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8th Annual Distinguished and Named Professorship Ceremony

Accenture Professor of Information Technology

Accenture, Ltd.Anne E. ButtsArthur SinenskyBarbara B. HayesDavid A. CrowDebra OremlandDiane L. ArenbergGayle D. ForehandJack L. Butts ±James E. HayesJoe Wallace Forehand Jr.Kenneth P. BergrenMargaret J. CrowPaige BrownSteven J. JohnsonSusan Bulkeley ButlerThomas E. ArenbergWilliam C. Brown

Albert P. Stewart Director of Purdue Musical Organizations

Carol J. LuhmanDavid W. Luhman

Alfred J. McAllister Chair in Mechanical Engineering

Dorothy N. McAllister ±

Allen Chao Chair in Industrial and Physical Pharmacy

Allen Yu-Ten ChaoLee-Hwa Chao

Allison and Nancy Schleicher Chair of Management

Allison R. Schleicher III ±Nancy Ann Schleicher

Alpha P. Jamison Professor of Mechanical Engineering

John C. Jamison ±

Andris A. Zoltners Distinguished Professorship in Mathematics

Andris A. Zoltners ±

Arvind Varma Professor

Charles D. DavidsonNancy G. Davidson

Avrum and Joyce Gray Director of the Burton D. Morgan Center for Entrepreneurship

Avrum Gray

Barbara A. Kunze New Frontiers Assistant Professor

Barbara A. Kile

Barbara I. Cook Chair of Literacy and Language

Dale R. GallagherSuzi Gallagher

Barry M. and Patricia L. Epstein Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering

Barry M. EpsteinPatricia L. Epstein

Basil S. Turner Chair of Economics and Management

Basil S. Turner ±

Basil S. Turner Professor of Engineering

Basil S. Turner ±

Belcher Chair for Environmental Sustainability

Richard E. Belcher ±Suzanne Biddle Belcher ±

Ben and Maxine Miller Professor

Bennet R. MillerMaxine H. Miller

Betty Ruth and Milton B. Hollander Family Professor in Mechanical Engineering

Dr. Milton B. Hollander ±

Bill and Dee O’Brien Chair

Dorotha O’Brien ±William C. O’Brien ±

Blake Family Endowed Chair in Strategic Management and Governance

Karen S. BlakeNorman P. Blake Jr.

Bob and Anne Burnett Professor in Electrical and Computer Engineering

Anne K. Burnett ±J. Robert Burnett ±

Bogdanoff Associate Professor of Aeronautics and Astronautics

Anastasia VournasJ. William Uhrig

Bowen Engineering Head of Civil Engineering

Bowen Engineering CorporationRobert L. BowenTerry L. Bowen

Brock Family Chair in Strategic Management

Edith GreenbergHarold H. GreenbergJane Brock-Wilson

Burton and Kathryn Gedge Professor of Chemical Engineering*

Burton H. Gedge III ±Kathryn Gedge ±

Burton D. Morgan Chair of Private Enterprise

BP Warrensville Research FacilityBurton D. Morgan ±Cities Service FoundationCompere Loveless ±Consolidation Coal CompanyGeneral Motors CompanyIndianapolis Power & LightInternational Minerals & Chemical CorporationMarathon Oil CorporationNavistar International CorporationOerlikon FairfieldRock Island Refining FoundationRockwell Automation Charitable CorporationSunoco Inc.

C.B. Smith Professor of Hotel Management

James Earl Dora Sr. ±Shirley D. Dora ±

Cadence Professor in the Elmore Family School of Electrical and Computer Engineering

Cadence Design Systems

Capt. James F. McCarthy, Jr. and Cheryl E. McCarthy Head of Nuclear Engineering

Cheryl E. McCarthyJames F. McCarthy

Charles D. and Nancy G. Davidson Professor of Chemical Engineering

Charles D. DavidsonNancy G. Davidson

Charles D. and Nancy G. Davidson Synopsys Assistant/Associate Professor of Chemical Engineering***

