Apr 20, 2024  
2016-2017 Undergraduate Catalog 
    
2016-2017 Undergraduate Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Endowed Chairs and Professorships



Chairs

Arts, Education, and Sciences

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

Business and Social Sciences

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

Health and Pharmaceutical Sciences

Joseph A. Biedenharn Chair in Gerontology Dr. Karen Frye
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 Nursing TBD
   
   


Hanna Spyker Eminent Scholars Chair in Education Dr. Wendel A. Ray


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

Communication

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

English

Tommy and Mary Barham Endowed Professorship in English   Dr. William Ryan
Endowed Professorship in English   Dr. Mary Adams
L. M. McKneely Professorship in English Literature   Dr. Jana Giles
L. M. McKneely Professorship in Humanities   Dr. Joshua Stockley

Geosciences

Endowed Professorship in Geology   Dr. Michael Chenoweth

Liberal Arts

Dr. William R. Hammond Professorship in Liberal Arts   Dr. Jeffrey Anderson

Mathematics

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

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   Dr. Mike Beutner
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   Dr. Amy Dagley
The Upshaw Family Professorship in Education   Dr. Shalanda Stanley

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. Michelle McEacharn
John L. Luffey, Sr. Endowed Professorship in Accounting   Dr. Dorothy Davis
Michelle McEacharn Endowed Professorship in Accounting   Dr. Katherine Boswell

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 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. Greg Smith
Clark Boyce Professorship in Construction   Dr. David Hodnett
Endowed Professorship in Electrical / Mechanical in School of Construction   Mr. Gregory Smith
Northeast Chapter of the Associated General Contractors of America Endowed        Super Professorship in Construction Management   Dr. David Manry
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. Henry Cole
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

Insurance

State Farm Professorship in Insurance   Dr. Christine T. Berry

Management

Bruce and Lizabeth Boulware Professorship in Management   Dr. Stan Williamson
John and Rosemary Luffey Professional in Residence Endowed Professorship   Dr. Bruce Walker

Health and Pharmaceutical Sciences

Gerontology

Endowed Professorship in Gerontology   TBD
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
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. Connie Lewis
Sister Jerome Crowley Professorship in Nursing   Dr. Wendy Bailes
Sister Ligouri Lawton Professorship in Nursing   Dr. Emily Doughty
ULM Endowed Professorship in Nursing   Dr. Debra Craighead

Speech-Language Pathology

Endowed Professorship in Communicative Disorders   Ms. Jennifer Whited
Kitty DeGree Endowed Professorship for the Speech and Hearing Clinic   Ms. Ramona Bonnette

Pharmacy

Pharmacy

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

Toxicology

Waste Management Professorship in Toxicology   Dr. Kevin Baer

 

Academic Affairs

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