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Endowed Chairs


Stephen D. Johnston Ph.D., Roger and Nadeane Hruby Professor in the Liberal Arts and Sciences


Our professors are among the most dedicated and talented teacher-scholars in the nation.

Endowed chairs—also known as faculty chairs—are crucial to attracting and retaining these remarkable mentors. As permanently funded titles, professorships support the teaching, research and service of outstanding faculty members by funding a portion of their compensation or their department’s programming. Generous alumni, friends and other benefactors of the College fund these chairs.

Current chair-holding professors span a variety of disciplines throughout the arts and sciences, from religion and history to mathematics and biology. (See list at right.) Since 1992, the College has established 13 endowed chairs. The Brilliant Future Campaign outlines plans to add ten more, further strengthening our tradition of great teaching and academic excellence.

Opportunities to fund an endowed chair begin at $1.5 million.

For more information, contact Adrian Aldrich '02, Assistant Vice President for Institutional Advancement at advancement@noctrl.edu 800-611-1861 EXT. 5201 or 630-637-5201.


Diane Anstine, Mary Schneller Rosar Professor of Economics

Thomas D. Cavenagh, Schneller Sisters Professor of Leadership, Ethics & Values

Perry Hamalis, Cecelia Schneller Mueller Professor of Religion

Brian Hanlon, Coleman Foundation Professor of Entrepreneurship & Small Business

David A. Horner, Harold and Eva White Distinguished Professor in the Liberal Arts

Stephen D. Johnston, Roger and Nadeane Hruby Professor in Liberal Arts & Sciences

Ann Durkin Keating, Dr. C. Frederick Toenniges Professor of History

Jennifer Jackson, Svend and Elizabeth Bramsen Professor in the Humanities

Ramona Wis, Mimi Rolland Professor in the Fine Arts

Gregory H. Wolf, Dennis and Jean Bauman Professor in the Humanities

To be filled, Harold and Eva White Distinguished Professor in the Liberal Arts

Marie and Bernice Gantzert Professor in the Liberal Arts and Sciences

Clare and Lucy Oesterle Director of Library Services

Grantman Professor in Business and Economics

Mary Schneller Rosar Professor of Economics