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
Office of the Dean
Sam M. Walton Leadership Chair
Brent D. Williams
Sam M. Walton Leadership Support Funds
Brent D. Williams
Dean’s Strategic Faculty Support Fund
Brent D. Williams
William Dillard II Leadership Chair in Business
Matthew A. Waller
Accounting
Doris M. Cook Chair in Accounting
Erin Henry
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
Zac Wiebe
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
Arya Gaduh
Margaret Gerig & R.S. Martin Jr. Chair in Business
Raja Kali
Lewis E. Epley Jr. Professorship
Sherry (Xin) Li
Finance
Alice L. Walton Chair in Finance
VACANT
Arkansas Bankers Association Chair in Banking
Timothy J. Yeager
Dillard’s Chair in Corporate Finance
Tomas Jandik
Garrison Endowed Chair in Finance
VACANT
Harold A. Dulan Chair in Capital Formation
Pu Liu
J.W. Bellamy Chair in Banking & Finance
VACANT
Robert E. Kennedy Chair in Finance
VACANT
Clete and Tammy Brewer Professorship in Business
Craig Rennie
Edward W. Reed Endowed Professorship in Finance
Alexey Malakhov
Endowed Departments
William Dillard Department of Accounting
(Named 2020)
J.B. Hunt Transport Department of Supply Chain Management
(Named 2022)
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
Shaila Miranda
Walton College Professorship in Information Systems
VACANT
Information Systems Strategic Faculty Support Fund
N/A
Management
John H. Tyson Chair in Management
John E. Delery
Raymond F. Orr Chair in Management
VACANT
William R. & Cacilia Howard Chair in Management
Christopher C. Rosen
Marketing
Robert A. and Vivian Young Distinguished Chair in Business
Jeff Murray
Tyson Chair in Food and Consumer Products Retailing
VACANT
Wal-Mart Chair in Marketing
Judith Anne Garretson Folse
Wal-Mart Lecturer in Retailing
Molly Rapert
Wal-Mart Faculty Fund in Marketing
Department
Andy and Mary Murray Chair in the Future of Commerce
VACANT
Strategy, Entrepreneurship, and Venture Innovation
Charles C. Fichtner Endowed Chair
Jason Ridge
Cecil and Gwendolyn Cupp Applied Professorship in Entrepreneurship
Department
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
VACANT
Oren Harris Chair in Logistics
John Aloysius
Oren Harris Chair of Transportation
Brian Fugate
Endowed Centers & Support Funds
Tyson Center for Faith-Friendly Workplace
Kelly and Steve Barnes Health and Wellbeing Innovation Fund
L.D. Belzung Faculty Lounge Endowment Fund
Cashion Discretionary Fund
H.L. & Janelle Hembree III Development Fund
McMillon Family Retail Innovation Fund