College & Departmental – Office of the Provost

College & Departmental Named Chairs and Professors

Endowed chairs and professorships are awarded to distinguished faculty who excel in research, teaching, and service. The University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign has named faculty appointments that are held within departments, colleges, and other academic units, as well as appointed at the campus and university levels. For more information about named faculty appointments, see Provost Communication #6: Named Faculty Appointments.

Recipient	Title	Department
Ahmed Rashad Abdel-Khalik	Vernon K. Zimmerman Professor in International Accounting	Accountancy
Sarita Adve	Richard T. Cheng Professor	Computer Science
Vikram Adve	Donald B. Gillies Professor in Computer Science	Computer Science
Heitor Almeida	Stanley C. and Joan J. Golder Chair in Corporate Finance	Finance
Imad Al-Qadi	Abel Bliss Professor of Engineering	Civil & Environmental Engineering
Scott Althaus	Merriam Professor in Political Science	Political Science
Narayana Aluru	Richard W. Kritzer Distinguished Professor in Mechanical Science & Engineering	Mechanical Science & Engineering
Vikram Amar	Iwan Foundation Professor in Law	Law
Indrani Bagchi	Billie Alexander Field Chair in Reproductive Medicine	Comparative Biosciences
Milan Bagchi	Deb and Tim Paul Professor in Molecular & Cellular Biology	Molecular & Integrative Physiology
Renee Baillargeon	Alumni Professor in Psychology	Psychology
Janet Barrett	Marilyn Pflederer Zimmerman Endowed Chair in Music Education	School of Music
Rashid Bashir	Grainger Chair	Bioengineering
Jay Bass	Ralph E. Grim Professor	Geology
Asef Bayat	Catherine C. and Bruce A. Bastian Professor in Global Transnational Studies	Sociology
Pascal Bellon	Donald W. Hamer Professor in Materials Science & Engineering	Materials Science & Engineering
Louis Bergonzi	Daniel J. Perrino Chair in Music Education	Music
Jennifer Bernhard	Donald Biggar Willett Professor in Engineering	Electrical & Computer Engineering
Daniel Bernhardt	Investors in Business Education Distinguished Professor	Economics
James Best	Jack C. Threet and Richard L. Threet Professor of Sedimentary Geology	Geology
Rohit Bhargava	Founder Professor in Bioengineering	Bioengineering
Botond Bognar	Edgar A. Tafel Chair in Architecture	Architecture
Stephen Boppart	Abel Bliss Professor	Electrical & Computer Engineering
Paul Braun	Ivan Racheff Professor in Materials Engineering	Materials Science & Engineering
Jeffrey Brawn	Stuart L. and Nancy J. Levenick Chair in Sustainability	Natural Resources & Environmental Sciences
Yoram Bresler	Founder Professor in Electrical & Computer Engineering	Electrical & Computer Engineering
M. Quinn Brewster	Hermia G. Soo Endowed Professor in Mechanical Science & Engineering	Mechanical Science & Engineering
Jeffrey Brown	Josef and Margot Lakonishok Professor of Business and Dean	Business Administration
Ralph Brubaker	Carl L. Vacketta Professor in Law	Law
David Cahill	Donald Biggar Willett Professor in Engineering	Materials Science & Engineering
Ximing Cai	Colonel Harry F. and Frankie M. Lovell Endowed Professor in Civil & Environmental Engineering	Civil & Environmental Engineering
Roy Campbell	Sohaib and Sara Abbasi Professor in Computer Science	Computer Science
Andreas Cangellaris	M. E. Van Valkenburg Professor in Electrical & Computer Engineering	Electrical & Computer Engineering
David Ceperley	Founder Professor of Engineering	Physics
Laurence Chalip	Brightbill/Sapora Professor	Recreation, Sport & Tourism
Louis Chan	Leonard C. and Mary Lou Hoeft Endowed Professorship in Commerce and Business Administration	Finance
Timothy Chan	Founder Professor in Computer Science	Computer Science
In-Koo Cho	William Kinkead Distinguished Professor of Economics	Economics
Wojtek Chodzko-Zajko	Shahid and Ann Carlson Khan Professor in Applied Health Sciences	Kinesiology & Community Health
Kent Choquette	Abel Bliss Professor	Electrical & Computer Engineering
Clara Chu	Mortenson Distinguished Professor	Library Administration
