Endowed Chairs

Endowed Chairs


James N. and Sarah L. O’Reilly Barrett Endowed Chair in Creative Writing

Established by James N. Barrett ’46 in honor of his parents
Held by Robert Cording, English

Rev. John E. Brooks Chair in the Humanities
Established by Donal J. Burns ’49, in honor of Rev. John E. Brooks, SJ
Held by Karen Turner, History

William H.P. Jenks Chair in Contemporary American Letters
Established by Charles E.F. Millard ’54 in honor of his classmate, William Jenks
Held by William Roorbach, English

Kraft-Hiatt Chair in Judaic Studies
Established by Robert & Myra Kraft and Jacob Hiatt
Held by Alan J. Avery-Peck, Religious Studies

Jeremiah W. O’Connor Jr. Chair in Classics
Established by Jeremiah W. O’Connor Jr. ’63
Held by Tom Martin, Classics

Eleanor Howard O’Leary Chair in French/Francophonic Culture
Established by Thomas O’Leary in honor of his mother, Eleanor
Held by Ambroise Kom, French

Endowed Professorships


W. Arthur Garrity, Sr. Professorship in Human Nature, Ethics and Society

Established by John T. Garrity ’45, in honor of his father, W. Arthur Garrity, Sr. ’05
Held by Mark Freeman, Psychology

Anthony and Renee Marlon Professorship in Sciences
Established by Renee and Anthony Marlon, MD ’63
Held by Janine Shertzer, Physics

The Stephen J. Prior Professor of Humanities
Established by Cornelius B. Prior, Jr., Esq. ’56
Held by Maurice Géracht, English

Msgr. Edward G. Murray ’25 Professorship
Established by an anonymous donor
Held by Steve Vineberg, Theatre

Endowed Faculty Fellows


Thomas D’Ambra Faculty Position

Established by Thomas D’Ambra ’78
Held by Joshua Farrell, Chemistry

Heidi Brake Smith Instructor in Social Philosophy
Established by Heidi Brake Smith ‘82
Held by Shelby Theresa Weitzel, Philosophy

James N. and Eva Barrett Fellow in Ethics and the Liberal Arts
Established by Eva and James Barrett ’46
Held by Neva K. Novarro, Economics

Edward Bennett Williams Fellows
Established by Agnes Williams with assistance from John P. Brogan ’66 and friends
Four Fellows, one presently held by Susan Crawford Sullivan, Sociology