Apr 03, 2025  
2015-2016 Undergraduate Catalog 
    
2015-2016 Undergraduate Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Endowed Chairs and Professorships



Chairs

Arts, Education, and Sciences

Emy-Lou Biedenharn Endowed Chair in Music Dr. Aaron Witek

Business Administration

Margaret & Bernard Biedenharn Chair of Business Dr. Kenneth Clow
Contractors Educational Trust Fund Endowed Chair in Construction Dr. Edward Brayton

Pharmacy

Mary E. & Darrell L. Calhoun Chair in Pharmacology Dr. Girish Shah
Tom and Mayme Scott Endowed Chair in Clinical Pharmacy Practice TBD
Kitty DeGree Eminent Scholars Chair in Toxicology TBD
   
   


Hanna Spyker Eminent Scholars Chair in Education Dr. Bradford P. Keeney


Professorships

Arts, Education, and Sciences

Biology

Kitty DeGree Professorship in Biology   Dr. John Carr
Lillian L. and Fred A. Marx Endowed Professorship in Biology   Dr. Allison Wiedemeier

English

Tommy and Mary Barham Endowed Professorship in English   TBD
Endowed Professorship in English   Dr. Mary Adams
L. M. McKneely Professorship in English Literature   Dr. Jana Giles
L. M. McKneely Professorship in Humanities   Dr. Joseph Stockley

Geosciences

Endowed Professorship in Geology   Dr. Michael Chenoweth

Liberal Arts

Dr. William R. Hammond Professorship in Liberal Arts   Dr. James Boldin

Communication

Vernon McCrory 1st Amendment Professorship in Mass Communication   Dr. Christopher Mapp

Mathematics

Capital One Professorship in Mathematics   TBD
A. Dale Magoun Professorship in Mathematics   Dr. Uduak George

Music

Emy-Lou Biedenharn Endowed Professorship in Music   Dr. Mel Mobley

School of Education

Frances Davis Hammond Professorship in Education   Dr. Sherlyn Powel
Entergy Professorship in Instructional Technology in Teacher Education   TBD
Mary Ellen Walker Professorship in Early Childhood Education   TBD
Chase Professorship in Teacher Education   Dr. Kris Bista
BellSouth Endowed Professorship in Science Education   Dr. Ava Pugh
Kitty DeGree Endowed Professorship in Education   Dr. Kioh Kim
Endowed Professorship in Education Administration   TBD
The Upshaw Family Professorship in Education   Dr. Shalanda Stanley

Business Administration

Accounting

Hood / DeFatta Professorship in Accounting   TBD
John L. Luffey, Sr. Endowed Professorship in Accounting   Dr. Dorothy Davis
Michelle McEacharn Endowed Professorship in Accounting   Dr. Katherine Boswell
Alumni Professorship in Accounting   Ms. Janis Weber

Agribusiness

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

Computer Information Systems

Entergy Endowed Professorship in Computer Information Systems   Dr. Paul Wiedemeier
Kitty DeGree Professorship in Computer Information Systems   Dr. William Barnette

Computer Sciences

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

Construction

Beach Endowed Professorship in the School of Construction   Mr. Greg Smith
Clark Boyce Professorship in Construction   Dr. Edward Brayton
Endowed Professorship in Electrical / Mechanical in School of Construction   Dr. David Manry
Northeast Chapter Associated General Contractors of America Professorship   Dr. Bobby Ensminger
Thurman Potts Professorship in Construction   Dr. Edward Brayton

Entrepreneurship

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

Finance

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

Insurance

State Farm Professorship in Insurance   Dr. Christine T. Berry

Management

Bruce and Lizabeth Boulware Professorship in Management   Dr. Stan Williamson

Health Sciences

Gerontology

Endowed Professorship in Gerontology   Dr. Brandy McCann
Pfizer Inc. - B.J. and Mary Jo Robison Professorship in Gerontology   TBD

Kinesiology

George L. “Chip” Luffey Endowed Professorship in Kinesiology   Dr. Elward Kendall Alford
    Dr. Lisa Colvin

Speech-Language Pathology

Endowed Professorship in Communicative Disorders   Dr. Linda Bryan
Kitty DeGree Endowed Professorship for the Speech and Hearing Clinic   Ms. Sarah Hayes

Nursing

Glenwood Regional Medical Center Professorship in Nursing “A”   Ms. Amy Kincannon
Glenwood Regional Medical Center Professorship in Nursing “B”   Dr. Belinda Morgan
Sister Ligouri Lawton Professorship in Nursing   Dr. Emily Doughty
ULM Endowed Professorship in Nursing   Ms. Catherine Campbell
Sister Jerome Crowley Professorship in Nursing   Ms. Donna Glaze
Sister Anne Marie Twohig Professorship in Nursing   Ms. Connie Lewis
     

College of Health and Pharmaceutical Sciences

   
Lucy Shackelford Professorship in Kinesiology   Dr. Lisa Colvin

Pharmacy

Pharmacy

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

Toxicology

Waste Management Professorship in Toxicology   Dr. Kevin Baer

Academic Affairs


 
Deborah Cofer Distinguished Professorship in Undergraduate Education   TBD
James E. Cofer Distinguished Professorship in Undergraduate Education   TBD
Mayme and Tom Scott Professorship in Teaching Excellence   John Sutherlin