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Chairs and Professorships

Medallions are presented to outstanding faculty who have been recently appointed to endowed chair and professorship positions. These faculty are dedicated to advancing their fields of study and have a strong desire to share their knowledge with the next generation.


Chairs and ProfessorshipsHeld ByAwarded
Associate Professor and Noble Foundation Professorship in Technology Enhanced Learning in MathematicsMichael Oehrtman2015
Boone Pickens Endowed Chair in GeophysicsJames Knapp2018
Doug and Nickie Burns Endowed Professorship in Choral MusicTony Thornton2022
Edward E. Barlett Professorship in Pedagogy in ChemistryJacinta Mutambuki2018
Edward E. Bartlett Professorship of Pedagogy in Integrative BiologyDonald French2017
George Kaiser Family Foundation Chair in Developmental NeurosciencesAmanda Morris2022
Geoscience Education ChairJames Puckette2019
Hannah D. Atkins Professor for Political Science and Government InformationFarida Jalalzai2019
Laurence L. & Georgiz Ina Dresser Professor in Rural SociologyTamara Mix2017
Mary Lou Lemon Endowed Professorship for Underrepresented VoicesLee Brasuell2017
Noble Foundation Chair - Laser ResearchYingmei Liu2019
Peggy Layman Welch Chair in JournalismLori McKinnon2024
Puterbaugh Foundation ChairMelinda Cro2024
Regents Professor and Noble Foundation Professorship in Technology Enhance Learning in MathematicsJiahong Wu2015
Sun Co. Clyde Wheeler Chair in HydrogeologyTodd Halihan2019
Vaughn Foundation Professorship in Number TheoryIgor Pritsker2019
V. Brown Monnett Chair in Petroleum GeologyCamelia Knapp2021
Vennerberg Endowed Chair in ArtChris Whittey2022
Welch/Bridgewater Chair in Sports JournalismJohn McGuire2023