Appendix: Endowed Chairs Contents:
Endowed Chairs
Campuswide
Edward A. Dickson Emeriti Professorship
University of California Presidential Chair
Edward A. Dickson, Donor
Robert Collins, Dickson Emeriti Professor
Duncan and Suzanne Mellichamp Academic Initiative Professorships (4)
Campuswide (College of Engineering 2003-2018)
Duncan and Suzanne Mellichamp /MA ’70, Donors
Duncan and Suzanne Mellichamp Academic Initiative Professorships (cluster II) (4)*
Campuswide
Duncan and Suzanne Mellichamp /MA ’70, Donors
University of California Presidential Chair II
Alan J. Heeger, Presidential Professor
2000 Nobel Prize in Chemistry
University of California Presidential Chair III
Michael Witherell, Presidential Professor
College of Engineering
Eugene Aas Chair in Computer Science*
Computer Science Department
Mark and Susan Bertelsen ’66/’67, Donors
ALCOA Chair in Materials
Materials Department
The Aluminum Company of America, Donor
Anthony G. Evans, ALCOA Professor
Richard A. Auhll Professorship and Dean’s Chair in Engineering
College of Engineering
Richard A. Auhll, Donor
Matthew Tirrell, Auhll Professor and Dean of Engineering
Cree Chair in Solid State Lighting and Display
Materials Department
Cree Inc., F. Neal Hunter, Umesh K. Mishra, and Steven P. DenBaars, Donors
Shuji Nakamura, Cree Professor
Fred Kavli Chair in MEMS Technology
College of Engineering
Fred Kavli, Donor
Noel MacDonald, Kavli Professor
Fred Kavli Chair in Optoelectronics and Sensors
College of Engineering
Fred Kavli, Donor
Larry Coldren, Kavli Professor
Leadership Chair in Computer Science
College of Engineering
Anonymous, Donor
Duncan and Suzanne Mellichamp Chair in Process Control
Chemical Engineering Department
Duncan and Suzanne Mellichamp /MA ‘70, Donors
Frank J. Doyle III, Mellichamp Professor
Mitsubishi Chemical Corporation Chair in Functional Materials
College of Engineering
Mitsubishi Chemical Corporation, Donor
Glenn Fredrickson, Mitsubishi Professor
Mitsubishi Chemical Corporation Chair in Solid State Lighting and Display
College of Engineering
Mitsubishi Chemical Corporation, Donor
Steven DenBaars, Mitsubishi Professor
Venkatesh Narayanamurti Chair in Computer Science
Computer Science Department
Karl and Pamela Lopker ‘73/‘77, Donors
Warren and Katharine Schlinger Distinguished Professorship in Chemical Engineering
Chemical Engineering Department
Warren and Katharine Schlinger, Donors
L. Gary Leal, Schlinger Professor
Donald W. Whittier Chair in Electrical Engineering
Electrical and Computer Engineering Department
The Mericos Foundation, Donor
Herbert Kroemer, Whittier Professor
2000 Nobel Prize in Physics
College of Letters and
Science
King Abdul Aziz Ibn Saud Chair in Islamic Studies
History Department
The Saudi Royal Family, Donors
R. Stephen Humphreys, King Abdul Aziz Ibn, Saud Professor
James and Sarah Argyropoulos Chair in Hellenic Studies
College of Letters and Science
James and Sarah Argyropoulos, Donors
Apostolos Athanassakis, Argyropoulos, Professor
José Miguel de Barandiarán Chair in Basque Studies
Spanish and Portuguese Department
Ministry of Culture of the Autonomous
Basque Government in Spain, and the Federation of Basque-Navarrese Savings and Loan, Donors
John Carbon Chair in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
Molecular, Cellular, and Developmental Biology Department
Amgen Foundation, William Bowes Foundation, Franklin and Catharine Johnson Foundation, and The Rathmann Family Foundation, Donors
Virgil Cordano, OFM, Chair in Catholic Studies
Religious Studies Department
Charles Schwab, Charles and Harriet Burke, Richard and Marguerite Berti, and the Franciscan Friars, Donors
Ann Taves, Cordano Professor
Dorothy and Sherrill C. Corwin Chair in Music Composition
Music Department
The Sherrill C. and Dorothy Corwin Foundation, Donor
Clarence Barlow, Corwin Professor
The XIVth Dalai Lama Chair in Tibetan Buddhism and Cultural Studies
Religious Studies Department
Individuals, Foundations, and Corporations, Donors
José Ignacio Cabezón, XIVth Dalai Lama, Professor
Dehlsen Chair in Environmental Studies
Environmental Studies Program
James G. P. and Deanna C. Dehlsen, Donors
William R. Freudenburg, Dehlsen Professor
Robert and Patricia Duggan Chair in Organic Chemistry
Chemistry and Biochemistry Department
Mr. and Mrs. R. W. Duggan, Donors
Ruth Garland Chair for the Director of the Center for Stem Cell Biology and Engineering*
William K. Bowes, Jr. Foundation, Donor
Alan J. Heeger Chair in Interdisciplinary Science
Mathematical, Life, and Physical Sciences
Ruth and Alan J. Heeger, Donors
Klaus Bechgaard, Heeger Professor
Jeff Henley Chair in Economics
Economics Department
