Distinguished Professorship Information East Campus


Distinguished
Professorship

Distinguished
Professor

Department

Start & End Date
of Appointment

Thomas W. Rivers Dist. Prof. in Global UnderstandingDr. Megan PerryTHCAS - Anthropology7/1/24 - 6/30/25
Harold H. Bate Foundation Distinguished Professorship for Project
STEPP
Adam DenneyAA - STEPP11/4/16 - ongoing appt
Gregory Poole Equipment Dist Prof. in Construction ManagementDr. George WangCET - Const. Mgmt11/1/23 - 1/31/25
Robert F. Bird Dist. Prof. in Risk and InsuranceDr. Brenda WellsCOB - Finance1/1/24 - 8/31/28
Vincent K McMahon Dist. Prof in BusDr. John KrosCOB9/1/20 - 8/31/25
Four Seasons Chamber Music ProfessorshipYajiong Xue (Lucky)COB1/6/23 - 1/5/26
Edwin B Jones Dist. Prof. in AccountingDr. Doug SchneiderCOB - Accounting9/1/20 - 8/31/25
J. Fielding Miller ProfessorshipVacantCOB - Entrepreneurship
Risk Mgmt & Ins Dist ProfDr. David PooserCOB - Finance8/14/23 - 8/31/28
Thomas Arthur Distinguished Professorship in LeadershipDr. Andrew HerdmanCOB - Leadership9/1/24 - 8/31/25
James W. Chestnutt and David A. Bond DP in EntrepreneurshipDr. Dennis BarberCOB - Entrepreneurship4/1/21 - 8/31/25
Lora W. King Dist. Prof. in Education

VACANT

COE
Wells Fargo Dist. Prof. In Educational LeadershipDr. Matt MilitelloCOE - Educational
Leadership
8/16/14 - 5/15/27
Taft Distinguished Professorship in Science Education

VACANT

COE - Math & Science
Phoebe Moore Dail Distinguished Professor in Rural EducationDr. Jerry JohnsonCOE - Rural Education8/15/22 - 5/15/25
Spangler DP in Early Child LiteracyDr. Tanya ChristCOE8/12/24 - ongoing
Ira M. & Mary Ruth Hardy Dist. Prof. in Suzuki String PedagogyDr.J Christopher BuddoFine Arts & Communication -
School of Music
1/3/23 - 12/31/28
Four Seasons Chamber Music ProfessorshipDr.J Christopher BuddoFine Arts & Communicaton -
School of Music
10/18/24 - ongoing
Roddy Jones Dist. Prof. In MusicDr. Mark TaggartFine Arts & Communication -
School of Music
10/1/14 - ongoing appt
George A. & Robert A. Wisneskey Distinguished Professorship in
Music
Mr. Chris UllfersFine Arts & Communication -
School of Music
8/16/23 - ongoing appt
Carol Grotnes Belk Dist Professorship in ArtDr. Tim BowerFine Arts & Communication -
School of Art & Design
8/15/22 - 5/15/27
Harriot Distinguished Professorship in Natural Sciences and
Mathematics
Dr. Anne SpuchesTHCAS - Chemistry3/1/22 - 2/28/27
Harold C. Troxler Distinguished Professorship FundDr. Philip RothmanTHCAS - Economics8/22/22 - 5/15/25
Linda McMahon Dist. Professorship in Foreign LanguageDr. Katherine FordTHCAS - Foreign Language8/16/23 - 5/15/25
David J. & Virginia S. Whichard Dist. Prof. in the HumanitiesDr. Aleia BrownTHCAS - Humanities8/15/22 - 5/15/25
Peel Distinguished Professorship in Religious StudiesDr. Mary NyangwesoTHCAS - Religious Studies7/1/15 - ongoing appt
James E. Constance Paul Distinguished ProfessorshipDr. Tisha EmersonTHCAS - Economics7/1/24 - 6/30/28
LeRoy Walker Distinguished Professorship in HHP 1Dr. Linda MayHHP5/16/22 - 5/15/25
LeRoy Walker Distinguished Professorship in HHP 2Dr. Joe HoumardHHP7/1/24 - 6/30/25
LeRoy Walker Distinguished Professorship in HHP 3Stacy WarnerHHP8/16/19 - 06/30/27
Nancy Darden Distinguished ProfessorshipArchana HedgeHHP - HDFS7/1/24 -6/30/27
Carolyn Freeze Baynes Dist Prof SWDr. Abby SchwartzHHP - Social Work7/1/24 - 6/30/27
Harold H. Bate Foundation Distinguished Professorship

VACANT

HHP
Jerry E. McGee Distinguished Professorship

VACANT

HHP - Health Ed + Promotion
* As of May 30, 2025