New College of Arts and Sciences professorships announced for 2025-2027.
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The College of Arts and Sciences is excited to announce new professorships for 2025–2027. These positions recognize faculty members for their exceptional academic achievements and research contributions, celebrating their roles as leaders in their departments and expertise in their specialized academic communities.
This fall these include the naming of the Betty Lynn Hendrickson Professor, Distinguished Professors in Humanities, and Lindsay Young Professors.
Betty Lynn Hendrickson Professorship
Anthony Nownes, Department of Political Science, earned the Hendrickson Professorship, established by the college in August 2023. This endowed professorship is given biannually to a faculty member in the college with an exceptional record of research and teaching in the social sciences.
Distinguished Professors in Humanities
Distinguished Professors in Humanities at UT are faculty recognized for their exceptional contributions to teaching, research, and academia who demonstrate academic excellence, leadership, and a significant impact on their field of study.
- Amy Elias, Department of English, Chancellor’s Professor, Distinguished Professor of English, Director of the Denbo Center for Humanities and the Arts
- Gregory Kaplan, Department of World Languages and Cultures
- Urmila Seshagiri, Department of English
- Michael Woods, Department of History
Lindsay Young Professorships
Established in 1980 by Knoxville lawyer Lindsay Young, these endowed professorships reward faculty who are outstanding teachers, researchers, and public servants. Ten awards are made each year: one in law, one in veterinary medicine, and eight in the humanities.
- Megan Bryson, Department of Religious Studies
- Mary Campbell, School of Art
- Adam Cureton, Department of Philosophy
- Dawn Duke, Department of World Languages and Cultures
- Hilary Havens, Department of English
- Daniel Magilow, Department of World Languages and Cultures
- Tore Olsson, Department of History
- Denise Phillips, Department of History
By Randall Brown