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Endowed Chair/Professorships FY 2007

Listed below are the Endowed Chairs and Professorships we have listed as Filled,
Sorted by College, Department, and Chair Name.
To see detailed information click on the Endowed Title.

Endowed Chair/Professorship Title
Holder's Name, Degrees College Date of Appointment
Holder's Title Department Contact Person

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Nancy Carolyn Gullatt Professorship of Speech Pathology
Susan E. Gilmore, Ph.D. Allied Health 1/1/2003
Assistant Professor Communication Sciences and Disorders Jenielle Greenlee

Stuart Coulter Miller Professorship of Allied Health
P. Kevin Rudeen, Ph.D. Allied Health 2/28/2007
Dean and Professor Nutritional Sciences Jenielle Greenlee

Ann Taylor Chair in Pediatrics and Developmental Disabilities in Physical Therapy
Irene Ruble McEwen, Ph.D. Allied Health 6/1/2006
George Lynn Cross Research Professor & Vice Chair Rehabilitation Sciences Jenielle Greenlee

Elam-Plowman Chair in Physical Therapy
Martha J. Ferretti, M.P.H. Allied Health 11/6/2002
Professor and Chair Rehabilitation Sciences Jenielle Greenlee

H. T. Shillingburg D.D.S. Professorship of Fixed Prosthodontics
James C. Kessler, D.D.S. Dentistry 1/1/2007
Associate Professor Fixed Prosthodontics Diana Stone

Donald A. Welk DDS Professorship of Restorative Dentistry
Terry J. Fruits, Dentistry 7/1/2007
Associate Professor and Chair Operative Dentistry Diana Stone

Russell J. Stratton Chair in Dentistry
Nancy L. Jacobsen, D.D.S., M.S. Dentistry 7/1/2007
Associate Professor and Chair Oral Implantology Diana Stone

Ram S. Nanda Chair in Orthodontics
G. Fräns Currier, D.D.S., M.S.D., M.Ed. Dentistry 3/1/2007
Professor and Chair Orthodontics Terrie Birdsong

William E. Brown Chair in Dentistry
Theresa White, D.D.S., M.S. Dentistry 8/1/2005
Clinical Associate Professor and Interim Co-Chair Pediatric Dentistry Diana Stone

John A. Moffit Chair in Anesthesiology
Pamela Rose Roberts, M.D. Medicine 4/30/2006
Professor Anesthesiology Susan VanGundy

John L. Plewes Chair in Anesthesiology
Jane C.K. Fitch, M.D. Medicine 11/12/2001
Professor and Chair Anesthesiology Susan VanGundy

Robert and Elise Lykins Chair in Anesthesiology
Alberto Jose de Armendi, M.D. Medicine 5/31/2006
Professor Anesthesiology Susan VanGundy

Ed Miller Chair in Molecular Biology
Paul H. Weigel, Ph.D. Medicine 9/15/2006
George Lynn Cross Research Professor & Chair Biochemistry & Molecular Biology Derrick Grady

Helen Webster Chair in Arrhythmia Research
Benjamin J. Scherlag, Ph.D. Medicine 7/1/2002
George Lynn Cross Research Professor Cardiac Arrhythmia Research Institute Andrea Moseley

Dean A. McGee Chair in Ophthalmology
Robert E. Anderson, M.D., Ph.D. Medicine 7/1/1998
Professor Cell Biology Dr. Robert E. Anderson

Joanne Moore Professorship of Pharmacology
Michael Ihnat, Ph.D., RPh Medicine 12/11/2006
Assistant Professor Cell Biology Dr. Michael Ihnat / Jason Dixon

Lawrence N. Upjohn Chair in Medicine
M. Dewayne Andrews, M.D. Medicine 9/1/2002
Executive Dean and Professor Dean's Office Gayle Lipscomb

Carl J. Herzog Chair in Dermatology
Raymond L. Cornelison, Jr., M.D. Medicine 7/1/2004
Professor and Chair Dermatology Eric Johnson / Leila McLean

Richard and Adeline Fleischaker Chair in Dermatology Research
Richard D. Sontheimer, M.D. Medicine 1/1/2005
Professor and Vice Chair Dermatology Eric Johnson / Leila McLean

