Oct 14, 2024  
2020-2021 Undergraduate Catalog 
    
2020-2021 Undergraduate Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Endowed Chairs and Professorships


  • Chairs
    • Arts, Education, and Sciences
    • Business and Social Sciences
    • Health Sciences
    • Pharmacy

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

Pharmacy

Mary E. & Darrell L. Calhoun Chair in Pharmacology   Dr. Girish Shah
Tom and Mayme Scott Endowed Chair in Clinical Pharmacy Practice   Dr. Oscar Garza
Tom and Mayme Scott Endowed Chair of Pharmacy Excellence   Dr. H. Glenn Anderson


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. Matthew Overturf
Jan and Gary Luffey Endowed Professorship in Life Sciences   Dr. Cathy Newman
Lillian L. and Fred A. Marx Endowed Professorship in Biology   Dr. John Carr

Communication

Doll and Henry Biedenharn, Jr. Endowed Professorship in Communication   Dr. Joshua Comer
Vernon W. “Bodie” McCrory 1st Amendment Endowed Professorship in Mass Communication   Dr. Christopher Mapp

Education

BellSouth Endowed Professorship in Science Education   Dr. Kim Tolson
Chase Endowed Professorship in Teacher Education   Dr. Tarrieck Rideaux
Endowed Professorship in Education Administration   Dr. Gregory Koers
Entergy Professorship in Instructional Technology in Teacher Education   Dr. Mike Beutner
Frances Davis Hammond Endowed Professorship in Education   Dr. Stacie Austin
Kitty DeGree Endowed Professorship in Education   Dr. Yiting Chu
Mary Ellen Walker Endowed Professorship in Early Childhood Education   Dr. Shalanda Stanley
The Upshaw Family Endowed Professorship in Education   Dr. Ava Pugh

English

Endowed Professorship in English   Dr. Jana Giles
L. M. McKneely Endowed Professorship in English Literature   Dr. Elizabeth Oldfather
L. M. McKneely Endowed Professorship in Humanities   Dr. Roger Carpenter
Tommy and Mary Barham Endowed Professorship in English   Dr. William Rogers

Geosciences

Endowed Professorship in Geology   Dr. Ken Leppert

Liberal Arts

Dr. William R. Hammond Endowed Professorship in Liberal Arts   Dr. Patrick Morgan

Mathematics

A. Dale Magoun Endowed Professorship in Mathematics   Dr. Faisal Kaleem
Capital One Endowed Professorship in Mathematics   Dr. Wilson Harvey

Music

Emy-Lou Biedenharn Endowed Professorship in Music   Dr. Eric Siereveld
Emy-Lou Biedenharn Second Endowed Professorship in Music   Dr. Scot Humes
Leon Hammond Endowed Professorship in Music   Mr. Mel Mobley

University Honors

Linda and Nick Bruno Endowed Professorship in University Honors   Dr. Matthew Talbert


Business and Social Sciences

Accounting

Alumni Endowed Professorship in Accounting   Ms. Janis Weber
Hood / DeFatta Endowed Professorship in Accounting   Dr. Kathleen 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 and Linda Noe Laine Endowed Professorship in Agriculture   Dr. Paul Nelson
Mayme and 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. 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   Mr. Thomas DeNardin
George T. Walker Endowed Professorship in Entrepreneurship   Dr. Carl Kogut

Finance

Louisiana Real Estate Commission Endowed Professorship in Finance   Dr. Eugenie Ardoin
Progressive Bank Endowed Professorship in Financial and Information Technology Services   Not Determined

Gerontology

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

Insurance

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

Management

Bruce and Lizabeth Boulware Endowed Professorship in Management   Dr. Stanley 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. Deborah Golemon

Marketing

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

Health Sciences

Kinesiology

George L. “Chip” Luffey Endowed Professorship in Kinesiology   Dr. Matt Lovett
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   Dr. Wendy Bailes
Sister Ligouri Lawton Endowed Professorship in Nursing   Dr. Rhonda Hensley
ULM Endowed Professorship in Nursing   Dr. Martha Goodman
Willis-Knighton Endowed Professorship for Nursing Honoring Helen Mena
  Dr. Sherry Peveto

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

Pharmacy

Pharmacy

Pfizer, Inc. - B. J. Robison Endowed Professorship in Pharmacy   Dr. Paul Sylvester
Tessa Albritton Endowed Professorship in Pharmacy   Not Determined
Willis-Knighton Professorship for the College of Pharmacy   Dr. Karen Briski

Toxicology

Waste Management Endowed Professorship in Toxicology   Dr. Kevin Baer