Named Faculty Positions

Current holders of a named dean, director, department chair, chair, or professorship:

Last updated March 14, 2023

College of Agriculture and Life Sciences

IncumbentNamed Faculty PositionDepartment of Incumbent (or Discipline Designated by Gift)
David AckerRaymond and Mary Baker Chair in Global AgricultureCollege of Agriculture and Life Sciences
Lance BaumgardNorman Jacobson Professorship in Dairy ScienceAnimal Science
Gwyn BeattieRobert E. Buchanan Distinguished Chair of BacteriologyCollege of Agriculture and Life Sciences
Stuart BirrellKinze Manufacturing Professorship in Agricultural and Biosystems EngineeringAgricultural and Biosystems Engineering
Thomas BrummMary and Charles Sukup Global Professor in Food SecurityCollege of Agriculture and Life Sciences
Michael CastellanoWilliam T. Frankenberger Professorship in Soil ScienceAgronomy
Amani ElobeidRon and Lynn Deiter Endowed Chair for Sustaining Excellence in Ag BusinessEconomics
Richard GatesIowa Egg Council Endowed ProfessorshipAnimal Science
Matthew HelmersDean's Professorship in the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences/Brent and Cindy Hart ProfessorshipCollege of Agriculture and Life Sciences/Agricultural and Biosystems Engineering
Terry HouserSmithfield Foods Chair in Meat Science ExtensionAnimal Science
Anna JohnsonArtz Chair for Faculty Excellence in Animal ScienceAnimal Science
Kevin KimleBruce Rastetter Chair in Agricultural EntrepreneurshipCollege of Agriculture and Life Sciences
Sergio LenceMarlin Cole Professorship of International Agricultural EconomicsEconomics
Thomas LubberstedtK.J. Frey Chair in AgronomyCollege of Agriculture and Life Sciences
Manjit MisraSeed Science Endowed ChairCollege of Agriculture and Life Sciences
GianCarlo MoschiniPioneer Hi-Bred International Chair in Science and Technology PolicyEconomics
Gail NonneckeGlobal Professor in Global Resource SystemsCollege of Agriculture and Life Sciences
Daniel RobisonCollege of Agriculture and Life Science's Endowed Dean's ChairCollege of Agriculture and Life Sciences
Jason RossLloyd L. Anderson Endowed Professorship in PhysiologyAnimal Science
Patrick SchnableIowa Corn Promotion Board Endowed Chair in GeneticsAgronomy
Asheesh SinghMonsanto Chair in Soybean BreedingAgronomy
Juan SteibelJay L. Lush Chair in Animal Breeding and GeneticsAnimal Science
Jodi SterleEldred and Donna Harman Professorship for Excellence in Teaching and LearningAnimal Science
Timothy StewartHarmon Family Professorship in ForestryNatural Resource Ecology and Management
Kristine TidgrenLeonard Dolezal Professorship in Agricultural LawCollege of Agriculture and Life Sciences
Kan WangGlobal Professorship in BiotechnologyCollege of Agriculture and Life Sciences
Quinn WeningerJohn F. Timmons Endowed Professorship in Environmental and Resource EconomicsEconomics
Curtis YoungsEnsminger Endowed Chair of International AgricultureAnimal Science
Jianming YuPioneer Hi-Bred Distinguished Chair in Maize BreedingAgronomy

