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								2022-2023 Undergraduate Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG] 							
							  Endowed Chairs and Professorships							  
								
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				- Chairs
				
					- Arts, Education, and Sciences
 
					- Business and Social Sciences
 
					- Health Sciences
 
					- Pharmacy
 
				 
				 
			 
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Chairs
Arts, Education, and Sciences
	
		
			| Emy-Lou Biedenharn Endowed Chair in Music | 
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			Dr. James Boldin | 
		 
	
 
Business and Social Sciences
	
		
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			 Banowsky Chair in Accounting 
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			 Dr. Michelle McEacharn 
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			 B.W. Biedenharn Chair in Business 
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			Dr. Joyce Zhou | 
		 
		
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			 Contractors Educational Trust Fund Endowed Chair in Construction 
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			 Dr. Edward Brayton 
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			 Joseph A. Biedenharn Chair in Gerontology 
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			 Dr. Anita Sharma 
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			 Kim Sledge Endowed Chair in Risk Management & Insurance 
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			 Dr. Christine T. Berry 
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			 ULM Endowed Chair in Agriculture 
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			 Dr. H. Ulas Ograk 
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Health Sciences
	
		
			| Hanna Spyker Eminent Scholars Chair in Education | 
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			Dr. Wendel A. Ray | 
		 
		
			| Kitty DeGree Eminent Scholars Chair in Nursing | 
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			Dr. Susan Lacey | 
		 
	
 
Pharmacy
	
		
			| Mary E. & Darrell L. Calhoun Chair in Pharmacology | 
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			Dr. Girish Shah | 
		 
		
			| Tom and Mayme Scott Endowed Chair in Clinical Pharmacy Practice | 
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			Dr. Oscar Garza | 
		 
		
			| Tom and Mayme Scott Endowed Chair of Pharmacy Excellence | 
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			Dr. H. Glenn Anderson | 
		 
	
 
 
Professorships
Academic Affairs
	
		
			| Francesca and C. D. Oakley, Jr. Endowed Professorship in Academic Innovation Center | 
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			Ms. Brooke Foy | 
		 
		
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			 Mayme and Tom Scott Endowed Professorship in Teaching Excellence 
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			Dr. Emad El-Giar | 
		 
	
 
Arts, Education, and Sciences
Biology
	
		
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			 Elizabeth and Haydn Cutler Endowed Professorship in Biotechnology 
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			Dr. Srinivas Garlapati | 
		 
		
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			 Kitty DeGree Endowed Professorship in Biology 
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			 Dr. Matthew Overturf 
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			| Jan and Gary Luffey Endowed Professorship in Life Sciences | 
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			Dr. Cathy Newman | 
		 
		
			| Lillian L. and Fred A. Marx Endowed Professorship in Biology | 
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			Dr. John Carr | 
		 
		
			| The UL System Foundation & Willis-Knighton Health Systems Professorship in Biology | 
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			Dr. Christopher Gissendanner | 
		 
	
 
Communication
	
		
			
			
				
					
						| Doll and Henry Biedenharn, Jr. Endowed Professorship in Communication | 
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						Dr. Sara Kim | 
					 
					
						| Vernon W. “Bodie” McCrory 1st Amendment Endowed Professorship in Mass Communication | 
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						Dr. Adaobi Duru | 
					 
				
			 
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Education
	
		
			| BellSouth Endowed Professorship in Science Education | 
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			Dr. Kim Tolson | 
		 
		
			| Chase Endowed Professorship in Teacher Education | 
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			Dr. Sandra Watson | 
		 
		
			| Dorothy & Ray Young Family Endowed Professorship | 
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			Dr. Heather Kennedy | 
		 
		
			| Endowed Professorship in Education Administration | 
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			Dr. Gregory Koers | 
		 
		
			| Entergy Professorship in Instructional Technology in Teacher Education | 
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			Dr. Amy Weems | 
		 
		
			| Frances Davis Hammond Endowed Professorship in Education | 
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			Dr. Stacie Austin | 
		 
		
			| Kitty DeGree Endowed Professorship in Education | 
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			Dr. Yiting Chu | 
		 
		
			| Mary Ellen Walker Endowed Professorship in Early Childhood Education | 
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			Dr. Shalanda Stanley | 
		 
		
			| The Upshaw Family Endowed Professorship in Education | 
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			Dr. Melissa Warr | 
		 
	
 
