Faculty and Donor Gallery
Our Faculty
Wale Adebanwi
Presidential Penn Compact Professor of Africana Studies
Francesco Agostinelli
Janice and Julian Bers Assistant Professor in the Social Sciences
Robert Aronowitz
Walter H. and Leonore C. Annenberg Professor in the Social Sciences
Eiichiro Azuma
Roy F. and Jeannette P. Nichols Professor of American History
Vijay Balasubramanian
Cathy and Marc Lasry Professor
Marlyse Baptista
President’s Distinguished Professor of Linguistics
Mia Bay
Roy F. and Jeannette P. Nichols Professor of American History
Herman Beavers
Julie Beren Platt and Marc E. Platt President’s Distinguished Professor of English and Africana Studies
Jere Behrman
William R. Kenan, Jr. Professor of Economics
Nancy Bentley
Donald T. Regan Professor of English
Gary Bernstein
Reese W. Flower Professor of Astronomy and Astrophysics
Piyali Bhattacharya
Abrams Artist-in-Residence
Cristina Bicchieri
Sascha Jane Patterson Harvie Professor of Social Thought and Comparative Ethics
Nancy Bonini
Florence R.C. Murray Professor of Biology
Vaughn Booker
George E. Doty, Jr. and Lee Spelman Doty Presidential Associate Professor of Africana Studies
Anthony Braga
Jerry Lee Professor of Criminology
David Brainard
RRL Professor of Psychology
Elizabeth M. Brannon
Edmund J. and Louise W. Kahn Term Professor in the Natural Sciences
Warren Breckman
Sheldon and Lucy Hackney Professor of History
Kathleen Brown
David Boies Professor of History
Anthea Butler
Geraldine R. Segal Professor in American Social Thought
Vance Byrd
Presidential Associate Professor of Germanic Languages and Literatures
Camille Charles
Walter H. and Leonore C. Annenberg Professor in the Social Sciences
Roger Chartier
Walter H. Annenberg Visiting Professor of History
Marcia Chatelain
Presidential Penn Compact Professor of Africana Studies
David W. Christianson
Roy and Diana Vagelos Professor in Chemistry and Chemical Biology
Paul M. Cobb
Edmund J. and Louise W. Kahn Term Professor of Near Eastern Languages and Civilizations
Harold Cole
James Joo-Jin Kim Professor of Economics
Rita Copeland
Sheli Z. and Burton X. Rosenberg Professor of Humanities
Margo Crawford
Edmund J. and Louise W. Kahn Professor of Faculty Excellence
Mirjam Cvetič
Fay R. and Eugene L. Langberg Professor of Physics
Peter Decherney
Edmund J. and Louise W. Kahn Endowed Term Chair in the Humanities
Dennis DeTurck
Robert A. Fox Leadership Professor
Mark Devlin
Reese W. Flower Professor of Astronomy and Astrophysics
Francis Diebold
Paul F. Miller, Jr., and E. Warren Shafer Miller Professor of Social Sciences
John J. DiIulio, Jr.
Frederic Fox Leadership Professor of Politics, Religion, and Civil Society
Ivan Dmochowski
Alan MacDiarmid Term Professor of Chemistry
André Dombrowski
Frances Shapiro-Weitzenhoffer Associate Professor of 19th Century European Art
Ron Donagi
Thomas A. Scott Professor of Mathematics
Marija Drndić
Fay R. and Eugene L. Langberg Professor of Physics
Angela Duckworth
Rosa Lee and Egbert Chang Professor
Douglas Durian
Mary Amanda Wood Professor of Physics
Irma Elo
Tamsen and Michael Brown Presidential Professor of Sociology
Jamal J. Elias
Walter H. Annenberg Professor in the Humanities
David L. Eng
Richard L. Fisher Professor in English
James F. English
John Welsh Centennial Professor of English
Jed Esty
Vartan Gregorian Professor of English
Roxanne Euben
Walter H. and Leonore C. Annenberg Professor in the Social Sciences
Hanming Fang
Joseph M. Cohen Term Professor of Economics
Martha Farah
Walter H. Annenberg Professor in the Natural Sciences
Jared Farmer
Walter H. Annenberg Professor of History
Joseph Farrell
M. Mark and Esther K. Watkins Professor in the Humanities
Hannah Feldman
Katherine Stein Sachs, CW’69, and Keith L. Sachs, W’67, Associate Professor of History of Art
Jesús Fernández-Villaverde
Howard Marks Presidential Professor of Economics
Antonio Feros
Walter H. Annenberg Professor of History
Roquinaldo Ferreira
Henry Charles Lea Professor of History
Alan Filreis
Kelly Family Professor
Marc Flandreau
Howard Marks Professor of Economic History
Steven J. Fluharty
Dean and Thomas S. Gates, Jr. Professor of Psychology, Pharmacology, and Neuroscience
Joseph S. Francisco
President’s Distinguished Professor of Earth and Environmental Science
Paula Fromby
Edmund J. and Louise W. Kahn Term Professor in the Social Sciences