Ivy College of Business

IncumbentNamed Faculty PositionDepartment of Incumbent (or Discipline Designated by Gift)
Ginka BorisovaDean's Professorship in FinanceFinance
James BrownKingland MBA Professorship/Debbie and Jerry Ivy Chair in BusinessIvy College of Business/Finance
David CantorRuan Chair in Supply Chain ManagementSupply Chain and Information Systems
Arnold CowanWells Fargo Professorship in FinanceFinance
Christine DenisonRoger P. Murphy Professor in AccountingAccounting
Dermot HayesPioneer Hi-Bred International Agribusiness ChairIvy College of Business
Pol HerrmannBob and Kay Smith Entrepreneurship ProfessorshipManagement and Entrepreneurship
Michael HowardHilsinger-Janson ProfessorshipManagement and Entrepreneurship
Diane JanvrinWilliam L. Varner ProfessorshipAccounting
Scott JohnsonThome Professorship in BusinessManagement and Entrepreneurship
Stephen KimRaisbeck Professorship in BusinessIvy College of Business
Paul KochKent Corporation Chair in BusinessFinance
Tingting LiuJohn and Connie Stafford Professorship in BusinessFinance
Frank MontabonDean's ProfessorshipSupply Chain Management
Sree NilakantaKingland Systems Graduate Director of Business AnalyticsInformation Systems and Business Analytics
Annaleena ParhankangasKingland Professor of EntrepreneurshipManagement and Entrepreneurship
Mark PowerPrincipal Financial Group ProfessorshipFinance
Sridhar RamaswamiDapper Professorship in MarketingMarketing
Kevin ScheibeUnion Pacific Professorship for Information SystemsInformation Systems and Business Analytics
Deidra SchleicherJohn and Deborah Ganoe Professor in BusinessIvy College of Business
David SpaldingRaisbeck Endowed Dean's ChairIvy College of Business
James SummersMax S. Wortman, Jr. ProfessorshipManagement and Entrepreneurship
Yoshinori SuzukiLand O'Lakes, Inc. Endowed Professorship in Supply Chain ManagementSupply Chain Management
John WongDean's Professorship in Sales and MarketingMarketing
Chen ZhangDean's ProfessorshipInformation Systems and Business Analytics

College of Design

IncumbentNamed Faculty PositionDepartment of Incumbent (or Discipline Designated by Gift)
Paul BruskiDorothy Maitland Miller Professorship in Graphic DesignGraphic Design
Shelby DoyleStan G. Thurston Professorship in Design BuildArchitecture
Douglas SpencerPickard Chilton Professorship in ArchitectureArchitecture