English
	
		
			| Endowed Professorship in English | 
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			Dr. Jana Giles | 
		 
		
			| L. M. McKneely Endowed Professorship in English Literature | 
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			Dr. Elizabeth Oldfather | 
		 
		
			| L. M. McKneely Endowed Professorship in Humanities | 
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			Dr. Roger Carpenter | 
		 
		
			| Tommy and Mary Barham Endowed Professorship in English | 
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			Dr. William Rogers | 
		 
	
 
Geosciences
	
		
			| Endowed Professorship in Geology | 
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			Dr. Ken Leppert | 
		 
	
 
Liberal Arts
	
		
			| Dr. William R. Hammond Endowed Professorship in Liberal Arts | 
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			Dr. Patrick Morgan | 
		 
	
 
Mathematics
	
		
			| A. Dale Magoun Endowed Professorship in Mathematics | 
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			Dr. Faisal Kaleem | 
		 
		
			| Capital One Endowed Professorship in Mathematics | 
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			Dr. Blake Farman | 
		 
	
 
Music
	
		
			| Emy-Lou Biedenharn Endowed Professorship in Music | 
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			Dr. Eric Siereveld | 
		 
		
			| Emy-Lou Biedenharn Second Endowed Professorship in Music | 
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			Dr. Scot Humes | 
		 
		
			| Leon Hammond Endowed Professorship in Music | 
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			Dr. Mel Mobley | 
		 
	
 
University Honors
	
		
			| Linda and Nick Bruno Endowed Professorship in University Honors | 
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			Dr. Joshua Stockley | 
		 
	
 
 
Business and Social Sciences
Accounting
	
		
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			 Alumni Endowed Professorship in Accounting 
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			 Ms. Janis Weber 
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			 Henry A. Little, CPA, Endowed Professorship 
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			Mr. Jason Ashby | 
		 
		
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			 Hood / DeFatta Endowed Professorship in Accounting 
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			 Dr. Kathleen Kaminski 
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			 John L. Luffey, Sr. Endowed Professorship in Accounting 
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			 Dr. Katherine Boswell 
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			 Michelle McEacharn Endowed Professorship in Accounting 
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			Mr. Jason Ashby | 
		 
		
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			 Patti Roshto Professorship in Accounting 
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			 Mr. Jay Lewis 
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			 Regions Bank Endowed Professorship in Accounting 
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			 Dr. Michelle McEacharn 
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Agribusiness
	
		
			| Governor James A. Noe and Linda Noe Laine Endowed Professorship in Agriculture | 
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			Mr. Blair David | 
		 
		
			| Mayme and Tom Scott Endowed Professorship in Agriculture | 
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			Mr. Zachary Moore | 
		 
	
 
Computer Information Systems
	
		
			| Entergy Endowed Professorship in Computer Information Systems | 
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			Dr. Paul Wiedemeier | 
		 
		
			| JoAnn and Miles Sager, Jr. Endowed Professorship in Computer Information Systems | 
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			Dr. Peggy Lane | 
		 
		
			| Kitty DeGree Endowed Professorship in Computer Information Systems | 
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			Dr. William Barnett | 
		 
	
 
Computer Sciences
	
		
			| Clarke Williams, Jr. Endowed Professorship in Communicative Software Design | 
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			Dr. Lon Smith | 
		 
		
			| Kitty DeGree Endowed Professorship in Computer Sciences | 
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			Dr. Jose Cordova | 
		 
	
 
Construction
	
		
			| Beach Endowed Professorship in the School of Construction | 
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			Not Determined | 
		 
		
			| Clark G. Boyce Endowed Professorship in Construction | 
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			Dr. Don Colegrove | 
		 
		
			| Endowed Professorship in Electrical / Mechanical School of Construction | 
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			Dr. Don Colegrove | 
		 
		
			| Northeast Chapter Associated General Contractors of America Endowed Super Professorship | 
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			Mr. Greg Smith | 
		 
		
			| Thurman Potts Endowed Professorship in Construction | 
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			Dr. Edward Brayton | 
		 
	
 
Entrepreneurship
	
		
			| Abell Endowed Professorship in Entrepreneurship | 
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			Mr. Zachary Moore | 
		 
		
			| Dr. Henry Hu Endowed Professorship in Entrepreneurship | 
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			Dr. Tammy Johnston | 
		 
		
			| Endowed Professorship in Entrepreneurship | 
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			Mr. Thomas DeNardin | 
		 
		
			| George T. Walker Endowed Professorship in Entrepreneurship | 
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			Dr. Ahmad Osmani | 
		 
	
 
