Faculty & Research
One professor can touch the lives of many through teaching, mentorship, and research.
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.
Endowed faculty allow students 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. 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 recognition recognizes a faculty member who has made significant contributions to scholarship, research and/or service to the wider community.
- Professorship ($1 million): A professorship recognizes a faculty member who has achieved national or international prominence.
- Fellowship ($500,000): A fellowship recognizes the University’s desire to support teaching or research. The appropriate Dean and Vice President determine how endowment income is used. Their decision is based on the University’s strategic priorities and the academic pursuits of the fellowship holder.
Filled Endowed Positions
Endowed Chairs
![dean amy henley headshot](/giving-impact/_files/images/181017-amy-henley-2-344x412.jpg)
- Funded by numerous donors in honor of Earl Strinden*
![sean valentine headshot](/giving-impact/_files/images/150304-sean-valentine-0015-344x412.jpg)
- Funded by Brian and Terrie Dahl & Howard and Ann* Dahl
![Sanjay Goel headshot](/giving-impact/_files/images/211208-sanjay-goel-344x412.jpg)
- Funded by Rodney* and Barbara Burwell
![katherine cambell headshot](/giving-impact/_files/images/150824-katherine-campbell-2584aa-344x412.jpg)
- Funded by Henry and Judee Herr
![Chih Ming Tan headshot](/giving-impact/_files/images/220114-chih-ming-tan-endowed-faculty-3144-344x412.jpg)
- Funded by Greg and Cindy* Page
![David Flynn headshot](/giving-impact/_files/images/david-flynn-344x412.jpg)
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Funded by a UND Endowment
Endowed Professors
![jennifer stoner headshot](/giving-impact/_files/images/1600819-jennifer-stoner-344x412.jpg)
- Funded by Greg and Cindy* Page
![Mathhew Notbohm headshot](/giving-impact/_files/images/150305-mathew-notbohm-14a-344x412.jpg)
- Funded by Henry and Judee Herr
![jason jensen headshot](/giving-impact/_files/images/161213-jason-jensen-344x412.jpg)
- Funded by Paul Korus
![Prodosh Simlai Headshot](/giving-impact/_files/images/simlai-prodosh-344x412.jpg)
- Funded by Paul Korus
Endowed Fellows
![Patrick Schultz](/giving-impact/_files/images/230608-patrick-schultz-headshot-003-344x412.jpg)
- Funded by Lawrence Suda
![Connie Bateman Headshot](/giving-impact/_files/images/connie-batemen-314x422.jpg)
- Funded by Dale Morrison*
![Duane Helleloid Headshot](/giving-impact/_files/images/helleloid-duane-344x412.jpg)
- Funded by the Pancratz Family Foundation
![cullen-goenner-344x412 Cullen Goenner](/giving-impact/_files/images/cullen-goenner-344x412.jpg)
- Funded by Ruth Maurine Clow*
![David Hollingworth Headshot](/giving-impact/_files/images/hollingworth-david-344x412.jpg)
- Funded by Phil and Patricia Gisi
![yanjun-zuo-344x412 Yanjun (Frank) Zuo](/giving-impact/_files/images/yanjun-zuo-344x412.jpg)
- Funded by Cindy* & Greg Page
Endowed Chairs
![rick van eck headshot](/giving-impact/_files/images/van-eck-richard-344x412.jpg)
- Funded by Dr. David and Lola Monson
![andrew mclean headshot](/giving-impact/_files/images/210907-andrew-mcclean-6-344x412.jpg)
- Funded by the Neuropsychiatric Research Institute
![jau-shin lou headshot](/giving-impact/_files/images/jau-shin-lou-344x412.jpg)
- Funded by Sanford Health
![donald jurivich headshot](/giving-impact/_files/images/211025-endowed-faculty-0018-344x412.jpg)
