Named Faculty Positions

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

Last updated March 15, 2024

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
J. ArbuckleHenry A. Wallace Endowed Chair for Sustainable AgricultureSociology and Criminal Justice
Sotirios ArchontoulisPioneer Hi-Bred Agronomy ProfessorshipAgronomy
Lance BaumgardNorman Jacobson Professorship in Dairy ScienceAnimal Science
Gwyn BeattieRobert 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
Matt DarrJohn Deere Endowed Chair in Agricultural InnovationAgricultural and Biosystems Engineering
James DicksonMorrison Chair in Meat ScienceCollege of Agriculture and Life Sciences
Amani ElobeidRon and Lynn Deiter Endowed Chair for Sustaining Excellence in Ag BusinessEconomics
Matthew HelmersBrent and Cindy Hart ProfessorshipAgricultural and Biosystems Engineering
Terry HouserSmithfield Foods Chair in Meat Science ExtensionAnimal Science
Kevin KimleBruce Rastetter Chair in Agricultural EntrepreneurshipCollege of Agriculture and Life Sciences
Sergio LenceMarlin Cole Professor of International Agricultural EconomicsEconomics
Thomas LubberstedtK.J. Frey Chair in AgronomyCollege of Agriculture and Life Sciences
GianCarlo MoschiniPioneer Hi-Bred International Chair in Science and Technology PolicyEconomics
Gail NonneckeGlobal Professor for Global Resource SystemsCollege of Agriculture and Life Sciences
Matthew O'NealHenry A. Wallace Endowed Chair for Sustainable AgricultureCollege of Agriculture and Life Sciences
Daniel RobisonCollege of Agriculture and Life Sciences 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 Genetics/Baker Professorship in AgronomyAgronomy/Agronomy
Asheesh (Danny) SinghG.F. Sprague Chair in AgronomyAgronomy
Juan SteibelJay L. Lush Chair in Animal Breeding and GeneticsAnimal Science
Jodi SterleEldred and Donna Harman Professorship in Teaching and LearningAnimal Science
Timothy StewartHarmon Family Professorship in ForestryNatural Resource Ecology and Management
Walter SuzaGeorge Washington Carver ChairAgronomy
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 YoungsM.E. Ensminger Chair Animal Science
Jianming YuPioneer Hi-Bred Distinguished Chair in Maize Breeding/Raymond F. Baker Center for Plant Breeding EndowmentAgronomy/Agronomy

Ivy College of Business

IncumbentNamed Faculty PositionDepartment of Incumbent (or Discipline Designated by Gift)
Ginka BorisovaDean's Professorship in FinanceIvy College of Business
James BrownDebbie and Jerry Ivy Chair in BusinessIvy College of Business
David CantorRuan Chair in Supply Chain ManagementSupply Chain and Information Systems
Haozhe ChenWalker Professorship in Logistics and Supply Chain ManagementSupply Chain Management
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 ProfessorshipIvy College of Business
Michael HowardHilsinger-Janson ProfessorshipIvy College of Business
Diane JanvrinWilliam L. Varner ProfessorshipAccounting
Scott JohnsonThome Professorship in BusinessIvy College of Business
Stephen KimRaisbeck Professor in BusinessIvy College of Business
Paul KochKent Corporation Chair in BusinessIvy College of Business
Tingting LiuJohn and Connie Stafford Professorship in BusinessIvy College of Business
Frank MontabonDean's Professorship in Supply Chain ManagementIvy College of Business
Annaleena ParhankangasKingland Professor of EntrepreneurshipManagement and Entrepreneurship
Mark PowerPrincipal Financial Group ProfessorshipFinance
Sridhar RamaswamiDapper Faculty 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
Lingyao YuanKingland Graduate Director Business AnalyticsInformation Systems and Business Analytics
Chen ZhangDean's ProfessorshipIvy College of Business