Timothy Cole	Elaine and Allen Avner Professor in Interdisciplinary Research	University Library
John Cronan	Microbiology Alumni Professor	Molecular & Cellular Biology
Brian Cunningham	Donald Biggar Willett Professor in Engineering	Electrical & Computer Engineering
Jerry Davila	Jorge Paulo Lemann Endowed Chair in Brazilian History	History
Jacinda Dariotis	Pampered Chef, Ltd Endowed Chair in Family Resiliency	Human Development and Family Studies
Jon Davis	R.C. Evans Endowed Chair in Business	Accountancy
John Dee	Bill A. Nugent Endowed Professor in Music	Music
Tim Dean	James M. Benson Professor in English	English
Evan DeLucia	G. William Arends Professor in Integrative Biology	Plant Biology
Scott Denmark	Fuson Professor in Chemistry	Chemistry
Philippe Di Francesco	Gertrude and Morris Fine Distinguished Professor of Mathematics	Mathematics
Brian Diers	Charles Adlai Ewing Endowed Chair in Soybean Genetics and Breeding	Crop Sciences
Sharon Donovan	Melissa M. Noel Chair in Nutrition and Health	Food Science & Human Nutrition
Geir Dullerud	W. Grafton & Lillian B. Wilkins Professor in Mechanical Science & Engineering	Mechanical Science & Engineering
J. Gary Eden	Intel Alumni Endowed Chair in Electrical & Computer Engineering	Electrical & Computer Engineering
W. Brooke Elliott	Ernst & Young Distinguished Professor in Accountancy	Accountancy
Rui Loja Fernandes	Lois M. Lackner Professorship of Mathematics	Mathematics
Placid Ferreira	Tungchao Julia Lu Professor in Mechanical Engineering	Mechanical Science & Engineering
Matthew Finkin	Albert J. Harno and Edward W. Cleary Chair in Law	Law
David Forsyth	Fulton Watson Copp Chair	Computer Science
Eduardo Fradkin	Donald Biggar Willett Professor in Engineering	Physics
Christopher Freeburg	John A. and Grace W. Nicholson Professor in English	English
Jonathan Freund	Donald Biggar Willett Professor in Engineering	Mechanical Science & Engineering; Aerospace
Peter Fritzsche	W. D. and Sara E. Trowbridge Professor in History	History
Firouz Gahvari	Leiby S. Hall Endowed Chair in Economics	Economics
Tanya Gallagher	Timothy Nugent Professor in Disability	Speech & Hearing Science
Marcelo Garcia	M. T. Geoffrey Yeh Endowed Chair	Civil & Environmental Engineering
Philip Garcia	Thomas A. Hieronymus Distinguished Chair in Futures Markets	Agricultural & Consumer Economics
Philippe Geubelle	Abel Bliss Professor	Aerospace Engineering
Andrew Gewirth	Peter C. and Gretchen Miller Markunas Professor of Chemistry	Chemistry
Behrooz Ghamari-Tabrizi	Catherine C. and Bruce A. Bastian Professor in Global Transnational Studies	History
Martha Gillette	Cell and Developmental Biology Alumni Professor	Cell & Developmental Biology
Gregory Girolami	William H. and Janet G. Lycan Professor in Chemistry	Chemistry
Nick Glumac	Shao Lee Soo Professor in Mechanical Science & Engineering	Mechanical Science & Engineering
William Gropp	Thomas M. Siebel Chair in Computer Engineering	Computer Science
Martin Gruebele	James R. Eiszner Endowed Chair in Chemistry	Chemistry
Bruce Hajek	Leonard C. and Mary Lou Hoeft Endowed Chair in Engineering	Electrical & Computer Engineering
Ralph Hammann	Thomas D. Hubbard Endowed Professor in Architecture	Architecture
Jiawei Han	Abel Bliss Professor	Computer Science
Benjamin Hankin	Fred and Ruby Kanfer Endowed Professor	Psychology
Sariel Har-Peled	Donald Biggar Willett Professor in Engineering	Computer Science
Youssef Hashash	William J. and Elaine F. Hall Endowed Professor in Civil & Environmental Engineering	Civil & Environmental Engineering
Mark Hauber	Harley Jones Van Cleave Professor in Host-Parasite Interactions	Animal Biology
Paul Heald	Richard W. and Marie L. Corman Research Professor in Law	Law
William Helferich	Diet, Women's Health and Aging Professor	Food Science & Human Nutrition
Paul Hergenrother	Kenneth L. Rinehart, Jr. Edowed Chair in Natural Products Chemistry	Chemistry
Jonathan Higdon	Dennis and Cathy Houston Professor	Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering
So Hirata	Marvin T. Schmidt Professor of Chemistry	Chemistry
Gilbert Holder	Brad Fortner Endowed Chair in Physics	Physics
