Endowed Chairs

Jesse H. Jones Distinguished Chair in Geographic Education
Dr. Richard Boehm
Professor of Geography
Director of the Gilbert M. Grosvenor Center for Geographic Education

University Endowed Chair in Creative Writing
Denis Johnson, Novelist (2006-2007)

Endowed Professorships

Jesse H. and Mary Gibbs Jones Professor of Southwestern Studies
Dr. James Kimmel
Professor of Geography
Director of the Research Center for River Recreation and Tourism 



The Distinguished Teaching Professor in the Humanities
Dr. James Housefield (2006-2009)
Professor of Art History 

 

William P. Hobby Professor of Public Service
Dr. Howard Balanoff
Director of the William P. Hobby Center for Public Service

Jerome T. and Catherine E. Supple Professor of Southwestern Studies
Holder will be director of the Southwest Regional Humanities Center