COLLEGE OF AGRICULTURE, HEALTH & NATURAL RESOURCES

  • DelFavero Professor in Agricultural and Resource Economics

    Professor: Charles Towe, Ph.D.
    Donor: Richard R. and Barbara DelFavero
    Date Established: May 2, 2011

  • George F. Cloutier Professorship in Forestry

    Professor: Robert T. Fahey, Ph.D.
    Donor: George F. Cloutier
    Date Established: Dec. 31, 2008

  • Livieri Professor of Physical Therapy

    Professor: Jeffrey M. Kinsella-Shaw, Ph.D.
    Donor: Samuel and Nancy Livieri
    Date Established: Sept. 2, 1996

SCHOOL OF BUSINESS

  • Arthur Andersen LLP Accounting Professor

    Professor: Steven Utke, Ph.D.
    Donor: Arthur Andersen, LLP
    Date Established: Dec. 31, 1996

     

  • Auran J. Fox Chair in Business

    Professor: John A. Elliott, Ph.D.
    Donor: Keith R. Fox
    Date Established: Dec. 26, 2000

  • Deloitte Foundation Professorship of Accounting

    Professor: David P. Weber, Ph.D.
    Donor: Deloitte, LLP
    Date Established: March 31, 2014

  • Eversource Energy Chair in Business Ethics

    Professor: Robert C. Bird, JD
    Donor: Eversource Energy
    Date Established: Oct. 22, 1999

  • Friar Chair in Leadership and Teams

    Professor: Currently Vacant
    Donor: Patricia H. and Timothy K. Friar
    Date Established: Dec. 18, 2003

  • GE Professor of Business

    Professor: John Mathieu, Ph.D.
    Donor: General Electric
    Date Established: July 30, 2001

  • Gladstein Professor of Business and Innovation

    Professor: Chinmoy Ghosh, Ph.D.
    Donor: Marsha Lilien Gladstein Foundation
    Date Established: Jan. 18, 2000

  • Richard F. Kochanek Professor of Accounting

    Professor: Michael Willenborg, Ph.D. CPA
    Donor: Wendy Reeves Watkins and other School of Business alumni
    Date Established: Nov. 21, 2000

  • Robert Cizik Chair in Manufacturing and Technology Management

    Professor: Cuihong Li, Ph.D.
    Donor: Robert Cizik
    Date Established: June 1, 1996

  • Robert Cizik Professor in Manufacturing and Technology Management

    Professor: Robert Day, Ph.D.
    Donor: Robert Cizik
    Date Established: June 1, 1996

  • Satell Chair for Corporate Social Responsibility

    Established Via Bequest
    Donor: The Satell Family Foundation
    Date Established: April 10, 2018

  • Thomas John and Bette Wolff Family Chair in Strategic Entrepreneurship

    Professor: Timothy B. Folta, Ph.D.
    Donor: The Wolff Family
    Date Established: Sept. 13, 1984

  • Toscano Family Chair in Finance

    Professor: Yiming Qian, Ph.D.
    Donor: Daniel D. and Tresa Toscano
    Date Established: June 2, 2014

  • Treibick Family Chair for the Connecticut Information Technology Institute

    Professor: Xinxin Li, Ph.D.
    Donor: Richard Treibick
    Date Established: May 8, 2000

  • Voya Financial Chair

    Professor: Debanjan Mitra, Ph.D.
    Donor: Voya Financial
    Date Established: April 28, 2000

  • Voya Financial Professorship

    Professor: Nicholas H. Lurie, Ph.D.
    Donor: Voya Financial
    Date Established: April 28, 2000

NEAG SCHOOL OF EDUCATION

  • John and Maria Neag Professorship in Urban Education

    Professor: Preston C. Green III
    Donor: Ray and Carole Neag
    Date Established: April 28, 1999

  • Letitia Neag Morgan Chair for Educational Psychology

    Professor: Currently vacant
    Donor: Ray and Carole Neag
    Date Established: April 29, 2011

  • Neag Endowed Professor in Educational Policy

    Professor: Casey D. Cobb, Ph.D. MS AB
    Donor: Ray and Carole Neag
    Date Established: April 28, 1999

