UCSB General Catalog - Appendix: Endowed Chairs

At UC Santa Barbara, private philanthropic support is central to maintaining the quality of teaching, research, and public service. One of the most important types of gifts to higher education is an endowed chair, for an endowed chair ensures faculty excellence.

Campuswide

Edward A. Dickson Emeriti Professorship
University of California Presidential Chair
Edward A. Dickson, Donor

Duncan and Suzanne Mellichamp Academic Initiative Professorships (4)
Campuswide (College of Engineering 2003-2018)
Duncan and Suzanne Mellichamp, Donors

University of California Presidential Chair
Alan J. Heeger, Presidential Professor

College of Engineering

ALCOA Chair in Materials
Materials Department
The Aluminum Company of America, Donor
Fred Lange, ALCOA Professor of Materials

Richard A. Auhll Professorship and Dean's Chair in Engineering
College of Engineering
Richard A. Auhll, Donor
Matthew Tirrell, Auhll Professor and Dean of Engineering

Cree Chair in Solid State Lighting and Displays
Materials Department
Cree Inc., F. Neal Hunter, Umesh K. Mishra, and Steven P. DenBaars, Donors
Shuji Nakamura, Cree Professor of Solid State Lighting and Displays

Fred Kavli Chair in MEMS Technology
College of Engineering
Fred Kavli, Donor
Noel MacDonald, Kavli Professor of MEMS Technology

Fred Kavli Chair in Optoelectronics and Sensors
College of Engineering
Fred Kavli, Donor
Larry Coldren, Kavli Professor of Optoelectronics and Sensors

Duncan and Suzanne Mellichamp Chair in Process Control
Chemical Engineering Department
Duncan and Suzanne Mellichamp, Donors
Frank J. Doyle III, Mellichamp Professor of Process Control

Mitsubishi Chemical Corporation Chair in Functional Materials
College of Engineering
Mitsubishi Chemical Corporation, Donor

Mitsubishi Chemical Corporation Chair in Solid State Lighting and Displays
College of Engineering
Mitsubishi Chemical Corporation, Donor

Warren and Katharine Schlinger
Distinguished Professorship in Chemical Engineering
Chemical Engineering Department
Warren and Katharine Schlinger, Donors
L. Gary Leal, Schlinger Professor of Chemical Engineering

Donald W. Whittier Chair in Electrical Engineering
Electrical and Computer Engineering Department
The Mericos Foundation, Donor
Herbert Kroemer, Whittier Professor of Electrical Engineering

King Abdul Aziz Ibn Saud Chair in Islamic Studies
History Department
The Saudi Royal Family, Donors
R. Stephen Humphreys, King Abdul Aziz Ibn Saud Professor of Islamic Studies

James and Sarah Argyropoulos Chair in Hellenic Studies
College of Letters and Science
James and Sarah Argyropoulos, Donors
Apostolos Athanassakis, Argyropoulos Professor of Hellenic Studies

José Miguel de Barandiarán Chair in Basque Studies
Spanish and Portuguese Department,
Ministry of Culture of the Autonomous Basque Government in Spain, and the Federation of Basque-Navarrese Savings and Loan, Donors
Juan B. Avalle-Arce, Barandiarán Professor of Basque Studies

John Carbon Chair in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
Molecular, Cellular and Developmental Biology Department
Amgen Foundation, William Bowes Foundation, Franklin and Catharine Johnson Foundation, and The Rathmann Family Foundation, Donors

Dorothy and Sherrill C. Corwin Chair in Music Composition
Music Department
The Sherrill C. and Dorothy Corwin Foundation, Donor

The XIVth Dalai Lama Chair in Tibetan Buddhism and Cultural Studies
Religious Studies Department
Individuals, Foundations, and Corporations, Donors
José Ignacio Cabezón, XIVth Dalai Lama Professor of Tibetan Buddhism and Cultural Studies

Dehlsen Chair in Environmental Studies Environmental Studies Program
James G. P. and Deanna C. Dehlsen, Donors
William R. Freudenburg, Dehlsen Professor of Environmental Studies

Katherine Esau Chair in Plant Biology
Ecology, Evolution & Marine Biology Department
Estate of Dr. Katherine Esau, Donor