Charles D. DavidsonNancy G. Davidson

Charles Pankow Professor in Civil Engineering

Betsy TegatzCharles J. Pankow IIIDoris Pankow ±Richard PankowStephen H. Pankow ±

Charles R. Hicks Professor in the College of Education

D. Edward Nichols ±

Chris and Theresa Dimos Director of the Center for Health Equity and Innovation

Christopher T. DimosTheresa D. Dimos

Christopher B. and Susan S. Burke Professor in Civil Engineering

Christopher B. BurkeSusan S. Burke

Clearing Corporation Charitable Foundation Chair in Food and Agricultural Marketing

Clearing Corporation Charitable Foundation

Concrete Paving Industry Professor in Concrete Pavement and Materials Science

Indiana Chapter – ACPA

Crowley Family Professor in Engineering Education

Geoffrey T. Crowley Family Foundation Inc.

Cummins Professor of Mechanical Engineering

Cummins, Inc.

Dale and Suzi Gallagher Professor in Engineering Education

Dale R. GallagherSuzi Gallagher

Dane A. Miller Head of Biomedical Engineering

Mary Louise Miller

Dane O. Kildsig Chair in Industrial and Physical Pharmacy*

Allen Yu-Ten ChaoCraig W. Davis ±David C. HsiaLee-Hwa ChaoNancy S. DavisPhylis Y. Hsia

Daniel C. Lewis Professor in the Purdue Polytechnic

Daniel C. LewisMartina Lewis

Darr-Chaney Rising Star Professorship

James ChaneyJean Anne Darr Chaney

Dauch Family Endowed Professor in Advanced Manufacturing

Richard & Sandra Dauch Family FoundationSandra J. Dauch

Dernlan Family Head of Construction Engineering and Management

Gary D. DernlanSusan K. Dernlan

Dolores L. McCall Professor in Veterinary Medicine

Dolores L. McCall

Don and Carol Scifres Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering

Carol D. ScifresDonald R. Scifres

Donald A. and Nancy G. Roach Professor of Advanced Manufacturing

Donald A. Roach ±Nancy G. Roach

Donald and Patricia Coates Professor

Donald A. CoatesPatricia A. Coates

Donald W. Feddersen Distinguished Professor in Mechanical Engineering

Catherine C. FeddersenDonald W. Feddersen ±

Dorothy N. McAllister Professor of Animal Ecology

Dorothy N. McAllister ±

Dr. Al G. Wright Chair of Purdue University Bands and Orchestras

Al G. Wright ±Robert A. HullThomas H. MillerTrudy L. HullVanessa J. Castagna

Dr. Fred L. Patterson Chair in Agronomy

Indiana Crop Improvement Association

Dr. Samuel R. Allen Dean of the Krannert School of Management

Marsha A. AllenSamuel R. Allen

Dr. William O. Iverson Professor in Toxicologic Pathology

William O. Iverson

Edgar B. and Hedwig M. Olson Professor in Civil Engineering*

Edgar B. Olson ±Hedwig E. Olson ±

Edmondson Rising Star Professor***

Barbara H. EdmondsonBen Robert Edmondson

Edmund O. Schweitzer III Professor for Electrical and Computer Engineering

Beatriz SchweitzerEdmund O. Schweitzer III

Edward G. Tiedemann, Jr. Professor in Electrical and Computer Engineering

Edward George Tiedemann Jr.

Edward M. Curtis 1925 Visiting Professor in Civil Engineering

Edward M. Curtis ±

Elmer F. Bruhn Assistant/Associate Professor in Aeronautics and Astronautics***

Anastasia VournasJ. William Uhrig

Elmore Assistant/Associate Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering*