Stafford Hood	Sheila M. Miller Professor	Curriculum & Instruction
Brant Houston	John S. and James L. Knight Chair in Journalism	Journalism
Naira Hovakimyan	W. Grafton & Lillian B. Wilkins Professor in Mechanical Science & Engineering	Mechanical Science & Engineering
Feng Sheng Hu	Harry E. Preble Dean and R.E. Grim Professor in Geology	Geology
Heidi Hurd	Ross and Helen Workman Chair in Law	Law
Wen-Mei Hwu	AMD Jerry Sanders Chair in Electrical & Computer Engineering	Electrical & Computer Engineering
Michael Insana	Donald Biggar Willett Professor in Engineering	Bioengineering
Scott Irwin	Laurence J. Norton Endowed Chair in Agriculural Marketing	Agricultural & Consumer Economics
Ravishankar Iyer	George and Ann Fisher Distinguished Professor	Electrical & Computer Engineering
Anthony Jacobi	Richard W. Kritzer Distinguished Professor in Mechanical Science & Engineering	Mechanical Science & Engineering
Sheldon Jacobson	Founder Professor in Computer Science	Computer Science
Jianming Jin	Y. T. Lo Chair in Electrical & Computer Engineering	Electrical & Computer Engineering
Timothy Johnson	Karl and Louise Schewe Professorship in Finance	Finance
Douglas Jones	William L. Everitt Distinguished Professor in Electrical and Computer Engineering	Electrical & Computer Engineering
Laxmikant Kale	Paul and Cindy Saylor Professor in Computer Science	Computer Science
Farzad Kamalabadi	Kung Chie and Margaret Yeh Endowed Professor in Electrical and Computer Engieering	Electrical & Computer Engineering
Richard Kaplan	Guy Raymond Jones Chair in Law	Law
Shiv Kapoor	Grayce Wicall Gauthier Chair in Mechanical Science & Engineering	Mechanical Science & Engineering
Paul Kenis	Elio Eliakim Tarika Endowed Chair in Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering	Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering
Madhu Khanna	ACES Distinguished Professor in Environmental Economics	Agricultural & Consumer Economics
William King	Ralph A. Andersen Endowed Chair	Mechanical Science & Engineering
Karen Iler Kirk	Shahid and Ann Carlson Khan Professor in Applied Health Sciences	Speech & Hearing Science
Hillary Klonoff-Cohen	Saul J. Morse and Anne B. Morgan Professor in Applied Health Sciences	Kinesiology & Community Health
David Kranz	Philip A. Sharp Professor in Biochemistry	Biochemistry
Waltraud Kriven	Donald Biggar Willett Professor in Engineering	Materials Science & Engineering
Praveen Kumar	Colonel Harry F. and Frankie M. Lovell Endowed Professor in Civil & Environmental Engineering	Civil & Environmental Engineering
Paul Kwiat	John Bardeen Endowed Chair in Electrical & Computer Engineering and Physics, Sponsored by the Sony Corporation	Physics
John Lambros	Donald Biggar Willett Professor in Engineering	Aerospace Engineering
Robert Lawless	Max L. Rowe Professor in Law	Law
Jean-Pierre Leburton	Gregory Stillman Professor in Electrical & Computer Engineering	Electrical & Computer Engineering
Deborah Leckband	Reid T. Milner Professor	Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering
Anthony Leggett	John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Chair in Physics	Physics
Andrew Leipold	Edwin M. Adams Professor in Law	Law
Zhi-Pei Liang	Franklin W. Woeltge Professor in Electrical & Computer Engineering	Electrical & Computer Engineering
Wen-Tso Liu	Arthur C. Nauman Endowed Professor in Civil & Environmental Engineering	Civil & Environmental Engineering
Zaida Luthey-Schulten	Murchison-Mallory Endowed Chair in Chemistry	Chemistry
Joseph Lyding	Robert C. MacClinchie Distinguished Professor in Electrical and Computer Engieering	Electrical & Computer Engineering
Vicki Mahaffey	Clayton and Thelma Kirkpatrick Professor in English	English
Joseph Mahoney	Caterpillar Chair in Business Administration	Business Administration
Benito Marinas	Ivan Racheff Professor in Environmental Engineering	Civil & Environmental Engineering
Robert Markley	W. D. and Sara E. Trowbridge Professor in English	English
Susan Martinis	Stephen G. Sligar Professor in Molecular & Cellular Biology	Biochemistry
Moshe Matalon	Caterpillar Professor in Engineering	Mechanical Science & Engineering
