The CEHD Dean’s Office has announced the names of faculty members who have been reappointed to endowed chairs and professorships for 2021. They include:

Alexandre (Sasha) Ardichvili (Department of Organizational Leadership, Policy, and Development)—Hellervik/PDI Ninth House Endowed Chair (one-year appointment)

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

Wendy Haight (School of Social Work)—Gamble-Skogmo Land Grant Chair in Child Welfare and Youth Policy (three-year appointment)

Bic Ngo (Department of Curriculum and Instruction)—Wallace Professorship for the Advancement of Teaching and Learning (three-year appointment)

Frank Symons (Department of Educational Psychology)—Emma Birkmaier Educational Leadership Professorship (three-year appointment)

Philip Zelazo (Institute of Child Development)—Nancy M. and John E. Lindahl Endowed Professorship for Excellence in Teaching and Learning (three-year appointment)

Endowed appointments are made after the dean consults with the CEHD senior management team and academic unit leadership. Professorships and chairs are primarily for faculty recognition of outstanding research, teaching, or service. 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:

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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