William B. Elmore

Esther Ellis Norton Professor in Library Science

Esther Norton ±

Fehsenfeld Family Head of Environmental and Ecological Engineering

Fred M. Fehsenfeld Jr.Fred M. Fehsenfeld Sr. ±

Frank Brown Distinguished Professor of Chemistry

Frank Brown Jr. ±

Fred M. van Eck Professor in Forest Biology

Fred M. van Eck Forest Foundation

Frederick and Alice Leeds Professor

Alice Cole Leeds ±

Gadomski Chair in Economics

Robert E. GadomskiSusan Kay Gadomski

Gerald and Edna Mann Director of the Bindley Bioscience Center

Edna E. MannGerald D. Mann

Gerald and Sarah G. Skidmore Professor in Chemical Engineering

Gerald SkidmoreSarah Skidmore

Gerald Lyles Rising Star Professor of Management

Gerald V. LylesNanette Lyles

Germaine Seelye Oesterle Chair in History

Kristi OesterleWilliam S. Oesterle ±

Glenn W. Sample Dean of the College of Agriculture

Joseph T. Sample

Hanna Chair in Entrepreneurship

Edith GreenbergEileen Hanna BedellHarold H. Greenberg

Harold DeGroff, Jr., Associate Professor of Aeronautics and Astronautics

Anastasia VournasJ. William Uhrig

Harold T. Amrine Professor in Industrial Engineering

D. Edward Nichols ±

Henry A. Wallace Chair in Crop Sciences

Pioneer Hi-Bred International Inc.

Herrick Professor of Engineering

Herrick Foundation

Hewlett-Packard Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering

Hewlett-Packard Company

Indiana Soybean Alliance, Inc. Chair in Soybean Improvement

Indiana Soybean Alliance

Indiana Soybean Board Chair in Soybean Utilization Research

Indiana Soybean Alliance

J. William Uhrig and Anastasia Vournas Head of Aeronautics and Astronautics

Anastasia VournasJ. William Uhrig

Jack A. Hockema Chair in Management

Jack A. HockemaKay Hockema

Jack and Kay Hockema Associate Professor in Civil Engineering

Jack A. HockemaKay Hockema

Jack and Kay Hockema Professor in Civil Engineering

Jack A. HockemaKay Hockema

Jai N. Gupta Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering

Jai N. Gupta Family Foundation. Inc.

James Brooke Henderson University Professor of Management

James B. Henderson ±Joan Niksch Henderson ±

James F. Ackerman Distinguished Professor of Social Studies Education

James F. Ackerman ±Lois R. Ackerman ±

James G. Dwyer Professor in Mechanical Engineering**

Vera Z. Dwyer ±

James H. and Barbara H. Greene Professor in Industrial Engineering

D. Edward Nichols ±

James H. and Carol H. Cure Professor in Civil Engineering

Cure Engineering FoundationJames H. Cure & Carol Cure

James H. Rust Assistant Professor/Associate Professor in Chemical Engineering***

James H. Rust ±

James J. and Carol L. Shuttleworth Professor in Mechanical Engineering

Carol L. Shuttleworth

James V. Bradley Chair of Psychological Sciences

James V. Bradley ±

Jay and Cynthia Ihlenfeld Head of Chemical Engineering

Cynthia IhlenfeldJay V. Ihlenfeld

Jean Adamson Stanley Faculty Chair in Literacy

Ronald DollensSusan S. Dollens

Jeannie and Jim Chaney Dean of Pharmacy

James ChaneyJean Anne Darr Chaney

Jerry and Rosie Semler Chair in Economics

Jerry D. Semler ±Rosemary E. Semler

Jerry M. and Lynda T. Engelhardt Professor in Civil Engineering

Jerry M. EngelhardtLynda T. Engelhardt

Jim and Lois Ackerman Chair in Agricultural Economics

James F. Ackerman ±Lois R. Ackerman

John A. Edwardson Dean of Engineering

John A. Edwardson Jr.

John A. Leighty Professor in Chemistry

John A. Leighty ±

John and Donna Krenicki Chair in Operations Management

Donna M. KrenickiJohn Krenicki Jr.

John and Donna Krenicki Directorship in Integrative Neuroscience

Donna M. KrenickiJohn Krenicki Jr.

John T. and Winifred M. Hayward Chair of Genetic Research, Genetic Epidemiology, and Comparative Medicine

John T. & Winifred Hayward Foundation

John V. Osmun Chair in Urban Entomology

C.W. Bartholomai ±David K. MuellerDortha E. Osmun ±John V. Osmun ±Judy Dold

Joyce and Edward E. Brewer Chair in Applied Ethics

E. Lloyd BrewerElizabeth W. Brewer ±Stephen E. Brewer ±

Kamyar Haghighi Head of Engineering Education

Stephen Bechtel Fund

Karl. H. Kettelhut Professor in Civil Engineering*

Marietta E. Kettelhut ±

Katherine Birck Chair of Nursing

Kay R. BirckMichael J. Birck ±

Katherine Ngai Pesic & Silvaco Research Assistant Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering

Silvaco, Inc.

