Academic Endowments

Endowed Academic Departments or Divisions

Endowed academic departments or divisions are established with a minimum gift of $1,000,000. Earnings from the endowment are used in perpetuity to support and enrich the educational mission of the endowed department or division.

The R. Rife and Carolyn Cole Saunders Division of Nursing

The Dixie Moss Music Department Enrichment Fund

Endowed Chairs

Endowed academic chairs are established with a minimum gift of $500,000. Earnings from the endowment are used in perpetuity to attract and support outstanding professors and the departments in which they teach. Five endowed academic chairs have been established:

The Herman and Norma Walker Chair in Sociology

*The Coughlin-Saunders Foundation Chair in Nursing
 

*The C. J. Cavanaugh Chair in Biology
Dr. Wade Warren, Professor of Biology
 

The Olive Ann Rau Chair in English
Dr. Jeannie Gauthier, Associate Professor of English
 

Endowed Professorships

Endowed academic professorships are established with a minimum gift of $100,000. Earnings from the endowment are used in perpetuity to assist compensation of deserving professors. The following endowed academic professorships have been established:

Ray and Dorothy Young School of Business, Technology, and Design

Department of Business

The James C. Bolton Professorship in Management
Dr. Steven Bello, Associate Professor of Economics and Finance

The Durham Family Professorship in Business
Jim Majors, Assistant Professor of Accounting

The Ray Frye Professorship in Business
Dr. Arthur Mazhambe, Professor of Business

The Hubert & Madolene D. Reding Professorship in Management
Mr. David Culp, Associate Professor of Business

Department of Art and Graphic Design

Eugenia Dawson Professorship in Art

School of Humanities and Social Sciences

Department of Language and Literature

*The BellSouth Professorship (Liberal Arts)
Dr. Nancy Whitlock, Professor of Spanish

The J.E. Hixson Professorship in English
Dr. Neil Johnston, Professor of English

*The McCormick-Huie Professorship in English/Journalism
Dr. Julie Driessen, Professor of English and French

Department of History and Political Science

The Richard L. Crowell Professorship in Pre-Law
Dr. Christine Reese, Professor of History

L. P. Dawson Professorship in History
Dr. Scott Pickard, Professor of History

School of Education and Behavioral Sciences

Department of Psychology

Galloway Professorship in Psychology
Mollie Wise, Assistant Professor of Psychology

Department of Social Work

*The Erroll Dawson Distinguished Professorship in Social Work
Dr. Sheri Duffy, Professor of Social Work

College of Health Sciences and Professional Programs

Department of Natural Sciences and Mathematics

The George F. Kirby Professorship in Chemistry
Dr. David Elliott, Professor of Chemistry

*The Carolyn Adams Dawson Professorship in Mathematics

School of Nursing and Allied Health

Department of Health and Exercise Science

*The Claude Kent Kirkpatrick Professorship in Health and Physical Education
Dr. Sonia Tinsley, Associate Professor of Health and Exercise Science

School of Ministry and Performing Arts

Department of Missions and Ministries

The W. Peterson Carter, Jr. Professorship in Biblical Studies
Dr. Justin Langford, Associate Professor of Missions and Ministries

The Lyndon E. Dawson, Sr. Professorship in Religion
Dr. Nicholas Maricle, Assistant Professor of Missions & Ministries

The John and Dot Colvin Distinguished Visiting Professorship in Religion

The John and Allie Fogleman Professorship in Religion
Dr. Dougald McLaurin, Assistant Professor of Missions and Ministries

The James A. Young Professorship in Religion
Dr. Tylitha Whatley, Professor of Missions and Ministries

Department of Media and Communication

The E.O. Wood Professorship in Communication Arts
Dr. Elizabeth Clarke, Professor of Media and Communication

Department of Music

The Edith Killgore Kirkpatrick Professorship in Music
Ms. Barbara Cockerham, Assistant Professor of Music

Department of Theatre

Claude & Lois Colvin Endowed Professorship in Theatre
Ms. Tabitha Huffman, MFA, Professor of Theatre

The Donald Duggan Professorship in Religion

*The Hogan Family Professorship

*denotes endowed chairs and professorships established in conjunction with the Board of Regents Support Fund (BoRSF). The Support Fund is constitutionally dedicated to promote excellence in higher education, which includes the endowment of chairs and professorships. BoRSF faculty endowment programs are designed to provide matching resources to non-State donations, the earnings from which support the productivity and performance of superior faculty.