Endowed Chairs and Professorships
Endowed faculty chairs and professorships play a vital role in advancing academic excellence and innovation within the college. These prestigious positions provide stable, long-term funding that enables the college to attract and retain top-tier scholars, researchers, and educators.
By supporting groundbreaking research, fostering high-quality teaching, and enhancing the institution’s reputation, endowed positions create a ripple effect that benefits students, the academic community, and society at large. Additionally, they offer donors a meaningful way to leave a lasting legacy by investing in knowledge, discovery, and the future of education.
Endowed Chairs and Professorships
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Distinguished Chairs
Mike and Marge McCoy Family Distinguished Chair in Lutheran Heritage and Mission
The Tomson Family Distinguished Chair in Social Work
Endowed Chairs
Herbert and Cora Moehlmann Chaplaincy Endowed Chair
Franklin I. and Irene List Saemann Chair in World Communities
Dr. Myrle Burk and Vera Burk Will Endowed Chair in Interdisciplinary and Environmental Studies
Patricia R. Zahn Endowed Chair in Choral Conducting
R.J. McElroy Endowed Chair in Communication
Grant L. Price Endowed Department Chair
James A. Leach Chair in Banking and Monetary Economics
Gerald R. Kleinfeld Endowed Chair in German History
Lowell J. Walker Athletics Directorship Endowed Chair
Distinguished Endowed Professorships
Gary and Donna Hoover Distinguished Professorship in Engineering Science
Irving R. Burling Distinguished Professorship in Leadership
Board of Regents Distinguished Professor in Ethics
Herbert and Mildred Kleinfeld Distinguished Professorship in German Language and Culture
Grant L. Price Endowed Archivist
Eugene and Ruth Weidler Drape Distinguished Professorship in Music Education
Endowed Professorships
Rudi Inselmann Endowed Professorship in Organ
Harry and Polly Slife Professorship in Humanities
Dr. Richard L. and Sandra K. Wahl Professorship in Biology
Ralph E. Otto Endowed Professorship in Chemistry
Carl and Dorothy Hagemann Endowed Professorship in Business and Economics