Fully Funded Endowed Chairs


Ross R. Anderson, M.D. Presidential Endowed Chair in Surgery established by Elliott V. Anderson in Honor of his Father
Donor: Elliott V. Anderson
Chair holder: Sean J. Mulvihill, M.D.

Ronald I. Apfelbaum, M.D. Endowned Chair in Neurosurgery Provided by Aesculap AG
Donor: Aesculap AG
Chair holder: Scholar Search in Progress

Associated Regional and University Pathologists (ARUP) Presidential Endowed ChairDr. Betz
Donor: ARUP
Chair holder: Peter E. Jensen, M.D.

Carter M. Ballinger, M.D. Presidential Endowed Chair in Anesthesiology
Donor: Department of Anesthesiology 
Chair holder: Kenward B. Johnson, M.D.

D. Keith Barnes, M.D. and Ida May (Dotty) Barnes, R.N. Presidential Endowed Chair in the School of Medicine
Donors: Dr. and Mrs. D. Keith Barnes 
Chair holder: Randall W. Burt, M.D.

Ida May (Dotty) Barnes, R.N. and D. Keith Barnes, M.D. Presidential Endowed Chair in the College of Nursing
Donors: Dr. and Mrs. D. Keith Barnes
Chair holder: Janice M. Morse, Ph.D.

Grant H. Beckstrand, M.D. and Mildred Burrows Beckstrand Presidential Endowed Chair in Surgical Oncology
Donors: Grant H. Beckstrand, M.D. and Mildred Burrows Beckstrand 
Chair holder: Scholar Search in Progress

H. A. and Edna Benning Presidential Endowed Chair
Donor: Arthur E. Benning 
Chair holder: Scholar Search in Progress

H. A. and Edna Benning Presidential Endowed Chair
Donor: Arthur E. Benning 
Chair holder: Brenda Bass, Ph.D.

H. A. and Edna Benning Presidential Endowed ChairTim and Candace Dee
Donor: Arthur E. Benning 
Chair holder: Carrie Byington, M.D.

H. A. and Edna Benning Presidential Endowed Chair
Donor: Arthur E. Benning 
Chair holder: J. Michael Dean, M.D., M.B.A.

H. A. and Edna Benning Presidential Endowed Chair
Donor: Arthur E. Benning 
Chair holder: Lynn B. Jorde, Ph.D.

H. A. and Edna Benning Presidential Endowed Chair
Donor: Arthur E. Benning 
Chair holder: Jerry Kaplan, Ph.D.

H. A. and Edna Benning Presidential Endowed Chair
Donor: Arthur E. Benning 
Chair holder: Gerald G. Krueger, M.D.

H. A. and Edna Benning Presidential Endowed Chair
Donor: Arthur E. Benning 
Chair holder: James P. Kushner, M.D.

H. A. and Edna Benning Presidential Endowed Chair
Donor: Arthur E. Benning 
Chair holder: Dean Yaw Li, M.D., Ph.D.

H. A. and Edna Benning Presidential Endowed Chair
Donor: Arthur E. Benning 
Chair holder: Michael Varner, M.D.

H. A. and Edna Benning Presidential Endowed ChairEndowed Chair
Donor: Arthur E. Benning 
Chair holder: Wesley I. Sundquist, Ph.D.

H. A. and Edna Benning Presidential Endowed Chair
Donor: Arthur E. Benning 
Chair holder: Carl S. Thummel, Ph.D.

B. Lue and Hope S. Bettilyon Endowed Chair in Internal Medicine for Diabetes Research
Donors: B. Lue and Hope S. Bettilyon 
Chair holder: Donald A. McClain, M.D., Ph.D.

Clarence M. and Ruth N. Birrer Presidential Endowed Chair in Memory of Dr. and Mrs. A. J. Nielson, Dr. Karl O. Nielson, Dr. Kenneth A. Nielson, Dr. Paul E. Nielson and Mrs. Douglas W. Nielson
Donors: Clarence M. and Ruth N. Birrer 
Chair holder: John R. Hoidal, M.D.

