Senior Administration of the University

Steven B. Sample, Ph.D.
President

Lloyd Armstrong, Jr., Ph.D.
Provost and Senior Vice President, Academic Affairs

Dennis F. Dougherty
Senior Vice President, Administration

Alan Kreditor
Senior Vice President, University Advancement

Jane G. Pisano, Ph.D.
Senior Vice President, External Relations

Stephen J. Ryan, M.D.
Senior Vice President, Medical Care

William C. Hromadka
Treasurer and Associate Senior Vice President

Jerry D. Campbell, Ph.D.
Chief Information Officer and University Librarian

Todd R. Dickey, J.D.
General Counsel

Michael Garrett, J.D.
Director of Athletics

Martha Harris
Vice President, Public Relations

Michael L. Jackson, Ed.D.
Vice President, Student Affairs

Thomas H. Moran, Ph.D.
Vice President, Business Affairs

Morton Owen Schapiro, Ph.D.
Vice President, Planning

Joseph P. Van Der Meulen, M.D.
Vice President, Health Affairs

Fermin L. Vigil
Vice President and Comptroller


University Professor

This title is awarded to a small number of professors who, because of their multidisciplinary interests and significant accomplishments in several disciplines, qualify for an appointment which transcends any single field of study. Generally, a faculty member accorded this title also has a regular faculty appointment in a specific academic unit.

The following faculty members have been awarded the title of University Professor:

Warren Bennis (Business)

Leo Braudy (English)

Alexander Capron (Law)

Marshall Cohen (Philosophy and Law)

Caleb Finch (Gerontology)

Solomon Golomb (Engineering)

Kevin Starr (Policy, Planning, and Development)

Michael Waterman (Mathematics, Biological Sciences, and Computer Science)


Distinguished Professor

This title is awarded on a very selective basis to those few professors in the university who have brought special renown to the university through their accomplishments.

The following faculty members have been awarded the title of Distinguished Professor:

Pierre Koenig Distinguished Professor of Architecture

Ian Mitroff Harold Quinton Distinguished Professor of Business Policy

George Olah Distinguished Professor of Organic Chemistry

Shahbudin Rahimtoola Distinguished Professor of Medicine

Walter Wolf Distinguished Professor of Pharmaceutical Sciences


Faculty Endowments

Leonard M. Adelman, Henry Salvatori Chair in Computer Science, School of Engineering

Keiiti Aki, W. M. Keck Foundation Chair in Geological Sciences, College of Letters, Arts and Sciences

Hayward Alker, Jr., John A. McCone Chair in International Relations, College of Letters, Arts and Sciences

Paul K. Alkon, Leo S. Bing Chair in English and American Literature, College of Letters, Arts and Sciences

Scott A. Altman, Virginia S. and Fred H. Bice Professor of Law, School of Law

Julie Kay Andersen, Paul F. Glenn Foundation Chair in Cellular and Molecular Gerontology, Davis School of Gerontology

Michael L. J. Apuzzo, Todd-Wells Professor of Neurosurgery, School of Medicine

Jennifer H. Arlen, Ivadelle and Theodore Johnson Professor of Law and Business, Law School

Norman Arnheim, Hedco Chair in Biological Sciences, College of Letters, Arts and Sciences

Jerry L. Arnold, USC Accounting Associates Professor of Accounting, Marshall School of Business

George Bekey, Gordon S. Marshall Chair in Engineering, School of Engineering

Vern L. Bengtson, AARP University Chair in Gerontology, Davis School of Gerontology

Scott H. Bice, Carl Mason Franklin Dean’s Chair in Law, Law School

Irving Biederman, William M. Keck Chair in Cognitive Neuroscience, College of Letters, Arts and Sciences

Robert P. Biller, C. Erwin and Ione L. Piper Dean’s Chair in Public Administration, School of Policy, Planning, and Development

Barry Boehm, TRW Professor of Software Engineering, School of Engineering

William Bondareff, Della Martin Chair in Psychiatry, School of Medicine

Jack R. Borsting, E. Morgan Stanley Chair in Business Administration, Marshall School of Business

Leo Braudy, Leo S. Bing Chair in English and American Literature, College of Letters, Arts and Sciences

Albert O. Brecht, Chief Information Officer and John Stauffer Professor of Law, Law School

Melvin Breuer, Charles Lee Powell Chair in Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, School of Engineering

Tim Campbell, Charles F. Sexton Chair in American Enterprise, Marshall School of Business

Douglas Capone, William and Julie Wrigley Chair in Environmental Studies, College of Letters, Arts and Sciences

Alexander M. Capron, Henry W. Bruce Professor of Law, Law School

Drew Casper, Alma and Alfred Hitchcock Chair, School of Cinema-Television

Timothy M. Chan, John Stauffer Dean’s Chair in Pharmaceutical Sciences, School of Pharmacy