Finance
	
		
			| Louisiana Real Estate Commission Endowed Professorship in Finance | 
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			Dr. Eugenie Ardoin | 
		 
		
			| Progressive Bank Endowed Professorship in Financial and Information Technology Services | 
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			Dr. Arturo Rodriguez | 
		 
	
 
Gerontology
	
		
			| Endowed Professorship in Gerontology | 
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			Dr. Anita Sharma | 
		 
		
			| Pfizer Inc. - B.J. and Mary Jo Robison Endowed Professorship in Gerontology | 
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			Dr. Burt Ashworth | 
		 
	
 
Insurance
	
		
			| State Farm Endowed Professorship in Insurance | 
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			Dr. Christine T. Berry | 
		 
	
 
Management
	
		
			| Bruce and Lizabeth Boulware Endowed Professorship in Management | 
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			Mr. Taewoo Kim | 
		 
		
			| David and Sharon Turrentine Endowed Professorship in Business | 
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			Dr. Susie Cox | 
		 
		
			| Freddy and Reba Nolan Endowed Professorship in Business Analytics | 
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			Dr. Long Pham | 
		 
		
			| Iberia Bank Professorship of Distinction | 
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			Ms. Veronika Humphries | 
		 
		
			| John and Rosemary Luffey Professional in Residence Endowed Professorship | 
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			Dr. Deborah Golemon | 
		 
	
 
Marketing
	
		
			| John and Tasha Gardner Endowed Professorship in Marketing Analytics | 
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			Ms. Melissa Kiper | 
		 
	
 
Political Science
	
		
			| Lawson & Sharon Swearingen Endowed Prof in Political Science  | 
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			Dr. Joshua Stockley | 
		 
	
 
Psychology
	
		
			| The Stewart Professorship | 
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			Dr. Jun Yu | 
		 
	
 
Health Sciences
Kinesiology
	
		
			| George L. “Chip” Luffey Endowed Professorship in Kinesiology | 
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			Dr. William T. Hey | 
		 
		
			| Lucy Shackelford Endowed Professorship in Kinesiology | 
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			Dr. Ashanti M. Jones | 
		 
	
 
Nursing
	
		
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			 Gaye Eason Dean Endowed Professorship in Nursing 
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			 Ms. Ebony G. Watson 
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			 Glenwood Regional Medical Center Endowed Professorship in Nursing 
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			 Ms. Amy Miller 
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			 Glenwood Regional Medical Center Endowed Professorship in Nursing “B” 
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			 Dr. Caroline Carpenter 
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			| Singler/Holyfield Nursing Endowed Professorship | 
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			Dr. Caroline Carpenter | 
		 
		
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			 Sister Anne Marie Twohig Endowed Professorship in Nursing 
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			 Dr. Sandy Bailey 
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			 Sister Jerome Crowley Endowed Professorship in Nursing 
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			 Ms. Ashley Wiltcher 
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			 Sister Ligouri Lawton Endowed Professorship in Nursing 
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			 Ms. Vonda Boone 
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			 ULM Endowed Professorship in Nursing 
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			 Dr. Karen Arrant 
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			 Willis-Knighton Endowed Professorship for Nursing 
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			 Dr. Wendy Bailes 
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			 Willis-Knighton Endowed Professorship for Nursing Honoring Helen Mena 
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			 Dr. Kathy Kennedy 
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Speech-Language Pathology
	
		
			| Endowed Professorship in Communicative Disorders | 
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			Ms. Mary A. Thomas | 
		 
		
			| Kitty DeGree Endowed Professorship for the Speech and Hearing Clinic | 
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			Ms. Anne Marie Sisk | 
		 
	
 
Pharmacy
Pharmacy
	
		
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			 Louisiana Independent Pharmacies Association Professorship in Pharmacy 
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			 Dr. Jeffery Evans 
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			 Pfizer, Inc. - B. J. Robison Endowed Professorship in Pharmacy 
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			 Dr. Paul Sylvester 
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			 Tessa Albritton Endowed Professorship in Pharmacy 
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			 Dr. Jessica Brady 
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			 Willis-Knighton Professorship for the College of Pharmacy 
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			 Dr. Karen Briski 
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Toxicology
	
		
			| Waste Management Endowed Professorship in Toxicology | 
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			Dr. Kevin Baer | 
		 
		
			| The UL System Foundation & Willis-Knighton Health Systems Professorship in Toxicology | 
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			Dr. Sharon Meyer | 
		 
	
 
  
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