David G. and Marcia P. Bragg Endowed Chair in Oncologic Imaging
Donors: Ian and Annette Cumming, David and Allison Cumming, John and Kristi Cumming, Anne G. Osborn, M.D. and Mr. Ronald E. Poelman
Chair holder: Paula J. Woodward, M.D.

Kenneth P. Burbidge Presidential Endowed Chair for Pulmonary and Lung Transplant Medicine
Donors: Kenneth P. and Sally R. Burbidge 
Chair holder: Robert Paine III, M.D.

Mario R. Capecchi, Ph.D. Endowed Chair in Genetics established in Honor of the University of Utah's first Nobel Laureate by the George S. and Dolores Doré Eccles Foundation (1)
Donor: The George S. and Dolores Doré Eccles Foundation 
Chair holder: Scholar Search in Progress

Mario R. Capecchi, Ph.D. Endowed Chair in Genetics established in Honor of the University of Utah's first Nobel Laureate by the George S. and Dolores Doré Eccles Foundation (2)
Donor: The George S. and Dolores Doré Eccles Foundation 
Chair holder: Scholar Search in Progress

Robert S. and Beth M. Carter Endowed Chair in the College of Nursing
Donors: Robert S. and Beth M. Carter  Endowed Chair Guests
Chair holder: Susan L. Beck, Ph.D., A.P.R.N., F.A.A.N.

George E. Cartwright, M.D. Endowed Chair in the Department of Internal Medicine
Donors: Dr. Christine Cartwright, Margaret Ann Cartwright, Peter E. Cartwright, and Thomas D. Dee III and Dr. Candace Cartwright Dee
Chair holder: Curt H. Hagedorn, M.D.

William H. and Patricia W. Child Presidential Endowed Chair in Radiology Honoring Pioneering Utah Women in Medicine
Donors: Mr. and Mrs. William H. Child, Fay Fletcher and Mr. and Mrs. Jack R. Wheatley
Chair holder: Anne G. Osborn, M.D.

Helen Lowe Bamberger Colby and John E. Bamberger Presidential Endowed Chair in the Health Sciences Center
Donor: Helen Lowe Bamberger Colby 
Chair holder: Mario R. Capecchi, Ph.D.

Helen Lowe Bamberger Colby Presidential Endowed Chair in Human Genetics
Donor: Helen Lowe Bamberger Colby
Donor representatives: Anne Berg, David L. Buchman and Bert L. Dart
Chair holder: David Grundwald, Ph.D.

Helen Lowe Bamberger Colby Presidential Endowed Chair in Nursing
Donor: Helen Lowe Bamberger Colby 
Chair holder: Ginette A. Pepper, Ph.D., R.N., F.A.A.N.

Annette Poulson Cumming Presidential Endowed Chair in Women's and Reproductive Health
Donors: Ian and Annette Cumming
Chair holder: Patricia A. Murphy, C.N.M., Dr.P.H., F.A.C.N.M.

Cumming Presidential Endowed Chair in DermatologyMaggie Hicken
Donors: Ian and Annette Cumming
Chair holder: Scholar Search in Progress

Leslie W. Davis Endowed Chair in Neuroradiology in the Department of Radiology
Donor: Leslie W. Davis
Chair holder: Karen J. Salzman, M.D.

Thomas D. Dee IIII Presidential Endowed Chair in Genetics
Donor: Thomas D. Dee II 
Chair holder: Mark F. Leppert, M.D.

Dialysis Research Foundation Endowed Chair in the Department of Internal Medicine
Donor: Dialysis Research Foundation 
Chair holder: Alfred K. Cheung, M.D.

Division of Respiratory, Critical Care and Occupational Pulmonary Medicine Endowed Chair
Donor: Mabel Woodruff Renzetti 
Chair holder: Scholar Search in Progress

John A. Dixon Presidential Endowed Chair in Health Sciences
Donors: Dr. John A. and Karma Dixon 
Chair holder: C. Matthew Peterson, M.D.

