Academic Chairs
UA
UAB
UAH
| Campus | Academic Chair | Date Established |
|---|---|---|
| UA | Robert Ramsay Chair of Chemistry | 10/27/1956 |
| UA | Frank P. Samford Chair of Insurance | 11/17/1973 |
| UA | Garry Neil Drummond Endowed Chair in Civil and Environmental Engineering | 5/14/1977 |
| UA | Chair of Real Estate | 5/13/1978 |
| UA | Bidgood Chair of Finance and Economics | 6/13/1978 |
| UA | Sparkman Chair in Law and World Commerce | 9/22/1979 |
| UA | Distinguished Visiting Professor in Music | 9/16/1981 |
| UA | Ronald Reagan Chair of Broadcasting | 9/16/1982 |
| UA | Chair in Creative Writing | 11/4/1982 |
| UA | Larry Drummond Chair of Computer Engineering | 6/26/1986 |
| UA | EBSCO Endowed Chair of Library and Information Studies | 4/2/1987 |
| UA | Charles E. Tweedy, Jr., Endowed Chair in the School of Law | 10/29/1993 |
| UA | Ray E. Loper Endowed Chair of Geology | 2/5/1988 |
| UA | Chair in Magnetic Information Technology | 3/24/1988 |
| UA | Aaron M. Aronov Chair of Judaic Studies | 6/17/1988 |
| UA | John S. Stone Endowed Chair of Law | 10/28/1988 |
| UA | Robert Hunt Cochrane/Alabama Bankers Endowed Chair of Banking | 5/5/1989 |
| UA | Hugh Culverhouse Endowed Chair of Accountancy | 89-10/27 |
| UA | Steven J. Ross/Hugh F. Culverhouse Endowed Chair of Accountancy | 6/26/1992 |
| UA | Tom Bevill Endowed Chair of Law | 9/17/1993 |
| UA | The Alabama Shakespeare Festival Theatre Endowed Chair | 12/14/1995 |
| UA | Francis H. Hare Endowed Chair of Law | 12/12/1996 |
| UA | Frank E. Spain Endowed Chair of Law | 12/12/1996 |
| UA | The John F. and Mary Sue Saxon Endowed Presidential Chair | 93-10/29 |
| UA | Doddridge Franklin Saxon Memorial Endowed Presidential Chair | 4/10/1992 |
| UA | Martha Lucinda Luker Saxon Memorial Endowed Presidential Chair | 4/10/1992 |
| UA | The University of Alabama Academic Chair in the College of Human Environmental Sciences | 12/12/1996 |
| UA | The University of Alabama Academic Chair in the School of Social Work | 12/12/1996 |
| UA | The Gerald Leon Wallace, M.D., Endowed Chair of Family Medicine | 4/18/1997 |
| UA | Health South Endowed Chair in Health Care Management | 97-04/18 |
| UA | Charles Grayson Summersell Endowed Chair of Southern History | 9/19/1997 |
| UA | Robert F. Barfield Endowed Chair in the College of Engineering | 9/19/1997 |
| UA | William D. Jordan Endowed Chair in the College of Engineering | 9/19/1997 |
| UA | Durr-Fillauer Chair in Business Ethics | 6/26/1998 |
| UA | Ehney A. Camp, Jr., Endowed Chair in Finance and Investment | 9/18/1998 |
| UA | William A. Powell, Jr., Endowed Chair in Finance and Banking | 9/18/1998 |
| UA | The University Chair in Manufacturing Management | 11/19/1999 |
| UA | Hill Crest Foundation Endowed Academic Chair in Mental Health | 2/4/2005 |
| UA | John and Mary Louise Loftis Bickley Endowed Teaching Chair in Insurance and Financial Services | 4/7/2006 |
| UA | D. Paul Jones, Jr. and Charlene Angelich Jones – Compass Bank Endowed Chair of Law | 2006 |
