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Named Professorships and Chairs

As of April 7, 2008

Each college has formal procedures for the nomination and appointment to named professorships and chairs, which include review by a college honorifics committee or promotion and tenure committee; extra-collegiate nominations to named professorships and chairs are reviewed by the University Honorifics Committee. After review by the appropriate college committee, recommendations are then made by the college dean and approved by the provost and the board of visitors. Ordinarily such an appointment continues through the active career of the professor at the university, unless it is relinquished in favor of some other honored or administrative appointment. Some professorships have specific term limitations, which may be renewable. Named professorships are established on behalf of a donor who provides an endowment to support the salary and/or operating funds of the professor.

Questions? Please contact Dr. Patricia Hyer, Associate Provost for Academic Administration at 231-2350.

College Department Name Professorship or Chair
Agriculture and Life Sciences Dairy Science Akers, Robert Horace E. and Elizabeth Alphin Professor
Agriculture and Life Sciences Crop and Soil Environmental Sciences Alley, Marcus W. G. Wysor Professor
Agriculture and Life Sciences Fralin Biotechnology Center Dean, Dennis J. B. Stroobants Professorship in Biotechnology
Agriculture and Life Sciences Food Science and Technology Flick, George University Distinguished Professor
Agriculture and Life Sciences Dairy Science Gwazdauskas, Francis David and Margaret Lincicome Professor
Agriculture and Life Sciences Animal and Poultry Sciences Geor, Ray Paul Mellon Chair in Agriculture
Agriculture and Life Sciences Biological Systems Engineering Mostaghimi, Saied H. E. and Elizabeth F. Alphin Endowed Professorship
Agriculture and Life Sciences Horticulture Wright, Robert Julian Haden Gary and Margaret Savage Gary Professor
Agriculture and Life Sciences Crop and Soil Environmental Sciences Zelazny, Lucian Thomas Hutcheson Professor
Architecture and Urban Studies Building Construction Beliveau, Yvan Georgia Anne Snyder-Falkinham Professor
Architecture and Urban Studies Architecture Davis, A. Jack Reynolds Metals Professor in Architecture
Architecture and Urban Studies Architecture Dunay, Donna G. Truman Ward Professor of Architecture
Architecture and Urban Studies Architecture Dunay, Robert T. A. Carter Professor
Architecture and Urban Studies Architecture Egger, Dayton Patrick and Nancy Lathrop Professor
Architecture and Urban Studies School for Public and International Affairs Knox, Paul University Distinguished Professor
Architecture and Urban Studies Building Construction O'Brien, Michael William E. Jamerson Professor
Business Marketing Brinberg, David Robert O. Goodykoontz Professor
Business Marketing Brown, James NAPM Carolinas-Virginia Professor of Purchasing
Business Accounting and Information Systems Brown, Robert R. B. Pamplin Professor
Business Business Information Technology Clayton, Edward Ralph Lenz Professor of Business Information Technology
Business Accounting and Information Systems Cloyd, C. Bryan John E. Peterson Jr. Professorship of Accounting and Information Systems
Business Business Information Technology Huang, Philip Suzanne Parker Thornhill Professor of Business Information Technology
Business Finance, Insurance, and Business Law Kadlec, Gregory R. B. Pamplin Professor of Finance Chair
Business Finance, Insurance, and Business Law Keown, Arthur R. B. Pamplin Professor of Finance
Business Accounting and Information Systems Killough, Larry N. KPMG Peat Marwick Professorship
Business Finance, Insurance, and Business Law Kumar, Raman Russell V and Arlene F. Oliver Professor in Investment Management
Business Management Lang, James Charles O. Strickler Professor
