The CEHD Dean’s Office has announced the names of nine faculty members who have been selected for endowed chairs and professorships effective July 1. They include:

Bodong Chen (Department of Curriculum and Instruction)—Bonnie Westby Huebner Chair in Education and Technology (new)

Panayiota Kendeou (Department of Educational Psychology)—Guy Bond Reading Chair (continuing)

Ann Masten (Institute of Child Development)—Irving Harris Professorship in Child Development (continuing)

Kristen McMaster (Department of Educational Psychology)—June and Phillip and Leo and Christine Stern Family Professorship Reading Success (new)

Marek Oziewicz (Department of Curriculum and Instruction)—Marguerite Henry Endowed Professorship for Children’s Literature (continuing)

Michael Rodriguez (Department of Educational Psychology)—Campbell Leadership Chair in Education and Human Development (continuing)

Amanda Sullivan (Department of Educational Psychology)—Birkmaier Educational Leadership Professorship (new)

Katie Thomas (Institute of Child Development)—William Harris Professorship (new)

Sashank Varma (Department of Educational Psychology)—Bonnie Westby Huebner Chair in Education and Technology (new)

Endowed appointments are made after the dean consults with the CEHD senior management team and academic unit leaderships. Professorships and chairs are primarily for faculty recognition of outstanding research, teaching, or service. Appointments are initially for a three-year term. At the conclusion of the appointment term, appointees may continue to hold the professorship or chair title for use as reference, which is consistent with other major University awards.

Faculty still serving their chair or professorship terms include:

Alexander (Sasha) Ardichvilli (Department of Organizational Leadership, Policy, and Development)—Hellervik Endowed Chair in Adult Career Development

Theodore Christ (Department of Educational Psychology)—Yackel Professorship in Educational Assessment and Measurement

Clayton Cook (Department of Educational Psychology)—John W. and Nancy E. Peyton Faculty Fellow in Child and Adolescent Wellbeing

Donald Dengel (School of Kinesiology)—Taylor-Leon Professorship in Exercise Science and Health Enhancement

Deborah Dillon (Department of Curriculum and Instruction)—Guy Bond Chair in Reading

Abi Gewirtz (Department of Family Social Science)—Lindahl Leadership Faculty Fund; funded via Royal and Virginia Anderson Strategic Initiatives

Wendy Haight (School of Social Work)—Gamble Skogmo Chair

Mary Jo Kane (School of Kinesiology)—Tucker Chair for Women and Girls in Sports, Exercise Science and Recreation

Muhammad Khalifa (Department of Organizational Leadership, Policy, and Development)—Robert Holmes Beck Chair of Ideas in Education

Bic Ngo (Department of Curriculum and Instruction)—Rodney Wallace Professorship for the Advancement of Teaching and Learning

Jean Quam (Dean’s Office)—Robert Holmes Beck Chair of Ideas in Education

Mistilina Sato (Department of Curriculum and Instruction)—Carmen Starkson Campbell Endowed Chair for Innovation in Teacher Development

Frank Symons (Department of Educational Psychology)—Birkmaier Educational Leadership Professorship

Philip Zelazo (Institute of Child Development)—Lindahl Professorship for Excellence in Teaching and Learning