Sep 06, 2025  
2025-2026 Graduate Catalog 
    
2025-2026 Graduate Catalog

Endowed Chairs and Professorships


Chairs

 

Arts, Education, and Sciences

Emy-Lou Biedenharn Endowed Chair in Music   Dr. James Boldin
Sharon Griffith Terrentine Super Endowed Chair in VAPA   Dr. Nicholas Bratcher

Business and Social Sciences

Contractors Educational Trust Fund Endowed Chair in Construction   Dr. Clint Martin
Ella Johnson Endowed Chair in Agriculture   Dr. Ulas Ograk
Joseph A. Biedenharn Chair in Gerontology   Dr. Anita Sharma
Kim Sledge Endowed Chair in Risk Management and Insurance   Dr. Christine Berry
Susan and William S. Banowsky Chair in Accounting   Dr. Michelle McEacharn

Health Sciences

Hanna Spyker Eminent Scholars Endowed Chair in Education   Dr. Jana Sutton
Kitty DeGree Eminent Scholars Endowed Chair in Nursing   Dr. Wendy Bailes

Pharmacy

Mary E. and Darrell L. Calhoun Endowed 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 in Pharmacy Excellence   Dr. H. Glenn Anderson

 

Professorships

Academic Affairs

Francesca and C.D. Oakley, Jr. Endowed Professorship in Academic Innovation Center   Ms. Brooke Foy
Mayme and Tom Scott Endowed Professorship in Teaching Excellence   Dr. Emad ElGiar


Arts, Education, and Sciences

Biology

Charles Allen Endowed Professorship in Biology   Dr. Joydeep Bhattacharjee
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. Ana Couvillion
Jan and Gary Luffey Endowed Professorship in Life Sciences   Dr. Siva Murru
Lillian L. & Fred A. Marx Endowed Professorship in Biology   Dr. Allison Wiedemeier
The UL System and Willis-Knighton Health Systems Professorship in Biology   Not Determined

Communication

Doll and Henry Biedenharn, Jr. Endowed Professorship in Communication   Dr. Sara Kim
Vernon W. “Bodie” McCrory 1st Amendment Endowed Professorship in Mass Communication   Dr. Ann Rodriguez

Education

BellSouth Endowed Professorship in Science Education   Dr. Mallory Benedetto
Chase Endowed Professorship in Teacher Education   Dr. Sandra Watson
Dorothy & Ray Young Family Endowed Professorship   Dr. Heather Kennedy
Endowed Professorship in Education Administration   Dr. Ashley Schulte
Entergy Professorship in Instructional Technology in Teacher Education   Dr. Parviz Safadel
Frances Davis Hammond Professorship in Education   Dr. Stacie Austin
Kitty DeGree Endowed Professorship in Education   Dr. Amy Weems
Mary Ellen Walker Endowed Professorship in Early Childhood Education   Dr. Jeremy Bell
The Upshaw Family Professorship in Education   Dr. Jenny Quintana Fuentes

English

Endowed Professorship in English   Dr. Will Rogers
L.M. McKneely Endowed Professorship in English Literature   Dr. Josh Chase
L.M. McKneely Endowed Professorship in Humanities   Not Determined
Tommy & Mary Barham Endowed Professorship in English   Dr. Elizabeth Oldfather

Geosciences

Endowed Professorship in Geology   Dr. Tyler Fricker

Liberal Arts

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

Mathematics

Capital One Professorship in Mathematics   Dr. Jane Ji
A. Dale Magoun Professorship in Mathematics   Dr. Faisal Kaleem

Music

Emy-Lou Biedenharn Endowed Professorship in Music   Dr. Eric Siereveld
Emy-Lou Biedenharn Second Endowed Professorship in Music   Dr. Allen Parrish
Leon Hammond Endowed Professorship in Music   Mr. Scott Humes

University Honors

Nick and Linda Bruno Endowed Professorship in University Honors                       Dr. Josh Stockley 


