Professorship
An endowed professorship recognizes rising stars and supports outstanding mid-career faculty. Funds from this type of endowment are typically used to help further research and teaching in areas of critical importance in the school. Endowed professorships help The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston encourage and retain the most talented faculty in the country. A $100,000 gift is required to establish a Professorship endowment.
For questions or comments, contact:
Ty Sponberg
- Senior Gift Assurance Officer
- (713) 500-3210
- e-mail: Edward.Sponberg@uth.tmc.edu
Below is the current list of endowed professorships:
| Endowment Title | Faculty Holder | School | Endowment Established |
|---|---|---|---|
| A.G. McNeese, Jr. Professorship in Ophthalmology | Nicholas P. Bell, M.D. | Medical School | 2/14/1991 |
| Adriana Blood Professorship in Neurology | Ian Butler, M.D. | Medical School | 12/8/2006 |
| Alfred W. Lasher III Professorship | Helen A. Mintz-Hittner, M.D. | Medical School | 9/18/2000 |
| Allan King Professorship in Public Health | Susan Tortolero, Ph.D. | School of Public Health | 8/13/1987 |
| Bartels Family Professorship in Neurology | Jerry S. Wolinsky, M.D. | Medical School | 5/7/1999 |
| Becker Family Foundation Professorship in Diabetes Research | Qingchun Tong, Ph.D. | Medical School | 8/31/2004 |
| Betty Wheless Trotter Professorship | Yun-Xin Fu, Ph.D. | School of Public Health | 10/23/1980 |
| Blair Justice, Ph.D. Professorship in Mind-Body Medicine and Public Health | Sally W. Vernon, Ph.D. | School of Public Health | 11/6/1998 |
| Dan and Lillie Sterling Professorship in Clinical Gastroenterology | Michael B. Fallon, M.D. | Medical School | 11/6/1998 |
| David R. Park Professorship in Pediatric Medicine | Vacant | Medical School | 12/10/1981 |
| Daniel C. West, D.D.S. Endowed Professorship in Orthodontics | Vacant | School of Dentistry | 1/9/2012 |
| Dr. and Mrs. Carl V. Vartian Professorship in Infectious Diseases | Charles D. Ericsson, M.D. | Medical School | 11/13/2006 |
| Dr. Doris L. Ross Professorship | Jiajie Zhang, Ph.D. | School of Biomedical Informatics | 6/9/2006 |
| Dr. John T. Armstrong Professorship in Obstetrics and Gynecology | Sebastian J. Faro, M.D., Ph.D. | Medical School | 12/13/1984 |
| Emma Sue Hightower Development Board Professorship in Obstetrics, Gynecology, & Reproductive Sciences | Sean C. Blackwell, M.D. | Medical School | 6/16/1983 |
| Endowed Professorship in Forensic Pathology | Luis A. Sanchez, M.D. | Medical School | 12/1/1994 |
| Ernest L. Kurth, Jr. Professorship | Vacant | Medical School | 9/18/2000 |
| Frank B. Trice, D.D.S. Professorship in Endodontics | Samuel O. Dorn, D.D.S. | School of Dentistry | 7/18/2011 |
| George McMillan Fleming Professorship in Health Administration | J. Michael Swint, Ph.D. | School of Public Health | 8/3/2005 |
| George S. Bruce, Jr. Professorship in Arthritis & Other Rheumatic Diseases | John D. Reveille, M.D. | Medical School | 6/10/1993 |
| Gibson and Martha Gayle Professorship | Alice Z. Chuang, Ph.D. | Medical School | 9/11/2000 |
| Griff T. Ross Professorship in Humanities and Technology in Health Care | Eric J. Thomas, M.D. MPH | Medical School | 5/30/1984 |
| J. Ralph Meadows Professorship in Internal Medicine | Barbara E. Murray, M.D. | Medical School | 8/10/1989 |
| James H. Steele, DVM Professorship | Joseph B. McCormick, M.D. | School of Public Health | 10/16/1996 |
| James W. Rockwell Professorship in Public Health (Preventive Medicine and Epidemiology) | Vacant | School of Public Health | 11/11/1977 |
| Jane Dale Owen Professorship in Environmental Health Protection | Vacant | School of Public Health | 8/29/2008 |
