Endowed Chairs

Honorific Title First Name Last Name Department College
2017 Nadine Carter Russell Chair Edward Steinfeld   College of Art & Design
AASP Endowed Chair in Paleopalynology Sophie Warny Geology & Geophysics College of Science
Art E. Favre Industrial Construction Chair Jonathan Shi Construction Management College of Engineering
Billy and Ann Harrison, III Chair Sam Bentley Geology & Geophysics College of Science
Charles Phelps Manship, Jr. Endowed Chair in History Andrew Burstein History College of Humanities & Social Sciences
Charles T. McCord Endowed Chair in Geology Peter Clift Geology & Geophysics College of Science
Cherie H. Flores Endowed Chair in MBA Studies Young Hak Chun Information Systems & Decision Sciences E. J. Ourso College of Business
ChevronTexaco Chaired Professorship in Environmental Engineering Andrew Wojtanowicz Petroleum Engineering College of Engineering
Claiborne Gasoline Company Chair in Air Quality/Environmental Toxicology Kevin Armbrust Environmental Sciences School of the Coast & Environment
Contractors Educucational Trust Fund Chair Charles Berryman Construction Management College of Engineering
Dow Chemical Endowed Chair in Mechanical Engineering Michael Khonsari Mechanical & Industrial Engineering College of Engineering
Dr. Charles M. Smith Chair of Medical Physics Wayne Newhauser Physics & Astronomy College of Science
Dr. Kenneth F. Burns Chair in Veterinary Medicine Joel Baines Administration School of Veterinary Medicine
E. J. Ourso Professor & Dean Endowed Chair Richard White Administration E. J. Ourso College of Business
Edward G. Schlieder Endowed Chair of Information Sciences Gabriele Piccoli Management Information Systems E. J. Ourso College of Business
Floating Point Systems Chair in Computational Methods Jagannathan Ramanujam Electrical & Computer Engineering College of Engineering
Fred C. Frey Endowed Chair in Southern Studies Aaron Sheehan-Dean History College of Humanities & Social Sciences
Fred Jones Greer, Jr. Endowed Chair in Media Business & Ethics Jay Shelledy   Manship School of Mass Communication
Freeport McMoRan Chaired Professorship in Engineering George Z Voyiadjis Civil and Environmental Engineering College of Engineering
Freeport-McMoRan Endowed Chair in Economics Dek Terrell Economics E. J. Ourso College of Business
Galante Chair in Music Education John Dickson Music College of Music & Dramatic Arts
Gordon A. Cain Chair in the Center for Scientific, Technological, Engineering and Mathematical (STEM) Literacy Randolph Duran Chemistry College of Science
Gordon A. Cain Chair in the Center for Scientific, Technological, Engineering and Mathematical (STEM) Literacy #2 Randolph Duran Chemistry College of Science
Gordon and Mary Cain Chair in Chemical Engineering #1 Jose Romagnoli Chemical Engineering College of Engineering
Gordon and Mary Cain Chair in Chemical Engineering #2 Krishnaswamy Nandakumar Chemical Engineering College of Engineering
Hearne Research Chair in Theoretical Physics #1 Jorge Pullin Physics & Astronomy College of Science  
Hearne Research Chair in Theoretical Physics #2 Johnathan Dowling Physics & Astronomy College of Science  
Hermann Moyse, Jr./Louisiana Bankers Association Chair of Banking Joseph R. Mason Finance E. J. Ourso College of Business  
James C. Flores Endowed Chair in MBA Studies Donald Chance Finance E. J. Ourso College of Business  
John Franks Endowed Chair in the Department of Geology and Geophysics #1 Peter Doran Geology & Geophysics College of Science  
John Franks Endowed Chair in the Department of Geology and Geophysics #2 Peter Doran Geology & Geophysics College of Science  
John P. Laborde Endowed Chair for Sea Grant Research and Technology Transfer Scott Hagen Civil & Environmental Engineering College of Engineering  
Kevin P. Reilly, Sr. Chair in Political Communication Pressley Johnson   Manship School of Mass Communication  
LA Real Estate Commission Chair of Real Estate R Kelley Pace Finance E. J. Ourso College of Business  
Lloyd F. Collette Endowed Chair of Financial Services Ji-Chai Lin Finance E. J. Ourso College of Business  
Manship Endowed Chair in Journalism Robert Mann   Manship School of Mass Communication  
Nadine Carter Russell Endowed Chair Kiel Moe Structural Engineering College of Art & Design  
Ourso Distinguished Chair in Accounting Cheng-Shing Cheng Accounting E. J. Ourso College of Business  
Ourso Distinguished Chair in Economics Naci Mocan Economics E. J. Ourso College of Business  
Ourso Distinguished Chair in Marketing Alvin C. Burns Marketing E. J. Ourso College of Business  
Ourso Family Distinguished Chair of Marketing Research Judith Garretson Folse Marketing E. J. Ourso College of Business  
Ourso Family Distinguished Professor & Director of Virtual Organization Rudolf Hirschheim Information Systems & Decision Sciences E. J. Ourso College of Business  
Ourso Family Distinguished Professorship of Information Sciences Helmut Schneider Information Systems & Decision Sciences E. J. Ourso College of Business  
Philip W. West Chair in Air Quality and Environmental Analytical Chemistry Isiah Warner Administration College of Science  
Robert S Greer Sr. Alumni Chair of Business Administration Ronald Niedrich Marketing E. J. Ourso College of Business  
Roy Crumpler Memorial Chair in Psychology Paul J. Frick   College of Humanities & Social Sciences  
Shell Endowed Chair in Oceanography and Wetland Studies Nancy Rabalais Oceanography and Costal Sciences School of the Coast & Environment  
Thomas H. Daigre Endowed Chair of Business Administration Thomas Phillips Accounting E. J. Ourso College of Business  
Wendell Gray Switzer, Jr. Chair in Media Literacy Leonard M. Apcar Mass Communication Manship School of Mass Communication  
William H. Wright, Jr. Endowed Chair for Financial Services Gary Sanger Finance E. J. Ourso College of Business
William W. Rucks, IV Endowed Chair and Professorship of Management Jean McGuire Management E. J. Ourso College of Business