Great professors are at the core of every great university. Their expertise and passion translate into the creation of knowledge that transmits to next generations through their teaching. Private support to endow and name a chair, professorship, or faculty fellow has tremendous impact – enabling the university to attract and retain the highest caliber of faculty. The Tickle College of Engineering is proud to recognize the donors who have created these funds and to applaud the faculty named to receive them.
* Denotes donor is deceased
Robert M. Condra Chair of Excellence in Computer Integrated Engineering & Manufacturing
Held By: Matthew Mench
Donor:*Robert (EE & ME ’23) and *Evelyn Condra
Robert M. Condra Chair of Excellence in Computer Integrated Engineering & Manufacturing
Held By: Fred Wang
Donor: *Robert (EE & ME ’23) and *Evelyn Condra
CTI Chair in Electrical and Computer Engineering
Held By: Kevin Tomsovic
Donors: Michael Crabtree (EE ’73, ’75), Terry Douglass (EE ’65, ’66, ’68), J. Kelly Milam (EE ’61, ’64), and Ronald Nutt (EE ’61, ’62, ’69)
Wayne T. Davis Endowed Dean’s Chair in Engineering
Held By: Wayne T. Davis
Donors: Joe (IE ’65) and Judy Cook, Chad (IE ’70) and Ann (Comm ’70) Holliday, John (IE ’65) and Ann (Educ ’65) Tickle, and Eric (IE ’84) and Elaine (Nursing ’82) Zeanah
Henry C. Goodrich Chair of Excellence in Civil & Environmental Engineering
Held By: Thanos Papanicolaou
Donor: Friends of *Henry Goodrich (CE ’43)
Ivan Racheff Chair in Materials Science & Engineering
Held By: Peter K. Liaw
Donor: Friends of *Ivan Racheff
Alvin & Sally Beaman Professorship
Held By: Bamin Khomami
Donor: *Alvin (Bus Admin ’33) and *Sally Beaman
Alvin & Sally Beaman Professorship
Held By: Kurt Sickafus
Donor: *Alvin (Bus Admin ’33) and *Sally Beaman
Blalock, Kennedy, Pierce Analog Electronics Professorship
Held By: Benjamin Blalock
Donor: David Binkley (EE ’78, ’84, ’92), James Rochelle (EE ’65, ’68, ’74), and others
Dr. Edwin G. Burdette Professorship
Held By: Baoshan Huang
Donor: Charles (CE ’74) and Lynn Hodges (Liberal Arts ’74), and others
Robert M. Condra Professorship
Held By: Larry Townsend
Donor: *Robert (EE & ME ’23) and *Evelyn Condra
Cook-Eversole Professorship
Held By: Mongi Abidi
Donor: Joe (IE ’65) and Judy Cook, Bill (EE ’73) and Jenny Eversole
John Fisher Distinguished Professor
Held By: Mark Dean
Donor: *John (BA Bus Admin ’38) and *Janice Fisher
Weston Fulton Professorship
Held By: Open
Donor: Robertshaw Industrial Products
Jerry and Kay Henry Professorship
Held By: David Mandrus
Donor: Charles “Jerry” (Engr Physics ’63 – UTC) and Kay Henry
Min H. Kao Electrical and Computer Engineering Professorship
Held By: Leon Tolbert
Donor: Min H. (EE, ’74, ’77) and Fan Kao
Fred N. Peebles Professorship
Held By: Dayakar Penumadu
Donor: Tickle College of Engineering Board of Advisors
Charles P. Postelle Distinguished Professorship in Nuclear Engineering
Held By: J. Wesley Hines
Donor: *Charles P. Postelle (Educ ’43)
Dr. John Prados Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering Professorship
Held By: Gila Stein
Donor: Malcolm Colditz (ChE ’58) and J. Michael Stone (ChE ’63)
Fred Mason Roddy Professorship in Biomedical Engineering
Held By: Richard Komistek
Donor: Fred M. Roddy Foundation, David McIntyre, President
Richard Rosenberg Endowed Professorship in Mechanical Engineering
Held By: Open
Donor: Anonymous
Ferguson Faculty Fellow in Chemical Engineering
Held By: Open
Donor:J. Brian Ferguson/Ferguson Family Foundation
Heath Endowed Faculty Fellow in Business & Engineering
Held By: Rupy Sawhney
Donor: Ralph (EE ’70, MBA ’75) and Janet (Home Econ ’76) Heath
Eastman Professor of Practice in Chemical Engineering
Held By: Sankar Raghavan
Donor: Eastman Chemical Company Foundation
Eastman Professor of Practice in Electrical Engineering
Held By: Yan Xu
Donor: Eastman Chemical Company Foundation
Eastman Professor of Practice in Mechanical Engineering
Held By: Matthew Young
Donor: Eastman Chemical Company Foundation
Underwriters Laboratory Professor of Practice
Held By: David Icove
Donor: Underwriters Laboratory, Inc.