Angela Gibney
Presidential Professor of Mathematics
Daniel Q. Gillion
Julie Beren Platt and Marc E. Platt Presidential Professor of Political Science
Karen Goldberg
Vagelos Professor in Energy Research
Pilar Gonalons-Pons
Alber-Klingelhofer Presidential Associate Professor of Sociology
Marie Gottschalk
Edmund J. Kahn Distinguished Professor
Mark Goulian
Charles and William L. Day Distinguished Professor in the Natural Sciences
Guy Grossman
David M. Knott Professor of Global Politics and International Relations
Wei Guo
Hirsch Family President’s Distinguished Professor of Biology
Amy Gutmann
Christopher H. Browne Distinguished Professor of Political Science in Penn Arts & Sciences; and Professor of Communication in the Annenberg School for Communication
Michael G. Hanchard
Gustave C. Kuemmerle Professor of Africana Studies
Emily Hannum
Stanley I. Sheerr Term Professor in the Social Sciences
Emma Hart
Roy F. and Jeannette P. Nichols Professor of American History
Julia Hartmann
Fay R. and Eugene L. Langberg Professor in Mathematics
Gary Hatfield
Adam Seybert Professor in Moral and Intellectual Philosophy
Nancy Hirschmann
Geraldine R. Segal Professor in American Social Thought
Peter Holquist
Ronald S. Lauder Endowed Term Associate Professor of History
Daniel Hopkins
Julie and Martin Franklin Presidential Professor of Political Science
Aman Husbands
Mitchell J. Blutt and Margo Krody Blutt Presidential Assistant Professor of Biology
Sara Jaffee
Class of 1965 Term Professor of Psychology
Bhuvnesh Jain
Walter H. and Leonore C. Annenberg Professor in the Natural Sciences
Douglas Jerolmack
Edmund J. and Louise W. Kahn Endowed Term Professor of Earth and Environmental Science
A.T. Charlie Johnson
Rebecca W. Bushnell Professor of Physics and Astronomy
Michael Jones-Correa
President’s Distinguished Professor of Political Science
Joseph Kable
Jean-Marie Kneeley President’s Distinguished Professor of Psychology
Michael J. Kahana
Edmund J. and Louise W. Kahn Term Professor of Psychology
Jeffrey Kallberg
William R. Kenan, Jr. Professor of Music
Randall Kamien
Vicki and William Abrams Professor in the Natural Sciences
Charles Kane
Christopher H. Browne Distinguished Professor of Physics
Firoozeh Kashani-Sabet
Walter H. Annenberg Professor of History
Suvir Kaul
A.M. Rosenthal Professor of English
Sonal Khullar
W. Norman Brown Associate Professor of South Asian Studies
Junhyong Kim
Christopher H. Browne Distinguished Professor of Biology
Joshua Klein
Edmund J. and Louise W. Kahn Endowed Term Professor of Physics and Astronomy
Hans-Peter Kohler
Frederick J. Warren Professor of Demography
Marisa Kozlowski
Ponzy Lu Endowed Professor of Chemistry
Daniel Krashen
Presidential Professor of Mathematics
I. Joseph Kroll
Robert I. Williams Endowed Term Professor of Physics and Astronomy
Dirk Krueger
Walter H. and Leonore C. Annenberg Professor in the Social Sciences
John Lapinski
Robert A. Fox Leadership Professor of Political Science
Melissa M. Lee
Klein Family Presidential Associate Professor of Political Science
So-Rim Lee
Korea Foundation Assistant Professor of East Asian Languages and Civilizations
Michael Leja
James and Nan Wagner Farquhar Professor of the History of Art
Zachary Lesser
Edward W. Kane Professor of English
Marsha I. Lester
Christopher H. Browne Distinguished Professor of Chemistry
Mark Liberman
Christopher H. Browne Distinguished Professor of Linguistics
M. Susan Lindee
Janice and Julian Bers Professor of the History and Sociology of Science
Beth Linker
Samuel H. Preston Endowed Term Professor in the Social Sciences
Andrea J. Liu
Hepburn Professor of Physics
Ania Loomba
Catherine Bryson Professor of English
Ignacio Javier López
Edwin B. and Leonore R. Williams Professor of Romance Languages
Bakirathi Mani
Presidential Penn Compact Professor of English
George J. Mailath
Walter H. Annenberg Professor in the Social Sciences
Thomas Mallouk
Vagelos Professor in Energy Research
Michael E. Mann
Presidential Distinguished Professor
Edward D. Mansfield
Hum Rosen Professor of Political Science
Letícia Marteleto
Presidential Penn Compact Professor of Sociology
Shannon Mattern
Presidential Penn Compact Professor of Cinema and Media Studies
Justin McDaniel
Edmund J. and Louise W. Kahn Term Professor of Religious Studies
Walter A. McDougall
