Endowed Professorships

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
Chris McNeil
Finance, Banking & Insurance

L.M. (Bud) Baker, Jr. Professorship
Jim Stoddard
Marketing & Supply Chain Management

Beroth Oil – Four Brothers Professorship
John Whitehead
Economics

Beroth Professorship of Marketing
Pia Albinsson
Marketing & Supply Chain Management

Harlan E. Boyles Professorship
Robin Romanus
Accounting 

Duane D. Daggett Professorship in Management
Mark Lewis
Management 

Dean’s Club Professorship
Pia Albinsson, Marketing & Supply Chain Management
Charlie Chen, Computer Information Systems
Kevin Eller, Accounting
Jeff Hobbs, Finance, Banking & Insurance
Rachel Shinnar, Management
Brock Stoddard, Economics

Dean’s Club Ethics Fellow
Partners in Excellence
Leigh Dunston
Finance, Banking & Insurance 

Freeman Insurance Professorship
Lori Medders
Finance, Banking & Insurance 

John W. Guffey, Jr. Professorship
Bonnie Guy
Marketing & Supply Chain Management

Governor James E. Holshouser, Jr. Distinguished Professorship in Ethics
Jim Westerman
Management 

Independent Insurance Agents of NC Insurance Professorship
Dave Marlett
Finance, Banking & Insurance 

NC Bankers Professorship
Harry Davis
Finance, Banking & Insurance

Kenneth E. Peacock Accounting Professorship
Pennie Bagley, Accounting
Ken Brackney, Accounting 

Wayne L. Sumner Insurance
Austin Eggers
Finance, Banking & Insurance

David A. Thompson Professorship in Applied Investments
Brandy Hadley
Finance, Banking & Insurance

Recent Appointments

Eggers named Sumner Insurance Distinguished Scholar

Eggers named Sumner Insurance Distinguished Scholar

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

Hadley named Thompson Professor of Applied Investments

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

Five earn professorships in Walker College of Business

Five faculty members at Appalachian State University have been appointed to professorships in the Walker College of Business, and six have been reappo...

Dr. Pennie Bagley, Dr. Ken Brackney

Bagley, Brackney named Peacock Accounting Professors

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.

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