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