Endowed Chairs for Outstanding Teachers
(currently active faculty)
Harold H. and Virginia Andersen Chair
- T. William Heyck, History
September 1, 1990 -- August 31, 1993
- Charles Moskos, Sociology
September 1, 1996 -- August 31, 1999 - Kenneth Alder, History
September 1, 1999 -- August 31, 2002 - Martin Tanner, Statistics
September 1, 2002 -- August 31, 2005 - Cristina Traina , Religious Studies
September 1, 2005 -- August 31, 2008 - William Rogerson, Economics
September 1, 2009 -- August 31, 2012
Alfred W. Chase Chair in Business Institutions
- Peter Hayes, History
April 1, 1992 -- March 31, 1995
April 1, 1995 -- March 31, 1998 - Asher Wolinsky, Economics
September 1, 1998 -- August 31, 2002 - Lawrence Christiano, Economics
September 1, 2002 -- August 31, 2005
September 1, 2005 -- August 31, 2010
Martin J. and Patricia Koldyke Professorship
- Mary Kinzie, English
September 1, 1990 -- August 31, 1992 - Robert Gundlach, Writing Program
September 1, 1998 -- August 31, 2000 - Kenneth Seeskin, Philosophy
September 1, 1999 -- August 31, 2002 - David Meyer, Physics & Astronomy
September 1, 2002 -- August 31, 2004 - S. Hollis Clayson, Art History
September 1, 2004 -- August 31, 2006 - Nelson Spruston, Neurobiology and Physiology
September 1, 2009 -- August 31, 2011
Honors and Achievements
Professor Tobin Marks, a world leader in organometallic chemistry, chemical catalysis, materials science, organic electronics, solar energy, photovoltaics and nanotechnology, received the 2012 National Academy of Sciences Award in Chemical Sciences.
Weinberg professor Kenneth Seeskin has won the National Jewish Book Award. The Cambridge Guide to Jewish History, Religion, and Culture, co-edited by Seeskin, received first place in the anthologies and collections category.
Mentions in the Media
The Life, Work of Poet Wislawa Szymborska
Wislawa Szymborska's longtime translator, Slavic languages and comparative literature professor Clare Cavanagh, speaks with PBS Newshour about the poet's life and work. Szymborska was awarded the Nobel Prize for literature in 1996. pbs.org February 2, 2012 Full story
Fingerprints of a Monster Quake
How to plan for earthquakes if seismic activity wanders around the map? ... Northwestern University geophysicist Seth Stein argues that there won't be any future earthquakes at New Madrid. He has gathered GPS data that show no pressure developing in the Earth's surface there; hence, he argues, no energy is building for a convulsion. He believes mid-continent seismicity moves around, so that as the New Madrid zone "turns off," future quakes may happen elsewhere. washingtonpost.com January 10, 2012 Full story
