An endowed chair or professorship is the highest academic award that the university can bestow on a faculty member. It is both an honor to the named holder of the appointment and also an enduring tribute to the donor who establishes it.
Biological Sciences
Eileen Hebets, George Holmes Professor of Biological Sciences
Qingsheng Li, Willa Cather Professor of Biological Sciences
Jay Storz, Willa Cather Professor of Biological Sciences
Chemistry
David Berkowitz, Willa Cather Professor of Chemistry
David S. Hage, Hewett University Professor of Chemistry
Jason Kautz, Marjorie L. Dewey and Catherine H. Kelly Distinguished Professor of Chemistry
Robert Powers, Charles Bessey Professor of Chemistry
Andrzej Rajca, Charles Bessey Professor of Chemistry
Jody Redepenning, Lucille R. Hac Chair of Chemistry
Jared Shaw, Elmer H. and Ruby M. Cordes Chair of Chemistry
Classics and Religious Studies
Stephen Lahey, Cotner College Professor of Classics and Religious Studies
Communication Studies
Dawn O. Braithwaite, Willa Cather Professor (Emerita) of Communication Studies
Jody Koenig Kellas, Willa Cather Professor of Communication Studies
Jordan Soliz, Leland J. and Dorothy H. Olson Chair in Arts and Sciences
Earth and Atmospheric Sciences
Sherilyn Fritz, George Holmes University Professor and Willa Cather Emeritus Professor of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences
David Harwood, T. Mylan and Eunice E. Stout Distinguished Professor of Stratigraphy
English
Marco Abel, Willa Cather Professor of English
Stephen Buhler, Aaron Douglas Professor of English
Joy Castro, Willa Cather Professor of English
Jennine Capó Crucet, Susan J. Rosowski Associate Professor of English
Kwame Dawes, George Holmes Professor and Glenna Luschei Editorship of Prairie Schooner
Kenneth Price, Hillegass University Professor of Nineteenth-Century American Literature
Timothy Schaffert, Adele Hall Chair of English
Shari Stenberg, Adele Hall Chair of English
Hope Wabuke, Susan J. Rosowski Associate Professor of English
Stacey Waite, Susan J. Rosowski Associate Professor of English
Laura White, John Weaver Professor of English
Global Integrative Studies
Sophia Perdikaris, Carl A. Happold Professor in Anthropology
History
Tim Borstelmann, Elwood N. and Katherine Thompson Distinguished Professor of Modern World History
Bedross Der Matossian, Hymen Rosenberg Associate Professor in Judaic Studies
Cindy Ermus, Charles and Linda Wilson Associate Professor in the History of Medicine
Vanessa Gorman, Aaron Douglas Professor of History
Margaret Jacobs, Charles Mach Professor of History
Jeannette Jones, Carl A. Happold Professor of History
James Le Sueur, Samuel Clark Waugh Distinguished Professor on International Relations
Gerald Steinacher, Rawley Professor of History
William Thomas, John and Catherine Angle Chair in Humanities
Mathematics
George Avalos, Milton E. Mohr Distinguished Professor of Mathematics
Brian Harbourne, Willa Cather Professor of Mathematics
Susan Hermiller, Willa Cather Professor of Mathematics
Yvonne Lai, Milton E. Mohr Distinguished Associate Professor of Mathematics
Tom Marley, Milton E. Mohr Distinguished Professor of Mathematics
Petronela Radu, Leland J. and Dorothy H. Olson Professor of Mathematics
Alexandra Seceleanu, Milton E. Mohr Distinguished Associate Professor of Mathematics
Judy Walker, Aaron Douglas Professor of Mathematics
Mark Walker, Willa Cather Professor of Mathematics
Modern Languages and Literatures
Iker González-Allende, Leland J. and Dorothy H. Olson Professor of Modern Languages and Literatures
Nora Peterson, Susan J. Rosowski Associate Professor in Modern Languages
Jordan Stump, Willa Cather Professor of Modern Languages and Literatures
Isabel Velázquez, Harold E. Spencer Associate Professor in Modern Languages
Philosophy
John Brunero, Robert R. Chambers Distinguished Professor of Philosophy
Physics and Astronomy
Herman Batelaan, Burton Evans Moore Professor of Physics and Astronomy
Christian Binek, Charles Bessey Professor of Physics and Astronomy
Ken Bloom, Willa Cather Professor of Physics and Astronomy
Martin Centurion, Carl A. Happold Professor of Physics and Astronomy
Peter Dowben, Charles Bessey Professor of Physics and Astronomy
Timothy Gay, Willa Cather Professor of Physics and Astronomy
Alexei Gruverman, Charles Mach Professor of Physics and Astronomy
Evgeny Tsymbal, George Holmes University Professor of Physics and Astronomy
Donald Umstadter, Leland J. and Dorothy H. Olson Chair
Xiaoshan Xu, Susan J. Rosowski Associate Professor of Physics and Astronomy
Political Science
Courtney Hillebrecht, Hitchcock Family Chair in Human Rights and Humanitarian Affairs
Ari Kohen, Schlesinger Associate Professor for Social Justice
Kevin Smith, Leland J. and Dorothy H. Olson Chair of Political Science
Elizabeth Theiss-Morse, Willa Cather Professor of Political Science
Psychology
Aron Barbey, Mildred Francis Thompson Professor of Psychology
Rick Bevins, Mildred Francis Thompson Professor of Psychology
Eve Brank, Aaron Douglas Professor of Psychology
Rebecca Brock, Susan J. Rosowski Professor of Psychology
David DiLillo, Willa Cather Professor of Psychology
Debra Hope, Aaron Douglas Professor of Psychology
Maital Neta, Carl A. Happold Professor of Psychology
Cary Savage, Mildred Francis Thompson Professor of Social Sciences
Jeffrey Stevens, Susan J. Rosowski Associate Professor of Psychology
Richard Wiener, Charles Bessey Professor of Psychology
Sociology
Julia McQuillan, Willa Cather Professor of Sociology
Kristen Olson, Leland J. and Dorothy H. Olson Professor of Sociology
Philip Schwadel, Carl A. Happold Professor of Sociology
Kimberly Tyler, George Holmes Professor of Sociology