Here, we honor our most distinguished faculty members who provide scholarship and leadership that enriches their department, their school or college and the university. These elite faculty positions represent prestige, leadership and profound responsibility for the holder. See all named faculty across the university here.
This list of endowed positions is alphabetized by a key word in the endowment title, often a donor’s last name, followed by the name and department of the person who currently holds that position.
Bradshaw and Holzapfel Research Professorship in Transformational Science and Mathematics
Darren Johnson, Chemistry and Biochemistry
Richard A. Bray Faculty Fellow
Nadia Singh, Biology
Collins Chair
Laura Pulido, Geography; Indigenous, Race, and Ethnic Studies
Julie and Rocky Dixon Chair in U.S. Western History
Marsha Weisiger, History
Evergreen Professor
Andrew Kern, Biology
John Hamacher Chair
George Evans, Economics
Rosaria P. Haugland Foundation Chair in Pure and Applied Chemistry
David Johnson, Chemistry and Biochemistry
Robert D. Horn and Eve D. Horn Endowed Chair in English and American Literature
Mark Whalan, English
Alec and Kay Keith Professorship
Kelly Sutherland, Biology
Alec and Kay Keith Professorship
Raghuveer Parthasarathy, Physics
Philip H. Knight Chair
Jayanth Banavar, Physics
Philip H. Knight Chair
Philip Fisher, Psychology
Philip H. Knight Chair
Karen Guillemin, Biology
Philip H. Knight Chair
Mat Johnson, Creative Writing
Philip H. Knight Chair
Lynn Stephen, Anthropology
Philip H. Knight Chair
Daniel Tichenor, Political Science
Philip H. Knight Distinguished Research Chair
David Wineland, Physics
Philip H. Knight Professorship
Bruce Blonigen, Economics
Robert and Beverly Lewis Professor in Neuroscience
Ulrich Mayr, Psychology
Gwen and Charles Lillis Chair
Josef Dufek, Earth Sciences
Gwen and Charles Lillis Professor
Meredith Townsend, Earth Sciences
Lokey-Harrington Chair in the Department of Chemistry
James Hutchison, Chemistry and BioChemistry
W.E. Miner Chair of Economics
Benjamin Hansen, Economics
Barbara and Carlisle Moore Distinguished Professorship in English
Stephanie LeMenager, English
Richard M. and Patricia H. Noyes Professorship in Chemistry
Michael Haley, Chemistry and Biochemistry
David M. and Nancy L. Petrone Faculty Scholar
Melissa Baese-Berk, Linguistics
Presidential Chair
David McCormick, Biology
Presidential Chair
Geraldine Richmond, Chemistry and Biochemistry
James F. and Shirley K. Rippey Chair in Liberal Arts and Sciences
Brendan Bohannan, Biology
Ripple Professor
Joe Li, Computer and Information Science
Kenneth and Kenda Singer Endowed Professorship in Human Physiology
Christopher Minson, Human Physiology
Ann Swindells Chair in History
Ryan Jones, History
Ann Swindells Professorship in Clinical Psychology
Nicholas Allen, Psychology
Donald and Willie Tykeson Dean of Arts and Sciences
Bruce Blonigen, College of Arts and Sciences
Ann and Lew Williams Chair in Earth Sciences
Diego Melgar, Earth Sciences