ENDOWED CHAIRS 2012- 2013
The Endowed Chairs for Eminent Scholars Program was introduced in 1987 through the Board of Regents Support Fund (BORSF). This program pairs a 60% private-sector match with a 40% Board of Regents award to endow a Chair to be filled by a scholar of high renown and great ability. The Board of Regents endows Chairs in any discipline at two levels:
- $1 million total endowment
($600,000 private investment/$400,000 BORSF)
- $2 million total endowment ($1.2 million private investment/$800,000 BORSF)
The endowed chair is a distinction awarded by the university to a scholar or teacher in recognition of past and potential original contributions to the individual's academic discipline. In addition to the academic honor given to the individual, an endowed chair provides funding for support of his or her teaching, research, and service responsibilities.
Emy-Lou Biedenharn Endowed Chair in Music
College of Arts and Sciences
Dr. James Layfield
Contractors Educational Trust Fund Endowed Chair in Construction
College of Business Administration
Dr. Keith Parker
Margaret and Bernard Biedenharn Chair of Business
College of Business Administration
Dr. Ken Clow
Hanna Spyker Eminent Scholars Chair in Education
College of Education and
Human Development
Joseph A. Biedenharn Endowed Chair in Gerontology
College of Health Sciences
Dr. Karen Kopera-Frye
Mary E. and Darrell L. Calhoun Chair in Pharmacology
College of Pharmacy
Dr. Girish Shah
Kitty DeGree Eminent Scholars Chair in Toxicology
Not Determined
Tom and Mayme Scott Endowed Chair in Clinical Pharmacy Practice
College of Pharmacy
Dr. Roy Parish