Business Accounting and Information Systems Maher, John John F. Carroll Jr. Professor
Business Management Markham, Steven Dorothy Hottel Digges Professor in Entrepreneurship
Business Business Information Technology Moore, Laurence Verizon Professor
Business Finance, Insurance, and Business Law Morgan, George Crestar Professor of Finance
Business Marketing Nakamoto, Kent R. B. Pamplin Professor of Marketing
Business Finance, Insurance, and Business Law Pinkerton, John Crestar Professor of Banking
Business Business Information Technology Ragsdale, Cliff Bank of America Professorship in Information Technology
Business Business Information Technology Rakes, Terry William C. and Alix C. Houchens Professor
Business Business Information Technology Rees, Loren Andersen Professor of MSCI
Business Accounting and Information Systems Seago, Wilmer R. B. Pamplin Professor in Accounting
Business Finance, Insurance, and Business Law Singal, Vijay J. Gray Ferguson Professor in Finance Chair
Business Business Information Technology Taylor, Bernard R. B. Pamplin Professor in Business Information Technology
Business Management Wokutch, Richard R. B. Pamplin Professor in Management
Engineering Engineering Science and Mechanics Aref, Hassan Reynolds Metals Professor of Engineering Science and Mechanics
Engineering Chemical Engineering Baird, Donald Harry C. Wyatt Professor of Engineering
Engineering Mechanical Engineering Ball, Kenneth Lingan S. Randolph Professor
Engineering Engineering Science and Mechanics Batra, Romesh Clifton C. Garvin Professor
Engineering Dean Benson, Richard Paul and Dorothea Torgersen Dean's Chair in Engineering
Engineering Electrical and Computer Engineering Boroyevich, Dushan American Electric Power Professor
Engineering Electrical and Computer Engineering Bostian, Charles Alumni Distinguished Professor
Engineering Electrical and Computer Engineering Brown, Gary Bradley Distinguished Professor of Electromagnetics
Engineering Industrial Systems Engineering Casali, John John Grado Professor
Engineering Industrial Systems Engineering Chen, Frank John L. Lawrence Professor
Engineering Electrical and Computer Engineering Claus, Richard Lewis A. Hester Chair of Engineering
Engineering Civil and Environmental Engineering de la Garza, Jesus Vecellio Professor in Construction and Engineering Management
Engineering Engineering Science and Mechanics Dillard, David Adhesives and Sealant Professor
Engineering Virginia Tech Transportation Institute Dingus, Thomas Newport News Shipbuilding/Tenneco Professor
Engineering Mechanical Engineering Dumas, Stefan John R. Jones III Faculty Fellowship
Engineering Civil and Environmental Engineering Duncan, J. Michael University Distinguished Professor
Engineering Civil and Environmental Engineering Edwards, Marc Charles P. Lunsford Professorship
Engineering Mechanical Engineering Ellis, Michael John R. Jones III Faculty Fellowship
Engineering Civil and Environmental Engineering Filz, George Charles E. Via Jr. Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering
Engineering Mechanical Engineering Fuller, Chris Roanoke Electric Steele Professorship in Mechanical Engineering
Engineering Engineering Science and Mechanics Goff, Richard W. S. "Pete" White Chair for Innovation
Engineering Engineering Science and Mechanics Hyer, Michael N. Waldo Harrison Professorship
Engineering Mechanical Engineering Inman, Daniel George R. Goodson Professor
Engineering Aerospace and Ocean Engineering Kapania, Rakesh Norris and Laura Mitchell Professor of Aerospace Engineering
Engineering Mining and Minerals Engineering Karmis, Michael Stonie Barker Professor
Engineering Civil and Environmental Engineering Kikuchi, Shinya Charles E. Via, Jr. Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering
Engineering Civil and Environmental Engineering Knocke, William W. Curtis English Professor