Kenninger Professor in Renewable Energy and Power Systems

Jaquish & Kenninger FoundationRuth L. Kenninger ±

Kevin C. and Suzanne L. Kahn New Frontiers Assistant Professor of Computer Science*

Kevin C. KahnSuzanne L. Kahn

Keysight Professor in the Elmore Family School of Electrical and Computer Engineering

Cadence Design SystemsSynopsys Academic and Research Alliances (SARA)

Kozuch Director of the Purdue University Research Center of Economics

Scott D. KozuchSpartan Trail Foundation

Krenicki Family Director in Inflammation, Immunology, and Infectious Disease

Donna M. KrenickiJohn Krenicki Jr.

Lana Murphy Couch Professor of Aeronautics and Astronautics

Richard H. Couch ±

Land O’Lakes Chair in Food and Agribusiness

Land O’ Lakes Foundation

Larry and Virginia Faith Assistant Professor/Associate Professor in Chemical Engineering***

Larry E. FaithVirginia Chandler Faith

Lee A. Rieth Professor in Environmental Engineering*

Mary J. Rieth ±

Leslie A. Geddes Assistant/Associate Professor in Biomedical Engineering

Cook Group Inc.

Leslie A. Geddes Professor in Biomedical Engineering

Cook Group Inc.

Lewis B. Cullman Professor*

Lewis B. Cullman ±

Lillian Barboul Thomas Professor

James ThomasLillian B. Thomas

Lilly Chair in Drug Safety

Lilly Foundation Endowment Incorporated

Louis A. Weil, Jr. Professor of Management

Louis A. Weil Jr. ±

Lyles Family Professor in the Lyles School of Civil Engineering*

Gerald V. LylesLyles FoundationWilliam M. Lyles III

Magner Chair in Management

Marjorie Magner

Maha Associate Professor

Otto J. Maha ±

Maha Named Professor in Fluid Power Systems

Otto J. Maha ±

Mari Hulman George Professor of Applied Neuroscience

Mari A. George ±Mary Hulman Charitable Trust

Marie Gordon Associate Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering

Jeffrey S. Gordon

Mark and Maureen Miller Head of the School of Nursing

Mark C. MillerMaureen E. Miller

Marta E. Gross Rising Star Professor*

Marta E. GrossRichard M. Barnes

Martha and Fred Borch Chair in Cancer Therapeutics

Anne BorchRichard F. Borch

Mary Endres Chair in Elementary Education

Robert D. WeistSally C. Weist

Mary J. Elmore New Frontiers Professorship in Data Science

Marin Community FoundationMJ Elmore

Mary Jo and Robert L. Kirk Director of the Birck Nanotechnology Center

Mary Jo Kirk ±Robert L. Kirk ±

Mary K. “Kitty” Decker Clinical Associate Professor

Ken C. Decker

Mathur Assistant Professor/Associate Professor***

Aditya P. MathurJyoti Mathur

Maxine Spencer Nichols Professor of Chemical Engineering

D. Edward Nichols ±

Michael and Carolyn Assistant Professor/Associate Professor of Chemical Engineering***

Carolyn D. OttMichael H. Ott

Michael and Katherine Birck Head of Electrical and Computer Engineering

Kay R. BirckMichael J. Birck ±

Michael and Katherine Birck Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering*

Kay R. BirckMichael J. Birck ±

Nancy Uridil and Francis Bossu Professor in Civil Engineering

Francis BossuNancy Uridil

Nick Trbovich Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering

Nick Trbovich ±

NIPSCO Distinguished Professor of Engineering Simulation

Northern Indiana Public Service Co.