Alan J. Heeger Chair in Interdisciplinary Science
Mathematical, Life and Physical Sciences
Ruth and Alan J. Heeger, Donors
Klaus Bechgaard, Heeger Professor of Interdisciplinary Science

Jeff Henley Chair in Economics
Economics Department
Jeff Henley '66 and Judy Henley, Donors

Lai Ho and Wu Cho-liu Chair in Taiwan Studies
East Asian Languages and Cultural Studies Department
Individuals and the Taiwanese American Foundation of San Diego, Donors
Kuo-ch'ing Tu, Lai Ho and Wu Cho-liu Professor of Taiwan Studies

Hull Chair in Women's Studies
Women's Studies Program
M. Blair Hull '65, Donor
Eileen Boris, Hull Professor of Women's Studies

Kundan Kaur Kapany Chair in Sikh Studies
Global and International Studies Program
Dr. and Mrs. Narinder S. Kapany, Donors
Gurinder S. Mann, Kapany Professor of Sikh Studies

Louis G. Lancaster Chair in International Relations
Political Science Department
Winifred H. Lancaster, Donor
J. Benjamin Cohen, Lancaster Professor of International Relations

Luis Leal Chair in Chicano Studies
Chicano Studies Department
Individuals, Foundations and Corporations, and the Mexican Government, Donors
Maria Herrera-Sobek, Leal Professor of Chicano Studies

Maxwell C. and Mary Pellish Chair in Economics
Economics Department
Colonel Maxwell C. and Mary Pellish, Donors
For Distinguished Visiting Professors

Aaron and Cherie Raznick Chair in Economics
College of Letters and Science
Aaron and Cherie Raznick, Donors
Theodore C. Bergstrom, Raznick Professor of Economics

J. F. Rowny Chair in Comparative Religions
Religious Studies Department
The Rowny Foundation, Donor

J. F. Rowny Chair in Religion and Society
Religious Studies Department
The Rowny Foundation, Donor
Wade Clark Roof, Rowny Professor of Religion and Society

Arthur N. Rupe Chair in the Social Effects of Mass Communication
Communication Department
Arthur N. Rupe Foundation, Donor
Ronald Rice, Rupe Professor of the Social Effects of Mass Communication

Arent and Jean Schuyler Chair in Environmental Studies
Environmental Studies Program
Arent H. Schuyler, Jr. '61 & Jean K. Schuyler, Donors
Carla D'Antonio, Schuyler Professor of Environmental Studies

International Shinto Foundation Chair in Shinto Studies
East Asian Languages and Cultural Studies Department
International Shinto Foundation, Donor
Allan Grapard, Shinto Foundation Professor of Shinto Studies

Charles A. Storke II Chair in Ecology, Evolution and Marine Biology
Ecology, Evolution and Marine Biology Department
Charles A. Storke II, Donor
William Murdoch, Storke Professor of Ecology, Evolution and Marine Biology

Charles A. Storke II Chair in Molecular, Cellular and Developmental Biology
Molecular, Cellular and Developmental Biology Department
Charles A. Storke II, Donor
Charles E. Samuel, Storke Professor of Molecular, Cellular & Developmental Biology

Koichi Takashima Chair in Japanese Cultural Studies
East Asian Languages and Cultural Studies Department
Kyoei Steel Ltd., of Japan; Koichi Takashima, President and CEO, Donor
John Nathan, Takashima Professor of Japanese Cultural Studies

Worster Chair in Experimental Physics
Physics Department
Bruce Worster, Ph.D. '71 and
Susan Worster '70, DonorsJohn Martinis, Worster Professor of Experimental Physics

Donald Bren School of Environmental Science and Management

Donald Bren Chairs in Environmental Science and Management
Donald Bren School of Environmental Science and Management
The Donald Bren Foundation, Donor
Charles D. Kolstad, Donald Bren Professor of Environmental Economics and Policy

Research Institutes

Frederick W. Gluck Chair in Theoretical Physics
Kavli Institute for Theoretical Physics
Frederick W. Gluck, Donor
David Gross, Gluck Professor and Director of the Kavli Institute for Theoretical Physics

Harriman Chair in Neuroscience Research
Neuroscience Research Institute
Eleanor L. Harriman and Thomas J. Harriman, Donors
Kenneth Kosik, Harriman Professor of Neuroscience Research