Endowed faculty positions are a powerful tool for attracting and retaining outstanding faculty leaders who share a passion and commitment for teaching, research and service. These distinctions recognize scholarly excellence and provide competitive salaries and resources for research, travel and professional development, and also afford opportunities to further invest in a promising field or discipline.
Endowed Faculty
Endowed Faculty
Mississippi State University gratefully acknowledges private gifts that make endowed chairs and professorships possible. Such support creates lasting legacies at MSU and serves as a meaningful investment in the vanguards of higher education.
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| Fund Name | Holder |
|---|---|
| Dr. Glover B. Triplett Endowed Chair in Agronomy | Dr. Luis Avila |
| Edgar & Winifred B. Hartwig Endowed Chair In Plant Breeding | Dr. Mike Mulvaney |
| Triplett Endowed Professorship in Agronomy | Vacant |
| Milton Sundbeck Professorship in Animal and Dairy Science | Dr. Brandi Karisch |
| Glover B. Triplett - MS Corn Promotion Professorship | Vacant |
| Reed Family Endowed Professorship | Dr. Wes Schilling |
| Reed Family Endowed Professorship | Vacant |
| Johnsonville Endowed Professorship | Dr. Sa Min Han |
| Fund Name | Holder |
|---|---|
| Johnny Crane Professorship in Architecture | Dr. Karen Spence |
| Mark S. Jordan Endowed Professorship | Dr. Beth Miller |
| Fund Name | Holder |
|---|---|
| Dr. Donald Hall Professorship | Dr. Matthew W. Brown |
| George Bishop Professorship in Geosciences | Vacant |
| Dr. Malcolm A. and Mrs. Olivia C. Portera Endowed Professorship | Vacant |
| Fund Name | Holder |
|---|---|
| Peter K. Lutken Chair of Insurance | Vacant |
| Robert W. Warren Chair in Real Estate | Vacant |
| Jack R. Lee Chair in Financial Inst. & Consumer Finance | Dr. Tom Miller |
| Richard C. Adkerson Chair in Accountancy | Dr. Shawn Mauldin |
| H. Devon Graham Professorship in Accounting | Dr. Bradley Lang |
| Cadence Bank Endowed Professorship | Dr. Alvaro Taboada |
| John Nutie & Edie Dowdle Professorship | Dr. Brandon Cline |
| Turner Wingo Endowed Professorship | Dr. Melissa Moore |
| Jim and Julia Rouse Endowed Professorship | Dr. Merrill Warkentin |
| Thomas B. and Terri L. Nusz Professorship | Dr. Parker Ellen III |
| Julia Bennett Rouse Professorship | Dr. Jim Chrisman |
| James and Patricia Coggin Professorship | Dr. Laura Marler |
| Paul and Mary Jo Karre Professorship | Dr. Kevin Rogers |
| KPMG Professorship in Accountancy | Dr. Mike Truelson |
| Dean W.C. Flewellen Jr. Chair | Dr. Joel Collier |
| Bill Simmons Professorship | Dr. Nathan Berglund |
| Ergon, Inc. Endowed Professorship in Supply Chain Logistics | Dr. Frank Adams |
| Fund Name | Holder |
|---|---|
| Jim Whiteside Chair in Mechanical Engineering | Dr. Wilburn Whittington |
| Robert D. Guyton Chair in Electrical Engineering | Dr. John Ball |
| Kelly Gene Cooke, Sr. Chair in Civil Engineering | Vacant |
| Hunter Henry Chair in Chemical Engineering | Vacant |
| Materials & Construction Industries Chair | Dr. Nazimuddin Wasiuddin |
| Jack Hatcher Engineering Entrepreneaur Chair | Vacant |
| Earnest W. Deavenport, Jr. Chair in Chemical Engineering | Dr. Julie Jessop |
| MSU - CAVS Chair One | Dr. Daniel Carruth |
| MSU - CAVS Chair Two | Vacant |
| MSU - CAVS Chair Three | Vacant |
| James W. Bagley Chair In Electrical & Computer Engineering | Dr. Samee Khan |