  • Ray Neag Endowed Professor of Educational Leadership

    Professor: Currently vacant
    Donor: Ray and Carole Neag
    Date Established: April 28, 1999

  • Ray Neag Endowed Professor of Teacher Education

    Professor: Suzanne M. Wilson, Ph.D.
    Donor: Ray and Carole Neag
    Date Established: April 28, 1999

  • Ray Neag Professor of School Psychology

    Professor: Sandra M. Chafouleas, Ph.D.
    Donor: Ray and Carole Neag
    Date Established: April 28, 1999

  • The Lynn and Ray Neag Endowed Chair for Talent Development

    Professor: Del Siegle, Ph.D.
    Donor: Ray and Carole Neag
    Date Established: May 23, 1996

College OF ENGINEERING

  • Charles H. Knapp Associate Professor in Electrical Engineering

    Professor: Ali Bazzi, Ph.D.
    Donor: Robert C. Knapp
    Date Established: June 27, 2012

  • Collins Aerospace Chair of Thermal-Fluids Engineering

    Professor: Currently vacant
    Donor: Collins Aerospace
    Date Established: March 7, 2000

  • The Collins Aerospace Professor in Systems Engineering

    Professor: Currently vacant
    Donor: Collins Aerospace
    Date Established: Aug. 18, 2011

  • Comcast Chair for CyberSecurity Innovation

    Professor: Amir Herzberg, Ph.D.
    Donor: Comcast
    Date Established: May 13, 2015

  • CT Clean Energy Fund Professor of Sustainable Energy

    Professor: Radenka Maric, Ph.D.
    Donor: Connecticut Innovations, Inc.
    Date Established: Aug. 28, 2003

  • CT Clean Energy Fund Professor of Sustainable Energy

    Professor: Chih-Jen (Jackie) Sung, Ph.D.
    Donor: Connecticut Innovations, Inc.
    Date Established: Aug. 28, 2003

  • Eversource Energy Assistant Professor in Environmental Engineering Education

    Professor: Currently vacant
    Donor: Eversource Energy
    Date Established: Oct. 25, 1999

  • Eversource Energy Assistant Professor in Environmental Engineering Education

    Professor: Currently vacant
    Donor: Eversource Energy
    Date Established: Oct. 25, 1999

  • Eversource Energy Chair of Environmental Engineering

    Professor: Emmanouil N. Anagnostou, Ph.D.
    Donor: Eversource Energy
    Date Established: Jan. 12, 1999

  • Frederick H. Leonhardt Computer Science Chair

    Professor: Jinbo Bi, Ph.D.
    Donor: Anonymous Donor
    Date Established: Nov. 18, 1983

  • General Electric Professor in Advanced Manufacturing

    Professor: S. Pamir Alpay, Ph.D.
    Donor: General Electric
    Date Established: July 31, 2012

  • Krenicki Professor of Biomedical Engineering

    Professor: Ki H. Chon, Ph.D.
    Donor: John Krenicki Jr. and Donna Samson Krenicki
    Date Established: Aug. 3, 2010

  • Marianne E. Klewin Professor in Engineering

    Professor: Yaakov Bar-Shalom, Ph.D.
    Donor: C.R. Klewin Construction Company
    Date Established: Dec. 31, 1996

  • The Nicholas E. Madonna Chair in Sustainability

    Professor: Xiao-Dong Zhou, Ph.D.
    Donor: Anonymous Donor
    Date Established: June 29, 2011

  • Pratt & Whitney Chair in Advance Systems Engineering

    Professor: George Bollas, Ph.D.
    Donor: Pratt & Whitney
    Date Established: Nov. 19, 2013

  • Pratt & Whitney Chair in Design and Manufacturing

    Professor: Currently Vacant
    Donor: Pratt & Whitney
    Date Established: March 7, 2000

  • Pratt & Whitney Professor of Advanced Materials and Processing

    Professor: Jiong Tang, Ph.D.
    Donor: Pratt & Whitney
    Date Established: March 7, 2000

  • Pratt & Whitney Professor of Computer Science and Engineering

    Professor: Sanguthevar Rajasekaran, Ph.D.
    Donor: Pratt & Whitney
    Date Established: March 7, 2000