E. R. Dumke, Jr. and Katherine W. Dumke Presidential Endowed Chair in Internal Medicine
Donors: E. R. Dumke, Jr. and Katherine W. Dumke 
Chair holder: Nathan Ragle, M.D.

George S. and Dolores Doré Eccles Presidential Endowed Chair in PharmaceuticsEndowed Chair Guests
Donor: The George S. and Dolores Doré Eccles Foundation 
Chair holder: David W. Grainger, Ph.D.

George S. and Dolores Doré Eccles Presidential Endowed Chair in Orthopaedics established through the generosity of the George S. and Dolores Doré Eccles Foundation in honor of Arthur J. Swindle, J.D.
Donor: The George S. and Dolores Doré Eccles Foundation 
Chair holder: Christopher L. Peters, M.D.

Valois Egbert Presidential Endowed Chair in the Division of Rheumatology, Department of Internal Medicine
Donor: Valois Egbert 
Chair holder: Scholar Search in Progress

Wilma T. Gibson Presidential Endowed Chair in Pediatrics
Donor: Wilma T. Gibson 
Chair holder: Edward B. Clark, M.D.

Esther S. Gross and George D. Gross Presidential Endowed Chair in Pediatric Infectious Diseases
Donors: Drs. George D. and Esther S. Gross, and Primary Children's Medical Center Foundation 
Chair holder: Andrew T. Pavia, M.D.

George D. Gross, M.D. and Esther S. Gross, M.D. Presidential Endowed Chair in the Department of Family and Preventive Medicine
Donors: Drs. George D. and Esther S. Gross 
Chair holder: Joseph Stanford, M.D., M.P.H.

Willard Snow Hansen Presidential Endowed Chair in Cancer Research Established in Loving Memory by his daughter, Mary H. Boesche
Donor: Mary H. Boesche 
Chair holder: John M. Hoffman, M.D.

Nora Eccles Harrison Presidential Endowed Chair in CardiologyEndowed Chair Guests
Donor: The Nora Eccles Treadwell Foundation 
Chair holder: Scholar Search in Progress

Nora Eccles Harrison Presidential Endowed Chair in Rheumatology
Donor: The Nora Eccles Treadwell Foundation 
Chair holder: Scholar Search in Progress

Calvin S. and JeNeal N. Hatch Endowed Chair in Ophthalmology
Donors: Calvin S. and JeNeal N. Hatch 
Chair holder: Robert E. Marc, Ph.D.

C. Charles Hetzel, Jr., M.D. and Alice Barker Hetzel Presidential Endowed Chair in Otolaryngology
Donors: C. Charles Hetzel, Jr., M.D. and Alice Barker Hetzel 
Chair holder: Clough Shelton, M.D.

Dr. Nymphus Frederick Hicken, Alta Thomas Hicken and Margarete Stahl Wilkin Hicken Endowed Chair in Family and Preventive Medicine
Donors: Dr. Nymphus Frederick Hicken and Margarete Stahl Wilkin Hicken
Chair holder: Michael K. Magill, M.D.

Albert and Margaret Hofmann Endowed Chair in Orthopaedic Research, Department of Orthopaedics
Donors: Dr. and Mrs. Aaron Hofmann
Chair holder: Roy D. Bloebaum, Ph.D.

Jon M. Huntsman Presidential Endowed Chair in Urological Oncology in Honor of Robert A. Stephenson, M.D.
Donors: Mr. and Mrs. Jon M. Huntsman, Sr.
Chair holder: Robert A. Stephenson, M.D.

Mark H. Huntsman Endowed Chair in Advanced Medical TechnologiesSteve and Homer Warner
Donors: Mr. and Mrs. Jon M. Huntsman, Sr.
Chair holder: Dennis L. Parker, Ph.D.

Dr. D. Rees and Eleanor T. Jensen Presidential Endowed Chair in Surgery
Donors: Dr. Rees and Eleanor T. Jensen
Chair holder: Scholar Search in Progress

Thomas E. and Rebecca D. Jeremy Presidential Endowed Chair for Arthritic Research
Donors: Thomas E. and Rebecca D. Jeremy 
Chair holder: Grant W. Cannon, M.D.