College of Engineering

IncumbentNamed Faculty PositionDepartment of Incumbent (or Discipline Designated by Gift)
Venkataramana AjjarapuThomas M. Whitney Professorship in Electrical and Computer EngineeringElectrical and Computer Engineering
Jeramy AshlockRichard L. Handy ProfessorshipCivil, Construction, and Environmental Engineering
Ashraf BastawrosGrace Miller Wilson and T. Wilson Engineering ProfessorCollege of Engineering
Robert BrownGary and Donna Hoover Chair in Mechanical EngineeringMechanical Engineering
Halil CeylanPitt-Des Moines, Inc., Professorship in Civil EngineeringCivil, Construction, and Environmental Engineering
Degang ChenJerry R. Junkins Chair Electrical and Computer Engineering
Eric CochranMary Jane Skogen Hagenson and Randy L. Hagenson Professorship in Chemical and Biological EngineeringChemical and Biological Engineering
Peter CollinsThe Stanley Chair in Interdisciplinary EngineeringCollege of Engineering
Kristen ConstantWilkinson Professorship in Interdisciplinary Engineering College of Engineering
Chris CorneliusDr. Thomas D. McGee and Dr. Ick-Jhin Rick Yoon Department Chair in Materials Science and Engineering/Wilkinson Chair in Materials Science and EngineeringCollege of Engineering
Julie DickersonDavid C. Nicholas ProfessorshipElectrical and Computer Engineering
Ian DobsonArend J. and Verna V. Sandbulte Professorship in EngineeringCollege of Engineering
Liang DongVikram L. Dalal ProfessorshipElectrical and Computer Engineering
Paul DurbinJoseph C. and Elizabeth A. Anderlik Professorship in EngineeringCollege of Engineering
Sam EasterlingJames L. and Katherine S. Melsa Dean of the College of EngineeringCollege of Engineering
Rodney FoxHershel B. Whitney Professor, Global InitiativesChemical and Biological Engineering
Matthew FrankJohn B. Slater Professor in Sustainable Design and ManufacturingIndustrial and Manufacturing Systems Engineering
Baskar GanapathysubramanianJoseph C. and Elizabeth A. Anderlik Professorship in EngineeringCollege of Engineering
Manimaran GovindarasuMurray J. and Ruth M. Harpole Professorship in Electrical and Computer EngineeringElectrical and Computer Engineering
Caroline HayesLynn Gleason Professorship in Interdisciplinary Engineering College of Engineering
Ted HeindelBergles Professorship in Thermal Science Mechanical Engineering
Andrew HillierReginald R. Baxter Endowed Department Chair in Chemical and Biological EngineeringChemical and Biological Engineering
Hui HuMartin C. Jischke Professorship in Aerospace EngineeringAerospace Engineering
Doug JacobsonProfessorship in Cybersecurity in Electrical and Computer EngineeringElectrical and Computer Engineering
Laura JarboeCargill Professorship in Chemical EngineeringChemical and Biological Engineering
Ahmed KamalRichardson Professorship in Electrical and Computer EngineeringElectrical and Computer Engineering
Ashfaq KhokharThe Palmer Department Chair in Electrical and Computer EngineeringElectrical and Computer Engineering
Ratnesh KumarPalmer Professorship in Electrical and Computer EngineeringElectrical and Computer Engineering
Simon LaflammeWaldo W. Wegner Professorship in Civil EngineeringCivil, Construction, and Environmental Engineering
Valery LevitasVance D. Coffman Faculty ChairAerospace Engineering
Beiwen LiWilliam and Virginia Binger ProfessorshipMechanical Engineering
Surya MallapragadaCarol Vohs Johnson Chair in Chemical and Biological EngineeringChemical and Biological Engineering
James McCalleyJack London Chair in Power Systems EngineeringElectrical and Computer Engineering
Steve MickelsonCharles R. and Jane F. Olsen Professorship in EngineeringCollege of Engineering
Gary MirkaJohn Ryder Professorship in EngineeringCollege of Engineering
Balaji NarasimhanVlasta Klima Balloun Faculty ChairCollege of Engineering
James OliverLarry and Pam Pithan Professor of Mechanical EngineeringMechanical Engineering
Aishwarya PawarWilliam March Scholar in Mechanical EngineeringMechanical Engineering
Frank PetersC.G. "Turk" and Joyce A. Therkildsen Professor in Industrial and Manufacturing Systems EngineeringIndustrial and Manufacturing Systems Engineering
Cary PintCharles Schafer (Battelle) Chair in EngineeringMechanical Engineering
Aditya RamamoorthyNorthrop Grumman Professorship in honor of Fred W. O'GreenElectrical and Computer Engineering
Chris RehmannJoel A. and Judy Cerwick Professor in Environmental EngineeringCivil, Construction, and Environmental Engineering
Alric RothmayerVance and Arlene Coffman Endowed Department Chair in Aerospace EngineeringAerospace Engineering
Sarah RyanC.G. "Turk" and Joyce A. Therkildsen Department Chair of Industrial and Manufacturing Systems EngineeringIndustrial and Manufacturing Systems Engineering
David SandersGreenwood Department Chair in Civil, Construction, and Environmental EngineeringCivil, Construction, and Environmental Engineering
Jennifer ShaneW. A. Klinger Teaching ProfessorshipCivil, Construction, and Environmental Engineering
Brent ShanksMike and Jean Steffenson ChairChemical and Biological Engineering
Jacqueline ShanksManley R. Hoppe Professorship in Chemical EngineeringChemical and Biological Engineering
Anuj SharmaPitt-Des Moines, Inc., Professorship in Civil EngineeringCivil, Construction, and Environmental Engineering
Pranav ShrotriyaManorama and Shyam Bahadur Professorship in Mechanical EngineeringMechanical Engineering
Arun SomaniPhilip and Virginia Sproul Professor in Electrical and Computer EngineeringElectrical and Computer Engineering
Sri SritharanWilkinson Chair in the College of EngineeringCollege of Engineering
Jean-Philippe TessonnierRichard C. Seagrave ProfessorshipChemical and Biological Engineering
Goce TrajcevskiKingland Professor of Data AnalyticsCollege of Engineering
Namrata VaswaniJoseph C. and Elizabeth A. Anderlik Professorship in EngineeringCollege of Engineering
Kejin WangWilson Professor of EngineeringCollege of Engineering
Zhaoyu WangNorthrop Grumman ProfessorshipElectrical and Computer Engineering
Jonathan WickertPresidential ProfessorshipSenior Vice President and Provost
R. Christopher WilliamsGerald and Audrey Olson Professorship in Civil EngineeringCivil, Construction, and Environmental Engineering
Yue WuHerbert L. Stiles Professorship in Chemical EngineeringChemical and Biological Engineering
Joseph ZambrenoRoss Martin Mehl and Marylyne Munas Mehl Computer Engineering ProfessorshipElectrical and Computer Engineering
Reza ZoughiKirby Gray (Battelle) Chair in EngineeringCollege of Engineering

