Three faculty members appointed to endowed chairs

Bradford S. Gentry, Walter S. Gilliam, and Stephanie Samples O’Malley were appointed to endowed professorships.

Gentry, designated as the Frederick K. Weyerhaeuser Professor in the Practice of Forest Resources Management and Policy, is a renowned expert in land conservation and conservation finance. Read Gentry’s announcement.

Gilliam, named as the Elizabeth Mears and House Jameson Professor in the Child Study Center, focuses his research on early childhood education and intervention policy analysis. Read Gilliam’s announcement.

O’Malley, appointed as the Elizabeth Mears and House Jameson Professor of Psychiatry, focuses her research on the development of more effective treatments for substance use disorders, primarily the abuse of alcohol and tobacco, and research supporting effective policies to regulate tobacco. Read O’Malley’s announcement.