerontology   Dr. Anita Sharma
Pfizer Inc. - B.J. and Mary Jo Robison Endowed Professorship in Gerontology   Dr. Burton Ashworth

Insurance

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

Management

Bruce and Lizabeth Boulware Endowed 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. Bradley Cousins
John and Rosemary Luffey Professional-in-Residence Endowed Professorship   Not Determined
     


Health Sciences

Kinesiology

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

Nursing

Gaye Eason Dean Endowed Professorship in Nursing   Ms. Debra Craighead
Glenwood Regional Medical Center Endowed Professorship in Nursing   Ms. Karen Arrant
Glenwood Regional Medical Center Endowed Professorship in Nursing B   Ms. Caroline Carpenter
Sister Anne Marie Twohig Endowed Professorship in Nursing   Ms. Sandy Bailey
Sister Jerome Crowley Endowed Professorship in Nursing   Ms. Wendy Bailes
Sister Ligouri Lawton Endowed Professorship in Nursing   Dr. Rhonda Hensley
ULM Endowed Professorship in Nursing   Dr. Martha Goodman
Willis-Knighton Endowed Professorship in Nursing Honoring Helen Mena   Dr. Sherry Peveto

Speech-Language Pathology

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


Pharmacy

Pharmacy

Pfizer, Inc. - B.J. Robison Professorship in Pharmacy   Dr. Paul Sylvester
Tessa Allbritton Endowed Professorship in Pharmacy   Dr. Jennifer Smith
Willis-Knighton Professorship for the College of Pharmacy   Dr. Karen Briski

Toxicology

Waste Management Endowed Professorship in Toxicology   Dr. Kevin Baer