Be part of Michigan Tech's ongoing effort to further our tradition of faculty excellence by providing endowed chairs and professorships, faculty development funds, visiting lectureships, and research support for current and prospective faculty. Please contact Lorraine Young to discuss supporting or starting an endowed position.
Endowed Chairs
John and Cathi Drake Endowed Chair in Mechanical Engineering
Dr. Gordon Parker
This professorship was created with the intent to retain and attract high quality faculty who are at the top of their profession, can excite students to think beyond the classroom material and know how to integrate their research into the classroom. The holder of the Drake Endowed Professorship will provide leadership in research and teaching in the Department of Mechanical Engineering – Engineering Mechanics. Funds from this endowment will also provide support for equipment and graduate and undergraduate students engaged with world-renowned faculty on cutting-edge research. Annual Report
Herbert H. Dow Endowed Chair in Chemical Process Safety
The holder of this position will develop and promote graduates with outstanding technical skills and cultural attitudes with respect to chemical process safety, assist other universities and departments in integrating concepts of chemical process safety into their curricula, develop a nucleus of faculty with research expertise in chemical process safety, work closely with industry and industrial colleagues to provide a resource for industrial training and research on chemical process safety and be a resource to the College of Engineering, the University and the larger academic community regarding the importance of safety in engineering design and implementation.
James and Lorna Mack Endowed Chair of Cellular and Molecular Bioengineering
Dr. Caryn Heldt
The James and Lorna Mack Chair emphasizing bioengineering will allow the Department of Chemical Engineering to establish national leadership in bioengineering research and education. The holder of the Mack Chair will be a leader in bioengineering research and education at Michigan Tech and nationally. The Chair will also involve undergraduate students in research efforts and teach undergraduate courses involving the cutting edge of bioengineering.
Roland Mariucci Endowed Chair: Distinguished Practitioner in Residence
Michael Drewyor
This endowment was created to appoint distinguished civil and environmental engineering practitioners to the Endowed Chair position. The gift was set up in support of helping the civil and environmental engineering programs in producing practical engineers. Annual Report
Robbins Chair in Sustainable Manufacturing and Design
Dr. Craig Friedrich
This endowment was created with the intent to retain and attract high quality faculty who are dedicated to advancing sustainability across disciplines. These include, but are not limited to: development of machines and transportation systems with low noise, low levels of air pollution and high energy efficiency; the development of the use of alternative and renewable energy sources; and the application of ecological and wildlife management principles in forestry best practices. Annual Report
Robbins Chair in Sustainable Marine Engineering
Dr. Guy Meadows
This endowment was created with the intent to retain and attract high quality faculty who are dedicated to advancing sustainability across disciplines. These include, but are not limited to: development of machines and transportation systems with low noise, low levels of air pollution and high energy efficiency; the development of the use of alternative and renewable energy sources; and the application of ecological and wildlife management principles in forestry best practices. Annual Report
Robbins Chair in Sustainable Resources
This endowment was created with the intent to retain and attract high quality faculty who are dedicated to advancing sustainability across disciplines. These include, but are not limited to: development of machines and transportation systems with low noise, low levels of air pollution and high energy efficiency; the development of the use of alternative and renewable energy sources; and the application of ecological and wildlife management principles in forestry best practices.
Robbins Chair in Sustainable Use of Materials
Dr. David Shonnard
This endowment was created with the intent to retain and attract high quality faculty who are dedicated to advancing sustainability across disciplines. These include, but are not limited to: development of machines and transportation systems with low noise, low levels of air pollution and high energy efficiency; the development of the use of alternative and renewable energy sources; and the application of ecological and wildlife management principles in forestry best practices.
Endowed Professors
John F. and Joan M. Calder Endowed Professor in Mechanical Engineering-Engineering Mechanics
Dr. Jeffrey Allen
This professorship was created with the intent to provide leadership in research and teaching in the Department of Mechanical Engineering – Engineering Mechanics. Funds from this endowment will also provide support for equipment and graduate and undergraduate students engaged with world-renowned faculty on cutting-edge research. Annual Report
Charles C. and John G. Gates Professorship in Entrepreneurship and Innovation
This professorship was created with the intent to support the Center for Technology Innovation, Leadership, and Entrepreneurship (TILE) efforts to focus on existing models with activities that relate specifically to technology and engineering, in accordance with its mission and building on its existing strengths and resources. It will aim to prepare students to immediately, successfully enter business environments and/or to start their own businesses.
Richard and Elizabeth Henes Endowed Professorship in Mathematical Sciences
Dr. Shuanglin Zhang
This professorship was created with the intent to provide support for an outstanding faculty member in the Department of Mathematical Sciences. Annual Report
Richard and Elizabeth Henes Professor (Energy Storage)
This professorship was created with the intent to establish a vigorous interdisciplinary research program in electrical and computer engineering and mechanical engineering.
Richard and Elizabeth Henes Professor in Computational Mechanics
Dr. Greg Odegard
This professorship was established with the intent to provide leadership in teaching and research in mechanical engineering and electrical and computer engineering. Annual Report
Richard and Elizabeth Henes Professor in Wind Energy
Dr. Fernando Ponta
This professorship was created with the intent to provide leadership in teaching and research in mechanical engineering and electrical and computer engineering. Annual Report
William and Gloria Jackson Professorship
Dr. Timothy Havens
This professorship was created with the intent to provide financial support for an outstanding faculty member in computer and information sciences. The holder will be an exceptional scholar and teacher whose expertise and activity bridges the disciplines of computer science, electrical and computer engineering and business entrepreneurship. Annual Report
Dave House Endowed Professorship
This professorship was created with the intent to recruit and retain the most distinguished and highly sought nationally and internationally celebrated professors and support world-class research in the educational department specified by the donor.