Engineering Mechanical Engineering Kurdila, Andrew W. Martin Johnson Professor in Engineering
Engineering Electrical and Computer Engineering Lee, Fred University Distinguished Professor
Engineering Chemical Engineering Liu, Yih-An Frank Vilbrandt Professor
Engineering Mining and Minerals Engineering Luttrell, Gerald A. T. Massey Coal Company Professorship
Engineering ICTAS Mahajan, Roop James S. Tucker Professor of Engineering
Engineering Civil and Environmental Engineering Murray, Thomas Montague-Betts Professor of Structural Steel Design
Engineering Computer Science Nance, Richard Dahlgren Chair in Naval Computing Systems
Engineering Engineering Science and Mechanics Nayfeh, Ali University Distinguished Professor
Engineering Mechanical Engineering Ng, Wing Chris Kraft Endowed Professor
Engineering Civil and Environmental Engineering Novak, John Nick Prillaman Professor of Environmental Engineering
Engineering Mining and Minerals Engineering Novak, Thomas Charles T. Holland Professorship
Engineering Mechanical Engineering O'Brien, Walter J. Bernard Jones Professor
Engineering Virginia Microelectroniccs Consortium (VMEC) Orlowski, Marius Virginia Microelectronics Consortium Chair of Electrical and Computer Engineering
Engineering Chemical Engineering Oyama, Shigeo Fred W. Bull Professor of Chemical Engineering
Engineering Civil and Environmental Engineering Plaut, Raymond Daniel Pletta Professor of Engineering
Engineering Electrical and Computer Engineering Rahman, Saifur Joseph R. Loring Professorship of Electrical and Computer Engineering
Engineering Electrical and Computer Engineering Reed, Jeffrey Willis G. Worcester Professor
Engineering Engineering Education and Mechanical Engineering Reinholtz, Charles Alumni Distinguished Professor
Engineering Mechanical Engineering Roan, Michael John R. Jones III Fellowship
Engineering Industrial Systems Engineering Sarin, Subhash Paul T. Norton Professor
Engineering Aerospace and Ocean Engineering Schetz, Joseph Fred D. Durham Proessor
Engineering Industrial Systems Engineering Sherali, Hanif University Distinguished Professor and W. Thomas Rice Chair
Engineering Aerospace and Ocean Engineering Simpson, Roger Jack E. Cowling Professor
Engineering Engineering Science and Mechanics Singh, Mahendra Preston Wade Professor of Engineering
Engineering Industrial Systems Engineering Taylor, G. Don Charles O. Gordon Professorship of Industrial Engineering
Engineering Engineering Science and Mechanics Telionis, Demetrios Frank Maher Professor
Engineering Mechanical Engineering Thole, Karen William S. Cross Professorship
Engineering Electrical and Computer Engineering Thorp, James Hugh P. and Ethel C. Kelly Professor
Engineering Industrial Systems Engineering Torgersen, Paul John Hancock Chair
Engineering Electrical and Computer Engineering Tranter, William Bradley Professor of Wireless Communication
Engineering Electrical and Computer Engineering van Wyk, Jacobus Daniel J. Myron Maupin Professor of Engineering
Engineering Civil and Environmental Engineering Vorster, Michael David Burrows Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering
Engineering Electrical and Computer Engineering Wang, Anbo Clayton Ayre Professor
Engineering VT/Wake Forest School of Biomedical Engineering and Sciences Wang, Ge Samuel Reynolds Pritchard Professor of Engineering
Engineering Civil and Environmental Engineering Weyers, Richard Charles E. Via Jr. Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering
Engineering Mining and Minerals Engineering Yoon, Roe Nicholas Camicia Professor
Liberal Arts and Human Sciences Foreign Languages and Literatures Bixler, Jacqueline Alumni Distinguished Professor
Liberal Arts and Human Sciences Human Development Blieszner, Rosemary Alumni Distinguished Professor
Liberal Arts and Human Sciences English D'Aguiar, Fred Gloria D. Smith Professor of Africana Studies