  • Pratt & Whitney Associate Professorships in Advanced Systems Engineering

    Professors: Fei Miao, Ph.D., Matthew Stuber, Ph.D, Liang Xhang, Ph.D.
    Donor: Pratt & Whitney
    Date Established: Nov. 19, 2013

  • Raymond and Susan Petniunas Power Engineering Professorship

    Established Via Bequest
    Donor: Raymond V. and Susan E. Petniunas
    Date Established: Dec. 21, 2015

  • Raytheon Technologies Chair in Fuel Cell Technology

    Professor: Prabhakar Singh, Ph.D.
    Donor: Raytheon Technologies
    Date Established: March 7, 2000

  • SNET Professor of Communications and Information Technologies

    Professor: Bahram Javidi, Ph.D. (appointment begins 8/23/24)
    Donor: Southern New England Telephone
    Date Established: Dec. 30, 1998

  • Synchrony Chair in Cybersecurity

    Professor: Laurent Michel, Ph.D.
    Donor: Synchrony
    Date Established: June 30, 2016

  • The William B. Hewitt and Laura M. Hewitt Endowed Chair in Electrical Engineering

    Established Via Bequest
    Donor: William B. and Laura M. Hewitt
    Date Established: Feb. 25, 2009

  • The Vergnano Endowed Chair for Inclusion

    Professor: Stephany Santos, Ph.D. (appointment begins 8/23/24)
    Donor: Mark and Betsy Vergnano
    Date Established: June 30, 2023

SCHOOL OF FINE ARTS

  • Alice Murray Heilig Music Chair

    Established Via Bequest
    Donor: Charles E. Heilig Jr.
    Date Established: Dec. 29, 2000

  • Donna Krenicki Professorship in Design and Digital Media in the School of Fine Arts

    Professor: Heather Elliott-Famularo
    Donor: John Krenicki Jr. and Donna Samson Krenicki
    Date Established: Dec. 22, 2015

  • Rhoda Shivers Chair

    Recently Established
    Donor: Jay Shivers & Family
    Date Established: September 29, 2021

SCHOOL OF LAW

  • Alva P. Loiselle Professor of Law

    Professor: Richard D. Pomp, JD
    Donor: Alva P. Loiselle, Law School Deans and Faculty
    Date Established: Nov. 10, 1987

  • Anthony J. Smits Professor of Global Commerce

    Professor: Steven Wilf, JD Ph.D.
    Donor: Anonymous Donor
    Date Established: Feb. 1, 2012

  • Connecticut Mutual Professor of Law

    Professor: Currently Vacant
    Donor: Multiple Donors
    Date Established: Dec. 20, 1985

  • Ellen Ash Peters Professor of Law

    Professor: Anne C. Dailey, JD
    Donor: Phillip I. Blumberg and Ellen Ash Peters
    Date Established: Feb. 1, 1990

  • George J. and Helen M. England Professor of Law

    Professor: Angel Oquendo, JD Ph.D.
    Donor: William T. England
    Date Established: Feb. 11, 1992

  • Phillip I. Blumberg Professor of Law

    Professor: Peter Siegelman, Ph.D.
    Donor: Phillip I. Blumberg and Multiple Donors
    Date Established: Jan. 12, 1999

  • Thomas F. Gallivan, Jr. Chair of Real Property Law

    Professor: Currently Vacant
    Donor: Connecticut Attorneys Title Insurance Company and Multiple Donors
    Date Established: Oct. 26, 1982

COLLEGE OF LIBERAL ARTS & SCIENCES

  • Aetna Chair of Writing

    Professor: Brenda Brueggemann, Ph.D.
    Donor: Aetna Life & Casualty Foundation
    Date Established: Dec. 30, 1986

  • Alan R. Bennett Honors Professor of Political Science

    Professor: Matthew M. Singer Ph.D.
    Donor: Alan R. Bennett
    Date Established: Aug. 2, 2000

  • Arden Chair in Ecology and Evolutionary Biology

    Professor: Mark Urban, Ph.D.
    Donor: Anonymous Donor
    Date Established: Sept. 25, 2019

  • Doris and Simon Konover Family Foundation Chair of Judaic Studies

    Professor: Avinoam Patt, Ph.D.
    Donor: Doris and Simon Konover Family Foundation
    Date Established: Dec. 31, 2001