Jeff Henley ’66 and Judy Henley, Donors
Finn E. Kydland, Henley Professor
2004 Nobel Prize in Economics
Lai Ho and Wu Cho-liu Chair in Taiwan Studies
East Asian Languages and Cultural Studies Department
Individuals and the Taiwanese American Foundation of San Diego, Donors
Kuo-ch’ing Tu, Lai Ho and Wu Cho-liu, Professor
Hull Chair in Women’s Studies
Women’s Studies Program
M. Blair Hull ’65, Donor
Eileen Boris, Hull Professor
The E. Khashoggi Industries, LLC Chair in Letters and Science
College of Letters and Science
Essam and Layla Khashoggi, Donors
Galen Stucky, Khashoggi Professor
Kundan Kaur Kapany Chair in Sikh Studies
Global and International Studies Program
Dr. and Mrs. Narinder S. Kapany, Donors
Gurinder S. Mann, Kapany Professor
Louis G. Lancaster Chair in International Relations
Political Science Department
Winifred H. Lancaster, Donor
J. Benjamin Cohen, Lancaster Professor
Luis Leal Chair in Chicano Studies
Chicano Studies Department
Individuals, Foundations, Corporations, and the Mexican Government, Donors
Maria Herrera-Sobek, Leal Professor
Maxwell C. and Mary Pellish Chair in Economics
Economics Department
Colonel Maxwell C. and Mary Pellish, Donors
For Distinguished Visiting Professors
Aaron and Cherie Raznick Chair in Economics
College of Letters and Science
Aaron and Cherie Raznick H’88, Donors
Theodore C. Bergstrom, Raznick Professor
J. F. Rowny Chair in Comparative Religions
Religious Studies Department
The Rowny Foundation, Donor
J. F. Rowny Chair in Religion and Society
Religious Studies Department
The Rowny Foundation, Donor
Wade Clark Roof, Rowny Professor
Arthur N. Rupe Chair in the Social Effects of Mass Communication
Communication Department
Arthur N. Rupe Foundation, Donor
Ronald E. Rice, Rupe Professor
Arent and Jean Schuyler Chair in Environmental Studies
Environmental Studies Program
Arent H. Schuyler, Jr. ’61 and Jean K. Schuyler, Donors
Carla D’Antonio, Schuyler Professor
International Shinto Foundation Chair in Shinto Studies
East Asian Languages and Cultural Studies Department
International Shinto Foundation, Donor
Allan Grapard, Shinto Foundation Professor
Charles A. Storke II Chair in Ecology, Evolution, and Marine Biology
Ecology, Evolution, and Marine Biology Department
Charles A. Storke II, Donor
William Murdoch, Storke Professor
Charles A. Storke II Chair in Molecular, Cellular, and Developmental Biology
Molecular, Cellular, and Developmental Biology Department
Charles A. Storke II, Donor
Charles E. Samuel, Storke Professor
Koichi Takashima Chair in Japanese Cultural Studies
East Asian Languages and Cultural Studies Department
Kyoei Steel Ltd., of Japan; Koichi Takashima, President and CEO, Donor
John Nathan, Takashima Professor
Wilcox Family Chair in Biotechnology
Mathematical, Life, and Physical Sciences
Drs. Susan and Gary Wilcox ‘70/’69, Donors
Daniel E. Morse, Wilcox Professor
Susan and Bruce Worster Chair in Experimental Physics
Physics Department
Bruce Worster, Ph.D. ’71 and Susan Worster ’70, Donors
John Martinis, Worster Professor
Susan and Bruce Worster Chair for the Dean of Science
Mathematical, Life, and Physical Sciences
Bruce Worster, Ph.D. ‘71 and Susan Worster ‘70, Donors
Donald Bren School of
Environmental Science and Management
Donald Bren Chair for the Dean of Environmental Science and Management
Donald Bren School of Environmental Science and Management
The Donald Bren Foundation, Donor
Ernst von Weizsäcker, Bren Dean of Environmental Science and Management
Donald Bren Chair in Corporate Environmental Management (2)
Donald Bren School of Environmental Science and Management
The Donald Bren Foundation, Donor
Gary Libecap, Bren Professor
Donald Bren Chair in Environmental Law and Policy (2)
Donald Bren School of Environmental Science and Management
The Donald Bren Foundation, Donor
Donald Bren Chair in Interdisciplinary Environmental Science and Management (4)
Donald Bren School of Environmental Science and Management
The Donald Bren Foundation, Donor
Research Institutes
Peter J. Clarke Chair for the Director of the California NanoSystems Institute*
Sputtered Films, Inc., a subsidiary of Tegal Corporation, Donor
Evelyn Hu, Clarke Professor and Director of the California NanoSystems Institute
Frederick W. Gluck Chair in Theoretical Physics
Kavli Institute for Theoretical Physics
Frederick W. Gluck, Donor
David J. Gross, Gluck Professor and Director, Kavli Institute for Theoretical Physics
2004 Nobel Prize in Physics
Harriman Chair in Neuroscience Research
Neuroscience Research Institute
Eleanor L. Harriman and Thomas J. Harriman, Donors
Kenneth Kosik, Harriman Professor
*pending approval
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