Christian N. Ramsey Jr., M.D., Chair in Family Medicine
Steven A. Crawford, M.D. Medicine 9/1/1999
Professor and Chair Family & Preventive Medicine Jackie Durrett / Barbara Lightfoot

Donald W. Reynolds Chair in Aging Research #1
William Edmund Sonntag, Ph.D. Medicine 7/1/2007
Professor Geriatrics Jewell Oliver

Donald W. Reynolds Chair in Geriatric Medicine #1
Marie A. Bernard, M.D. Medicine 7/1/1999
Professor and Chair Geriatrics Jewell Oliver

Donald W. Reynolds Chair in Geriatric Medicine #2
Kyawt Kyawt Ayee, M.D. Medicine 5/30/2006
Assistant Professor Geriatrics Jewell Oliver

Donald W. Reynolds Chair in Geriatric Medicine #3
David Owen Staats, M.D. Medicine 10/15/2003
Associate Professor Geriatrics Jewell Oliver

Donald W. Reynolds Chair in Geriatric Medicine #4
Martha J. Root, M.D. Medicine 7/9/2001
Associate Professor Geriatrics Jewell Oliver

Donald W. Reynolds Chair in Geriatric Medicine #6
Chandini Sharma, M.D. Medicine 3/1/2007
Assistant Professor Geriatrics Jewell Oliver

Donald W. Reynolds Chair in Geriatric Medicine #7
Germaine L. Odenheimer, M.D. Medicine 7/1/2001
Associate Professor Geriatrics Jewell Oliver

Donald W. Reynolds Chair in Geriatric Medicine #8
Bryan D. Struck, M.D. Medicine 10/10/2000
Assistant Professor Geriatrics Jewell Oliver

Dr. and Mrs. W W Kerley & Mr. and Mrs. Cash Cade Chair in Cancer Clinical Research
Venkateshwar Rao Chinthalapally, Ph.D. Medicine 9/30/2004
Professor Medicine Alyson Atchison

Eason Chair in Oncology
Howard Ozer, M.D., Ph.D. Medicine 7/1/2000
Professor Medicine Kari Jaworsky

Francis and Malcolm Robinson Chair in Gastroenterology
Courtney W. Houchen, M.D. Medicine 6/30/2006
Associate Professor Medicine LaTicia Richardson

Francis Duffy Professorship of Oncology
Mark M. Huycke, M.D. Medicine 8/1/1997
Professor Medicine Jim Howard

John Flack Burton Professorship of Medical Humanities
Jerry B. Vannatta, M.D. Medicine 9/1/2003
Professor Medicine Sandra Finney

Laureate Chair in Molecular Medicine #1
Jian-Xing Ma, M.D., Ph.D. Medicine 4/1/2003
Professor Medicine Becky Mosley

Laureate Chair in Molecular Medicine #2
Patrick A. McKee, M.D. Medicine 7/1/1999
George Lynn Cross Research Professor Medicine Linda Vincent

Natalie O. Warren Chair in Medicine
Ralph Lazzara, M.D. Medicine 5/1/1989
Professor Medicine Donna Harder

Paul H. and Doris Eaton Travis Chair in Endocrinology
Ming-Hui Zou, M.D., Ph.D. Medicine 5/1/2005
Professor Medicine Becky Mosley

Stewart Wolf Chair in Internal Medicine
Michael S. Bronze, M.D. Medicine 1/1/2004
Professor and Chair Medicine Maggie Thompson

Virginia Briscoe Rumsey Chair in Pulmonary Medicine
Jordan P. Metcalf, M.D. Medicine 7/1/1999
Associate Professor Medicine Deborah Sweeden

William K. Warren Chair in Diabetes Studies
Timothy J. Lyons, M.D. Medicine 9/1/2002
Professor Medicine Becky Mosley

John S. Gammill Chair in Polycystic Kidney Disease
Benjamin D. Cowley, Jr., M.D. Medicine 3/1/2002
Professor Medicine - Nephrology & Hypertension Billie Acree

Presbyterian Health Foundation Professorship of Microbiology and Immunology
William H. Hildebrand, Ph.D. Medicine 1/1/2007
Professor Microbiology and Immunology William H. Hildebrand

