The Importance of Endowed Faculty Positions

Appointment to an endowed position is among the highest academic honors the University of Vermont can bestow on a faculty member. These positions allow the University to recognize and celebrate academic achievement, and to further encourage scholarly and service excellence.

Endowed faculty positions are a tribute to the holder and permanent legacies for the donors who establish them. Named chairs and professorships help ensure the quality and strength of the University's faculty for years to come, and permanently reflect the interests and hopes of the donors who establish and support them.

Previously Held Investitures

Click on the title of the investiture to view a recording of the event.

Investiture of Bruce Tranmer, M.D. as the inaugural holder of the Raymond M.P. Donaghy Professorship in Neurosurgery - Monday, December 5, 2022

Investiture of Judith Lewis, M.D. as the inaugural holder of the Robert A. Pierattini, M.D. Green & Gold Professorship in Psychiatry - Thursday, September 8, 2022

Investiture of Danielle Ehret, M.D., M.P.H., as the inaugural holder of the Asfaw Yemiru Green & Gold Professorship in Global Health -  Thursday, July 28, 2022

Investiture of William Brundage, M.D. as the inaugural holder of the Green & Gold Professorship in Otolaryngology, Tuesday, June 28, 2022

Investiture of Melissa Davidson, M.D. as the inaugural Howard Schapiro and Janet Caroll Green and Gold Professor in the Department of Anesthesiology, February 7, 2022

Investiture of Diego Adrianzen Herrera, M.D. as the inaugural Early Career Green & Gold Professor in the Department of Medicine, January 12, 2021

Investiture of Randall F. Holcombe, M.D., M.B.A., as the J. Walter Juckett Chair in Cancer Research - November 3, 2021

Investiture of Sarah A. Nowak, Ph.D. as the Blodwen S. Huber Early Career Green and Gold Professor in Pathology and Laboratory Medicine and David J. Seward, M.D., Ph.D. as the Elmer R. Huber Early Career Green and Gold Professor in Pathology and Laboratory Medicine - March 30, 2021

Investiture of Chris Rokkas, M.D., Ph.D. as the Frank P. Ittleman Chair in Cardiothoracic Surgery - February 2, 2021

Investiture of Margaret A. Tandoh, MD, FACS as the inaugural Richard L. Gamelli, MD'74 Professor in the Department of Surgery - September 22, 2021

Investiture of Thomas Peterson, M.D., Chair of the Department of Family Medicine as the inaugural Morris Goldman ’29 M.D.’32 Professor of Family Medicine - August 12, 2020