Endowed Chairs, Professorships, and Fellowships
Thanks to the generosity of donors who support endowed chairs and professorships, the College can honor exceptional faculty members, support their world-class research, and enhance the student experience by providing access to prominent scholars.
Endowed Chairs and Professors
Aetna Chair of Writing
Professor: Brenda Brueggemann
Department: English
Donor: Aetna Life & Casualty Foundation
Past Recipients
1988-2015
Professor: Lyn Bloom (inaugural chair)
Department: English
Arden Chair of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology
Professor: Daniel Bolnick
Department: Ecology and Evolutionary Biology
Donor: Anonymous
Past Recipients
2020-2023
Professor: Mark Urban (inaugural chair)
Department: Ecology and Evolutionary Biology
James Barnett Professorship in Humanistic Anthropology
Professor: Richard Sosis (inaugural chair)
Department: Anthropology
Donor: Dennison J. Nash
Alan R. Bennett Honors Professor of Political Science
Professor: Matthew Singer
Department: Political Science
Donor: Alan R. Bennett
Past Recipients
2013-2019
Professor: Jennifer Sterling-Folker
Department: Political Science
2010-2013
Professor: Jeremy Pressman (inaugural professor)
Department: Political Science
James L. and Shirley A. Draper Chair in American History
Professor: Manisha Sinha
Department: History
Donor: James L. and Shirley A. Draper
Past Recipients
2003-2015
Professor: Robert Gross
Department: History
Doris and Simon Konover Family Foundation Chair of Judaic Studies
Professor: Jessica Cooperman
Department: Center for Judaic Studies and Contemporary Jewish Life
Donor: Doris and Simon Konover Family Foundation
Past Recipients
2019-2024
Professor: Avinoam Patt
Department: Center for Judaic Studies and Contemporary Jewish Life
2012-2019
Professor: Jeffrey Shoulson
Department: Center for Judaic Studies and Contemporary Jewish Life
2008-2012
Professor: Arnold Dashefsky (inaugural professor)
Department: Center for Judaic Studies and Contemporary Jewish Life
Paul Krenicki Professor of Chemistry
Professor: Jessica Rouge
Department: Chemistry
Donor: John Krenicki Jr. and Donna M. Krenicki
Past Recipients
2018-2023
Professor: James Rusling
Department: Chemistry
Lynn Wood Neag Distinguished Visiting Professor of British Literature
Professor: Vacant
Department: English
Donor: Ray and Carole Neag
Past Recipients
2019-2020
Professor: Kevin Morrison
2017-2018
Professor: Geraldine Parsons
2015-2016
Professor: Garrett A. Sullivan Jr.
2014-2015
Professor: Fiona McCulloch
2013-2014
Professor: Michael Gardiner
2012-2013
Professor: Mary McGlynn
2011-2012
Professor: Berthold Schoene
2010-2011
Professor: Thomas F. Hubbard
Emiliana Pasca Noether Chair in Modern Italian History
Professor: Sergio Luzzatto
Department: History
Donor: Emiliana P. Noether
Past Recipients
1992-2016
Professor: John Davis (inaugural chair)
Department: History
Rosalind Chair of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology
Professor: Karolina Heyduk
Department: Ecology and Evolutionary Biology
Donor: Anonymous
Harold S. Schwenk Sr. Distinguished Chair in Chemistry
Professor: Daniele Fabris
Department: Chemistry
Donor: Harold S. Schwenk Jr. and Paula H. J. Schwenk
Past Recipients
2000-2016
Professor: Robert Birge (inaugural chair)
Department: Chemistry
Stuart and Joan Sidney Professor of Mathematics
Professor: Vacant
Department: Mathematics
Donors: Daniel Sidney, Raymond Sidney, Lawrence Sidney, and Jennifer Silva
Past Recipients
2013-2020
Professor: Jerzy Weyman
Department: Mathematics
2010-2011
Professor: Michael (Miki) Neumann (inaugural chair)
Department: Mathematics
Recently Established Endowed Chairs and Professors
James and Carol Anderson Endowed Professor of Biology
Department: Molecular and Cell Biology
Donor: James B. and Carol P. Anderson
James and Eleanor Gibson Professor in Ecological Psychology
Department: Psychological Sciences
Donor: Anonymous
James T. and Iris E. Todd Professorship
Department: Psychological Sciences
Donor: James T. and Iris E. Todd
Faculty Fellowships
Makuch Faculty Fund Award in Mathematical and Data Sciences
The Makuch Faculty Fund Award in Mathematical and Data Sciences was established through a generous donation from Robert Makuch ’72 (CLAS). The award recognizes contributions to the fields of mathematics or data science and commitment to the education of undergraduate and graduate students. Fellows are selected from the faculty of the Department of Mathematics and the Department of Statistics. Recipients carry the title of Makuch Faculty Fellow and receive a stipend to support their activities and professional development.
Current Fellows
Professor: Neil Spencer
Department: Statistics
Awarded: 2025
Professor: Guojun Gan
Department: Mathematics
Awarded: 2024
Past Recipients
2023
Professor: Yao Zheng
Department: Statistics
2022
Professor: Vasileios Chousionis
Department: Mathematics
2021
Professor: Yuwen Gu (inaugural fellow)
Department: Statistics
Professor: Ovidiu Munteanu (inaugural fellow)
Department: Mathematics