P. A. N. Chandraratna, Harry J. Bauer and Dorothy Bauer Rawlins Professor of Cardiology, School of Medicine

Richard B. Chase, Justin Dart Professor of Operations Management, Marshall School of Business

Winston Wan Li Chee, Ralph W. and Jean L. Bleak Professor of Restorative Dentistry, School of Dentistry

Erwin Chemerinsky, Sydney M. Irmas Chair in Public Interest Law and Legal Ethics, Law School

Tsen-Chung Cheng, Lloyd F. Hunt Chair in Electrical Power Engineering, School of Engineering

Helena Chui, Raymond and Betty McCarron Chair in Neurology, School of Medicine

Charles Cicchetti, Jeffrey L. Miller Chair in Government, Business and Economy, School of Policy, Planning, and Development

T. Ross Clayton, C.C. Crawford Professor of Productivity Improvement, School of Policy, Planning, and Development

Terry L. Cooper, Maria B. Crutcher Professor of Citizenship and Democratic Values, School of Policy, Planning, and Development

Cheryl Craft, Mary D. Allen Chair in Vision Research, School of Medicine

Edward D. Crandall, Kenneth T. Norris Jr. Chair in Medicine, School of Medicine

Eileen Crimmins, Edna M. Jones Professor of Gerontological Research, Davis School of Gerontology

David D’Argenio, Dwight C. and Hildagarde E. Baum Chair in Biomedical Engineering, School of Engineering

Elizabeth M. Daley, Steven J. Ross/Time Warner Dean’s Chair in Cinema-Television, School of Cinema-Television

Larry Dalton, Harold and Lillian Moulton Chair in Chemistry, College of Letters, Arts and Sciences

P. Daniel Dapkus, William M. Keck Chair in Engineering, School of Engineering

Kelvin J. A. Davies, James E. Birren Chair in Gerontology, Davis School of Gerontology

Harry DeAngelo, Charles E. Cook/Community Bank Chair in Banking, Marshall School of Business

Linda DeAngelo, Kenneth King Stonier Chair in Business Administration, Marshall School of Business

Myron Dembo, Stephen Crocker Professor of Education, Rossier School of Education

Alvin Despain, Charles Lee Powell Chair in Computer Engineering, School of Engineering

Iraj Ershaghi, Omar B. Milligan Chair in Petroleum Engineering, School of Engineering

Susan Estrich, Robert Kingsley Professor of Law, Law School

Caleb E. Finch, ARCO/William F. Kieschnick Chair in the Neurobiology of Aging, Davis School of Gerontology

Henry Jay Forman, Charles Krown/Pharmacy Alumni Professor of Pharmaceutical Sciences, School of Pharmacy

Gary L. Frazier, Richard and Jarda Hurd Chair in Distribution Management, Marshall School of Business

Nathan Friedman, USC Associates Assistant Professor of Dentistry, School of Dentistry

Jed Fuhrman, McCulloch-Crosby Chair in Marine Biology, College of Letters, Arts and Sciences

Ronald R. Garet, Carolyn Craig Franklin Chair in Law and Religion, Law School

William B. Gartner, Henry W. Simonsen Chair in Entrepreneurship, Marshall School of Business

Thomas D. Griffith, John B. Milliken Professor of Taxation, Law School

Paul Hackett, Charles E. and Janet R. Elerding Head Coach Position for the Cardinal Teams

Lawrence E. Harris, Fred V. Keenan Chair in Finance, Marshall School of Business

James F. Haw, Ray R. Irani, Chairman of Occidental Petroleum Corp., Chair in Chemistry, College of Letters, Arts and Sciences

Joel Hay, QSAD Centurion Professor of Pharmaceutical Sciences, School of Pharmacy

Robert W. Hellwarth, George T. Pfleger Chair in Electrical Engineering, School of Engineering

Brian E. Henderson, Kenneth T. Norris Jr. Chair in Epidemiology, School of Medicine

Guilbert Hentschke, Emery Stoops and Joyce King-Stoops Dean’s Chair in Education, Rossier School of Education

William W. Holder, Ernst & Young Professor of Accounting, Marshall School of Business

Bernard Jaworski, Dave and Jeanne Tappan Chair in Marketing, Marshall School of Business

Richard B. Jewell, Hugh M. Hefner Chair for the Study of American Film, School of Cinema-Television

C. Anderson Johnson, Sidney R. Garfield Chair in Health Sciences, School of Medicine

Peter A. Jones, H. Leslie Hoffman and Elaine S. Hoffman Chair in Cancer Research, School of Medicine

Richard L. Kahn, Phillip Maurer Tennis Professor of Clinical Dentistry, School of Dentistry