Business and Social Sciences

Accounting

Alumni Endowed Professorship in Accounting   Ms. Janis Weber
Henry A. Little, CPA, Endowed Professorship   Dr. Jason Ashby
Hood/DeFatta Endowed Professorship in Accounting   Dr. Kathy Kaminski
John L. Luffey, Sr. Endowed Professorship in Accounting   Dr. Katherine Boswell
Michelle McEacharn Endowed Professorship in Accounting   Dr. Jason Ashby
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. Blair David
Mayme & Tom Scott Endowed Professorship in Agriculture   Dr. Blair David

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. Kevin Kim
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. Thomas Marshall Hill
Clark G. Boyce Endowed Professorship in Construction   Dr. Don Colgrove
Endowed Professorship in Electrical/Mechanical School of Construction   Dr. Don Colgrove
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. Susie Cox
Dr. Henry Hu Endowed Professorship in Entrepreneurship   Dr. Tammy Johnson
Endowed Professorship in Entrepreneurship   Not Determined
George T. Walker Endowed Professorship in Entrepreneurship   Dr. Elizabeth Ragland

Finance

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

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. Taewoo Kim
David and Sharon Turrentine Endowed Professorship in Business   Dr. Gordon Schmidt
Freddy and Reba Nolan Endowed Professorship in Business Analytics   Dr. Shaomeng Jia
Iberia Bank Professorship of Distinction   Dr. Veronica Humphries
John and Rosemary Luffey Professional-in-Residence Endowed Professorship   Dr. Deborah Golemon


Marketing

John and Tasha Gardner Endowed Professorship in Marketing Analytics    Ms. Melissa Kiper
The Stewart Professorship   Dr. Jun Yu

Political Science

Lawson and Sharon Swearingen Endowed Professorship in Political Science        Dr. Leigh Hersey                         


Health Sciences

Kinesiology

ULM College of Health Sciences Endowed Professorship   Dr. Paula Griswold
George L. “Chip” Luffey Endowed Professorship in Kinesiology   Dr. Ji Goun
Lucy Shackelford Endowed Professorship in Kinesiology   Ms. Jessica Reynolds
Tex Kilpatrick Endowed Professorship in Kinesiology   Dr. Joshua Gann

Nursing

Gaye Eason Dean Endowed Professorship in Nursing   Ms. Caroline Carpenter
Glenwood Regional Medical Center Endowed Professorship in Nursing   Dr. Sandy Roncal
Glenwood Regional Medical Center Endowed Professorship in Nursing B   Ms. Latasha Bates
Singer/Holyfield Nursing Endowed Professorship   Dr. Michael Callihan
Sister Anne Marie Twohig Endowed Professorship in Nursing   Ms. Vonda Boone
Sister Jerome Crowley Endowed Professorship in Nursing   Dr. Amy Oldham
Sister Ligouri Lawton Endowed Professorship in Nursing   Mr. Clyde Smith
ULM Endowed Professorship in Nursing   Dr. Kathy Kennedy
Willis-Knighton Endowed Professorship in Nursing   Ms. Lee Ann Box
Willis-Knighton Endowed Professorship in Nursing Honoring Helen Mena   Ms. Sandra Ogg

Occupational Therapy

Louis J. St. Amant Endowed Professorship in Rehabilitative Sciences          

Dr. Emilee Mike                       



Speech-Language Pathology

Kitty DeGree Endowed Professorship for the Speech and Hearing Clinic   Ms. Holly Perry
Endowed Professorship in Communicative Disorders   Ms. Mary Thomas
Paxton and Nelda Oliver Endowed Professorship in Speech-Language Pathology   Dr. Kelly Koch


Pharmacy

Pharmacy

LIPA Professorship in Pharmacy   Dr. Jeffrey Evans
Pfizer, Inc. - B.J. Robison Professorship in Pharmacy   Dr. Paul Sylvester
Tessa Allbritton Endowed Professorship in Pharmacy   Dr. Jessica Helmer Brady
Willis-Knighton Professorship for the College of Pharmacy   Dr. Alexis Horace

Toxicology

The UL System and Willis-Knighton Health Systems Professorship in Toxicology    
  Dr. Karen Briski
Waste Management Endowed Professorship in Toxicology   Dr. Kevin Baer