Liberal Arts and Human Sciences Communication Denton, Robert W. Thomas Rice Chair
Liberal Arts and Human Sciences Science and Technology Studies Downey, Gary Alumni Distinguished Professor
Liberal Arts and Human Sciences English Gardner, Thomas Clifford A. Cutchins III Professor of English
Liberal Arts and Human Sciences English Giovanni, Nikki University Distinguished Professor
Liberal Arts and Human Sciences Apparel, Housing, and Resource Management Goss, Rosemary Residential Property Management Advisory Board Professorship
Liberal Arts and Human Sciences Political Science Luke, Timothy University Distinguished Professor
Liberal Arts and Human Sciences Human Development Meszaros, Peggy W. E. Lavery Professor
Liberal Arts and Human Sciences History Robertson, James Alumni Distinguished Professor
Liberal Arts and Human Sciences English Roy, Lucinda Alumni Distinguished Professor
Liberal Arts and Human Sciences Sociology Snizek, William Alumni Distinguished Professor
Liberal Arts and Human Sciences English Sullivan, Ernest Edward S. Diggs Chair in English
Liberal Arts and Human Sciences Political Science Weisband, Edward Edward S. Diggs Chair in Political Science
Natural Resources Forestry Amacher, Gregory Julian N. Cheatham Professor of Forestry
Natural Resources Forestry Burger, James Garland Gray Professor of Forestry
Natural Resources Forestry  Burkhart, Harold University Distinguished Professor and Thomas M. Brooks Professor
Natural Resources Wood Science and forest Products Frazier, Charles (Chip) Thomas M. Brooks Professor of Wood Science and Forest Products
Natural Resources Fisheries and Wildlife Sciences Orth, Donald Thomas H. Jones Professor of Fisheries and Wildlife Sciences
Natural Resources Forestry Seiler, John Shelton H. Short Professor
Natural Resources Wood Science and Forest Products Shaffer, Robert Charles Nettleton Professor in Forest Business/Products
Science Geosciences Bodnar, Robert University Distinguished Professor and Clifton C. Garvin Professor
Science Mathematics Brown, Ezra (Bud) Alumni Distinguished Professor
Science Biology Buikema, Arthur Alumni Distinguished Professor
Science Mathematics Burns, John Hatcher Professor in Mathematics
Science Chemistry Castagnoli, Neal Harvey W. Peters Chair in Chemistry
Science Psychology Geller, E. Scott Alumni Distinguished Professor
Science Geosciences Hochella, Michael University Distinguished Professor
Science Chemistry Kingston, David University Distinguished Professor
Science Chemistry McGrath, James University Distinguished Professor and Ethyl Corporation Chair
Science Psychology Ollendick, Thomas University Distinguished Professor
Science Mathematics Renardy, Yuriko Class of 1950 Professor of Mathematics
Science Mathematics Renardy, Michael Class of 1950 Professor of Mathematics
Science Economics Spanos, Aris Wilson Schmidt Professor in Economics
Science Biology Tyson, John University Distinguished Professor
Science Biology Walters, Jeffrey Harold Bailey Professor
Science Chemistry Ward, Thomas Adhesive and Sealant Science Professor
Science Psychology Winett, Richard Heilig Myers Professorship in Psychology
Veterinary Medicine Equine Medical Center Furr, Martin Adelaide C. Riggs Endowed Chair in Equine Medicine
Veterinary Medicine Biomedical Sciences and Pathobiology Inzana, Thomas Tyler J. and Frances F. Young Professor of Bacteriology
Veterinary Medicine Small Animal Clinical Sciences Leib, Michael C. R. Roberts Endowed Professor of Clinical Veterinary Medicine
Veterinary Medicine Small Animal Clinical Sciences Troy, Gregory Dr. and Mrs. Dorsey Taylor Mahin Endowed Professorship
Veterinary Medicine Equine Medical Center White, Nathaniel Jean Ellen Shehan Professor
Veterinary Medicine Biomedical Sciences and Pathobiology Wilcke, Jeffrey Dorothy and Richard Metcalf Professor of Veterinary Medical Informatics