  • Emiliana Pasca Noether Chair in Modern Italian History

    Professor: Sergio Luzzatto, Ph.D.
    Donor: Emiliana P. Noether
    Date Established: Dec. 29, 1986

  • Harold S. Schwenk Sr. Distinguished Chair in Chemistry

    Professor: Daniele Fabris, Ph.D.
    Donor: Howard S. Schwenk Jr. and Paula H. J. Schwenk
    Date Established: Dec. 9, 1996

  • James and Carol Anderson Endowed Professor of Biology

    Established Via Bequest
    Donor: James B. and Carol P. Anderson
    Date Established: Jan. 17, 2017

  • James and Eleanor Gibson Professor in Ecological Psychology

    Established Via Bequest
    Donor: Michael Turvey and Claudia Carello
    Date Established: Sept. 18, 2014

  • James Barnett Professor in Humanistic Anthropology

    Professor: Richard Sosis, Ph.D.
    Donor: Dennison J. Nash
    Date Established: Dec. 13, 2012

  • James L. and Shirley A. Draper Chair in American History

    Professor: Manisha Sinha, Ph.D.
    Donor: James L. and Shirley A. Draper
    Date Established: Dec. 18, 2000

  • James T. and Iris E. Todd Professorship

    Professor: Currently Vacant
    Donor: James T. and Iris E. Todd
    Date Established: Nov. 15, 2016

  • Lynn Wood Neag Distinguished Visiting Professor of British Literature

    Professor: Currently Vacant
    Donor: Ray and Carole Neag
    Date Established: June 30, 1997

  • Paul Krenicki Professor of Chemistry

    Professor: Jessica Rouge, Ph.D.
    Donor: John Krenicki Jr. and Donna M. Krenicki
    Date Established: Dec. 22, 2015

  • Rosalind Chair in Ecology and Evolutionary Biology

    Professor: Karolina Heyduk, Ph.D.
    Donor: Anonymous Donor
    Date Established: Sept. 25, 2019

  • Stuart and Joan Sidney Professor of Mathematics

    Professor: Currently Vacant
    Donor: Daniel Sidney, Raymond Sidney, Lawrence Sidney, and Jennifer Silva
    Date Established: April 17, 2009

SCHOOL OF NURSING

  • Robin Froman and Steve Owen Chair in Nursing

    Established Via Bequest
    Donor: Robin D. Froman and Steven Owen
    Date Established: Sept. 18, 2014

SCHOOL OF PHARMACY

  • Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc. Endowed Chair in Mechanistic Toxicology

    Professor: José E. Manautou, Ph.D.
    Donor: Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
    Date Established: Dec. 22, 2005

  • Dr. Henry A. Palmer Endowed Professorship in Community Pharmacy Practice

    Professor: Marie A. Smith, Pharm.D.
    Donor: Joseph Papa and Multiple Donors
    Date Established: Dec. 31, 2006

  • James B. LaFlamme Dean of Pharmacy

    Professor: Established Via Bequest
    Donor: James B. LaFlamme and Carolyn S. Thompson
    Date Established: Dec. 31, 2020

  • Pfizer Distinguished Chair in Pharmaceutical Technology

    Professor: Diane J. Burgess, Ph.D.
    Donor: Pfizer, Inc.
    Date Established: June 17, 2004

SCHOOL OF SOCIAL WORK

  • Zachs Chair in Social Work

    Professor: Cristina Wilson, Ph.D. (appointment begins 8/23/24)
    Donor: Zachs Family Foundation
    Date Established: Oct. 8, 1999

UCONN HEALTH

  • Albert and Wilda Van Dusen Chair in Academic Medicine

    Professor: Cato T. Laurencin, MD Ph.D.
    Donor: Wilda Van Dusen
    Date Established: March 21, 2002

  • Boehringer Ingelheim Chair in Immunology

    Professor: Anthony T. Vella, Ph.D.
    Donor: Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
    Date Established: Oct. 2, 1984

  • Boehringer Ingelheim Professor in Cell Sciences

    Professor: Leslie Loew, Ph.D.
    Donor: Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
    Date Established: Oct. 2, 1984