Martin K. Alloy & Lawrence J. Ansin Professor of International Relations
Eugene Mele
Christopher H. Browne Distinguished Professor of Physics
Daniel Mindiola
Brush Family Professor of Chemistry
Yoichiro Mori
Calabi-Simons Professor in Mathematics and Biology
Kathleen Morrison
Sally and Alvin V. Shoemaker Professor of Anthropology
Jennifer Morton
Presidential Penn Compact Associate Professor of Philosophy
Rahul Mukherjee
Dick Wolf Associate Professor of Television and New Media Studies
Sheila Murnaghan
Alfred Reginald Allen Memorial Professor of Greek
Diana Mutz
Samuel A. Stouffer Professor of Political Science and Communication
Benjamin Nathans
Alan Charles Kors Term Associate Professor of History
Abraham Nitzan
Donner Professor of Physical Sciences
Anne Norton
Stacey and Henry Jackson President’s Distinguished Professor of Political Science
Brendan O’Leary
Lauder Professor of Political Science
Aurélie Ouss
Janice and Julian Bers Assistant Professor in the Social Sciences
Tony Pantev
Class of 1939 Professor of Mathematics
Hyunjoon Park
Korea Foundation Professor of Sociology
Emilio Parrado
Dorothy Swaine Thomas Professor of Sociology
Virgil Percec
P. Roy Vagelos Professor of Chemistry
Keisha-Khan Y. Perry
Presidential Penn Compact Associate Professor of Africana Studies
Holly Pittman
Bok Family Professor in the Humanities
Joshua B. Plotkin
Walter H. and Leonore C. Annenberg Professor in the Natural Sciences
R. Scott Poethig
John H. and Margaret B. Fassitt Professor
Florian Pop
Samuel D. Schack Professor of Algebra
Andrew Postlewaite
Harry P. Kamen Professor of Economics
Andrew M. Rappe
Blanchard Professor of Chemistry
Philip A. Rea
Rebecka and Arie Belldegrun Distinguished Director of the Vagelos Program in Life Sciences and Management
Karen Redrobe
Elliot and Roslyn Jaffe Endowed Professor in Film Studies
Simon Richter
Class of 1965 Term Professor of German
Greg Ridgeway
Rebecca W. Bushnell Professor of Criminology
José-Víctor Ríos-Rull
Lawrence R. Klein Professor of Economics
Timothy Rommen
Martin Meyerson Endowed Professor in Interdisciplinary Studies
Lauren Ristvet
Associate Professor of Anthropology & Dyson Associate Curator, Near East Section, Penn Museum
David S. Roos
E. Otis Kendall Professor of Biology
C. Brian Rose
James B. Pritchard Professor of Archaeology
Sophia Rosenfeld
Walter H. Annenberg Professor of History
Paul Saint-Amour
Walter H. and Leonore C. Annenberg Professor in the Humanities
Masao Sako
Arifa Hasan Ahmad and Nada Al Shoaibi Presidential Professor of Physics and Astronomy
Melissa Sanchez
Donald T. Regan Professor of English
Andrew Santiago-Frangos
M. Jane Williams and Valerie Vargo Presidential Assistant Professor of Biology
Paul Schmidt
Patricia M. Williams Term Professor of Biology
Frank Schorfheide
Christopher H. Browne Distinguished Professor of Economics
Martin Seligman
Zellerbach Family Professor of Psychology
David Silverman
Eckley Brinton Coxe, Jr. Professor and Curator of Egyptology
Gwendolyn DuBois Shaw
Class of 1940 Bicentennial Term Professor
Holger Sieg
Joseph M. Cohen Term Professor of Economics
Tyshawn Sorey
Presidential Assistant Professor of Music
Quayshawn Spencer
Robert S. Blank Presidential Associate Professor of Philosophy
Emily Steiner
Rose Family Endowed Term Professor of English
Joshua Teplitsky
Joseph Meyerhoff Associate Professor of Modern Jewish History; and Ruth Meltzer Director of the Jewish Studies Program
Peter Struck
Vartan Gregorian Professor of Humanities; and Stephen A. Levin Family Dean of the College of Arts & Sciences
Tariq Thachil
Director, Center for Advanced Study of India, Madan Lal Sobti Associate Professor for the Study of Contemporary India
Deborah Thomas
R. Jean Brownlee Term Professor
Sharon Thompson-Schill
Christopher H. Browne Distinguished Professor of Psychology
Stephen Tinney
Clark Research Associate Professor in Assyriology
Petra Todd
Edmund J. and Louise W. Kahn Term Professor of Economics
Mark Trodden
Fay R. and Eugene L. Langberg Professor of Physics
Eve Troutt Powell
Christopher H. Browne Distinguished Professor of History and Africana Studies
Greg Urban
Arthur Hobson Quinn Professor
Doris Wagner
DiMaura Professor of Biology
David Wallace
Judith Rodin Professor of English
Patrick Walsh
William Warren Rhodes-Robert J. Thompson Professor of Chemistry
Anna Weesner
Dr. Robert Weiss Professor of Music