August L. (Larry) Jung, M.D. Presidential Endowed Chair in the Division of Neonatology, Department of Pediatrics, University of Utah School of Medicine
Donors: Division of Neonatology, Department of Pediatrics
Chair holder: Robert H. Lane,M.D.

Carl R. Kjeldsberg Presidential Endowed Chair in the Department of Pathology
Donors: ARUP
Chair holder: Mary Bronner, M.D. 

Ralph E. and Willia T. Main Presidential Endowed Chair in Cancer Research
Donor: Ralph E. Main 
Chair holder: Mary Beckerle, Ph.D.

Ann G. and Jack Mark Presidential Endowed Chair in Internal Medicine in Honor of Thomas H. Caine, M.D.
Donors: Ann G. and Jack Mark 
Chair holder: Scholar Search in Progress

The Governor Scott M. Matheson Presidential Endowed Chair in Health Care and Health Management
Donor: Archstone Foundation 
Chair holder: Richard J. Sperry, M.D., Ph.D.

John A. Moran Presidential Endowed Chair in Ophthalmology in Honor of Randall J Olson, M.D.
Donor: John A. Moran
Chair holder: Gregory S. Hageman, Ph.D.

T.F.H. Morton, M.D. Endowed Chair in Family and Preventive Medicine
Donor: Carmen M. Christensen 
Chair holder: Susan Cochella, M.D., MPH

John Henry and Nancy LeNore Parker Endowed Chair in Medical Imaging Research
Donor: Dennis L. Parker, Ph.D.
Chair holder: Scholar Search in Progress

Louis H. Peery Presidential Endowed Chair in Nursing Established in Loving Memory by His Son, Louis S. Peery, M.D.
Donors: Dr. and Mrs. Louis S. Peery 
Chair holder: Maureen R. Keefe, Ph.D., R.N.

Louis S. Peery, M.D. and Janet B. Peery Presidential Endowed Chair in Nursing Research
Donors: Dr. and Mrs. Louis S. Peery 
Chair holder: Kathi H. Mooney, Ph.D., R.N.

Louis S. Peery and Janet B. Peery Presidential Endowed Chair in the Department of Orthopaedic SurgeryEndowed Chair Guests
Donors: Dr. and Mrs. Louis S. Peery 
Chair holder: Darrel S. Brodke, M.D.

Louis S. Peery, M.D. Presidential Endowed Chair in the Department of Orthopaedic Surgery
Donors: Dr. and Mrs. Louis S. Peery 
Chair holder: Charles L. Saltzman, M.D.

Mary Scowcroft Peery Presidential Endowed Chair Established by Louis S. Peery, M.D. in Loving Memory of His Mother
Donors: Dr. and Mrs. Louis S. Peery 
Chair holder: Robert T. Burks, M.D.

Presidential Endowed Chair in Anesthesiology
Donor: Department of Anesthesiology 
Chair holder: Randall Dull, M.D., Ph.D.

Attilio D. Renzetti, Jr., M.D. Presidential Endowed Chair by the Division of Respiratory, Critical Care and Occupational Pulmonary Medicine
Donor: Division of Respiratory, Critical Care and Occupational Pulmonary Medicine
Chair holder: Scholar Search in Progress

Robert L. and Joyce T. Rice Presidential Endowed Chair in Healthy Aging
Donors: Robert L. and Joyce T. Rice 
Chair holder: Michael Caserta, Ph.D. 

Dr. Paul S. Richards Endowed Chair in Occupational and Environmental Health and Safety
Donors: Richards Memorial Medical Foundation and Workers Compensation Fund 
Chair holder: Kurt T. Hegmann, M.D.

Dr. Leo T. Samuels and Barbara K. Samuels Presidential Endowed Chair in Biochemistry
Donor: Barbara K. Samuels
Chair Holder: Christopher P. Hill, Ph.D.

