Claremont McKenna College seeks to raise endowment funds to support the most important efforts of our academic enterprise: the teaching of students and the pursuit of innovative scholarship. We do this by offering generous donors the ability to provide tax-deductible contributions which will be used to cover the salaries, benefits, research, and other expenses associated with CMC's distinguished teacher-scholars or to attract outstanding academicians to the College. By establishing an endowed professorship, also known as a “named chair,” donors become true partners with the College in our educational activities. Claremont McKenna College is proud of our rich academic heritage and the unlimited possibilities of the future for our leaders in business, public affairs, and professions.
Endowed Professorships
As of October 2024
| Professorship Title (Year Est.) | Current Faculty Chair (Year assigned) | |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | William B. Arce Director of Athletics, Physical Education & Recreation and George R. Roberts Fellow (2010) | Erica Perkins Jasper (2019) |
| 2. | Bank of America Professor of Pacific Basin Studies (1985) | Albert L. Park (2018) |
| 3. | Peter K. Barker '70 P'01 Associate Professor of Economics and George R. Roberts Fellow (2006) | Julio Garin (2022) |
| 4. | Otho M. Behr Professor of the History of Ideas (2003) | Gary M. Hamburg (2004) |
| 5. | George C. S. Benson Professor of Public Affairs and Mathematics (1970) | Sam Nelson (2023) |
| 6. | Norwood and Frances Berger Professor of Psychology, Business and Society (1978) | Stacey Doan (2023) |
| 7. | Gordon C. Bjork Professor of Financial Economics and George R. Roberts Fellow (2011) | Fan Yu (2012) |
| 8. | Russell S. Bock Professor of Public Economics and Taxation (1999) | David J. Bjerk (2011) |
| 9. | James G. Boswell Professor of Economics and Legal Organization (1948) | Heather Antecol (2007) |
| 10. | James G. Boswell Professor of Economics and George R. Roberts Fellow (2007) | Darren Filson (2019) |
| 11. | Linda and Abbott Brown Family Professor of South Asian History (2002) | vacant |
| 12. | Fritz B. Burns Professor of Financial Economics (2005) | Lisa K. Meulbroek (2005) |
| 13. | Scott Cook and Signe Ostby P'11 Associate Professor of Psychology and George R. Roberts Fellow (2010) | Alison Harris (2019) |
| 14. | Roy P. Crocker Professor of American Politics and History (1974) | John J. Pitney Jr. (2005) |
| 15. | John V. Croul Professor of European History (1999) | Jonathan Petropoulos (2002) |
| 16. | Kingsley Croul Associate Professor of History and George R. Roberts Fellow (2007) | Diana Selig (2013) |
| 17. | Henry Crown Visiting Professor (1999) | Yong Kim (2018) |
| 18. | Crown Professor of Mathematics and George R. Roberts Fellow (2007) | Asuman G. Aksoy (2009) |
| 19. | Crown Professor of Psychology and George R. Roberts Fellow (2007) | Daniel Krauss (2024) |
| 20. | Crown Professor of Psychology and George R. Roberts Fellow (2007) | Shana Levin (2011) |
| 21. | Curb Family Associate Professor of Business & Law and George R. Roberts Fellow (2007) | Joshua Rosett (2007) |
| 22. | Robert A. Day Professor of Accounting (1989) | vacant |
| 23. | Dengler-Dykema Distinguished Service Professor of Government (1983) | Charles R. Kesler (2009) |
| 24. | Dengler-Dykema Professor of History and Public Affairs (1983) | Devin Fergus (2024) |
| 25. | Steven L. Eggert '82 Professor of Leadership and George R. Roberts Fellow (2010) | David Day (2017) |
| 26. | Barton Evans and H. Andrea Neves Professor of Literature (2005) | Robert Faggen (2005) |
| 27. | Don and Lorraine Freeberg Professor of Economics and Finance (2000) | Eric Hughson (2008) |
| 28. | Pamela B. Gann Associate Professor of Government and George R. Roberts Fellow (2013) | Michael Fortner (2023) |
| 29. | Goodwin Family Professor of Ethics, Economics, and Public Policy (2014) | awaiting full funding |
| 30. | Edward S. Gould Professor of Philosophy (1996) | James Kreines (2023) |
| 31. | Fletcher Jones Foundation Professor of Political Philosophy (1987) | Mark Blitz (1997) |
| 32. | Fletcher Jones Foundation Professor of Mathematics and Statistics and George R. Roberts Fellow (2011) | Mark Huber (2012) |
| 33. | W.M. Keck Foundation Professor of International Strategic Studies (1980) | vacant |
| 34. | W.M. Keck Foundation Associate Professor of Mathematics and Computer Science (1982) | Chiu-Yen Kao (2020) |