Michael Weisberg
Bess W. Heyman President’s Distinguished Professor of Philosophy
Liliane Weissberg
Christopher H. Browne Distinguished Professor in Arts and Sciences
Steven Weitzman
Abraham M. Ellis Professor of Hebrew and Semitic Languages and Literature; Ella Darivoff Director of the Herbert D. Katz Center for Advanced Judaic Studies
Beth Wenger
Moritz and Josephine Berg Professor of History
Erik Wibbels
Presidential Penn Compact Professor of Political Science
Heather A. Williams
Geraldine R. Segal Professor in American Social Thought
Emily Wilson
College for Women Class of 1963 Term Professor in the Humanities
Simone White
Stephen M. Gorn Family Assistant Professor of English
Dagmawi Woubshet
Edmund J. and Louise W. Kahn Endowed Term Professor of English
Christopher Woods
Avalon Professor in the Humanities
Arjun G. Yodh
James M. Skinner Professor of Science
Mantha Zarmakoupi
Morris Russell and Josephine Chidsey Williams Assistant Professor in Roman Architecture
Bo Zhen
Jin K. Lee Presidential Associate Professor in Physics and Astronomy
Tukufu Zuberi
Lasry Family Professor of Race Relations
Our Donors
David C. Abrams, C’83, PAR’12, PAR’15, and Amy L. Abrams, PAR’12, PAR’15
David C. Abrams, C’83, PAR’12, PAR’15, and Amy L. Abrams, PAR’12, PAR’15, established the Abrams Artists-in-Residence Fund at Penn Arts & Sciences in 2018.
Hyder Ahmad, W’90, parent, and Faisal S. Al Shoaibi, W’90
Hyder Ahmad, W’90, parent, and Faisal S. Al Shoaibi, W’90, established the Arifa Hasan Ahmad and Nada Al Shoaibi Presidential Professorship in 2020, naming it in honor of their mothers.
Laura J. Alber, C’90, and Ned Klingelhofer, parents
Laura J. Alber, C’90, and Ned Klingelhofer, parents established the Alber-Klingelhofer Presidential Professorship in 2020.
Martin K. Alloy, W’62 and Lawrence J. Ansin, W’62
Martin K. Alloy, W’62 and Lawrence J. Ansin, W’62 established this chair in 1987 to bring world-class scholars in international relations to Penn.
Walter H. Annenberg, W’31, HON’66, and Leonore C. Annenberg, HON’85
The late Ambassador Walter H. Annenberg received Penn’s Alumni Award of Merit in 1991.
Avalon Foundation
This chair was established in 1966 by the Avalon Foundation (now the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation) to support the study of the humanities.
Richard A. Axilrod, WG’85, and Nancy M. Axilrod, parents
Richard A. Axilrod, WG’85, and Nancy M. Axilrod, parents, have made a $2 million gift to establish the Axilrod Term Fund in Health and Inequality.
Rebecka and Arie Belldegrun, parents
This directorship was established by Rebecka and Arie Belldegrun to support the Penn Arts & Sciences co-director of the Roy and Diana Vagelos Program in Life Sciences and Management.
Janice Smith Bers, ED’39 and Julian Bers, W’31
The late Janice Bers graduated from Penn with an education degree in 1939.
Estate of Albert A. Berg
Albert A. Berg established this professorship in 1951 through his estate to support the teaching of religious thought.
Blanchard Family
Anna, Harriet, and Maria Blanchard established the Blanchard Professorship in 1907 to advance research and study in the Department of Chemistry.
Nancy L. Blank
The Robert S. Blank Presidential Professorship was established in 2017 by Nancy L. Blank in memory of her husband, Robert S. Blank, L’65. Mr. Blank was an Emeritus Trustee at Penn.
Mitchell J. Blutt, C’78, M’82, WG’87, and Margo Krody Blutt
The Mitchell J. Blutt and Margo Krody Blutt Presidential Professorship is one of three Presidential Professorships established in 2017 by Mitchell J. Blutt, C’78, M’82, WG’87, and Margo Krody Blutt.
David and Mary Boies
David and Mary Boies established this chair in 2003 in memory of Mr. Boies’s father, who was a high school history teacher.
Roxanne Conisha Bok, C’81, Scott L. Bok, C’81, W’81, L’84, and the Bok Family Foundation
The Bok Family Professorship in the Humanities was established in 2007 by Roxanne Conisha Bok, C’81, Scott L. Bok, C’81, W’81, L’84, and the Bok Family Foundation.
Tamsen M. Brown, C’95, and Michael Brown
Tamsen M. Brown, C’95, and Michael Brown established this professorship in 2021.
Christopher H. Browne, C’69
The late Christopher H. Browne, C’69 served as the former chair of the Board of Advisors at Penn Arts & Sciences and as a Trustee of the University.