| UA | J. Craig Smith Chair for Integrity in Business | 4/6/2007 |
| UA | D. Paul Jones, Jr., and Charlene Angelich Jones – Compass Bank Endowed Chair in Services Marketing | 6/15/2007 |
| UA | Wallace D. Malone Jr. Endowed Chair in Financial Management | 9/4/2019 |
| UA | The University of Alabama Endowed Chair of Sports Medicine for Family Physicians | 9/18/2009 |
| UA | Paul W. Bryant and Mary Harmon Bryant Chair of Excellence in Education | 9/13/2013 |
| UA | The Fayard Endowed Chair in Accounting | 2/6/2015 |
| UA | Fitzpatrick Endowed Chair in Value Investing | 6/19/2015 |
| UA | Morris L. Mayer Endowed Chair for Teaching Excellence in Marketing | 4/7/2017 |
| UA | Hugh Culverhouse Jr. Endowed Chair of Constitutional Law | 11/3/2017 |
| UA | S. Paul Garner – David H. Hitt Endowed Chair of Accountancy | 2/9/2018 |
| UA | G. Hilton Dean Endowed Chair of Accountancy | 9/17/2020 |
| UA | Camilla Huxford Endowed Chair in Orchestral Studies | 9/17/2021 |
| UA | Fayard Endowed Chair in Literacy Education | 9/17/2021 |
| UA | Holle Endowed Chair in Communication Arts | 11/5/2021 |
| UA | Mike and Kathy Mouron Endowed Chair of Business | 11/5/2021 |
| UA | Howard Gray and Lois Boozer Douglas Endowed Chair in Biological Sciences | 6/10/2022 |
| UA | Robert W. Hodgkins Endowed Chair of Law | 9/16/2022 |
| UA | Roberta M. and John L. Rhoads Endowed Chair in Human Nutrition | 9/16/2022 |
| UA | John L. and Margaret E. Rhoads Endowed Chair of Accounting | 9/16/2022 |
| UA | Capstone College of Nursing Quasi-Endowed Chair | 11/4/2022 |
| UA | Lucy and Steve Weinstein Endowed Chair of Theatre and Dance | 2/2/2024 |
| UA | Stuart R. Bell Distinguished Chair of Engineering | 11/8/2024 |
| UA | D. Paul Jones Jr. and Charlene Jones Endowed Chair of Law | 2/7/2025 |
| UA | Robert and Laura Abernathy Endowed Chair in Medicinal Chemistry | 4/4/2025 |
| UA Total = 64 |
| Campus | Academic Chair | Date Established |
|---|---|---|
| UAB | John G. Kelton, M.D., Endowed Chair in Hematology-Oncology | 2/3/2023 |
| UAB | Kathryn and Raymond Harbert Endowed Chair in Psychiatry | 2/4/2022 |
| UAB | The Protective Life Endowed Chair in Healthy Aging Research | 6/4/2021 |
| UAB | Goodrich Endowed Chair in Cardiovascular Surgery | 2/7/2020 |
| UAB | SK Bioscience Endowed Chair in Pneumonia Research | 4/9/2021 |
| UAB | Endowed Chair in Obstetrics and Gynecology | 2/15/2001 |
| UAB | Bruce F. Connell, M.D., Endowed Chair in Plastic Surgery | 6/4/2020 |
| UAB | Ruth Lawson Hanson Chair of Medicine in Diabetes and Metabolism | 6/20/1967 |
| UAB | Anna Lois Waters Chair of Medicine in Rheumatology | 3/4/1970 |
| UAB | John D. Sherrill Chair of Orthopedic Surgery | 9/12/1970 |
| UAB | Mary Gertrude Waters Chair of Cardiovascular Medicine | 10/20/1972 |
| UAB | Charles Byron Ireland Chair of Psychiatric Research | 4/14/1973 |
| UAB | Fay Fletcher Kerner Chair of Surgery | 10/19/1973 |
| UAB | Charles H McCauley Chair of Microbiology | 2/1/1978 |