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)
Ossama AbdelkhalikVance D. Coffman Faculty ChairAerospace Engineering
Venkataramana AjjarapuThomas M. Whitney Professorship in Electrical and Computer EngineeringElectrical and Computer Engineering
Jeramy AshlockRichard L. Handy ProfessorshipCivil, Construction, and Environmental Engineering
Rizia BardhanJean H. Steffenson Professorship in Chemical and Biological EngineeringChemical and Biological Engineering
Ashraf BastawrosGrace Miller Wilson and T. Wilson Endowed Engineering Faculty FundCollege 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
Wayne ChenCoffman Departmental Chair in Aerospace EngineeringAerospace 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 IIICollege of Engineering
Chris CorneliusDr. Thomas D. McGee and Dr. Ick-Jhin Rick Yoon Department Chair in Materials Science and EngineeringMaterials Science and Engineering
Julie DickersonDavid C. Nicholas Professorship EndowmentElectrical and Computer Engineering
Ian DobsonArend J. and Verna V. Sandbulte Faculty FundCollege of Engineering
Liang DongVikram L. Dalal ProfessorshipElectrical and Computer Engineering
Michael DorneichJoseph Walkup Professorship in Industrial and Manufacturing Systems EngineeringIndustrial and Manufacturing Systems Engineering
Paul DurbinJoseph and Elizabeth Anderlik Professorship in EngineeringCollege of Engineering
Sam EasterlingJames L. and Katherine S. Melsa Dean of the College of EngineeringCollege of Engineering
Matthew FrankJohn B. Slater Professorship in Sustainable Design and ManufacturingIndustrial and Manufacturing Systems Engineering
Baskar GanapathysubramanianJoseph and Elizabeth Anderlik Professorship in EngineeringCollege of Engineering
Manimaran GovindarasuMurray J. and Ruth M. Harpole Professorship in Electrical and Computer EngineeringElectrical and Computer Engineering
Caroline HayesJohn and Nancy Hayes Department Chair in Mechanical EngineeringMechanical Engineering
Ted HeindelBergles Professorship in Thermal Science Mechanical 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
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 LevitasMurray Harpole Chair in EngineeringCollege of Engineering
Beiwen LiWilliam and Virginia Binger ProfessorshipMechanical Engineering
Surya MallapragadaCarol 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 Faculty Fund in 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
Manojit PramanikNorthrop Grumman ProfessorshipElectrical and Computer Engineering
Aditya RamamoorthyNorthrop Grumman Professorship in honor of Fred W. O'GreenElectrical and Computer Engineering
Chris RehmannCerwick Faculty Professorship ICivil, Construction, and Environmental Engineering
Nigel ReuelThe Stanley Chair in Interdisciplinary EngineeringCollege of Engineering
Kristin-Yvonne RozierDennis and Rebecca Muilenburg ProfessorshipAerospace Engineering
Sarah RyanCharles (Turk) and Joyce Therkildsen Chair in 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
Zengyi ShaoHershel B. Whitney Professorship, Global Initiatives in Chemical and Biological 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 Tate Sproul and Virginia Shivers Sproul EndowmentElectrical and Computer Engineering
Sri SritharanWilkinson Chair in the College of EngineeringCollege of Engineering
Xiaoli TanSchafer ProfessorshipCollege of Engineering
Jean-Philippe TessonnierRichard C. Seagrave ProfessorshipChemical and Biological Engineering
Goce TrajcevskiKingland Professor of Data AnalyticsCollege of Engineering
Namrata VaswaniJoseph and Elizabeth Anderlik Professorship in EngineeringCollege of Engineering
Dennis VigilReginald R. Baxter Endowed Department Chair in Chemical and Biological EngineeringChemical and Biological Engineering
Kejin WangWilson Professor of EngineeringCollege of Engineering
Xinwei WangWilkinson Professorship in Interdisciplinary EngineeringCollege of Engineering
Zhaoyu WangNorthrop Grumman ProfessorshipElectrical and Computer Engineering
Jonathan WickertPresidential ProfessorshipIowa State University
R. 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
Hongwei ZhangRichardson Professorship in Electrical and Computer EngineeringElectrical 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)
Eric BrownRichard Mahoney and Lois Hartman ProfessorshipApparel, Events, and Hospitality Management
