Endowed Chairs, Professorships and Lectureships
Thanks to the generosity of benefactors and donors, endowed chairs, professorships and lectureships give our faculty members the freedom to explore new ideas and inspire students with their cutting-edge research and knowledge. Financial backing provides funding for various expenses, such as research, travel, conferences, surveys or tools.
Explained
- Endowed Chairs are funded by donations of $1 million or more and are the pinnacle of academic achievement. These prestigious positions are awarded to full professors who have made a name for themselves as preeminent scholars and researchers.
- Professorships are endowments given to exceptional faculty members to help fund and further their research, teaching and outreach in a particular area of expertise. These professorships are a distinguishing honor given to esteemed educators.
- Lectureships are extended to business scholars, researchers and leaders and serve as a funded invitation to deliver limited engagement lectures or a series of lectures in a particular field of study.
Current Listing of Endowed Chairs, Professorships and Lectureships
Accounting
Doris M. Cook Chair in Accounting
VACANT
Doyle Z. & Maynette Derr Williams Chair in Professional Accounting
Kris D. Allee
Garrison/Wilson Endowed Chair in Accounting
Jonathan E. Shipman
G. William Glezen Jr. Endowed Chair in Accounting
Vernon Richardson
Ralph L. McQueen Distinguished Chair of Accounting
Cory A. Cassell
S. Robson Walton Chair in Accounting
Gary F. Peters
Walter B. Cole Chair in Accounting
VACANT
BKD LLP Lectureship in Accounting
Thomas P. Hayes Jr.
Dr. Nolan E. Williams Lecturer in Accounting
Barry Bryan
Economics
ConocoPhillips Chair in International Economics & Business
Raja Kali
Margaret Gerig & R.S. Martin Jr. Chair in Business
Amy L. Farmer
Lewis E. Epley Jr. Professorship
Sherry Li
Finance
Alice L. Walton Chair in Finance
Wayne Y. Lee
Arkansas Bankers Association Chair in Banking
Timothy J. Yeager
Dillard’s Chair in Corporate Finance
Tomas Jandik
Garrison Endowed Chair in Finance
Wayne Y. Lee
Harold A. Dulan Chair in Capital Formation
Pu Liu
J.W. Bellamy Chair in Banking & Finance
VACANT
Robert E. Kennedy Chair in Finance
Pu Liu
Clete and Tammy Brewer Professorship in Business
Craig Rennie
Edward W. Reed Endowed Professorship in Finance
Alexey Malakhov
Information Systems
David D. Glass Chair in Information Systems
Mary C. Lacity
Edwin and Karlee Bradberry Endowed Chair
Rajiv Sabherwal
George M. and Boyce W. Billingsley Endowed Chair in Information Systems
Varun Grover
M.D. Matthews Endowed Chair
T. Paul Cronan
Walton College Professorship in Information Systems
VACANT
Management
Charles C. Fichtner Endowed Chair
John E. Delery
John H. Tyson Chair in Management
Christopher C. Rosen
Raymond F. Orr Chair in Management
John E. Delery
William R. & Cacilia Howard Chair in Management
Anne M. O’Leary-Kelly
Marketing
Robert A. and Vivian Young Distinguished Chair in Business
Judith Anne Garretson Folse
Tyson Chair in Food and Consumer Products Retailing
W. Scot Burton
Wal-Mart Chair in Marketing
Dinesh K. Gauri
Wal-Mart Lecturer in Retailing
Thomas D. Jensen
Strategy, Entrepreneurship, and Venture Innovation
Cecil and Gwendolyn Cupp Applied Professorship in Entrepreneurship
VACANT
Corporate Responsibility Professorship in Management
Dan L. Worrell
Walton College Professorship in Sustainability
Jonathan L. Johnson
Supply Chain Management
Garrison Endowed Chair in Supply Chain Management
Brent Williams
Oren Harris Chair in Logistics
John Aloysius
Oren Harris Chair of Transportation
Brian Fugate