| UAB | Dental Alumni-Joseph F. Volker Chair of Clinical Dentistry | 4/21/1982 |
| UAB | Charles A. McCallum Chair in Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery | 5/7/1985 |
| UAB | Ben S. Weil Chair of Industrial Distribution | 1/23/1986 |
| UAB | Wayne H. and Sara Crews Finley Chair of Medical Genetics | 6/26/1986 |
| UAB | Howard L. Holley Research Chair in Rheumatology | 9/27/1996 |
| UAB | Heman E. Drummond Endowed Chair of Psychiatry | 9/9/1988 |
| UAB | L.R. Jordan Chair in Health Services Administration | 12/9/1988 |
| UAB | James Johnston Hicks Chair of Otolaryngology/Head and Neck Surgery | 3/23/1989 |
| UAB | William C. Bailey, M.D., Endowed Chair in Pulmonary Disease | 11/6/2015 |
| UAB | James R. Rosen Chair of Dental Research | 90-09/28 |
| UAB | Ben Vaughn Branscomb Chair of Medicine in Respiratory Disease | 11/2/1990 |
| UAB | Loeb Eminent Scholar Chair in Pediatrics | 2/28/1992 |
| UAB | Alfred Habeeb Chair in Anesthesiology | 4/10/1992 |
| UAB | Kathy Ireland Chair for Psychiatric Research | 4/10/1992 |
| UAB | Wallace R. Bunn Chair in Telecommunications | 4/10/1992 |
| UAB | James Garber Galbraith Chair in Neurosurgery | 9/18/1992 |
| UAB | Katharine Reynolds Ireland Chair of Pediatrics | 10/30/1992 |
| UAB | Marie L. O’Koren Endowed Chair in Nursing | 9/18/1992 |
| UAB | Newman H. Waters Chair of Clinical Pharmacology | 10/30/1992 |
| UAB | Spencer Chair in Medical Science Leadership | 9/18/1992 |
| UAB | J. W. and Virginia Goodwin – Warren D. Blackburn, Jr. Research Chair in Rheumatology | 4/30/1993 |
| UAB | James C. and Elizabeth T. Lee Chair of Biochemistry | 4/30/1993 |
| UAB | Geropsychiatry Research Chair | 6/28/1993 |
| UAB | John S. Odess Chair in Otolaryngology/Head and Neck Surgery | 9/15/2017 |
| UAB | Evalina B. Spencer Chair of Oncology | 9/23/1994 |
| UAB | Merle M. Salter Chair of Radiation Oncology | 9/15/1995 |
| UAB | Nathan E. Miles Endowed Chair of Ophthalmology | 4/19/1996 |
| UAB | Basil I. Hirschowitz Endowed Chair in Gastroenterology | 12/12/1996 |
| UAB | Jeanne and Ann Griffin Chair for Women’s Cancer Research | 12/12/1996 |
| UAB | Lionel M. Bargeron, Jr., M. D. Endowed Chair in Pediatric Cardiology | 12/12/1996 |
| UAB | Benjamin Monroe Carraway, M.D. Endowed Chair in Anesthesiology | 4/18/1997 |
| UAB | Dr. Champ Lyons Endowed Chair in General Surgery | 4/18/1997 |
| UAB | Witten-Stanley Endowed Chair of Radiology | 6/21/2002 |
| UAB | Rachel Z. Booth Endowed Chair in Nursing | 6/17/2005 |
| UAB | Alice McNeal, M.D. Endowed Chair in Anesthesiology | 9/18/1998 |
| UAB | Ellen Gregg Shook Culverhouse Chair in Gynecologic Oncology | 9/18/1998 |
| UAB | Leonard H. Robinson Endowed Chair in Pathology | 9/18/1998 |
| UAB | Margaret Cameron Spain Chair in Obstetrics and Gynecology | 9/18/1998 |
| UAB | Martha Ann and David L. May Endowed Chair in Cancer Research | 6/25/1999 |
| UAB | Jeanne V. Marks Endowed Chair in Cardiovascular Disease | 6/16/2017 |
