endowed chairs

Six new endowed chairs from Medicine, A&S, Owen and Law School honored

May. 3, 2019—Vanderbilt’s six newest endowed chairs were honored by colleagues, university leaders, family members and donors at a ceremony on April 30 in the Student Life Center.

Vanderbilt's eight newest endowed chair holders

Endowed chair holder celebration honors eight faculty members

Feb. 28, 2019—Vanderbilt’s newest endowed chair holders were celebrated for their path-breaking scholarship and research by family members, donors, colleagues and friends during a Feb. 25 ceremony.

10 new endowed chair holders celebrated Nov. 27

Celebration honors 10 new endowed chair holders

Nov. 29, 2018—Vanderbilt's 10 newest endowed chair holders, who come from six schools and colleges across campus, were lauded for their exemplary teaching and scholarship at a Nov. 27 ceremony .

L-r: Provost Susan R. Wente, Mary-Margaret Chren, Laura M. Beskow, Brandt F. Eichman, Paul C. Taylor, Kate Daniels, Edward K. Cheng, Kelly L. Haws, and Italo O. Biaggioni. (Anne Rayner/Vanderbilt)

New endowed chair holders in A&S, Law, Medicine and Owen honored

Sep. 18, 2018—Eight Vanderbilt professors who are the university’s newest endowed chair holders were celebrated during a ceremony on Monday at the Student Life Center attended by their colleagues, family members and donors.

New faculty chair in Vanderbilt’s Basic Sciences created in memory of biochemist Richard Armstrong

Aug. 29, 2018—A $1 million gift has established a new faculty chair within the School of Medicine’s Basic Sciences that is named in honor of the late biochemist Richard Armstrong.

Crowd honors eight new endowed chair recipients

Apr. 27, 2018—Colleagues, friends and family gathered April 25 to honor eight Vanderbilt University faculty named to endowed chairs.

L-r: Eric Johnson, Björn Knollmann, Dai Chung, Dan Roden, Russell Rothman, Susan Wente, Carrie Kitko, Dane Chetkovich, Rangaraj Ramanujam, Timothy Vogus, Berk Sensoy and Jeff Balser. (John Russell/Vanderbilt)

Nine new endowed chair recipients honored

Mar. 5, 2018—Nine Vanderbilt University faculty members named to endowed chairs were honored during a celebration at the Student Life Center Feb. 28.

L-r: (first row) Alissa M. Weaver, Lorraine M. Lopez, Alyssa H. Hasty, David Zald, Mariann R. Piano, (second row) Richard B. Simerly, Vsevolod V. Gurevich, Matthew J. Tyska, Daniel J. Gervais, Warren D. Taylor, Danny G. Winder and Susan R. Wente. (Joe Howell/Vanderbilt)

Celebration honors 11 new endowed chair holders

Dec. 5, 2017—Eleven Vanderbilt University faculty members named to endowed chairs were recognized for their outstanding scholarship and research during a celebration at the Student Life Center Nov. 29.

L-r: Maria Magdalena Campos-Pons, Heather Conner, Donna Y. Ford, Rhonda Y. Williams, D. Borden Lacy, Erik William Carter, Jeffrey L. Neul, Kevin M. Stack, Atsushi Inoue, Jonathan G. Schoenecker, Joni Hersch and Provost Susan R. Wente at the Oct. 23 endowed chair celebration. (John Russell/Vanderbilt)

Celebration honors 11 university endowed chair holders

Oct. 25, 2017—Eleven Vanderbilt University faculty members named to endowed chairs were honored Oct. 23 during a festive celebration at the Student Life Center.

Vanderbilt Divinity School racial justice initiative to launch

Sep. 25, 2017—Vanderbilt Divinity School invites the community to help launch its new Luce Foundation-funded Public Theology and Racial Justice Collaborative from 6 to 8 p.m. Thursday at the Ruby.

L-r, 1st row: Katherine B. Crawford, Young Jun Kim, Holly J. McCammon, Judy Garber; 2nd row: Provost Susan R. Wente, James R. Booth, Neil David Woodward, Mary Beth Shinn, Robert F. Miller, Moses E. Ochonu, Stacey M. Floyd-Thomas and Clare M. McCabe. (Susan Urmy/Vanderbilt)

Endowed chair holder celebration honors 11 professors

Sep. 8, 2017—Eleven Vanderbilt faculty members named to endowed chairs were recognized for their exemplary achievements during a celebration Sept. 6 at the Student Life Center.

Chancellor Nicholas S. Zeppos announced the $30 million Chancellor's Chair Challenge at the Fall Faculty Assembly Aug. 24. (John Russell / Vanderbilt)

Vanderbilt invests $30 million and issues chair challenge to boost faculty support

Aug. 25, 2017—Vanderbilt University has announced to alumni and supporters the Chancellor Chair Challenge, a yearlong, $30 million investment by the university designed to create 30 new endowed chairs.