Chair in Child Neurology
Julie T. Parke, M.D. Medicine 7/1/2000
Professor Neurology Connie Bond

Kathryn G. and Doss Owen Lynn M.D. Chair in Neurology
David L. Gordon, M.D. Medicine 1/16/2007
Professor and Chair Neurology Connie Bond

Harry Wilkins Chair in Neurosurgery
Timothy B. Mapstone, M.D. Medicine 10/1/2005
Professor and Chair Neurosurgery Todd Barnes / Rita Ullsmith

James A. Merrill Chair in Obstetrics and Gynecology
Robert S. Mannel, M.D. Medicine 3/1/1998
Professor and Chair Obstetrics & Gynecology Faye Smith

John W. Records Chair in Obstetrics and Gynecology
Dean A. Myers, Ph.D. Medicine 7/1/2001
Associate Professor Obstetrics & Gynecology Faye Smith

Warren M. Crosby Chair in Obstetrics & Gynecology
Elisa A. Crouse, M.D. Medicine 8/1/2002
Assistant Professor Obstetrics & Gynecology Faye Smith

Edward L. Gaylord Chair in Ophthalmology
David W. Parke II, M.D. Medicine 7/1/1997
Professor and Chair Ophthalmology Dr. David Parke II

James P. Luton Chair in Ophthalmology
Gregory L. Skuta, M.D. Medicine 7/1/1998
Clinical Professor Ophthalmology Dr. Gregory L. Skuta

M.G. McCool Chair in Ophthalmology
James Chodosh, M.D. Medicine 7/1/2006
Professor Ophthalmology Dr. James Chodosh

Thomas E. Acers Chair in Ophthalmology
Rebecca K. Morgan, M.D. Medicine 1/24/2002
Clinical Professor Ophthalmology Dr. Rebecca Morgan

Don H. O’Donoghue Chair in Orthopedic Surgery
David C. Teague, M.D. Medicine 2/1/2007
Professor and Chair Orthopaedic Surgery Mary Frazier

Gore Chair in Otorhinolaryngology
John R. Houck, Jr., M.D. Medicine 3/1/1997
Associate Professor Otorhinolaryngology Rhonda Miller

Paul and Ruth Jonas Chair in Cancer Research
Jesus Medina, M.D. Medicine 12/7/1995
Professor and Chair Otorhinolaryngology Lauri Hess

Presbyterian Health Foundation Chair in Otorhinolaryngology
Lurdes Queimado, M.D., Ph.D. Medicine 11/1/2002
Assistant Professor Otorhinolaryngology Lurdes Queimado

Alfred M. Shideler Professorship of Pathology
Zhizhuang Joe Zhao, Ph.D. Medicine 8/1/2005
Professor Pathology Nelba Harris

Jordan Heartland Professorship of Pathology
William F. Kern III, M.D. Medicine 3/1/2004
Associate Professor Pathology Nelba Harris

Lloyd E. Rader Chair in Pathology
Michael Talbert, M.D. Medicine 4/1/2006
Professor and Chair Pathology Nelba Harris

Professorship of Excellence in Anatomical Pathology
Barbara Bane, M.D. Medicine 12/1/2002
Associate Professor Pathology Nelba Harris

CMRI/Ben Johnson Chair in Pediatric Hematology/Oncology
William H. Meyer, M.D. Medicine 8/1/1997
Professor Pediatrics Brenda Freese

CMRI/C.R. Anthony Chair in Pediatric Research
James A. Royall, M.D. Medicine 6/23/1997
Professor Pediatrics Brenda Freese

CMRI/Edith Gaylord Chair in Pediatrics
Steven Dwight Chernausek, M.D. Medicine 4/9/2007
Professor Pediatrics Brenda Freese

CMRI/Griffin Family Chair in Pediatric Gastroenterology
Thomas J. Sferra, M.D. Medicine 9/15/2006
Associate Professor Pediatrics Brenda Freese

CMRI/Hobbs-Recknagel Centennial Chair in Pediatric Research
Andrew W. Gardner, Ph.D. Medicine 7/1/2005
Professor Pediatrics Brenda Freese

