Faculty & Research
One professor can touch the lives of many through the courses they teach, the students they mentor or through their academic work.
Together, we are only as strong as our faculty — they’re the heart of our University. Supporting our endowed faculty and research will:
- Attract and retain outstanding teaching and research faculty.
- Draw top-notch students who want to work with leading scholars.
- Secure research grants and private support.
- Expand the University’s profile and participation across networks.
- Foster media attention and bring in national conferences.
Supporting them is not a choice; it’s a necessity. Endowed faculty give students the opportunity to learn from the most talented scholars in the world to solve global grand challenges.
Funding Endowed Positions
An endowed chair, professorship or fellowship is one of the highest academic honors that the University can bestow on a faculty member, and it lasts for as long as the University exists. It is both an honor to the named holder of the position and an enduring tribute to the donor who establishes it.
- Chair ($2.5 million): A chair is the most prestigious named position. This senior exceptional faculty member has achieved the rank of full professor in his/her field.
- Professorship ($1 million): A professorship recognizes a gifted faculty member who has achieved the rank of full professor and national or international prominence
- Fellowship ($500,000): A fellowship recognizes the University’s desire to support scholarly endeavors in teaching or research. The Dean of the college/school and the appropriate University Vice President deem how endowment income is used based on the University’s strategic priorities and the academic pursuits of the fellowship holder.
Filled Endowed Positions
Endowed Chairs
Earl S. Strinden Endowed Chair
- Funded by numerous donors in honor of Earl Strinden
Eugene Dahl Innovation & Character Endowed Chair
- Funded by Brian and Terrie Dahl & Howard and Ann* Dahl
Burwell Endowed Chair in Entrepreneurship
- Funded by Rodney* and Barbara Burwell
Kulas Koppenhaver Endowed Chair
- Funded by Henry and Judee Herr
Page Endowed Chair in Applied Economics
- Funded by Greg and Cindy* Page
Endowed Professors
Robert Page Endowed Professor
- Funded by Greg and Cindy* Page
UND Accountancy Legacy Endowed Professor
- Funded by Henry and Judee Herr
Korus Institute of Policy and Business Analytics Executive Director Professor
- Funded by Paul Korus
Endowed Fellows
Suda Karnik Fellow
- Funded by Lawrence Suda
Morrison Faculty Fellow
- Funded by Dale Morrison*
Faculty Excellence in Economics Fellow
- Funded by Paul Korus
Pancratz Fellow
- Funded by the Pancratz Family Foundation
Clow Fellow
- Funded by Ruth Maurine Clow*
Alumni Leadership Fellow
- Funded by Phil and Patricia Gisi
Harold L. and Io A. Severson Faculty Fellow in Entrepreneurship
- Funded by Terry and Diane* Severson
Endowed Chairs
Dr. David & Lola Rognlie Monson Endowed Chair in Medical Education
- Funded by Dr. David and Lola Monson
NRI / Lee Christoferson, Sr., M.D. Endowed Chair in Neuroscience
- Funded by Neuropsychiatric Research Institute
Dr. Roger Gilbertson Endowed Chair in Neurology
- Funded by Sanford Health
Eva L. Gilbertson, M.D. Distinguished Chair of Geriatrics
- Funded by the Eva L. Gilbertson Foundation
Endowed Professors
Dr. Karl and Carolyn Kaess Endowed Professor of Anatomy and Cell Biology
- Funded by Carolyn Kaess
Dr. Verill J. and Ruth Fischer Endowed Professorship in Family and Community Medicine
- Funded by Dr. Verill J.* and Ruth* Fischer
Endowed Chairs
Ann and Norman Hoffman Endowed Chair in National Defense/Energetics
- Funded by Norman and Ann Hoffman
Thomas C. Owens Endowed Chair of Chemical Engineering
- Funded by numerous donors in honor of Tom Owens
Endowed Professors
Harold Hamm Distinguished Professor of Petroleum Geology
- Funded by Harold Hamm Foundation
Michael and Sitney Lodoen Endowed Professorship in Civil Engineering
- Funded by Michael and Sitney Lodoen
Terry and Diane Severson Endowed Professor of National Security
- Funded by Terry and Diane* Severson
Endowed Fellows
Hamilton Fellow
- Funded by Tom & Carolyn Hamilton
Mark and Claudia Thompson National Security Faculty Fellow
- Funded by Mark and Claudia Thompson
Endowed Chairs
Burgum Endowed Chair of Music
- Funded by Rick and Jody Burgum
Gransberg Family Endowed Chair
- Funded by Glen* and Janice Gransberg
Oliver L. Benediktson Endowed Chair in Astrophysics
- Funded by Oliver Benediktson*
Endowed Professors
Charles R. "Chuck" Johnson Endowed Professor
- Funded by Charles* and Cory* Johnson
Endowed Fellows
Bard and Nicki Baukol History Fellow
- Funded by Bard and Nicki Baukol
Endowed Professors
Rose Isabella Kelly Fischer Professor
- Funded by Bernadine Greenwood*
Rose Isabella Kelly Fischer Professor
- Funded by Bernadine Greenwood*
Endowed Fellows
Hopper Danley Faculty Fellow
- Funded by Ruth Rand* and others
Hopper Danley Faculty Fellow
- Funded by Ruth Rand* and others
Endowed Professors
Archie Unterseher Endowed Professorship
- Funded by the Oxbow Foundation
Rodney & Betty Webb Associate Professor of Law
- Funded by Rodney* and Betty Webb
Floyd B. Sperry Professorship
- Funded by Floyd Sperry*
Law School Builders of the Profession Professorship
- Funded by several donors
Law School Builders of the Profession Professorship
- Funded by several donors
Randy H. Lee Professor
- Funded by the ND Bar Foundation
Lloyd and Ruth Friedman Professor
- Funded by a UND Endowment
Endowed Fellows
J. Philip Johnson Faculty Fellow
- Funded by Thomas Wold