NiSource-Meyer Charitable Foundation Professor at Purdue Northwest

Francis Meyer Charitable Lead TrustNiSource-Meyer Charitable Foundation

O. Wayne Rollins/Orkin Chair in Urban Entomology

O. Wayne Rollins Foundation

Olga Oesterle England Professor of Information Technology

Kristi OesterleWilliam S. Oesterle ±

Olson Chair in Management*

Bruce Alan OlsonKimberly Olson

OneAmerica Professor in Management

OneAmerica Foundation Inc.

Papanicolas Family/Del Ray Glass Assistant Professor/Associate Professor in Chemical Engineering***

Del-Ray Glass Co. Inc.Katherine PapanicolasMitchel J. Papanicolas

Paul E. Shaffer Chair in Finance at Purdue Fort Wayne

Shaffer Charities

Paul L. Wattelet Professor of Nuclear Engineering

Madeline M. WatteletPaul L. Wattelet

Paula Feuer Associate Professor of Aeronautics and Astronautics

Anastasia VournasJ. William Uhrig

Pedro and Barbara Granadillo Professor in Industrial Engineering

Barbara Sites GranadilloPedro P. Granadillo

Purdue Northwest Dr. Nils K. Nelson Professorship*

Nils K. Nelson ±

R. Eugene and Susie E. Goodson Professor of Mechanical Engineering

R. Eugene GoodsonSusie Elizabeth Goodson

R. Norris and Eleanor Shreve Professor of Chemical Engineering

Eleanor Burns Shreve ±Randolph N. Shreve ±

Raisbeck Engineering Distinguished Professor for Engineering and Aviation Technology Integration

James D. Raisbeck ±Sherry Raisbeck

Ralph and Bettye Bailey Professor of Combustion in Mechanical Engineering

Bettye J. BaileyRalph E. Bailey ±

Ralph C. Corley Professor in Chemistry

John A. Leighty ±

Ransburg Chair in the School of Engineering

Harold P. Ransburg ±

Ravi and Eleanor Talwar Rising Star Faculty in Industrial Engineering

Eleanor C. TalwarRavi R. Talwar

Reilly Professor*

Vincent P. Reilly ±

Reinhardt Schuhmann, Jr. Professor

Barrett Henry HeiseHarlan W. ShropshireMary Christenson ±William W. Shropshire Jr.

Restoration and Reconstruction Faculty Chair in Construction Management

Advantage Marketing Inc.BoumaticBridgepoint SystemsClaude E. BlackburnDisaster Kleenup International, Inc.Dri-Eaz Products, Inc.Evans Garment Restoration LLCIMACCServiceMaster CleanUnsmoke Systems

Retter Professor of Pharmacy

Earl S. RetterEdith L. Retter ±

Richard and Judith Wien Associate Professor of Chemistry

Judith WienRichard W. Wien

Richard E. Dauch Chair in Manufacturing and Operations Management

Richard and Sandra Dauch Family Foundation

Richard J. and Mary Jo Schwartz Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering

Stephen S. Schwartz

Rita Lane and Norma Fries Assistant Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering

Norma FriesRita Suganomiya Lane

Robert B. and Virginia V. Covalt Professor of Chemical Engineering

Robert B. Covalt ±Virginia V. Covalt

Robert C. and Charlotte P. Anderson Chair in Pharmacology

Robert C. and Charlotte P. Anderson Charitable Foundation

Robert D. and Sally C. Weist Assistant/Associate Professor in Chemical Engineering***

Robert D. WeistSally C. Weist

Robert V. Adams Professor in Mechanical Engineering

Barbara AbercrombieRobert Vincent Adams

Robert Wallace Miller Director of the Purdue University Center for Cancer Research

Jane K. MillerV. Richard Miller

Ron and Doty Garvin Tonjes Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering

Dorothy M. TonjesRonald G. Tonjes

Roy L. Whistler Chair in Carbohydrate Research

Roy L. Whistler ±

Samuel D. Conte Professor of Computer Science***

John R. RiceMargaret M. Conte ±Samuel D. Conte ±

Schrader Chair in Farmland Economics

Rederick P. GeyerRex D. Schrader ±Rex D. Schrader IIRoger A. Diehm

Scifres Family Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering

Carol D. ScifresDonald R. Scifres

Shanti S. Gupta Professor of Statistics

Davis S. MooreNancy K. Moore

Silicon Valley Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering

Edmond R. WardH. Dean Toombs ±James A. KatzmanJanet FenwickJeffrey D. FisherKevin G. Hall ±Patricia L. Toombs ±Robert B. FenwickRonald T. YaraStephen S. SchwartzSylvia KatzmanWilliam B. Elmore