| UAB | EyeSight Foundation of Alabama Endowed Chair of Ophthalmology | 11/19/1999 |
| UAB | Edwin M. Dixon Endowed Chair in Neonatology | 6/23/2000 |
| UAB | John H. Blue Chair in General Surgery | 4/20/2001 |
| UAB | Charles A. Alford, M.D. Endowed Chair in Pediatric Infectious Diseases | 4/20/2001 |
| UAB | Joy and Bill Harbert Endowed Chair in Cancer Genetics | 9/19/1997 |
| UAB | Jane Knight Lowe Chair of Medicine in Rheumatology | 6/22/2001 |
| UAB | Elesabeth Ridgely Shook Endowed Chair in Psychiatry | 9/13/2001 |
| UAB | Webb Chair in Nutrition Sciences | 9/13/2001 |
| UAB | A. D. Pacifico, M.D., Endowed Chair of Cardiovascular Surgery | 2/15/2002 |
| UAB | Gwen McWhorter, Ed.D., Endowed Chair in Geriatric Medicine | 2/15/2002 |
| UAB | Charles E. Flowers, Jr., Endowed Chair of Obstetrics and Gynecology | 9/20/2002 |
| UAB | Nancy R. and Eugene C. Gwaltney Family Endowed Chair in Medical Research | 2/7/2003 |
| UAB | Arnold G. Diethelm Endowed Chair in Transplantation Surgery | 10/1/2004 |
| UAB | UAB Cardiovascular Surgical Research Chair | 11/5/2004 |
| UAB | Elmer and Glenda Harris Endowed Chair in Cardiovascular Disease | 11/5/2004 |
| UAB | John N. Whitaker Endowed Chair in Neurology | 2/4/2005 |
| UAB | Julius N. Hicks Endowed Chair in Otolaryngology/Head and Neck Surgery | 9/16/2005 |
| UAB | Caldwell Marks Endowed Chair in Cancer Oncology | 5/11/2011 |
| UAB | Robert and Ruth Anderson Endowed Chair in Pathology | 2/3/2006 |
| UAB | Anton J. Bueschen, M.D. Endowed Chair in Urologic Surgery | 2/3/2006 |
| UAB | Marguerite Jones Harbert – Gene V. Ball, M.D. Endowed Chair in Rheumatology | 2/3/2006 |
| UAB | John T. and Juanelle D. Strain Endowed Chair in Neurology | 2/3/2006 |
| UAB | Evelyn F. McKnight Endowed Chair for Learning and Memory in Aging | 2/3/2006 |
| UAB | Women’s Committee of the Spain Rehabilitation Center Endowed Chair in Rehabilitation Neuroscience Research | 4/7/2006 |
| UAB | Endowed Chair in Developmental Psychology | 6/16/2006 |
| UAB | Albert F. LoBuglio Endowed Chair for Translational Cancer Research | 9/15/2006 |
| UAB | Marie S. Ingalls Endowed Chair in Nephrology Leadership | 9/15/2006 |
| UAB | Charles A. and Patsy W. Collat Endowed Chair in Neurosurgery | 9/15/2006 |
| UAB | Wells Fargo Endowed Chair in Business Administration | 2/4/2011 |
| UAB | Nancy R. and Eugene C. Gwaltney Family Endowed Chair in Juvenile Diabetes Research | 4/6/2007 |
| UAB | Holt A. McDowell, Jr., M.D., Endowed Chair of Vascular Surgery | 4/6/2007 |
| UAB | Anderson Family Endowed Chair in Medical Education, Research & Patient Care | 6/15/2007 |
| UAB | The Arthritis Foundation, Alabama Chapter Endowed Chair in Pediatric Rheumatology | 6/15/2007 |
| UAB | Eleanor E. Kidd Endowed Chair in Primary Care Medicine | 6/15/2007 |
| UAB | Robert Y. Kim Outstanding Educator Endowed Chair in Radiation Oncology | 6/15/2007 |
| UAB | F. Cleveland Kinney Endowed Chair in Geriatric Psychiatry | 6/15/2007 |