Dave House Endowed Professorship in Computer Engineering
Dr. Daniel Fuhrmann
This professorship was created with the intent to recruit and retain the most talented faculty and support world-class research in computer engineering, computer science and information technology. The holder will be expected to demonstrate superior leadership skills in the conduct of his or her duties, with the objective of guiding and encouraging others to greater levels of performance. Annual Report
Dave House Endowed Professorship in Computer Science
This professorship was created with the intent to recruit and retain the most talented faculty and support world-class research in computer science, computer engineering and information technology. The holder of the Dave House Endowed Professorship in Computer Science will be expected to demonstrate superior leadership skills in the conduct of his or her duties, with the objective of guiding and encouraging other to greater levels of performance.
Dave House Endowed Professorship in Engineering
This professorship was created with the intent to support and promote exceptional leadership in the positions of Dean of Engineering, department chair of Electrical and Computer Engineering, or department chair of Computer Science or their successor positions that might arise through consolidation of academic units.
Dave House Endowed Professorship Statistics
Dr. Kui Zhang
This professorship was created with the intent to recruit and retain the most talented faculty and support world-class research in mathematical sciences, computer science, computer engineering and information technology. Annual Report
James and Lorna Mack Endowed Professorship in Continuous Improvement
Dr. Julia King
This professorship was created with the intent to attract, reward and retain highly talented faculty and thereby assist in advancing the pursuit of new knowledge and innovative scholarship in chemical sciences and engineering. The Endowed Professorship in Continuous Improvement will have a focus on organic chemistry within the chemical engineering department. Annual Report
Charles and Carroll McArthur Professorship in Materials Science and Engineering
Dr. Yun Hang Hu
This professorship was created with the intent to provide financial support for an outstanding faculty member in the Department of Materials Science and Engineering. Annual Report
Richard and Elizabeth Henes Endowed Professor (Space Systems)
Dr. L. Brad King
This professorship was created with the intent to provide leadership in research and teaching in the Department of Mechanical Engineering – Engineering Mechanics. Funds from this endowment will also provide support for equipment and graduate and undergraduate students engaged with world-renowned faculty on cutting-edge research.
Richard and Elizabeth Henes Endowed Professor (Energy Systems)
Dr. Jeffrey Naber
This professorship was created with the intent to provide leadership in research and teaching in the Department of Mechanical Engineering – Engineering Mechanics. Funds from this endowment will also provide support for equipment and graduate and undergraduate students engaged with world-renowned faculty on cutting-edge research.
Franklin M. St. John Professor in Materials Science and Engineering
Dr. Stephen Kampe
This professorship was created with the intent to assist the materials science and engineering department chair with expenditures such as research, start-up for new faculty, supporting graduate students and equipment.
James and Dolores Trethewey Applied Portfolio Management Program Professorship
Dr. Dean Johnson
This professorship was created with the intent of the holder to serve as the Director of the APMP program. This is in addition to maintaining and advancing the program's reputation through national and international competitions as well as taking advantage of the opportunities and changes in portfolio management education.
Dennis Wiitanen Professorship in Electric Power Systems
The holder of this professorship will apply their leadership efforts toward the continued advancement of the energy systems program at Michigan Tech University to a truly world-class level. He or she must also be an outstanding recognized professional, active in professional societies, have a strong history of industrial, foundation and government funding and have demonstrated research and educational accomplishments in one or more areas of electrical power systems, wind, solar and other renewable energy technologies, smart grid technologies, cyber security, converters, motor drives and electrical vehicles and energy conversion and storage.
Richard Witte Endowed Professorship
Dr. Joshua Pearce
This professorship was created with the intent to reward highly talented faculty in the Department of Materials Science and Engineering. Annual Report
Portage Health Foundation Endowed Professor of Technological Innovations of Health
This professorship was created with the intent to advance entrepreneurship education and training efforts, drafting entrepreneur-friendly, start-up policies with community partners like the SmartZone and growing our local medical technology economic base in the community.
Portage Health Foundation Endowed Professor of Preventative and Community Health
Dr. William Cooke
This professorship was created to focus on building high-impact, community collaborations in health education and research, growing the NIH research portfolio at Michigan Tech through research activities and mentorship of other faculty, and engage with Portage Health Foundation on community outreach activities and committees. Annual Report
Portage Health Foundation Endowed Professor of Population Health
Dr. Qiuying Sha
This professorship was created with to support the Partnership to Improve Health Education, Research, Infrastructure and Local Economic Growth grant. Annual Report
Patrick S. Horvath Endowed Professorship of Materials Science
Dr. Paul Sanders
This professorship was created with the intent to reward highly talented faculty in the Department of Materials Science and Engineering.
Endowed Faculty Fellows
David L. and Marilyn A. Bernard Faculty Fellow in Business
Manish Srivastava
The "Bernard Fellow in Business" was created to retain and attract high quality faculty who are at the top of their profession, can excite students to think beyond the classroom material, and know how to integrate their research into the classroom. Annual Report
Chemical Engineering Endowed Faculty Fellow
Dr. Timothy Eisele
This position was created with the intent to provide financial support for an outstanding faculty member in the Department of Chemical Engineering with its goal to grow the graduate program. Annual Report
Edward and Betty Robinson Endowed Faculty Fellow
Joel Tuoriniemi
This fellowship was created to assist the College of Business with its priority need to attract, reward and retain highly talented faculty and with its goal to grow the accounting program. Annual Report