Mark Kann, USC Associates Chair in Social Science, College of Letters, Arts and Sciences

Neil Kaplowitz, USC Associates/Thomas H. Brem Chair in Medicine, School of Medicine

Laurence H. Kedes, William M. Keck Chair in Biochemistry, School of Medicine

Kaye H. Kilburn, Ralph Edgington Chair in Medicine, School of Medicine

James R. Kincaid, Aerol Arnold Chair in English, College of Letters, Arts and Sciences

Bob G. Knight, Merle H. Bensinger Professor of Gerontology, Davis School of Gerontology

Teh-Lung Ku, Wilford and Daris Zinsmeyer Chair in Marine Studies, College of Letters, Arts and Sciences

Timur Kuran, King Faisal Chair in Islamic Thought and Culture, College of Letters, Arts and Sciences

Howard M. Landesman, G. Donald and Marian James Montgomery Dean’s Chair in Dentistry, School of Dentistry

Amy S. Lee, Judy and Larry Freeman Chair in Basic Science Research, School of Medicine

Vincent H. L. Lee, Gavin S. Herbert Professor of Pharmaceutical Science, School of Pharmacy

George Lefcoe, Ervin and Florine Yoder Professor of Real Estate Law, Law School

Ronald Leonard, Gregor Piatigorsky Chair in Violoncello, Thornton School of Music

Martin L. Levine, UPS Chair in Law and Gerontology, Law School

Michael Lieber, Rita and Edward Polusky Basic Cancer Research Professor, School of Medicine

Gary Lieskovsky, Donald G. Skinner Chair in Urology, School of Medicine

Thomas W. Lin, Accounting Circle Professor of Accounting, Marshall School of Business

Stephen C-Y Lu, David Packard Chair in Manufacturing Engineering, School of Engineering

John J. Lytle, Wilbur N. and Ruth Van Zile Chair in Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, School of Dentistry

Anupam Madhukar, Kenneth T. Norris Professor of Engineering, School of Engineering

David Marsh, Irving R. Melbo Chair in Education, Rossier School of Education

Shaul G. Massry, Bernard J. Hanley Chair in Medicine, School of Medicine

Tony Maxworthy, Smith International Professor of Mechanical Engineering, School of Engineering

Doe Mayer, Mary Pickford Foundation Professor, School of Cinema-Television

Edward J. McCaffery, Maurice Jones, Jr. Professor of Law, Law School

William Meezan, John Milner Professor of Child Welfare, School of Social Work

Glenn A. Melnick, Blue Cross of California Chair in Health Care Finance, School of Policy, Planning, and Development

Kenneth A. Merchant, Deloitte & Touche LLP Chair in Accountancy, Marshall School of Business

Chikako Mese, Herbert and Ruth Busemann Visiting Assistant Professor of Mathematics, College of Letters, Arts and Sciences

Donald Miller, Leonard K. Firestone Professor of Religion, College of Letters, Arts and Sciences

Norman Miller,Mendel B. Silberberg Professor of Social Psychology, College of Letters, Arts and Sciences

Daniel R. Mishell, Jr., Lyle G. McNeile Professor of Obstetrics, School of Medicine

Ian I. Mitroff, Harold Quinton Chair in Business Policy, Marshall School of Business

Theodore J. Mock, Arthur Andersen and Co. Alumni Professor of Accounting, Marshall School of Business

Tania Modleski, Florence R. Scott Professor of English, College of Letters, Arts and Sciences

C. Paul Morrow, Charles F. and Helen Ann Langmade Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology, School of Medicine

E. Phillip Muntz, Arthur B. Freeman Professor of Engineering, School of Engineering

Chester A. Newland, Frances R. and John J. Duggan Distinguished Professor of Public Administration, School of Policy, Planning, and Development

Steven Nutt, M.C. Gill Chair in Composite Materials, School of Engineering

George A. Olah, Donald P. and Katherine B. Loker Chair in Organic Chemistry, College of Letters, Arts and Sciences

C. W. Park, Joseph A. DeBell Chair in Business Administration, Marshall School of Business

Michael J. Patzakis, Vincent and Julia Meyer Chair in Orthopaedic Surgery, School of Medicine

Zbigniew Petrovich, Albert Soiland Professor of Radiation Oncology, School of Medicine

Malcolm Pike, Flora L. Thornton Chair in Preventive Medicine, School of Medicine

Donald Polkinghorne, Fahmy Attallah, Ph.D. and Donna Attallah Chair in Humanistic Psychology, Rossier School of Education

G. K. Surya Prakahs, George A. and Judith A. Olah Nobel Laureate Chair in Hydrocarbon Chemistry, College of Letters, Arts and Sciences