College of Human Sciences

IncumbentNamed Faculty PositionDepartment of Incumbent (or Discipline Designated by Gift)
Christina CampbellSandra S. and Roy W. Uelner ProfessorshipFood Science and Human Nutrition
Stephanie ClarkVirginia M. Gladney ProfessorshipFood Science and Human Nutrition
Jonathan FoxRuth Whipp Sherwin ProfessorHuman Development and Family Studies
Sarah FrancisJane Armstrong Chair in Food Science and Human NutritionFood Science and Human Nutrition
Laura JollyHuman Sciences Dean's Chair College of Human Sciences
Marian KohutBarbara E. Forker Professorship in Kinesiology Kinesiology
Carla PetersonNancy Rygg Armbrust Professorship in Early Childhood Development and EducationHuman Development and Family Studies
Manju ReddyDoris A. Adams Endowed Chair in Food Science and Human NutritionFood Science and Human Nutrition
Eulanda SandersDonna R. Danielson Professorship in Textiles and ClothingApparel, Events, and Hospitality Management
Guowen SongNoma Scott Lloyd Chair in Textiles and ClothingApparel, Events, and Hospitality Management
Gregory WelkBarbara E. Forker Professorship in Kinesiology Kinesiology
Wendy WhiteDr. Thelma McMillan Professorship in Food Science and Human NutritionFood Science and Human Nutrition

College of Liberal Arts and Sciences

IncumbentNamed Faculty PositionDepartment/College of Incumbent (or Discipline Designated by Gift)
Robbyn AnandCarlyle G. Caldwell Endowed Chair in ChemistryChemistry
Jared AndersonAlice Hudson ProfessorshipChemistry
Amy AndreottiRoy J. Carver Chair of Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular BiologyRoy J. Carver Department of Biochemistry, Biophysics, and Molecular Biology
Diane BasshamWalter and Helen Parke Loomis ProfessorshipGenetics, Development, and Cell Biology
Steve ButlerBarbara J. Janson Professorship in MathematicsCollege of Liberal Arts and Sciences
Paul CanfieldRobert Allen Wright ProfessorshipPhysics and Astronomy
Alicia CarriquiryIowa State University President's Chair in StatisticsStatistics
Carol ChapelleDean's ProfessorshipCollege of Liberal Arts and Sciences
Myra CohenLanh and Oanh Nguyen Chair in Software EngineeringComputer Science
Michael DahlstromDean's ProfessorshipGreenlee School of Journalism and Communication
Matthew DeLisiDean's ProfessorshipSociology and Criminal Justice
Kristie FranzSmith Family Foundation Departmental Chair in GeologyGeological and Atmospheric Sciences
Mark GordonFrances M. Craig ChairChemistry
Mark HargroveRoy J. Carver Trust Professor in Biochemistry, Biophysics, and Molecular BiologyRoy J. Carver Department of Biochemistry, Biophysics, and Molecular Biology
Matthew HuffordCassling Family ProfessorshipEcology, Evolution, and Organismal Biology
Jae-Kwang KimDean's ProfessorshipCollege of Liberal Arts and Sciences
Brent KreiderDean's ProfessorshipCollege of Liberal Arts and Sciences
John LajoieHarmon-Ye Endowed ProfessorshipPhysics and Astronomy
Gustavo MacIntoshDean's ProfessorshipRoy J. Carver Department of Biochemistry, Biophysics, and Molecular Biology
Ryan MartinScott Hanna ProfessorshipMathematics
Timothy McNichollScott Hanna Faculty ProfessorshipMathematics
Robert McQueeneyJohn and Mary Weaver Professor in the Department of Physics and AstronomyPhysics and Astronomy
Daniel NettletonLaurence H. Baker Chair in Biological StatisticsStatistics
Xuan NguyenDio Lewis Holl Chair in Applied MathematicsMathematics
Gary OckeyAngela B. Pavitt Professorship in EnglishEnglish
Reuben PetersRoy J. Carver Professor of Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology Roy J. Carver Department of Biochemistry, Biophysics, and Molecular Biology
David PetersonLucken Professorship in Political SciencePolitical Science
Yiu PoonScott Hanna Faculty ProfessorshipMathematics
Hridesh RajanKingland Professor of Data Analytics or Cognitive Machine LearningCollege of Liberal Arts and Sciences
James RoddeLouise Moen Chair in MusicMusic and Theatre
Matthew SivilsDean's ProfessorshipCollege of Liberal Arts and Sciences
Amy Erica SmithDean's ProfessorshipCollege of Liberal Arts and Sciences
Tin-Shi TamCharles T. and Ivadelle Cobb Cownie Professor of MusicMusic and Theatre
Javier VelaJohn D. Corbett Professorship in ChemistryChemistry
Maximilian ViatoriDean's ProfessorshipCollege of Liberal Arts and Sciences
Gary WellsWendy and Mark Stavish Chair in Social SciencesCollege of Liberal Arts and Sciences
Theresa WindusDean's ProfessorshipChemistry
Miriam ZachCharles and Mary Sukup Endowed Artist in OrganMusic and Theatre
Zhengyuan ZhuDean's ProfessorshipStatistics

