Application Guidelines
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Kenan Distinguished Professors
“…it shall be perpetually used by said University for the purpose of paying salaries of professors thereof, upon the condition that each of the professorships, the salary of which is thus paid, shall be known as a Kenan Professorships….” It is noted that Kenan Professorships may be awarded to outstanding professors already on the faculty.
Academic Affairs
| Name | Department / School |
| James Anderson | Computer Science |
| Roberto Camassa | Mathematics |
| Louise Dolan | Physics & Astronomy |
| Barbara Entwisle | Carolina Population Center |
| Barbara Fredrickson | Psychology & Neuroscience |
| James Hirschfield | Art |
| Arne Kalleberg | Sociology |
| Joseph Kieber | Biology |
| Joel G. Kingsolver | Biology |
| Donald T. Lysle | Psychology & Neuroscience |
| Jodi Magness | Religious Studies |
| William Marshall | School of Law |
| Hans Paerl | Earth, Marine and Environmental Sciences |
| Gary Pielak | Chemistry |
| Stephen M. Pizer | Computer Science |
| Martin B. “Bland” Simpson, III | English & Comparative Literature |
| Kevin M. Weeks | Chemistry |
| Yue Wu | Physics & Astronomy |
| Sheryl Zimmerman | School of Social Work |
Health Affairs
| Name | Department / School |
| Giselle Corbie-Smith | Social Medicine |
| Jack Griffith | Microbiology & Immunology |
| William Marzluff | Biochemistry & Biophysics |
| Benjamin Philpot | Cell Biology & Physiology |
William R. Kenan, Jr. Distinguished Professors
“…in accordance with Article Nine of the Last Will and Testament of William R. Kenan, Jr….The addition to the Chapel Hill faculty of 25 William Rand Kenan, Jr., Professors drawn from the academic leaders of America…..”
| Name | Department/School |
| Albert Baldwin | Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center |
| Ralph S. Baric | Epidemiology |
| Martin Brinkley | School of Law |
| Kim Brouwer | Eshelman School of Pharmacy |
| Samarjit Chakraborty | Computer Science |
| Greg Characklis | Gillings School of Global Public Health |
| John Conley | School of Law |
| Paul A. Dayton | Biomedical Engineering |
| Michael Emch | Geography |
| Penny Gordon-Larsen | Gillings School of Global Public Health |
| Liesbet Hooghe | Political Science |
| James H. Johnson, Jr. | Kenan-Flagler Business School |
| Michael Kosorok | Biostatistics |
| David Nicewicz | Chemistry |
| Herbert Peterson | Maternal & Child Health |
| Barry M. Popkin | Nutrition |
| Matthew Redinbo | Chemistry |
| Jessica Smith | School of Government |
| Koji Sode | Biomedical Engineering |
| Jenny Ting | Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center |
| Mark Zylka | Cell Biology & Physiology |
Cary C. Boshamer Distinguished Professors
To support professorships, no particular criteria are specified.
| Name | Department/School |
| Jianwen Cai | Biostatistics |
| Blossom Damania | Microbiology & Immunology |
| Elizabeth Frankenberg | Sociology |
| Thomas L. Hazen | School of Law |
| Gary Marchionini | School of Information & Library Science |
| Elizabeth Mayer-Davis | Nutrition |
Burton Craige Distinguished Professors in Jurisprudence
“To support salary stipends and research grants in constitutional history and jurisprudence. Professors honored for entire UNC career.”
| Name | Department/School |
| Lissa Broome | School of Law |
| Michael J. Gerhardt | School of Law |
| Gary Marks | Political Science |
| Donald Searing | Political Science |
Alumni Distinguished Professors
The Alumni Distinguished Professorships were made possible by unrestricted gifts from the University’s alumni. Established in 1961, the Alumni Distinguished Professorships are designed to supplement the salaries of professors whose outstanding teaching and research activities ameliorate the quality and the stature of the University. They are available for appointment in any academic area or discipline of the University.
| Name | NameDepartment/School |
| Fouad Abd-El-Khalick | School of Education |
| Joseph G. Ibrahim | Biostatistics |
| Richard A. Luettich | Institute of Marine Sciences |
| Richard Samulski | Pharmacology |
| Helen Tibbo | School of Information & Library Science |
Thomas Willis Lambeth Distinguished Chair in Public Policy (five-year term)
The award is a five-year term professorship that honors faculty members who have contributed in the area of public policy, available only to faculty members in the College of Arts & Sciences, the Gillings School of Global Public Health, the Kenan-Flagler Business School, the School of Government, the School of Education, the School of Law, and the School of Social Work.
| Name | Department/School |
| F. Joel Fodrie | Earth, Marine, and Environmental Sciences |
| George Mark Holmes | Health Policy and Management |
| Jeffrey Hoopes | Kenan-Flagler Business School |
| Amanda Thompson | Anthropology |
| Cynthia Fraga Rizo | School of Social Work |