St. Vincent Health Chair of Healthcare Engineering

Ascension HealthSt. Vincent Hospital

Stephen and Karen Brand Endowed Chair

Karen F. BrandStephen R. Brand

Steve and Lee Ann Taglienti Chair in Pharmacy

Lee Ann TaglientiSteve A. Taglienti

Steven and Frances Swanson Professor in Chemical Engineering

Frances A. SwansonSteven J. Swanson ±

Susan Bulkeley Butler Chair in Operations Management

Allison R. Schleicher III ±Nancy Ann SchleicherSusan Bulkeley Butler

Susan Bulkeley Butler Chair of the Susan Bulkeley Butler Center for Leadership Excellence

Susan Bulkeley Butler

Suzi and Dale Gallagher Dean of Education

Dale R. GallagherSuzi Gallagher

Synopsys Professor in the Elmore Family School of Electrical and Computer Engineering

Synopsys Academic and Research Alliances (SARA)

Tebbe Family 150th Anniversary Professor in Mechanical Engineering

Stanley G. Tebbe

Terry and Sandra Tucker Family Chair in Poultry Science

Sandra K. TuckerTerry L. Tucker

Thomas A. Page Professor of Civil Engineering

Thomas A. Page

Thomas and Jane Schmidt Rising Star Professor in Industrial Engineering

Jane T. SchmidtThomas P. Schmidt

Thomas J. and Wendy Engibous Professor in Electrical and Computer Engineering

Thomas J. EngibousWendy Engibous

Thomas J. Howatt Chair in Management

Mary G. HowattThomas J. Howatt

Tompkins Professor of Systems

James A. TompkinsSharon M. Tompkins

Tompkins Rising Star Associate Professor in Industrial Engineering

James A. TompkinsSharon M. Tompkins

Trent and Judith Anderson Chair in Science

J. Trent AndersonJudith J. Anderson

Vern Weekman Jr. Assistant Professor/Associate Professor in Chemical Engineering***

Barbara P. WeekmanVern W. Weekman Jr.

W. Brooks Fortune Chair in Analytical Chemistry

W. Brooks Fortune ±Wanda Y. Fortune

W. Wayne Booker Chair in Information Literacy

W. Wayne Booker ±

W.C. Furnas Professor in the College of Technology

Joanne B. HansenRichard W. Hansen

Walsh Group Director of Internships for the Division of Construction Engineering and Management

The Walsh Foundation

Walther Professor in Cancer Structural Biology

Henry E. Haller Jr. FoundationKevin D. BoyceLinda Boyce Haller

White Lodging Services Head of the White Lodging-J.W. Marriott, Jr. School of Hospitality and Tourism Management

Bruce W. White ±Dean and Barbara White Family FoundationElizabeth E. White

Wickersham Chair of Excellence in Agricultural Research*

Orpha M Wickersham ±

William and Sally Berner Hanley Professor in Gerontology in Consumer and Family Sciences

Sally B. HanleyWilliam G. Hanley

William C. Byham Chair in Industrial/Organizational Psychology

Carolyn ByhamWilliam C. Byham

William E. and Florence E. Perry Head of Mechanical Engineering

Florence E. Perry ±

William F. and Patty J. Miller Chair in Science*

Patty Smith MillerWilliam F. Miller ±

William K. Luckow Assistant Professor of Chemical Engineering

William K. Luckow ±

William R. Scholle Chair in Food Processing

Sarah R. Scholle ±

William S. Bucke Professor of Pharmacy and Pharmacal Sciences

Edith C. Bucke ±
*
Multiple named professorships provided by this donor
**
Anonymous gift
***
Named term professorships
±
Deceased donor

This list represents donors who have given at or above the minimum amount necessary to establish an endowment. Purdue University is grateful for all gifts that support our professorships, which help us recruit and retain exceptional faculty and champion research and innovation.