Endowed Professors

Endowed Chairs and Professorships not only recognize outstanding achievement, but also provide financial support for the research and creative endeavors of distinguished faculty members. These positions are normally established by gifts from individuals or organizations. The School of Arts and Humanities currently has five endowed Chairs and four endowed Professorships:

Richard Brettell
Margaret M. McDermott Distinguished Chair in Aesthetic Studies

R. David Edmunds
Anne and Chester Watson Professor in American History

Dennis Kratz
Ignacy and Celina Rockover Professor of Humanities

Thomas Linehan
Arts and Humanities Distinguished Chair

Rene Prieto
Arts and Humanities Chair

Enric Madriguera
Russell Cleveland Professor in Guitar Studies

Roger F. Malina
Arts and Technology Distinguished Chair

Mihai Nadin
Ashbel Smith Professor

David Patterson
Hillel A. Feinberg Chair in Holocaust Studies

Nils H. Roemer
Stan and Barbara Rabin Professor in Holocaust Studies

Zsuzsanna Ozsvath
Leah and Paul Lewis Chair of Holocaust Studies

Stephen Rabe
Endowed Chair in Arts and Humanities

Robert Xavier Rodriguez
Chair in Arts and Humanities

Rainer Schulte
Katherine R. Cecil Professor for Foreign Languages

Frederick Turner
Founders Professor