McKnight Presidential Endowed Chairs and Professorships
The McKnight Presidential Endowed Chair and the McKnight Presidential Endowed Professorship are among the highest honors for faculty at the University. Recipients are recommended by their college dean and chosen at the discretion of the president based, in part, on their academic and research accomplishments and their contributions to advancing the University among its peers.
McKnight Presidential Endowed Chairs
Name |
Department |
| Cicchetti, Dante | Institute of Child Development |
| Foley, Jonathan | Ecology, Evolution & Behavior |
| Georg, Gunda | Medicinal Chemistry |
| Georgopoulos, Apostolos | Neuroscience |
| Hering, Bernhard J. | Surgery |
| Moen, Phyllis | Sociology |
| Phillips, Ronald | Genomics |
| Sikkink, Kathryn A. | Political Science |
| Snyder, Mark | Psychology |
| Tilman, David | Ecology |
| Ugurbil, Kamil | Radiology |
| Vitek, Jerrold L. | Neurology |
| Wagner, John | Hematology and Oncology |
McKnight Presidential Endowed Professors
Name |
Department |
| Andrews, Matthew T. | Biology, UMD |
| Arnold, Douglas N. | Mathematics |
| Bryson, John | Planning and Public Affairs |
| Candler, Graham | Aerospace Engineering and Mechanics |
| Dong, Zigang | Hormel Institute |
| Hansen, Vicki | Planetary Geology, UMD |
| Hecky, Robert | Biological Limnology, UMD |
| Lougee, Wendy | Library Science |
| Tonry, Michael | Criminal Law and Policy |
| Wilkins, David | American Indian Studies |
| Wolf, Susan | Law |