Glenn and Ben Schmidt/Edgar Endowed Chair in Pediatric Neurology
Donor: 
Chair holder: Francis M. Filloux, M.D.
Dr. Mario R. Capecchi
L. S. Skaggs Presidential Endowed Chair in Pharmacy
Donors: 
Chair Holder: Chris Ireland, Ph.D.

Christi T. Smith Endowed Chair in Cardiology Research Established by Her Grandparents, Dee Glen and Ida W. Smith
Donors: Dee Glen and Ida W. Smith 
Chair holder: Ivor J. Benjamin, M.D.

Dee Glen and Ida W. Smith Endowed Chair for Cancer Research
Donors: Dee Glen and Ida W. Smith 
Chair holder: David A. Jones, Ph.D.

Scott M. Smith, M.D. Presidential Endowed Chair in Anesthesiology
Donor: Department of Anesthesiology 
Chair holder: Akiko Okifuji, Ph.D.

Clifford C. Snyder M.D. Far Eastern Presidential Endowed Chair, University of Utah Spencer S. Eccles Health Sciences Library
Donors: Clifford C. Snyder, M.D. and Douglas Hsu 
Chair holder: Jean Pugh Shipman

Harold J. (Steve), Ardella T., and Helen T. Stevenson Presidential Endowed Chair in Rheumatology in Honor of Dr. Daniel O. Clegg
Donor: Harold J. Stevenson 
Chair holder: Daniel O. Clegg, M.D.

Takeda Pharmaceuticals International Endowed Chair in Gastroenterology Honoring James W. Greston, M.D., Ph.D.
Donor: Takeda Pharmaceuticals
Chair holder: Scholar Search in Progress

Ralph and Mary Tuck Endowed Chair in Ophthalmology
Donor: Mary Tuck
Chair holder: Wolfgang Baehr, Ph.D.

L. George Veasy, M.D. Presidential Endowed Chair in Pediatric Cardiology
Donors: Department of Pediatric Cardiology and Primary Children¿s Medical Center Foundation 
Chair holder: Lloyd Y. Tani, M.D.

Marion L. Walker, M.D. Endowed Chair in Pediatric Neurosurgery
Donors: Department of Pediatric Neurosurgery and Primary Children¿s Medical Center Foundation 
Chair holder: Douglas L. Brockmeyer, M.D.

C. Scott and Dorothy Watkins Endowed Chair in Pathology in Honor of Dr. Ernst Eichwald
Donor: C. Scott Watkins 
Chair holder: David James Stillman, Ph.D.

Reverend George J. Weber Presidential Endowed Chair in Immunology Established by Edith F. Weber in Honor of Her HusbandDean Chris Ireland
Donor: Edith F. Weber
Chair holder: John H. Weis, Ph.D.

R. C. Willey Endowed Chair in Neuroradiology
Donors: Mr. and Mrs. William H. Child
Chair holder: H. Ric Harnsberger, M.D.

George and Lorna Winder Presidential Endowed Chair in Neurosciences
Donors: George and Lorna Winder
Chair holder: Monica Vetter, Ph.D.

John Rex and Alice C. Winder Presidential Endowed Chair in Internal Medicine in Honor of Thomas H. Caine, M.D.
Donors: John Rex and Alice C. Winder 
Chair holder: Thomas H. Caine, M.D.

Maxwell M. Wintrobe, M.D. Presidential Endowed Chair in Internal Medicine
Donors: Dr. and Mrs. Maxwell M. Wintrobe 
Chair holder: Michael W. Deninger, M.D., Ph.D. 

Harry C. Wong, M.D. Presidential Endowed Chair in Anesthesiology
Donor: Department of Anesthesiology 
Chair holder: Dwayne Westenskow, Ph.D.

K. C. Wong M.D.,  Ph.D., Presidential Endowed Chair in the Department of Anesthesiology, University of Utah
Donor: Department of Anesthesiology 
Chair holder: Talmage D. Egan, M.D.

Joseph J. Yager Presidential Endowed Chair in the School of Medicine
Donor:
Chair holder: William T. Couldwell, M.D.