- Funded by the Eva L. Gilbertson Foundation
Endowed Professors
![Amanda Haage headshot](/giving-impact/_files/images/220824-und-investiture-ceremony-101-amanda-haage-344x412.jpg)
- Funded by M. Carolyn Kaess
![david schmitz headshot](/giving-impact/_files/images/david-schmitz-headshot-344x412.jpg)
- Funded by Dr. Verill J.* and Ruth* Fischer
Endowed Chairs
![Krishnamoorthy headshot](/giving-impact/_files/images/150921-gautham-krishnamoorthy-0055a-344x412.jpg)
- Funded by Norman and Ann Hoffman
![frank bowman headshot](/giving-impact/_files/images/220114-frank-bowman-endowed-faculty-3334-344x412.jpg)
- Funded by numerous donors in honor of Tom Owens
Endowed Professors
![daba gedafa headshot](/giving-impact/_files/images/181203-daba-gedafa-0033-344x412.jpg)
- Funded by Michael and Sitney Lodoen
![Ryan Adams](/giving-impact/_files/images/adams-ryan-344x412.jpg)
- Funded by Terry and Diane* Severson
Endowed Fellows
![sven egenhoff headshot](/giving-impact/_files/images/egenhoff-sven-344x412.jpg)
- Funded by Tom and Carolyn Hamilton
![Jeremiah Neubert headshot](/giving-impact/_files/images/neubert-jeremiah-344x412.jpg)
- Funded by Mark and Claudia Thompson
![No Photo](https://und.edu/_shared-images/placeholders/people-listing-no-photo.png)
- Funded by Terry and Diane* Severson
Endowed Chairs
![simona barbu headshot](/giving-impact/_files/images/211025-simona-barbu-endowed-faculty-0188-344x412.jpg)
- Funded by Rick and Jody Burgum
![vandeberg headshot](/giving-impact/_files/images/160920-gregory-vandebeber-0024a-344x412.jpg)
- Funded by Glen* and Janice Gransberg
![No Photo](https://und.edu/_shared-images/placeholders/people-listing-no-photo.png)
- Funded by Oliver Benediktson*
Endowed Professors
![pam kalbfleisch headshot](/giving-impact/_files/images/220818-pamela-kalbfleisch-344x412.jpg)
- Funded by Charles* and Cory* Johnson
Endowed Fellows
![laurel-sanders-344x412 Laurel Sanders headshot](/giving-impact/_files/images/laurel-sanders-344x412.jpg)
- Funded by Bard and Nicki Baukol
Endowed Professors
![ryan summers headshot](/giving-impact/_files/images/180215-ryan-summers-9585-344x412.jpg)
- Funded by Bernadine Greenwood*
![virginia clinton-lisell headshot](/giving-impact/_files/images/virginia-clinton-lisell-photo-344x412.jpg)
- Funded by Bernadine Greenwood*
Endowed Fellows
![renuka-de-silva-344x412 Renuka de Silva](/giving-impact/_files/images/renuka-de-silva-344x412.jpg)
- Funded by the Elnora (Hopper) Danley Estate
![Hyonsuk Cho Headshot](/giving-impact/_files/images/cho-hyonsuk-344x412.jpg)
- Funded by the Elnora (Hopper) Danley Estate
Endowed Professors
![alexandra sickler headshot](/giving-impact/_files/images/220712-endowed-faculty-4428-alexandra-sickler-344x412.jpg)
- Funded by the Oxbow Foundation
![denitsa heinrich headshot](/giving-impact/_files/images/denitsa-mavrova-heinrich-photo-344x412.jpg)
- Funded by Rodney* and Betty* Webb
![kirsten dauphinais headshot](/giving-impact/_files/images/dauphinais-kirsten-photo-344x412.jpg)
- Funded by several donors
![margaret jackson headshot](/giving-impact/_files/images/210817-margaret-jackson-344x412.jpg)
- Funded by several donors
![bradley myers headshot](/giving-impact/_files/images/131025-bradley-myers-0041a-344x412.jpg)
- Funded by the North Dakota Bar Foundation
![jim grijalva headshot](/giving-impact/_files/images/160926-jim-grijalva-2063a-344x412.jpg)
- Funded by a UND Endowment
Endowed Fellows
![Michael McGinniss Headshot](/giving-impact/_files/images/mcginniss-michael-344x412.jpg)
- Funded by Thomas Wold