LSUS has three chairs, 16 professorships
10/06/05

With the receipt of matching funds from the Louisiana Board of Regents for one chair and three professorships, LSUS now has fully endowed three chairs, one endowed super professorships and 15 endowed professorships. The university also has three partially funded professorships. Total contributions received from donors and the Board of Regents for the fully endowed LSUS chairs and professorships is $4.8 million.

The three chairs, which are endowed at $1 million each, are:

§ American Studies Chair, established in 1994 by Norman and Peggy Kinsey. Dr. William D. Pederson, professor of political science and director of the LSUS International Lincoln Center, is the current chair designate.

§ Ruth H. Noel Chair for the Curatorship of the James Smith Noel Collection, established in 2003 by Ruth Herring Noel. Dr. Robert C. Leitz III, professor of English, is the current chair designate.

§ The Kilpatrick Life Insurance Company Chair of Insurance and Financial Services established in 2005 by Virginia K. Shehee. Dr. Harvey W. Ruben, professor of finance, is the current chair designate.

The super professorship, which is endowed at $200,000, is:

§ Oscar Cloyd Real Estate Super Professorship in the College of Business Administration, established in 1999 by the Shreveport-Bossier Board of Realtors. Dr. Douglas S. Bible, professor of finance and chair of the Department of Economics and Finance, is the current professor designate.

The 15 professorships, each endowed at $100,000, are:

§ India Studies Professorship, College of Liberal Arts, established in 1995 by the India Association of Shreveport. Dr. Sanjay T. Menon, assistant professor of management, is the current professor designate.

§ James K. Elrod Professorship in Health Care Administration, College of Liberal Arts, established in 2000 by the Willis-Knighton Health System Board of Trustees. Dr. John L. Fortenberry Jr., associate professor of health care administration, is the current professor designate.

§ Elmer & Barbara Simon Professorship for Excellence in Teaching – a universitywide professorship – established in 2000 by Bruce and Steven Simon. Dr. Judith L. Covington, associate professor of mathematics, is the current professor designate.

§ AEP SWEPCO LaPREP Professorship in the College of Sciences, established in 2001 by Southwestern Electric Power Company. Dr. Carlos G. Spaht II, professor of mathematics, is the current professor designate.

§ George and Regina Khoury Professorship in the College of Sciences, established in 2002 by George A. Khoury Jr. Dr. Deborah K. Shepherd, assistant professor of mathematics, is the current professor designate.

§ George A. Khoury Jr. Professorship in American Humanics, College of Liberal Arts, established in 2002 by George A. Khoury Jr. Dr. Norman A. Dolch, professor of sociology and director of the Institute for Human Services and Public Policy, is the current professor designate.

§ Dr. Richard K. Speairs Professorship in Field Biology, College of Sciences, established in 2002 by Dr. Richard K. and Betty Speairs. Dr. James L. Ingold, professor of biological sciences, is the current professor designate.

§ Don and Earlene Coleman Red River Watershed Management Institute Professorship in the College of Sciences, established in 2003 by the late Don Coleman and Earlene Coleman. Gary M. Hanson, assistant professor of environmental science, is the current professor designate.

§ Sybil T. and J. Frederick Patten Professorship for Excellence in Teaching in the College of Liberal Arts, established in 2003 by Sybil T. and J. Frederick Patten. Dr. Megan A. Conway, professor of French, is the current professor designate.

§ Joe and Abby Averett Professorship in Business, established in 2004 by Joe and Abby Averett. Dr. Lisa A. Burke, associate professor of management and chair of the Department of Marketing and Management, is the current professor designate.

§ Bank One Jerry D. Boughton Professorship in the College of Business Administration, established in 2004 by Bank One. This professorship is currently unfilled.

§ BellSouth Corporation Professorship in Business Administration in the College of Business Administration, established in 2004 by the BellSouth Corporation. Dr. Binshan Lin, professor of management, is the current professor designate.

§ Wesson-Bridger Professorship in Teacher Education, College of Education and Human Development, established in 2005 by Dr. Gale Bridger, former dean of the College of Education and Human Development, honoring her parents, Corrie B. and George D. Wesson, and her mother-in-law, Nettie Jones Bridger. This professorship is currently unfilled.

§ LSUS Alumni Association Vincent J. Marsala Endowed Professorship in Teaching Excellence, established in 2005 by the LSUS Alumni Association. This professorship is currently unfilled.

§ LSUS Dalton J. Woods Family Endowed Professorship in the College of Education and Human Development, established in 2005 by the family of Dalton J. Woods. This professorship is currently unfilled.

The three partially funded professorships are:

o O. Delton Harrison Professorship of the Master of Liberal Arts Program.

o Blue Cross/Blue Shield of Louisiana Professorship.

o Mary Anne and Leonard Selber Endowed Professorship.