| Jay Brent Sterling Professorship in Cardiovascular Medicine | Richard W. Smalling, M.D., Ph.D. | Medical School | 7/11/1997 |
| John B. Holmes Professorship in the Clinical Sciences | James Duke Jr., M.D. | Medical School | 6/10/1982 |
| John M. Powers, Ph.D. Professorship in Oral Biomaterials | Vacant | School of Dentistry | 3/20/2013 |
| John P. McGovern Professorship in Health Promotion | Deanna M. Hoelscher, Ph.D. | School of Public Health | 12/10/1981 |
| John P. McGovern Professorship in Oslerian Medicine | Bryant Boutwell, Dr. P.H. | Medical School | 8/7/2003 |
| Josey Professorship in Dermatology | Ronald P. Rapini, M.D. | Medical School | 6/5/1975 |
| Kraft W. Eidman Development Board Professorship in the Medical Sciences | Vacant | Medical School | 6/16/1983 |
| Levit Family Professorship in the Neurosciences | Jack C. Waymire, Ph.D. | Medical School | 3/27/1997 |
| Louis A. Faillace, M.D. Professorship | Vacant | Medical School | 12/20/2001 |
| Judy Fred Professorship in Nursing | Joan Engebretson, DrPH, RN, AHN-BC | School of Nursing | 5/12/2010 |
| Margaret A. Barnett/PARTNERS Professorship in Nursing | Nancy H. Busen, Ph.D., R.N. | School of Nursing | 7/24/2008 |
| Michael Matthew Knight Memorial Professorship in Pediatrics | Susan Landry, Ph.D. | Medical School | 5/7/1999 |
| Opal C. Rankin Professorship in Neurology | Jerry Wolinsky, M.D. | Medical School | 1/24/2005 |
| PARTNERS Endowed Professorship in Nursing | Dr. Thomas Mackey | School of Nursing | 3/8/2007 |
| PARTNERS Professorship | Cathy L. Rozmus, DSN, RN | School of Nursing | 7/14/2011 |
| Patricia L. Starck/PARTNERS Endowed Professorship in Nursing | Joanne V. Hickey, Ph.D. | School of Nursing | 6/29/2007 |
| Richard Warren Mithoff Professorship in Neonatal/Perinatal Medicine | Kathleen Kennedy, M.D., M.P.H. | Medical School | 10/10/1985 |
| Robert Greer Professorship in the Biomedical Sciences | Steve J. Norris, Ph.D. | Medical School | 10/9/1986 |
| Robert H. Graham Professorship in Entrepreneurial Biomedical Informatics and Bioengineering | Hua Xu, Ph.D. | School of Biomedical Informatics | 1/13/2010 |
| Robert K. Creasy, M.D. Professorship in OB/GYN | Allan R. Katz, M.D. | Medical School | 8/23/1996 |
| Stephen A. Lasher Professorship | Judianne Kellaway, M.D. | Medical School | 9/18/2000 |
| The Berel Held, M.D. Professorship in the Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology and Reproductive Sciences | Vacant | Medical School | 10/7/1988 |
| The Carolyn Frost Keenan Professorship in Cardiovascular Disease Research | Vacant | Medical School | 11/24/2003 |
| The Patti Jayne Ross Professorship in Obstetrics and Gynecology | Patti Jayne Ross, M.D. | Medical School | 1/20/2004 |
| The William N. Finnegan III Development Board Professorship in the Dental Sciences | John A. Valenza, D.D.S. | School of Dentistry | 4/11/1985 |
| Theodore J. and Mary E. Trumble Professorship in Aging Research | Nancy Bergstrom, Ph.D., R.N., F.A.A.N. | School of Nursing | 8/11/1994 |
| Theodore R. and Maureen O'Driscoll Levy Endowed Professorship in Cardiology Research | Francisco Fuentes, M.D. | Medical School | 1/2/1996 |
| Thomas Stull Matney, Ph.D. Endowed Professorship in Cancer Genetics | Randy Legerski, Ph.D. | Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences | 8/31/2006 |
| Thomas Stull Matney, Ph.D. Endowed Professorship in Environmental and Genetic Sciences | Stephen P. Daiger, Ph.D. | School of Public Health | 9/30/2002 |
| Walter and Ruth Sterling Professorship in Opthalmology | Nan Wang, M.D., Ph.D. | Medical School | 10/11/1991 |
| William M. Wheless, III Professorship in the Biomedical Sciences | M. Neal Waxham, Ph.D. | Medical School | 2/12/1987 |
Date Modified: 07/25/2012