Karen Clark Brush, W’82 and David M. Brush, C’82
The Brush Family Professorship was established in 2008 by Karen Clark Brush, W’82 and David M. Brush, C’82.
Eugenio and Giuliana Calabi & The Simons Foundation
The Calabi-Simons Professorship in Mathematics and Biology was established jointly by The Simons Foundation and Eugenio and Giuliana Calabi to recruit a faculty member to hold a joint appointment between the Departments of Biology and Mathematics.
Clarence H. Clark
The Clark Chair was established in 1902 by Edward White Clark and Clarence H. Clark.
Class of 1939
The Class of 1939 Professorship was established in 1989 in conjunction with the Class of 1939’s 50th reunion, to support a distinguished professor in Penn Arts & Sciences.
Class of 1940
The Class of 1940 Bicentennial Endowed Term Chair was established by the Class of 1940 at its fiftieth reunion to honor outstanding young professors at Penn.
Class of 1942
The Class of 1942 established this endowed term chair at its 50th reunion to recognize Penn faculty members who have made significant contributions to both scholarship and undergraduate teaching.
Class of 1965
The Class of 1965 Term Chairs were established in 1990 in honor of their 25th Reunion.
Joseph M. Cohen, W’59
Joseph M. Cohen, W’59 established this chair in 1990 to recognize a distinguished scholar in economics.
College for Women Class of 1963
The College for Women Class of 1963 established this endowed term chair in 1989 to honor the role of women as scholars, teachers, and students at the University of Pennsylvania.
Philip M. Darivoff, W’79, WG’85 and Betsy Marks Darivoff, C’79
The Ella Darivoff Directorship in the Herbert D. Katz Center for Advanced Judaic Studies was established in 2001 by Philip M. Darivoff, W’79, WG’85 and Betsy Marks Darivoff, C’79.
Charles Day and William L. Day
The Charles and William L. Day Distinguished Professorship was created in 1973 with funds from the estate of Charles Day; a gift from William L. Day in honor of his father, Charles; and memorial gifts in honor of William L. Day.
Paul W. DiMaura, C’65 and Karen DiMaura
The DiMaura Chair was established by Paul W. DiMaura, C’65, and his wife, Karen.
Donner Foundation
The Donner Professorship of Physical Sciences was established in 1958 by the Donner Foundation, now known as the Independence Foundation.
Lee Spelman Doty, W’76, and George E. Doty, Jr., W’76
Lee Spelman Doty, W’76, and George E. Doty, Jr., W’76, established the George E. Doty, Jr., and Lee Spelman Doty Presidential Professorship in 2021. Lee is an Emeritus University Trustee and member of the Trustees’ Council of Penn Women. She previously served as Vice...
Craig W. Effron, W’81
The James W. Effron University Professorship was established in 2005 through a gift of Craig W. Effron, a 1981 Penn graduate.
Abraham M. and Rose Ellis Foundation
The Abraham M. Ellis chair was created in 1954 by the Abraham M. and Rose Ellis Foundation.
Nan and James Farquhar, LAR’39
The late Nan and James Farquhar, LAR’39, both prominent supporters of art history at Penn, established this professorship in art history in 1988.
John H. Fassitt Trust
The chair was established in 1993 by the John H. Fassitt Trust to support faculty member in Penn Arts & Sciences.
Richard L. Fisher, C’63, G’67
The late Richard L. Fisher, C’63, G’67, established this chair in 1989 to support a faculty member of outstanding character and ability with a particular interest in English.
The Julie and Martin Franklin Family Foundation, Inc., Julie Hinds Franklin, C’87, and Martin Ellis Franklin, C’86, parents
The Julie and Martin Franklin Family Foundation, Inc., Julie Hinds Franklin, C’87, and Martin Ellis Franklin, C’86, parents, established this endowed professorship in 2021.
Reese W. Flower
This chair was established in 1892 through the bequest of Reese Wall Flower.
Robert A. Fox, C’52, and Penny Grossman Fox, ED’53
The Fox Professorships were established by the late Robert A. Fox, C’52, and his wife, Penny Grossman Fox, ED’53.
Thomas S. Gates, Jr., C’28, HON’56
This chair was established in honor of the late Thomas S. Gates, Jr., C’28, HON’56 in 1976.
Stephen M. Gorn Family Foundation
The Stephen M. Gorn Family Assistant Professorship was established in 2008 by the Stephen M. Gorn Family Foundation for a preeminent scholar and teacher in the Department of English at Penn Arts & Sciences.
Richard D. Green, W’52
The Richard D. Green University Professorship is a gift of the late Richard D. Green, a 1952 graduate of The Wharton School.
Fred H. Harvie and Sascha Jane Patterson Harvie
This chair was established in 2007 in memory of Sascha Jane Patterson Harvie by her late husband, Fred H. Harvie, a professor of Pediatrics at Penn.
Colonel Earle Hepburn, C’1913, L’1915
This chair was established by Colonel Earle Hepburn, C’1913, L’1915 upon his death in 1985 at age 92.