| 35. | Henry R. Kravis Professor of Leadership Studies (2000) | Jay A. Conger (2005) |
| 36. | Henry R. Kravis Professor of Leadership and Organizational Psychology (1987) | Ronald E. Riggio (1996) |
| 37. | Kravis Professor of Integrated Sciences: Computational Biology and Founding Chair (2020) | Ran Libeskind-Hadas (2023) |
| 38. | Kravis Professor of Integrated Sciences: Ecology (2020) | Jason Keller (2023) |
| 39. | Kravis Associate Professor of Integrated Sciences: Computational Science (2020) | Paul Nerenberg (2023) |
| 40. | Kravis Associate Professor of Integrated Sciences: Biology (2020) | Lars Schmitz (2023) |
| 41. | Kravis Professor of Integrated Sciences: Computational Biology and Bioinformatics (2020) | Shibu Yooseph (2023) |
| 42. | Kravis Associate Professor of Integrated Sciences: Molecular Biology and Microbiology (2024) | Shaun Lee (2024) |
| 43. | Kravis Professor of Integrated Sciences: Neuroscience (2024) | Diana Williams (2024) |
| 44. | Jonathon B. Lovelace Professor of Economics (1978) | Richard C.K. Burdekin (2003) |
| 45. | Robert J. Lowe Professor of Economics and George R. Roberts Fellow (2007) | vacant |
| 46. | Morcos F. Massoud Associate Professor of Accounting and George R. Roberts Fellow (2007) | Ananda R. Ganguly (2011) |
| 47. | McElwee Family Professor of Psychology and George R. Roberts Fellow (2009) | Catherine L. Reed (2014) |
| 48. | Philip M. McKenna Professor of the Pacific Rim (1992) | vacant |
| 49. | McMahon Family Professor of Political Economy and George R. Roberts Fellow (2009) | Cameron Shelton (2015) |
| 50. | Jerrine and Thomas Mitchell '66 Professorship and George R. Roberts Fellow (2007) | vacant |
| 51. | Akshata Murty ’02 and Rishi Sunak Professor of Philosophy, Politics, and Economics and George R. Roberts Fellow (2012) | Adrienne Martin (2014) |
| 52. | Waldo W. Neikirk Professor of Literature (2010) | John Farrell (2018) |
| 53. | Deborah and Kenneth Novack '67 Professor of Ethics and Leadership and George R. Roberts Fellow (2007) | Alex Rajczi (2010) |
| 54. | Russell K. Pitzer Professor of Philosophy (1970) | Amy Kind (2017) |
| 55. | William F. Podlich '66 Professor of Economics and George R. Roberts Fellow (2007) | Eric Helland (2013) |
| 56. | Podlich Family Professor of Government and George R. Roberts Fellow (2011) | Hilary Appel (2011) |
| 57. | Pritzker Family Foundation Professor of Biology (shared with Pitzer College) (1995) | Marion Preest (2012) |
| 58. | Tom and Margot Pritzker '72 Professor of Government and George R. Roberts Fellow (2006) | Minxin Pei (2009) |
| 59. | George R. Roberts Professor of Integrated Sciences: Environmental Science (1990) | Branwen Williams (2020) |
| 60. | Don H. and Edessa Rose Professor of State and Local Government (1971) | Ken Miller (2020) |
| 61. | John K. Roth Professor of History and George R. Roberts Fellow (2009) | Wendy Lower (2013) |
| 62. | Rothacker Family Professor of Economics and George R. Roberts Fellow (2018) | Angela Vossmeyer (2023) |
| 63. | Salvatori Professor of Political Philosophy and American Constitutionalism (1991) | vacant |
| 64. | Edward J. Sexton Professor of Philosophy (2001) | Paul Hurley (2006) |
| 65. | Charles M. Stone Professor of Finance (1949) | Nishant Dass (2020) |
| 66. | Arthur V. Stoughton Professor of Religious Studies (1951) | Gastón Espinosa (2009) |
| 67. | Alice Tweed Tuohy Professor of Government and Ethics (1974) | vacant |
| 68. | Alice Tweed Tuohy Associate Professor of Management and Government (1978) | Shanna Rose (2020) |
| 69. | Von Tobel Professor of Economics (1979) | vacant |
| 70. | Wagener Family Professor of Comparative Politics and George R. Roberts Fellow (2007) | Aseema Sinha (2011) |
| 71. | Josephine Olp Weeks Professor of Literature (1968) | Henri Cole (2018) |
| 72. | Weinberg Associate Professor of International Relations in the Middle East and George R. Roberts Fellow (2007) | Hicham Bou Nassif (2022) |
| 73. | Weinberg Family Dean of Science and George R. Roberts Fellow (2009) | Ulysses J. Sofia (2017) |
| 74. | Doctor Jules L. Whitehill Professor of Humanism and Ethics (2007) | Nicholas Buccola (2024) |
| 75. | Burnet C. Wohlford Professor of American Political Institutions (1957) | George Thomas (2016) |
Named Professorships (Not Endowed)
As of November 2023
| Professorship Title (Year Est.) | Current Faculty Chair (Year assigned) | |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Donald C. McKenna Professor of Government and Economics (2000) | William L. Ascher (2000) |