CMRI/Jean Gumerson Chair in Clinical Child Psychology
Barbara L. Bonner, Ph.D. Medicine 7/1/2001
Professor Pediatrics Brenda Freese

CMRI/Kimberly V. Talley Chair in Medical Genetics
John J. Mulvihill, M.D. Medicine 9/1/1998
Professor Pediatrics Brenda Freese

CMRI/Patricia Price Browne Distinguished Chair in Pediatrics
Terrence L. Stull, M.D. Medicine 9/16/1994
Professor and Chair Pediatrics Brenda Freese

CMRI/PHF Chair in Pediatric Graduate Medical Education
Joan Parkhurst Cain, M.D. Medicine 7/1/2005
Associate Professor Pediatrics Brenda Freese

CMRI/Reba McEntire Chair in Neonatology
Marilyn B. Escobedo, M.D. Medicine 12/1/2000
Professor Pediatrics Brenda Freese

CMRI/Shaun Walters Chair in Developmental and Behavioral Pediatrics
Mark L. Wolraich, M.D. Medicine 6/1/2001
Professor Pediatrics Brenda Freese

CMRI/Wal-Mart/Sam's Club Chair in Pediatric Nephrology
Martin Turman, M.D. Medicine 5/1/2003
Professor Pediatrics Brenda Freese

Ruth and Paul Jonas Chair in Diabetes
Kenneth C. Copeland, M.D. Medicine 9/1/1999
Professor and Vice Chair Pediatrics Brenda Freese

Presbyterian Health Foundation Chair in Neurosciences
Beverley Greenwood-VanMeerveld, Ph.D. Medicine 10/29/2003
Professor Physiology Dr. Beverley Greenwood-Van Meerveld

Arnold and Bess Ungerman Chair in Psychiatry
Robert Nisbet, M.D. Medicine 7/1/2005
Professor and Vice Chair Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences Patricia Drew

Paul and Ruth Jonas Chair in Mental Health
Betty Pfefferbaum, M.D. Medicine 8/1/1996
Professor and Chair Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences Patricia Drew

Professorship of Psychiatric Education
Phebe Tucker, M.D. Medicine 7/1/2005
Professor and Vice Chair Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences Patricia Drew

Rainbolt Family Chair in Child Psychiatry
James R. Allen, M.D., M.P.H. Medicine 11/1/1999
Professor Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences Patricia Drew

Bob Eaton Chair in Radiological Sciences
Susan M. Edwards, M.D. Medicine 3/9/2005
Associate Professor and Chair Radiological Sciences Kay Carroll

Elizabeth Merrick Coe Chair in Breast Imaging
Ann G. Archer, M.D. Medicine 4/1/2004
Associate Professor Radiological Sciences Paula Dversdall

CMRI/Paula Milburn-Miller Chair in Pediatric Surgery
David W. Tuggle, M.D. Medicine 7/15/2002
Professor Surgery Warren C. Churchill

G. Rainey Williams Chair in Surgical Breast Oncology
William C. Dooley, M.D. Medicine 1/1/2001
Professor Surgery Warren C. Churchill

G. Rainey Williams Research Professorship
Larry R. Pennington, M.D. Medicine 7/1/1998
Professor Surgery Warren C. Churchill

Harris Foundation Professorship in Surgery Library Science
Linda R. O'Rourke, M.L.S. Medicine 5/1/2004
Assistant Professor Surgery Warren C. Churchill

John A. Schilling Chair in Surgery
Russell G. Postier, M.D. Medicine 7/1/1997
Professor and Chair Surgery Warren C. Churchill

Paul H. and Doris Eaton Travis Chair in Thoracic Surgery
Marvin D. Peyton, M.D. Medicine 8/5/2002
Professor Surgery Warren C. Churchill

Robert D. Gordon Jr. Chair in Surgery
Alex M. Jacocks, M.D. Medicine 7/1/2005
Professor Surgery Warren C. Churchill

Founders and Associates Inc. Professorship in Family Medicine, Tulsa
Louis Edgar Mulkey, D.O. Medicine, Tulsa 7/1/2000
Assistant Professor Family Medicine, Tulsa Barbara Sappenfield

