Named in honor of significant benefactors to the college, each professorship recognizes a faculty member who has demonstrated outstanding performance in instruction, scholarship and service, while serving as a positive role model for students. Recipients receive a salary stipend to further advance their work and, in most cases, retain the professorship for a specific number of years.
Current Holders
Alfred Adams Banking Professorship |
L.M. (Bud) Baker, Jr. Professorship |
Beroth Oil – Four Brothers Professorship |
Beroth Professorship of Marketing |
Harlan E. Boyles Professorship |
Duane D. Daggett Professorship in Management |
Dean’s Club Professorship |
Dean’s Club Ethics Fellow |
Freeman Insurance Professorship |
John W. Guffey, Jr. Professorship |
Governor James E. Holshouser, Jr. Distinguished Professorship in Ethics |
Independent Insurance Agents of NC Insurance Professorship |
NC Bankers Professorship |
Kenneth E. Peacock Accounting Professorship |
Wayne L. Sumner Insurance |
David A. Thompson Professorship in Applied Investments |
Recent Appointments
Eggers named Sumner Insurance Distinguished Scholar
Oct 2, 2023
Austin Eggers, an associate professor in Appalachian State University's Department of Finance, Banking and Insurance, has been named the inaugural Way...
Hadley named Thompson Professor of Applied Investments
Jul 31, 2022
Brandy Hadley has been named the David A. Thompson Professor of Applied Investments in Appalachian State University’s Walker College of Business.&nb...
Five earn professorships in Walker College of Business
Jun 30, 2022
Five faculty members at Appalachian State University have been appointed to professorships in the Walker College of Business, and six have been reappo...
Bagley, Brackney named Peacock Accounting Professors
Jan 14, 2022
Two Appalachian State University professors have been appointed to the Kenneth E. Peacock Accounting Professorship in the Walker College of Business.D...
Eligibility and Selection
Eligibility
- Only tenure-track faculty within the College of Business are eligible to receive a professorship.
- Only one professorship may be held at any given time, but past recipients may be eligible for other professorships.
- A recipient will retain a specified professorship for a period of two years, renewable for a maximum four years total. The two-year terms may be consecutive.
- A recipient will receive a salary supplement equal to the payout allowed on the endowment for the professorship. The recipient may request that some of the total be paid for work-related expenses instead of the salary supplement. The recipient will receive other state allocated salary increases earned without regard to the salary supplement. (The total supplement is projected to be $4,000 per year.)
Selection Process
- The Dean of the College of Business will solicit nominations prior to the fiscal year in which a professorship will become open. Self-nomination is not encouraged.
- The Dean is encouraged to consult with various College constituencies in selecting a recipient of a professorship, but a selection committee is not recommended.
- The Dean may select someone who is not nominated.
- The Dean will decide the recipients of open professorships for the following year by the close of the spring semester.
Selection Criteria
- A recipient must have a demonstrated record of outstanding performance in instruction, scholarship, or service, and a record of performance in all three of these areas which meet expectations.
- A recipient must have a record of representing the College well and serving as a positive role model for students.