| UAB | Jim Straley Endowed Chair in AIDS Research | 6/15/2007 |
| UAB | Ruby F. Meredith Outstanding Clinician in Radiation Oncology Endowed Chair | 11/9/2007 |
| UAB | J. Max Austin, Jr., M.D., Endowed Chair in Gynecologic Oncology | 6/20/2008 |
| UAB | Alma B. Maxwell – UAHSF Endowed Chair in Biomedical Research | 9/19/2008 |
| UAB | Griffith R. Harsh III Endowed Chair in Neurosurgery | 9/18/2009 |
| UAB | James K. Kirklin Endowed Chair of Cardiothoracic Surgery | 11/5/2010 |
| UAB | Hilda B. Anderson Endowed Chair in Nephrology | 2/4/2011 |
| UAB | Fay B. Ireland Endowed Chair for the Dean of the School of Nursing | 2/4/2011 |
| UAB | James C. Lee, Jr. Endowed Chair for the Dean of the School of Medicine | 2/4/2011 |
| UAB | Featheringill Endowed Chair for Cardiac Arrhythmia Research | 4/8/2011 |
| UAB | Dr. Tinsley R. Harrison Endowed Chair in Medical Resident Education | 11/4/2011 |
| UAB | Lakeshore Foundation Endowed Chair in Health Promotion and Rehabilitation Sciences | 2/3/2012 |
| UAB | Warren Family Endowed Chair in Neurology | 4/12/2013 |
| UAB | Thomas E. Androeli, M.D., Endowed Chair in Nephrology | 9/12/2013 |
| UAB | Robert G. Luke, M.D., Endowed Chair in Transplant Nephrology | 9/13/2013 |
| UAB | Regional Oncology Active Research (ROAR) Southeast Cancer Foundation Endowed Chair in Radiation Oncology | 9/13/2013 |
| UAB | Bee McWane Reid Endowed Chair in Psychiatry and Neurobiology | 2/7/2014 |
| UAB | Charlene A. Jones Endowed Chair in Neuroimmunology | 6/13/2014 |
| UAB | T. Michael and Gillian Goodrich Endowed Chair of Engineering Leadership | 6/13/2014 |
| UAB | Susan and Dowd Ritter/RPB Endowed Chair in Ophthalmology Research | 2/6/2015 |
| UAB | Gay and Bew White Endowed Chair in Pediatric Oncology | 2/6/2015 |
| UAB | Olivia Turlington Miller Endowed Chair of Cancer Genetics | 4/10/2015 |
| UAB | O’Neal-Sokol Breast Cancer Research Foundation of Alabama Endowed Chair | 9/18/2015 |
| UAB | Christine S. Ritchie, M.D., Endowed Chair in Palliative Leadership | 11/6/2015 |
| UAB | Department of Medicine Endowed Chair in Pulmonary Diseases | 16-04/08 |
| UAB | Sharon A. Spencer Distinguished Endowed Chair in Translational Radiation Oncology | 2/3/2017 |
| UAB | Eivor and Alston Callahan, D.D., Endowed Chair in Ophthalmology | 4/7/2017 |
| UAB | Goodrich Endowed Chair for Innovation and Entrepreneurship | 6/16/2017 |
| UAB | Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Alabama Endowed Chair in Health Economics | 9/15/2017 |
| UAB | J. Benjamin Younger, M.D. – Roensch Family Endowed Chair in Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility | 2/9/2018 |
| UAB | W. Stancil Starnes-ProAssurance Endowed Chair for Physician Wellness | 4/6/2018 |
| UAB | Anderson Family Endowed Chair in Urology | 6/8/2018 |
| UAB | Meyer Foundation William J. Koopman, M.D., Endowed Chair in Immunology and Rheumatology | 9/21/2018 |
| UAB | UAHSF Endowed Chair in Cancer Biology | 4/12/2019 |