Stephen J. Heyman, W’59
Stephen J. Heyman, W’59, together with his wife, Barbara, created the Bess W. Heyman Professorship in 1989 to honor his mother and the I. George Heyman University Professorship in 2010 to honor his father.
Henry Daniel Jackson, C’86, W’86, and Stacey Jackson, parents
Henry Daniel Jackson, C’86, W’86, and Stacey Jackson, parents, established the Stacey and Henry Jackson President’s Distinguished Professorship in 2016.
Edmund J. Kahn, W’25 and Louise W. Kahn
The Kahn chairs were established through a bequest by Edmund J. and Louise W. Kahn.
Elliot S. Jaffe, W’49 and Roslyn Jaffe
Elliot S. Jaffe, W’49, and his wife Roslyn Jaffe, established this professorship in 1995.
Harry P. Kamen, C’54
The late Harry P. Kamen, C’54, established this chair in 2002 to support the study of economics. Kane is a former Penn Arts & Sciences Board of Advisors member.
Edward W. Kane, C’71 and Martha J. Wallace
This professorship was established by Edward W. Kane, C’71 and Martha J. Wallace to recruit or retain a preeminent scholar and teacher in the Department of English.
Herbert D. Katz, W’51, and Eleanor M. Katz
The late Herbert D. Katz, W’51, and Eleanor M. Katz were longtime supporters of Penn Arts & Sciences and Jewish Studies.
William R. Kenan, Jr. Charitable Trust
The Kenan Professorships were established in 1970 to support scholars and teachers of distinction whose enthusiasm for learning, commitment to teaching, and interest in students make notable contributions to the undergraduate community.
Paul K. Kelly, C’62, WG’64
Paul K. Kelly, C’62, WG’64, established this chair in 2002 to honor an outstanding member of the English faculty who is committed to creating a culture of writing on campus.
Josephine Rankin Kennedy
The Davidson Kennedy chair was established in 1994 by the late Josephine Rankin Kennedy and is named in memory of her husband.
James Joo-Jin Kim, W’59, G’61
James Joo-Jin Kim, W’59, G’61, established the James Joo-Jin Kim Professorship in Economics in 2001 to support a preeminent scholar and teacher in the Department of Economics.
Alumni & Friends of Lawrence R. Klein
This professorship was created in 1991 in honor of Lawrence R. Klein, a Benjamin Franklin Professor Emeritus of Economics and Nobel laureate in economic sciences.
Scott M. Klein
Scott M. Klein established the Klein Family Presidential Professorship in 2021.
David M. Knott, C’67, WG’73
The David M. Knott Professorship of Global Politics and International Relations was established by the late David M. Knott, C’67, WG’73.
Natalie I. Koether, CW’61, L’65
The late Natalie I. Koether, CW’61, L’65 served Penn as a trustee and was emeritus chair of the Board of Overseers at Penn Arts & Sciences.
Korea Foundation
The Korea Foundation Professorships were established by the Korea Foundation in 1997.
Gustave C. Kuemmerle, C’1898
Upon his death in 1957, Gustave C. Kuemmerle, C’1898, left the bulk of his estate to the University of Pennsylvania.
Eugene L. Langberg, CCC’42, G’45
The Langberg Professorships were established in 2002 through the bequest of Eugene L. Langberg, CCC’42, G’45.
Cathy and Marc Lasry, parents
Cathy and Marc Lasry, parents, established two professorships to support faculty at Penn Arts & Sciences.
Leonard A. Lauder, W’54
Leonard A. Lauder, W’54, is a University of Pennsylvania Emeritus Trustee and co-founder and Governor of the Lauder Institute.
The Honorable Ronald S. Lauder, W’65
This chair was established by the Honorable Ronald S. Lauder, W’65 in 1991.
Nina Lea
The Henry Charles Lea Professorship in History was established in 1928 through the estate of Nina Lea in memory of her father, Henry Charles Lea (1825-1909), a noted Philadelphia historian, publisher, activist and civic reformer.
Stephen A. Levin, C’67, and Petra Levin
The Stephen A. Levin Family Dean of the College of Arts and Sciences was established by Stephen A. Levin, C’67, and Petra Levin.
Jerry Lee
The Jerry Lee Professorship in Criminology was established in 2003 by Jerry Lee through The Jerry Lee Foundation to support the recruitment of faculty in the field of criminology.
Jin K. Lee, C’92, and Jennifer Tod Lee
Jin K. Lee, C’92, and Jennifer Tod Lee, generously established the Jin K. Lee Presidential Professorship in 2020.
Ruth Meltzer
The late Ruth Meltzer established this Directorship in Jewish Studies in 2001.
Howard S. Marks, W’67
The Howard Marks Professorship in Economic History was established in 2012 by Howard S. Marks, W’67, and his wife, Nancy.