Founders and Associates Research Chair in Family Medicine
Charles E. Henley, D.O., M.P.H. Medicine, Tulsa 6/30/2004
Professor Family Medicine, Tulsa Barbara Sappenfield

Founders of Doctors' Hospital Chair in Family Medicine
R. Michael Morse, M.D. Medicine, Tulsa 11/1/1999
Professor and Chair Family Practice, Tulsa Barbara Sappenfield

Lorene Cooper Hasbrouck Chair in Rural Health, Tulsa
William Michael Woods, M.D. Medicine, Tulsa 7/1/1999
Associate Professor Family Practice, Tulsa Barbara Sappenfield

Paul E. Tietze Chair in Family Medicine
Steven A. Meixel, M.D. Medicine, Tulsa 8/1/2000
Professor Family Practice, Tulsa Barbara Sappenfield

C.S. Lewis, Jr., M.D. Chair in Internal Medicine
Robert L. Wortmann, M.D. Medicine, Tulsa 7/1/2000
Professor and Chair Internal Medicine, Tulsa Barbara Sappenfield

Hillcrest Chair of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Tulsa
James H. Beeson, Ph.D., M.D. Medicine, Tulsa 7/1/1999
Professor and Chair Obstetrics & Gynecology, Tulsa Barbara Sappenfield

Chair in Bioethics, Tulsa
G. Kevin Donovan, M.D., M.A. Medicine, Tulsa 7/1/2003
Professor and Vice Chair Pediatrics, Tulsa Barbara Sappenfield

Daniel Plunket Chair in Pediatrics
Robert W. Block, M.D. Medicine, Tulsa 6/1/2000
Professor and Chair Pediatrics, Tulsa Barbara Sappenfield

Chair in Psychiatry, Tulsa
Ondria C. Gleason, M.D. Medicine, Tulsa 7/1/2007
Associate Professor and Interim Chair Psychiatry, Tulsa Barbara Sappenfield

Morningside Health Care Foundation Chair in Leadership
Gerard P. Clancy, M.D. Medicine, Tulsa 8/27/2001
Dean and Professor Psychiatry, Tulsa Barbara Sappenfield

Oxley Foundation Chair in the Program for Assertive Community Treatment
Nicole Washington, D.O. Medicine, Tulsa 7/1/2007
Assistant Professor Psychiatry, Tulsa Barbara Sappenfield

James Carter Todd Chair in Cancer Research
T. Kent Teague, Ph.D. Medicine, Tulsa 1/1/2000
Assistant Professor Surgery, Tulsa Barbara Sappenfield

Mary Louise Todd Chair in Cardiovascular Research
William C. Jennings, M.D. Medicine, Tulsa 7/1/2004
Professor Surgery, Tulsa Barbara Sappenfield

Shepard Thompson Clingan Chair in Surgery, Tulsa
Thomas A. Broughan, M.D. Medicine, Tulsa 7/1/1999
Professor and Chair Surgery, Tulsa Barbara Sappenfield

Frances E. and A. Earl Ziegler Chair in Palliative Care
Marianne Matzo, Ph.D., APRN, BC-GNP, FAAN Nursing 6/1/2005
Professor Nursing Sharon Lassiter

Henry Freede Chair in Nursing Science
Kathy Dwyer, Ph.D. Nursing 1/1/2007
Professor Nursing Lisa Mosley

Parry Chair in Gerontological Nursing
Lazelle E. Benefield, Ph.D., R.N. Nursing 1/10/2006
Professor Nursing Lisa Mosley

Sandra and David Gilliland Chair in Nuclear Pharmacy
Garabed P. Basmadjian, Ph.D. Pharmacy 7/1/2006
Professor and Vice Chair Pharmaceutical Sciences Rita Pierce

Herbert and Dorothy Langsam Chair in Geriatric Pharmacy
Mark Stratton, Pharm.D. Pharmacy 2/1/2001
Professor Pharmacy Clinical & Administrative Sciences Rita Pierce

Edward E. and Helen T. Bartlett Foundation Chair in Public Health
Peter P. Budetti, M.D., J.D. Public Health 6/27/2003
Professor and Chair Health Administration & Policy Dr. Peter Budetti / Chris Tackett