Endowed chairs and professorships are the highest academic award the University can bestow on a faculty member.

Thanks to generous benefactors and corporate sponsors, UT Dallas has 176 chairs and professorships that recognize the scholarship and research of senior faculty members.

Building a mighty base of faculty talent enriches the academic environment, touching hundreds of lives through the courses they teach, the students they mentor and their academic research.

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These endowments are integral to the University’s ability to draw from the most distinguished scholars in their fields. Donors who create named professorships ensure the vitality of our academic and scientific efforts.

President Richard C. Benson
Eugene McDermott Distinguished University Chair of Leadership