McLean Contributionship
The R. Jean Brownlee Endowed Term Chair was established by the McLean Contributionship under the direction of the late William L. McLean, III and his wife.
Robert L. McNeil, Jr.
The late Robert L. McNeil, Jr. established this directorship in 1994 in honor of the McNeil Center’s founding director, Richard S. Dunn.
Margy Ellin Meyerson, G’93
This chair was endowed by Margy Ellin Meyerson, G’93, in memory of her husband, Penn President Emeritus Martin Meyerson, HON’70.
Paul F. Miller, Jr., W’50, HON’81, and Ella Warren Shafer Miller, CW’51
The Paul F. and Warren S. Miller Professorship was established by the late Paul F. Miller Jr., W’50, HON’81, and his wife, Ella Warren Shafer Miller, CW’51.
Andrea Mitchell, CW’67
Andrea Mitchell, CW’67 and her husband, Alan Greenspan, HON’98, have endowed two University Professorships.
Roy F. and Jeannette P. Nichols
The Roy F. and Jeannette P. Nichols Chairs of American History were established by the late Roy and Jeannette Nichols, longtime members of the history faculty.
Florence R. C. Murray Charitable Trust
The late Florence R. C. Murray established this professorship through her charitable trust in 1990.
Daniel S. Och, W’82 and Jane Och
Daniel Och, W’82 and his wife, Jane, created the Daniel S. Och University Professorship in 2006.
Penn Arts & Sciences Board of Advisors
The Penn Arts & Sciences’ Board of Advisors established endowed chairs in honor of former Deans.
Penn Arts & Sciences Board of Advisors, Alumni, & Friends
The Penn Arts & Sciences Board of Advisors established this endowed professorship in honor of Jean-Marie Kneeley in 2021.
Penn Museum
The Penn Museum established these two chairs to honor the legacy and contributions of Robert H. Dyson, Jr. and Eckley Brinton Coxe, Jr. Dyson, a noted archaeologist, teacher, and administrator served Penn for over forty years, including a twelve-year term as director of the Penn Museum.
Richard C. Perry, W’77
Richard Perry, W’77, gave the inaugural gift in support of the Penn Integrates Knowledge (PIK) initiative, a cornerstone of former Penn President Amy Gutmann’s vision for propelling Penn from excellence to eminence.
Julie Beren Platt, C’79 and Marc E. Platt, C’79, parents
Julie Beren Platt, C’79 and Marc E. Platt, C’79, parents, generously support initiatives at Penn.
Arthur Hobson Quinn
This chair was established anonymously in 2002 and named in memory of Arthur Hobson Quinn, an 1894 graduate of the University of Pennsylvania who went on to become an English professor and preeminent scholar of American drama.
Donald T. Regan, Hon’72
This professorship is named for the late Donald T. Regan, Hon’72 who had an impressive career as an executive at Merrill Lynch, secretary of the treasury, and chief of staff for President Ronald Reagan.
William W. Rhodes, C’1910, and Mr. & Mrs. Robert J. Thompson
The Rhodes-Thompson Chair was established in 1972 through the generosity of the late William W. Rhodes, C’1910 and Mr. and Mrs. Robert J. Thompson.
James S. Riepe, W’65, WG’67, and Gail Petty Riepe, CW’68
James S. Riepe, W’65, WG’67, and Gail Petty Riepe, CW’68, established the Amy Gutmann University Professorship in 2022 in honor of Amy Gutmann, Penn’s longest-serving President.
G. Frederick Roll, W’34
This professorship was established through the bequest of G. Frederick Roll, W’34 and is named in honor of Francis E. Johnston, a biological anthropologist and an emeritus professor of anthropology at Penn.
Gary D. Rose, C’67 and Karen Bress Rose, CW’67, GED’68
The Rose Family Endowed Term Chair was established in 1996 by Gary D. Rose, C’67 and Karen Bress Rose, CW’67, GED’68.
Sheli Z. and Burton X. Rosenberg, C’63
Sheli Z. and Burton X. Rosenberg, C’63 established this professorship in 2007 to retain or recruit a preeminent scholar in the humanities.
Katherine Stein Sachs CW’69 and Keith L. Sachs W’67
Katherine Stein Sachs, CW’69, and the late Keith L. Sachs, W’67, established this professorship in 2005.
Samuel D. Schack, C’74, GR’80
Samuel D. Schack, C’74, GR’80 established this chair through his estate in 2010.
Thomas Alexander Scott
The Thomas A. Scott Professorship of Mathematics was established in 1881 by Thomas Alexander Scott, who served as the nation’s assistant secretary of war from 1861 until 1862 and later became president of the Pennsylvania Railroad.
Julie Breier Seaman, C’86, and Jeffrey Seaman, W’83
The Seaman Family University Professorship is a gift of Julie Breier Seaman, a 1986 graduate of the College of Arts and Sciences, and Jeffrey Seaman, a 1983 graduate of the Wharton School.