L. B. and Olive S. Young Endowed Chair for Cancer Research
Donor: Olive S. Young 
Chair holder: R. Lor Randall, M.D.

Chairs that are established through Planned Gifts

Dr. Charles K. Beyer-Machule Presidential Endowed Chair in the Department of BiochemistryEndowed Chair Guests
Donor: Dr. Charles K. Beyer-Machule

Rodney H. and Carolyn H. Brady Presidential Endowed Chair in Hematology/Oncology in Honor of John H. Ward, M.D.
Donor: Dr. Rodney H. and Carolyn H. Brady

Richard A. Fay and Carol M. Fay Presidential Endowed Chair in Medical Informatics in Honor of Homer R. Warner, M.D., Ph.D.
Donor: Richard A. Fay and Carol M. Fay

Richard A. Fay and Carol M. Fay Presidential Endowed Chair in Medical Informatics
Donor: Richard A. Fay and Carol M. Fay

Claudius Y. Gates M.D. and Catherine B. Gates Dean's Presidential Endowed Chair for the Advancement of Medical Education
Donor: Dr. and Mrs. Claudius Y. Gates 

Claudius Y. Gates, M.D. and Catherine B. Gates Presidential Endowed Chair in Surgery
Donor: Dr. and Mrs. Claudius Y. Gates 

Val A. and Edith D. Green Presidential Endowed Chair in Ophthalmology
Donor: Val A. and Edith D. Green 

John and June B. Hartman Endowed Chair in Cardiology
Donor: John and June B. Hartman

Aaron A. Hofmann, M.D. and Suzanne T. Hofmann Endowed Chair for Humanitarianism in Orthopaedics
Donor: Dr. and Mrs. Aaron Hofmann

Theodore "Bud" and Barbara Mahas Endowed Chair
Donor: Theodore "Bud" and Barbara Mahas

Bruce and Patty Miller Endowed Chair in Radiology in Honor of David G. Bragg, M.D.Guests
Donor: Bruce and Patty Miller

Michael T. and Taylor Miller Presidential Endowed Chair in the Health Sciences
Donor: Taylor Miller

Anne Osborn and Ronald E. Poelman Presidential Endowed Chair in Radiology
Donor: Anne G. Osborn, M.D. and Ronald E. Poelman

Dr. Don Merrill Rees Endowed Chair in the Division of Infectious Diseases for the Investigation of Vector Borne Diseases
Donor: Dr. and Mrs. Thomas D. Rees

Dr. Thomas D. and Natalie D. Rees Endowed Chair for International Medicine
Donor: Dr. and Mrs. Thomas D. Rees

Bertram H. and Janet Marshall Schaap Presidential Endowed Chair in Cancer Research
Donor: Bertram H. and Janet Marshall Schaap

Bertram H. and Janet Marshall Schaap Presidential Endowed Chair in the Division of General Internal Medicine in Honor of John H. Holbrook, M.D.
Donor: Bertram H. and Janet Marshall Schaap

Richard L. Stimson Presidential Endowed Chair in the Department of Orthopaedics within the School of Medicine at the University of Utah
Donor: Richard L. Stimson

Richard L. Stimson Presidential Endowed Chair in the College of Pharmacy
Donor: Richard L. Stimson

Richard L. Stimson Presidential Endowed Chair in the School of Medicine
Donor: Richard L. Stimson

William H. and Edna D. Stimson Presidential Endowed Chair in the School of Medicine Established by Richard L. Stimson in Honor of His Parents
Donor: Richard L. Stimson

Anonymous Planned Giving Chairs

Endowed Chair in Breast Cancer ResearchEndowed Chair Guests
Endowed Chair in Internal Medicine for Diabetes Research
Endowed Chair in Neurology
Endowed Chair in Ophthalmology (1)
Endowed Chair in Ophthalmology (2)
Endowed Chair in Pharmacy
Endowed Chair in the School of Medicine
Presidential Endowed Chair for Autism in the Department of Psychiatry
Presidential Endowed Chair in Cardiology
Presidential Endowed Chair in Ophthalmology
Presidential Endowed Chair in Pediatrics