  • Carole and Ray Neag Professor

    Professor: Currently Vacant
    Donor: The Neag Foundation
    Date Established: June 30, 2020

  • Chase Family Chair in Juvenile Diabetes

    Professor: Cem Demirci, MD
    Donor: David T. and Rhoda L. Chase ’06H; Cheryl A. Chase LAW ’78 and Stuart D. Bear; Arnold L. and Sandra M. Chase
    Date Established: March 2, 1984

  • Dr. Charles J. Burstone Professor

    Professor: Currently Vacant
    Donor: Dr. Charles J. Burstone
    Date Established: April 26, 2001

  • Dr. Manfred J. Sakel Distinguished Chair in Psychiatry

    Professor: Andrew Winokur, MD Ph.D.
    Donor: Estate of Marianne Hartly
    Date Established: July 16, 2004

  • Dr. Thomas D. Taylor Endowed Chair in Prosthodontics

    Professor: Thomas D. Taylor, DDS MSD
    Donor: Anonymous Donor
    Date Established: Jan. 31, 2011

  • Eversource Energy Chair in Experimental Oncology

    Professor: Pramod K. Srivastava, Ph.D. MD
    Donor: Eversource Energy
    Date Established: Dec. 26, 1985

  • Harry and Helen Gray/Harry R. Gossling, MD Chair in Orthopaedic Surgery

    Professor: Isaac L. Moss, MD
    Donor: Harry J. and Helen B. Gray
    Date Established: Sept. 22, 1988

  • Hartford Whalers' Chair in Children's Cancer

    Professor: Michael S. Isakoff, MD
    Donor: Hartford Whalers Hockey Club and the Hartford Whalers Wives
    Date Established: Jan. 1, 1986

  • Healey Chair in Medical Humanities and Bioethics

    Professor: Audrey R. Chapman, Ph.D. MDiv STM
    Donor: University of Connecticut Health Center Auxiliary and the Healey Fund Committee
    Date Established: Sept. 30, 1993

  • Health Net, Inc. - American Red Cross Chair in Transfusion Medicine

    Professor: Biree Andemariam, MD
    Donor: Health Net, Inc.
    Date Established: Aug. 20, 1984

  • Health Net, Inc. Chair in Alcohol and Substance Abuse

    Professor: Currently Vacant
    Donor: Health Net, Inc.
    Date Established: Aug. 17, 1987

  • Health Net, Inc. Chair in Cancer Biology

    Professor: Daniel W. Rosenberg, Ph.D.
    Donor: Health Net, Inc.
    Date Established: Aug. 17, 1997

  • Health Net, Inc. Chair in Community Medicine and Public Health

    Professor: Doug Brugge, Ph.D. MS
    Donor: Health Net, Inc.
    Date Established: June 30, 1997

  • Health Net, Inc. Chair in Genetics and Developmental Biology

    Professor: Brenton R. Graveley, Ph.D.
    Donor: Health Net, Inc.
    Date Established: June 30, 1997

  • Health Net, Inc. Chair in Geriatrics and Gerontology

    Professor: Richard H. Fortinsky, Ph.D.
    Donor: Health Net, Inc.
    Date Established: Sept. 20, 1989

  • Health Net, Inc. Chair in Human Genetics

    Professor: David W. Rowe, MD
    Donor: Health Net, Inc.
    Date Established: Feb. 19, 1988

  • Health Net, Inc. Chair in Maternal-Fetal Medicine

    Professor:  Molly A. Brewer, DVM, MD, MS
    Donor: Health Net, Inc.
    Date Established: Aug. 23, 1988

  • Herman Lopata Chair in Hepatitis Research

    Professor: Currently Vacant
    Donor: Frances Lopata, Roy Lopata, Peggy Lopata, and Edward Lopata
    Date Established: Jan. 1, 1993

  • James E.C. Walker, MD/Health Net, Inc. Chair in Primary Care

    Professor: Francesco Celi, MD
    Donor: James E.C. Walker, MD and Audrey C.W. Walker; Health Net, Inc.
    Date Established: June 30, 1996

  • Janice and Rodney Reynolds Chair in Neurobiology

    Professor: Manuel A. Castro-Alamancos, Ph.D.
    Donor: Janice B. and Rodney R. Reynolds
    Date Established: Feb. 13, 1981