College of Veterinary Medicine

IncumbentNamed Faculty PositionDepartment of Incumbent (or Discipline Designated by Gift)
Rachel AllbaughLora and Russ Talbot Endowed Professor in Veterinary MedicineCollege of Veterinary Medicine
Matt BrewerDr. Frank K. Ramsey Endowed Chair in the College of Veterinary MedicineCollege of Veterinary Medicine
Amanda Fales-WilliamsTyrone D. Artz, M.D. Chair for Teaching Excellence in Veterinary MedicineCollege of Veterinary Medicine
M. Heather GreenleeLora and Russ Talbot Endowed Professor in Veterinary MedicineCollege of Veterinary Medicine
Daniel GroomsDr. Stephen G. Juelsgaard Dean of Veterinary MedicineCollege of Veterinary Medicine
Albert JergensDonn E. and Beth M. Bacon Professorship in Small Animal Medicine and SurgeryCollege of Veterinary Medicine
Locke KarrikerDr. Douglas and Ann Gustafson Professorship for Teaching Excellence in Veterinary MedicineCollege of Veterinary Medicine
Karl KrausHoefle Professorship in Small Animal Orthopedic SurgeryCollege of Veterinary Medicine
Daniel LinharesRoy A. Schultz Professorship in Swine MedicineCollege of Veterinary Medicine
Mark LyteW. Eugene Lloyd Chair in ToxicologyCollege of Veterinary Medicine
Richard MartinDr. E.A. Benbrook Endowed Chair in Pathology and ParasitologyCollege of Veterinary Medicine
Jodi McGillJohn G. Salsbury Endowed Chair in Veterinary MedicineCollege of Veterinary Medicine
Suzanne MillmanScott and Nancy Armbrust Professorship in Veterinary MedicineCollege of Veterinary Medicine
Paul PlummerAnderson Chair in Veterinary MedicineCollege of Veterinary Medicine
James RothIowa State University President's Chair in Veterinary Microbiology and Preventive MedicineCollege of Veterinary Medicine
Thimmasettapp ThippeswamyW.E. Lloyd ProfessorshipCollege of Veterinary Medicine
Jessica WardPhyllis M. Clark ProfessorshipVeterinary Clinical Sciences
Qijing ZhangDr. Roger and Marilyn Mahr Chair in One HealthCollege of Veterinary Medicine

 

 

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