Jason Mazzone	Albert E. Jennfer Jr. Professor of Law	Law
Gholamreza Mesri	Ralph B. Peck Professor	Civil & Environmental Engineering
William Metcalf	G. William Arends Professor in Life Sciences	Microbiology
William Mischo	Berthold Family Professorship in Information Access and Discovery	Library
Jeffrey Mondak	James M. Benson Chair in Public Issues and Civic Leadership	Political Science
Stephen Moose	Denton E. and Elizabeth B. Alexander Maize Breeding and Genetics Professor	Crop Sciences
Catherine Murphy	Larry R. Faulkner Endowed Chair in Chemistry	Chemistry
Rakesh Nagi	Donald Biggar Willett Professor in Engineering	Industrial & Enterprise Systems Engineering
Klara Nahrstedt	Ralph M. and CatherineV. Fisher Professor in Computer Science	Computer Science
Satish Nair	I.C. Gunsalus Professorship	Biochemistry
David Nicol	Franklin W. Woeltge Professor in Electrical & Computer Engineering	Electrical & Computer Engineering
Shuming Nie	Grainger Distinguished Chair in Bioengineering	Bioengineering
Ralph Nuzzo	G. L. Clark Professor in Chemistry	Chemistry
Eric Oldfield	Harriet A. Harlin Professor of Chemistry	Chemistry
Craig Olson	School of Labor and Industrial Relations Alumni Professor	Labor & Employment Relations
Donald Ort	Robert Emerson Professor in Plant Biology and Crop Sciences	Plant Biology
Michaelene Ostrosky	Grayce Wicall Gauthier Professor of Education	Special Education
Cele Otnes	Anthony J. Petullo Professor in Business Administration	Business Administration
Yanfeng Ouyang	Krambles Endowed Professor in Rail and Public Transit	Civil & Environmental Engineering
David Padua	Donald Biggar Willett Professor in Engineering	Computer Science
Gary Parker	W. Hilton Johnson Professor in Geology	Geology
Robert Dale Parker	Frank Hodgins Professor of English	English
Nicholas Paulson	Hobart R. and Marian Gardner Hinderliter Professorship in Farm Management	Agricultural & Consumer Economics
Neil Pearson	Harry A. Brandt Distinguished Professorship in Financial Markets and Options	Finance
Mark Peecher	Deloitte Professor in Accountancy	Accountancy
George Pennacchi	Bailey Memorial Chair in Finance	Finance
Marshall Poole	David L. Swanson Professor in Communication	Communication
Christopher Prom	Andrew Turyn Professor	University Archives
Aric Rindfleisch	John M. Jones Professor in Marketing	Business Administration
Jennifer Robbennolt	Alice Curtis Campbell Professor in Law	Law
Michel Robe	Clearing Corporation Foundation Endowed Professor in Derivatives Trading	Agricultural & Consumer Economics
Wendy Rogers	Khan Professor in Applied Health Sciences	Kinesiology & Community Health
Mark Rood	Ivan Racheff Professor in Environmental Engineering	Civil & Environmental Engineering
Elyse Rosenbaum	Melvin and Anne Louise Hassebrock Professor	Electrical & Computer Engineering
Jacqueline Ross	Prentice H. Marshall Professor of Law	Law
Richard Ross	David C. Baum Professor of Law	Law
Stanley Ruecker	Anthony J. Petullo Professor in Graphic Design	Graphic Design
D. Fairchild Ruggles	Debra L. Mitchell Chair of Landscape Architecture	Landscape Architecture
David Ruzic	Abel Bliss Professor	Nuclear, Plasma & Radiological Engineering
Peter Sauer	W. W. Grainger Chair in Electrical & Computer Engineering	Electrical & Computer Engineering
Donald Schleicher	Daniel J. Perrino Chair in Music Education	Music Education
Kenneth Schweizer	G. Ronald and Margaret H. Morris Professor in Materials Science & Engineering	Materials Science & Engineering
Edmund Seebauer	James W. Westwater Professorship	Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering
Huseyin Sehitoglu	John, Alice and Sarah Nyquist Chair in Mechanical Science & Engineering	Mechanical Science & Engineering
David Sepkoski	Thomas M. Siebel Chair in the History of Science	History
Sridhar Seshadri	Alan J. and Joyce D. Baltz Professor	Business Administration
Suresh Sethi	James Avery Endowed Chair in Industrial Design	Industrial Design
Lui Sha	Donald B. Gillies Endowed Chair	Computer Science
Naresh Shanbhag	Jack S. Kilby Professor in Electrical & Computer Engineering	Electrical & Computer Engineering