Katherine BrunaWillie and Kathleen Robinson ISU 4U Promise Faculty ProfessorshipSchool of Education
Jonathan FoxRuth Whipp Sherwin FundHuman Development and Family Studies
Sarah FrancisJane Armstrong Chair in Food Science and Human NutritionFood Science and Human Nutrition
Eunha JeongFrederick and Johnna Kleisner ProfessorshipApparel, Events, and Hospitality Management
Laura JollyHuman Sciences Dean's Chair College of Human Sciences
Marian KohutBarbara E. Forker Professorship in Kinesiology IKinesiology
Carla PetersonNancy Rygg Armbrust Professorship in Early Childhood Development and EducationHuman Development and Family Studies
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
Elizabeth StegemollerHelen LeBaron Hilton Endowed Chair in Family and Consumer SciencesKinesiology
Gregory WelkBarbara E. Forker Professorship in Kinesiology IIKinesiology
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 Endowed ProfessorshipPhysics and Astronomy
Alicia CarriquiryIowa State University President's Chair in StatisticsStatistics
Carol ChapelleLiberal Arts and Sciences Dean's ProfessorshipCollege of Liberal Arts and Sciences
Myra CohenLanh and Oanh Nguyen Chair in Software EngineeringComputer Science
Michael DahlstromLiberal Arts and Sciences Dean's ProfessorshipGreenlee School of Journalism and Communication
Matthew DeLisiLiberal Arts and Sciences Dean's ProfessorshipSociology and Criminal Justice
Daniela DimitrovaLiberal Arts and Sciences Dean's ProfessorshipGreenlee School of Journalism and Communication
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 ProfessorshipCollege of Liberal Arts and Sciences
Adam KaminskiHarmon-Ye Endowed ProfessorshipPhysics and Astronomy
Jae-Kwang KimLiberal Arts and Sciences Dean's ProfessorshipCollege of Liberal Arts and Sciences
Brent KreiderLiberal Arts and Sciences Dean's ProfessorshipCollege of Liberal Arts and Sciences
Bernard LidickyScott Hanna Faculty ProfessorshipMathematics
Gustavo MacintoshLiberal Arts and Sciences Dean'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
Daniel NordmanDale D. Grosvenor ChairStatistics
Gary OckeyAngela B. Pavitt Professorship in EnglishEnglish
Reuben PetersRoy J. Carver Professor of Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology (3)Roy J. Carver Department of Biochemistry, Biophysics, and Molecular Biology
Dave PetersonLucken Professorship in Political SciencePolitical Science
Yiu PoonScott Hanna Faculty ProfessorshipMathematics
Hridesh RajanKingland Professor Data Analytics or Cognitive Machine LearningComputer Science
James RoddeLouise Moen Chair in MusicMusic and Theatre
Aaron SadowDavid C. Henderson Chair in ChemistryChemistry
Matthew SivilsLiberal Arts and Sciences Dean's ProfessorshipCollege of Liberal Arts and Sciences
Amy SmithLiberal Arts and Sciences Dean's ProfessorshipCollege of Liberal Arts and Sciences
Tin-Shi TamCownie Professor of MusicMusic and Theatre
Geetu TutejaLiberal Arts and Sciences Dean's ProfessorshipCollege of Liberal Arts and Sciences
Maximilian ViatoriLiberal Arts and Sciences Dean's ProfessorshipCollege of Liberal Arts and Sciences
Theresa WindusLiberal Arts and Sciences Dean's ProfessorshipChemistry
Miriam ZachCharles and Mary Sukup Endowed Artist in OrganMusic and Theatre
Zhengyuan ZhuLiberal Arts and Sciences Dean'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 BrewerFrank K. Ramsey Endowed Chair College 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 GroomsStephen G. Juelsgaard Dean's Chair in Veterinary MedicineCollege of Veterinary Medicine
Albert JergensDonn E. and Beth Bacon Professorship in Small Animal SurgeryCollege of Veterinary Medicine
Locke KarrikerDr. Douglas and Ann Gustafson Professorship - CVMCollege of Veterinary Medicine
Karl KrausHoefle Professorship in Small Animal Orthopedic SurgeryVeterinary Clinical Sciences
Daniel LinharesRoy A. Schultz Professorship in Swine MedicineCollege of Veterinary Medicine
Mark LyteW. Eugene Lloyd Chair in ToxicologyCollege of Veterinary Medicine
Richard MartinBenbrook Chair in Veterinary MedicineCollege 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
Brett SponsellerLora and Russ Talbot Endowed Professor in Veterinary 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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