| Earnest W. and Mary Ann Deavenport Chair | Dr. David Ford |
| Bill and Carolyn Cobb Endowed Chair | Dr. Rani Sullivan |
| Paul B. Jacob Chair | Dr. Vuk Marojevic |
| James T. White Chair | Dr. Isaac Howard |
| PACCAR Chair in the Bagley College of Engineering | Dr. Haitham El Kadiri |
| William B. and Sherry Berry Chair | Vacant |
| Southern Ionics Chair | Dr. Santanu Kundu |
| Richard H. Johnson Chair in Aerospace Engineering | Vacant |
| Thomas B. Nusz Endowed Chair | Vacant |
| International Paper Company Chair | Dr. Lesley Strawderman |
| Mary Lyn and Niles Moseley Chair | Dr. Stephen Torri |
| Bobby Shackouls Professorship | Dr. Qian Du |
| Edward P. Coleman Professions Professorship in Mechanical Engineering | Vacant |
| TVA Endowed Professorship in Power Systems Engineering | Dr. Yong Fu |
| TVA Endowed Professorship in Energy Sys. & Environment | Vacant |
| Texas Olefins Co. Professorships | Vacant |
| Ergon-Diversified Technology Distinguished Prof | Dr. Neeraj Rai |
| Dr. Billie J. Ball Endowed Professorship One | Vacant |
| Dr. Billie J. Ball Endowed Professorship Two | Vacant |
| Dr. Billie J. Ball Endowed Professorship Three | Vacant |
| ExxonMobil Alumni Endowed Professorship | Vacant |
| Richard A. Rula Construction Engineering Mgt. Endowed | Vacant |
| Miss. Power Co. Endowed Prof. in Electrical & Computer Eng. | Vacant |
| Thomas B. Nusz Professorship in Engineering | Dr. Hossein Toghiani |
| Larry Brown Professorship | Dr. Mohammad Marufuzzaman |
| Civil & Environmental Eng. Advisory Board Professorship | Vacant |
| Thomas B. and Terri L. Nusz Professorship | Dr. Linkan Bian |
| Airbus Helicopter Professorship | Dr. Adrian Sescu |
| Randy and Nina Cleveland Professorship | Dr. Amin Amirlatifi |
| Dr. Oswald Rendon-Herrero Professorship | Dr. Tonya Stone |
| Virginia Carron Eiland and Brent Eiland End. Prof. | Dr. J Edward Swan |
| Charles R. Stephenson Professorship | Vacant |
| Comfort Systems USA End. Chair | Vacant |
| Alfred Eaton Chair | Vacant |
| Gloria and Douglas Marchant Chair | Vacant |
| Hall Endowed Energy Systems Chair | Vacant |
| Fund Name | Holder |
|---|---|
| James C. Kennedy Endowed Chair in Waterfowl and Wetlands Conservation | Dr. Brian Davis |
| James C. Kennedy Endowed Chair in Upland Gamebird Management | Vacant |
| Triplett Endowed Professorship in Forestry | Vacant |
| St. John Family Endowed Professorship | Vacant |
| Taylor Endowment for Applied Big Game Research and Instruction | Vacant |
| MS Lumber Manufacturers Association Endowed Professorship in Innovative Wood Construction & Design | Vacant |
| National Wild Turkey Federation Distinguished Endowed Professorship | Vacant |
| Fund Name | Holder |
|---|---|
| Marcia Lane Endowed Chair in Human Ethics & Animal Welfare | Dr. Phil Bushby |
| Dr. Hugh G. Ward Chair in CVM | Dr. John Thomason |
| Frances Hamilton Professorship | Vacant |
| Terri Nusz End. Equine Professorship | Dr. Cate Mochal |
| Dr. P. Mikell and Mary Cheek Hall Davis Chair | Dr. Amelia Woolums |
| Dot Wells End. Professorship in Feline Health | Dr. Alyssa Sullivant |
| Harold and Joan Marie Corbin Endowed Professorship in Ophthalmology | Dr. Caroline Betbeze |
| James C. Kennedy Endowed Chair in Veterinary Oncology | Vacant |
| Lauran Wingo Small Animal Surgery Endowed Professorship | Vacant |
| Fund Name | Holder |
|---|---|
| Frank and Virginia Williams Chair for Abraham Lincoln and Civil War Studies | Dr. Susannah J. Ural |
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