Sharon Shavitt	Walter H. Stellner Professor in Marketing	Business Administration
Michael Shaw	Leonard C. and Mary Lou Hoeft Endowed Chair in Commerce and Business Administration	Business Administration
Bruce Sherrick	Marjorie and Jerry Fruin Professorship in Land Economics	Agricultural & Consumer Economics
Vijay Singh	ACES Distinguished Professor in Bioprocessing	Agricultural & Biological Engineering
Murugesu Sivapalan	Chester and Helen Siess Endowed Professor in Civil & Environmental Engineering	Civil & Environmental Engineering
Marc Snir	Michael Faiman Professor in Computer Science	Computer Science
Petros Sofronis	James W. Bayne Professor in Mechanical Science & Engineering	Mechanical Science & Engineering
Jon Solomon	Robert C. Novak Chair in Western Civilization and Culture	Classics
Jun Song	Founder Professor in Bioengineering and Physics	Bioengineering/Physics
Nancy Sottos	Donald Biggar Willett Professor of Engineering	Materials Science & Engineering
Theodore Sougiannis	KPMG Distinguished Professor of Accountancy	Accountancy
Billie Spencer, Jr.	Nathan M. and Anne M. Newmark Endowed Chair in Civil & Environmental Engineering	Civil & Environmental Engineering
Rayadurgam Srikant	Fredric G. and Elizabeth H. Nearing Professor in Electrical & Computer Engineering	Electrical & Computer Engineering
Alexander Stolyar	GEBI Professor in Industrial & Enterprise Systems Engineering	Industrial & Enterprise Systems Engineering
James Stubbins	Donald Biggar Willett Professor in Engineering	Nuclear, Plasma & Radiological Engineering
Ellen Swain	Stewart S. Howe Archivist of Student Life and Culture as an Endowed Professor	Library Administration
Kelly Swanson	Kraft Foods Human Nutrition Professor	Division of Nutritional Sciences
Jonathan Sweedler	James R. Eiszner Family Chair in Chemistry	Chemistry
Charles Tabb	Mildred Van Voorhis Jones Chair in Law	Law
Emad Tajkhorshid	J. Woodland Hastings Endowed Chair in Biochemistry	Biochemistry
Jennifer Teper	John 'Bud' Velde Endowed Professor	Library Administration
Lynne Thomas	Juanita J. and Robert E. Simpson Rare Book and Manuscript Library Professorship	University Library
Suja Thomas	Peer and Sarah Pedersen Professor in Law	Law
Josep Torrellas	Saburo Muroga Professor	Computer Science
Patrick Tranel	Ainsworth Professor in Crop Sciences	Crop Sciences
Alexander Vakakis	Donald Biggar Willett Professor in Engineering	Mechanical Science & Engineering
Albert Valocchi	Abel Bliss Professor	Civil & Environmental Engineering
Wilfred Van Der Donk	Richard E. Heckert Chair in Chemistry	Chemistry
Dale Van Harlingen	Donald Biggar Willett Professor of Engineering	Physics
Venugopal Veeravalli	Henry Magnuski Professor in Electrical & Computer Engineering	Electrical & Computer Engineering
Madhu Viswanathan	Diane N. and Steven N. Miller Centennial Chair in Business	Business Administration
Yurii Vlasov	Founder Professor in Electrical & Computer Engineering	Electrical & Computer Engineering
Ning Wang	Leonard C and Mary Lou Hoeft Professor in Engineering	Mechanical Science & Engineering
Tandy Warnow	Founder Professor in Computer Science	Computer Science
Scott Weisbenner	William G. Karnes Professor in Mergers and Acquisitions	Finance
John Wilkin	Juanita J. and Robert E. Simpson University Library Dean	Library
Michael Williamson	A. C. Littleton Professor in Accountancy	Accountancy
Robin Fretwell Wilson	Roger and Stephany Joslin Professor in Law	Law
Amelia Woods	James K. and Karen S. McKechnie Professor in Applied Health Sciences	Kinesiology & Community Health
Donald Wuebbles	Harry E. Preble Professor	Atmospheric Sciences
Hong Yang	Richard C. Alkire Chair in the Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering	Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering
ChengXiang Zhang	Donald Biggar Willett Professor in Engineering	Computer Sciences
Huimin Zhao	Steven L. Miller Chair in Chemical Engineering	Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering
Steven Zimmerman	Roger Adams Professor in Chemistry	Chemistry
Jian-Min Zuo	Racheff Professor in Materials Science & Engineering	Materials Science & Engineering