| UAB | DCI Edwin A. Rutsky, M.D., Distinguished Endowed Chair in Nephrology | 9/6/2019 |
| UAB | Edward E. Partridge, M.D., Endowed Chair for Cancer Disparity Research | 9/6/2019 |
| UAB | Kelley and C.T. Fitzpatrick Endowed Chair in Ophthalmology | 11/8/2019 |
| UAB | Edward A. Ernst, M.D., Ph.D., Endowed Chair in Anesthesiology | 2/3/2017 |
| UAB | Glenn Cobbs, M.D., Endowed Chair in Infectious Diseases | 9/17/2020 |
| UAB | Wyatt and Susan Haskell Endowed Chair for Medical Excellence | 11/5/2020 |
| UAB | Moon H. Nahm, M.D. Endowed Chair | 11/5/2021 |
| UAB | Jay M. McDonald, M.D. Endowed Chair in Laboratory Medicine | 4/8/2022 |
| UAB | Ray L. Watts, M.D.-Heersink Endowed Chair in Neurology | 6/10/2022 |
| UAB | Mary Heersink Endowed Chair in Global Health | 6/10/2022 |
| UAB | J. Frank Barefield, Jr., Endowed Chair in Communities and Crime | 9/16/2022 |
| UAB | Magic City LGBTQ Health Studies Endowed Chair | 11/4/2022 |
| UAB | Louise T. Chow, Ph.D.-Heersink Endowed Chair in Biochemistry and Molecular Genetics | 11/4/2022 |
| UAB | Selwyn M. Vickers, M.D., F.A.C.S. Endowed Chair in the Department of Surgery | 11/4/2022 |
| UAB | Helen and Robert Whitley Endowed Chair of Pediatrics | 11/4/2022 |
| UAB | Endowed Chair in Immunology | 4/14/2023 |
| UAB | Hugh Kaul Precision Medicine Institute Endowed Chair | 6/9/2023 |
| UAB | Marnix E. Heersink Endowed Chair in Biomedical Innovation | 6/9/2023 |
| UAB | Heersink Endowed Chair in Psychiatry | 11/3/2023 |
| UAB | Benjamin Russell Endowed Chair in Geriatrics | 2/2/2024 |
| UAB | John Durr Elmore, M.D., Endowed Chair in Psychiatry | 2/2/2024 |
| UAB | Rebecca Gale-Heersink Endowed Chair | 4/12/2024 |
| UAB | Doreen C. Harper, Ph.D., RN, FAAN Endowed Chair | 9/5/2024 |
| UAB | Heersink Endowed Chair in Mental Health Research | 9/5/2024 |
| UAB | Neil E. Christopher, M.D., Endowed Chair in Family and Community Medicine | 2/7/2025 |
| UAB | Charles D. Beard, Jr., Family Endowed Chair in Interdisciplinary Healthcare Communication | 4/4/2025 |
| UAB | Paul and Martha Burleson Endowed Chair in Medical Education | 9/12/2025 |
| UAB Total = 151 |
| Campus | Academic Chair | Date Established |
|---|---|---|
| UAH | Eminent Scholar Chair in Computer Engineering | 10/29/1987 |
| UAH | Eminent Scholar Chair in Management | 10/29/1987 |
| UAH | Eminent Scholar Chair in Systems Engineering and Simulation | 9/9/1988 |
| UAH | Pei-Ling Chan Chair in Physics | 5/5/1989 |
| UAH | Eminent Scholar Chair in Propulsion | 9/22/1989 |
| UAH | Eminent Scholar Chair in Humanities | 2/28/1992 |
| UAH | Eminent Scholars Foundation King-McDonald Endowed Chair | 6/19/2009 |
| UAH | Mrs. Pei-Ling Chan Eminent Scholar in Biological Sciences | 4/8/2011 |
| UAH | Baba Budha Eminent Scholar Chair in Global Understanding (Specialization in Indian Studies) | 9/15/2011 |
| UAH | Aerojet Rocketdyne Chair in Space Science | 6/16/2017 |
| UAH | King-McDonald Scholars Chair | 11/5/2021 |
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