Bernard G. Segal, C’28, L’31, HON’69, and Geraldine R. Segal, ED’30, GR’78
The late Bernard G. Segal, C’28, L’31, HON’69, and Geraldine R. Segal, ED’30, GR’78 established the Geraldine R. Segal Professorship in American Social Thought in 1978.
Henry Seybert
This chair is one of the oldest endowed chairs at Penn Arts & Sciences, having been established in 1883 through the estate of Henry Seybert.
David Shapiro, GM’47
This chair was established in 1992 by the late David Shapiro, GM ’47, in memory of his daughter, Frances Shapiro-Weitzenhoffer, C65.
The Sheerr Family
The Stanley I. Sheerr Term Professorship in the Social Sciences is named for the late Stanley I. Sheerr, W’37, the former chairman of Crown Textile Company.
Sally and Alvin V. Shoemaker, W’60, HON’95, parents
The Shoemakers established this professorship in 1989 in recognition of their commitment to the liberal arts at Penn and Sally Shoemaker’s service to the Penn Museum.
David M. Silfen, C’66, and Lyn Silfen
Lyn Silfen and the late David Silfen, C’66, endowed two David and Lyn Silfen University Professorships in 2006.
The Sobti Family, Alumni & Friends
The Madan Lal Sobti Chair for the Study of Contemporary India was established through the generosity of numerous alumni, parents, and friends of the University.
Florence Sayre Skinner
Florence Sayre Skinner established this chair in 1967 in memory of her husband, James M. Skinner, ChE’11, to recognize a scholar for his or her contributions to science.
Society of Alumni
One of the older endowed professorships at Penn Arts & Sciences, this chair was established in 1914 by the Society of Alumni to support the study of Greek.
Saul P. Steinberg, W’59
The late Saul P. Steinberg, W’59 was an Emeritus Trustee of the University of Pennsylvania and Chair Emeritus of the Board of Overseers at the Wharton School.
Trustees of the University of Pennsylvania
The Sheldon and Lucy Hackney Professorship in History was created in 1993 by the University’s Board of Trustees in honor of Sheldon Hackney, then the outgoing president of Penn, and his wife, Lucy, for their many years of devoted service to the University.
P. Roy Vagelos, C’50, PAR’90, HON’99, and Diana T. Vagelos, PAR’90
P. Roy Vagelos, a chemistry major who graduated from Penn in 1950 before going on to receive a medical degree from Columbia University, is the retired chairman and chief executive officer of Merck & Co.
George H. Walker IV, C’91, W’91, WG’92
George H. Walker IV, C ’91, W ’91, WG ’92 established this chair in 2003 to recognize a member of Penn’s history faculty.
Fredrick J. Warren, ME’60, WG’61
Fredrick J. Warren, ME’60, WG’61 created this chair in 1989 to support a Penn Arts & Sciences faculty member with expertise in demography and population studies.
M. Mark and Esther K. Watkins
The late M. Mark and Esther K. Watkins established this chair in 1969 to support an accomplished teacher who shows potential as a leader in his or her field.
George A. Weiss, W’65, HON’14
In 2010, George A. Weiss, W’65, HON’14, together with his wife, Lydia, endowed four Penn Integrates Knowledge University Professorships, adding to his extensive philanthropic legacy of support for Penn’s highest priorities.
Paul C. Williams, W’67
Paul C. Williams, W’67, established the Robert I. Williams Endowed Term Chair in memory of his father, and the Patricia M. Williams Term Chair in honor of his mother.
Friends of John Welsh
The John Welsh Centennial Professorship in History and English Literature was created in 1877 and was one of the first three named professorships endowed at Penn.
Charles K. Williams, GR’78, HON’97
The Morris Russell and Josephine Chidsey Williams Professorship in Roman Architecture was established in 1988 by Charles K. Williams, GR’78, HON’97, in honor of his parents.
Edwin B. and Leonore R. Williams
The late Edwin B. and Leonore R. Williams established this chair through their estate in 1982.
M. Jane Williams, CW’65, and Valerie L. Vargo, MT’65
The professorship was established through generous planned gifts from the estates of M. Jane Williams, CW’65, and Valerie L. Vargo, MT’65, who forged a lifelong friendship as undergraduate classmates at Penn.
Dick Wolf, C’69
Dick Wolf, C’69 established this professorship in 2007, he has also generously supported the Cinema Studies program at Penn Arts & Sciences.
James L. Wood, C’1887
This chair was established in 1947 through a bequest from James L. Wood, C’1887 in memory of his mother, Mary Amanda Wood. James Wood was a well-known landscape artist.
Nancy Yang, W’92
Nancy Yang, W’92 is the Founder of Asian Charity Services, a Hong Kong NGO dedicated to providing NGO leaders with pro bono consulting and training to grow their organizations.
William Zellerbach, W’42
The late William Zellerbach, W’42, former University Trustee, created this chair in 1977 to support a prominent scholar whose public policy work is innovative and has humanistic and social relevance.