  • John A. and Florence Mattern Solomon Endowed Chair in Vision Biology and Eye Diseases

    Professor: Royce Mohan, Ph.D.
    Donor: John A. and Florence M. Solomon
    Date Established: March 9, 1984

  • John and Donna Krenicki Professor in Genomics and Personalized Healthcare

    Professor: Rachel J. O’Neill, Ph.D.
    Donor: John Krenicki Jr. and Donna Samson Krenicki
    Date Established: Sept. 25, 2012

  • Linda and David Roth Chair for Cardiovascular Research

    Professor: Annabelle Rodriguez-Oquendo, MD
    Donor: Anonymous Donor
    Date Established: Dec. 1, 2003

  • Lockean Distinguished Chair in Mental Health Education, Research, and Clinical Improvement

    Professor: Margaret Briggs-Gowan, Ph.D.
    Donor: Anonymous Donor
    Date Established: Dec. 1, 2002

  • Marlene L. Cohen and Jerome H. Fleisch Chair in Vascular Biology

    Professor: Recently established
    Donor: Marlene L. Cohen and Jerome H. Fleisch
    Date Established: February 28, 2024

  • Murray-Heilig Chair in Molecular Medicine

    Professor: Andrew Arnold, MD
    Donor: Charles E. Heilig Jr., Alice M. Heilig, and Cheryl A. Heilig
    Date Established: May 1, 1996

  • Murray-Heilig Chair in Surgery

    Professor: Kevin F. Staveley-O’Carroll, MD, Ph.D., MBA, FACS
    Donor: Charles E. Heilig Jr. and Alice M. Heilig
    Date Established: Aug. 8, 1988

  • Pat and Jim Calhoun Associate Professor in Cardiology

    Professor: J. Travis Hinson, MD
    Donor: Anonymous Donor
    Date Established: April 3, 2012

  • Ray Neag Distinguished Chair in Vascular Biology

    Professor: Bruce T. Liang, MD
    Donor: Ray and Carole Neag
    Date Established: April 28, 1999

  • Samuel "Sy" Birnbaum/Ida, Louis, and Richard Blum Chair in Psychiatry

    Professor: David C. Steffens, MD, MHS
    Donor: Samuel “Sy” Birnbaum, Ida Blum, Louis Blum, and Richard Blum
    Date Established: April 30, 2002

  • Scoville Chair in Neuroscience

    Professor: Riqiang Yan, Ph.D.
    Donor: William Beecher Scoville Foundation, Inc.
    Date Established: April 13, 1976

  • State of Connecticut Board of Governors for Higher Education Chair in Infectious Diseases

    Professor: Kevin Dieckhaus, MD
    Donor: State of Connecticut Board of Governors for Higher Education
    Date Established: Oct. 18, 1988

  • The Travelers Chair in Geriatrics and Gerontology

    Professor: George A. Kuchel, MD
    Donor: The Travelers Companies Foundation, Inc.
    Date Established: Sept. 10, 1984

  • UConn Orthodontics Alumni/Nanda Orthodontics Chair

    Professor: Flavio A. Uribe, DDS MDentSci
    Donor: UConn Orthodontic Alumni Association
    Date Established: Oct. 15, 2001

UNIVERSITY-WIDE

  • Christopher J. Dodd Chair in Human Rights Practice

    Professor: James Waller, Ph.D.
    Donor: Multiple Donors
    Date Established: Aug. 5, 2020

  • Gladstein Distinguished Chair in Human Rights

    Professor: Richard A. Wilson, Ph.D.
    Donor: Marsha Lilien Gladstein Foundation
    Date Established: June 30, 2005

  • Marsha Lilien Gladstein Visiting Professor of Human Rights

    Professor: Currently Vacant
    Donor: SGM Scholarship Foundation
    Date Established: Dec. 30, 1998

  • Philip E. Austin Endowed Chair

    Professor: Morgaen L. Donaldson, EdD
    Donor: Multiple Donors
    Date Established: April 17, 2007

  • Wiktor Osiatynski Chair in Human Rights

    Professor: Shareen Hertel, Ph.D.
    Donor: Gary S. Gladstein
    Date Established: Oct. 21, 2021

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