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. 
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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