Jack D. Preston, Don and Sybil Harrington Foundation Chair in Esthetic Dentistry, School of Dentistry

Jon Pynoos, UPS Foundation Chair in Gerontology, Davis School of Gerontology

Shahbudin H. Rahimtoola, George C. Griffith Chair in Cardiology, School of Medicine

Dale H. Rice, Leon J. Tiber and David S. Alpert Chair in Medicine, School of Medicine

Ronald Ross, Catherine and Joseph Aresty Chair in Urologic Research, School of Medicine

Stephen J. Ryan, May S. and John Hooval Dean’s Chair in Medicine and Grace and Emery Beardsley Chair in Ophthalmology, School of Medicine

Elyn R. Saks, Orrin B. Evans Professor of Law and Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Law School

Steven B. Sample, Robert C. Packard President’s Chair

Edward L. Schneider, William and Sylvia Kugel Dean’s Chair in Gerontology, Davis School of Gerontology

Sonal Seneviratne, Martha Boaz Distinguished Research Professor of the USC Central Library System

Carole Shammas, John R. Hubbard Chair in History, College of Letters, Arts and Sciences

Alan C. Shapiro, Ivadelle and Theodore Johnson Professor of Banking and Finance, Marshall School of Business

Michael H. Shapiro, Dorothy W. Nelson Professor of Law, Law School

Jean Chen Shih, Boyd P. and Elsie D. Welin Professor of Pharmaceutical Sciences, School of Pharmacy

Masanobu Shinozuka, Fred Champion Chair in Civil Engineering, School of Engineering

Charles Shuler, George and Mary Lou Boone Chair in Craniofacial Molecular Biology, School of Dentistry

Stuart E. Siegel, Stuart E. Siegel Chair in Pediatric Oncology, School of Medicine

Leonard Silverman, Zohrab A. Kaprielian Dean’s Chair in Engineering, School of Engineering

Merril Silverstein, Albert L. and Madelyne G. Hanson Family Trust Assistant Professor, Davis School of Gerontology

Larry G. Simon, Herbert W. Armstrong Professor of Constitutional Law, Law School

Donald Skinner, Hanson-White Chair for Medical Research, School of Medicine

W. David Slawson, Torrey H. Webb Professor of Law, Law School

Edwin M. Smith, Leon Benwell Professor of Law, Law School

Albert Sonnenfeld, Marion Frances Chevalier Professor of French, College of Letters, Arts and Sciences

Matthew Spitzer, William T. Dalessi Professor of Law, Law School

Judith Stacey, Barbra Streisand Professor of Contemporary Gender Studies, College of Letters, Arts and Sciences

William Steier, William M. Hogue Professor of Electrical Engineering, School of Engineering

David W. Stewart, Robert E. Brooker Chair in Marketing, Marshall School of Business

Christopher D. Stone, J. Thomas McCarthy Trustees Chair in Law, Law School

Kyu-Taik Sung, The Chinese-American Golden Age Association/Dr. Frances Wu Chair in Social Welfare Policy and Services to the Chinese Elderly, the Elderly and the Handicapped, School of Social Work

Larry Swanson, Milo Don and Lucille Appleman Professor of Biological Sciences, College of Letters, Arts and Sciences

Simon Tavare, George and Louise Kawamoto Chair in Biological Sciences, College of Letters, Arts and Sciences

Gerard J. Tellis, Jerry and Nancy Neely Professor of Marketing, Marshall School of Business

Richard F. Thompson, William M. Keck Chair in Biological Sciences, College of Letters, Arts and Sciences

William G. Tierney, Leslie Wilbur and Norma Lash Wilbur-Evelyn Kieffer Professor of Higher Education, Rossier School of Education

Robert Timme, Della and Harry MacDonald Dean’s Chair in Architecture, School of Architecture

Theodore T. Tsotsis, Robert E. Vivian Chair in Energy Resources, School of Engineering

Lawrence Turman, Fran and Ray Stark Endowed Chair, School of Cinema-Television

Jean Roger Vergnaud, Andrew W. Mellon Professor of Humanities, College of Letters, Arts and Sciences

Michael Waterman, USC Associates Chair in Natural Sciences, College of Letters, Arts and Sciences

Leslie P. Weiner, Richard Angus Grant, Sr., Chair in Neurology, School of Medicine

Allen Weiss, Dave and Jeanne Tappan Chair in Marketing, Marshall School of Business

Martin H. Weiss, Martin H. Weiss Chair in Neurosurgery, School of Medicine

Randolph W. Westerfield, Robert R. Dockson Dean’s Chair in Business Administration, Marshall School of Business

Charles H. Whitebread, George T. and Harriet E. Pfleger Chair in Law, Law School

Curt Wittig, Paul A. Miller Chair in Letters, Arts and Sciences, College of Letters, and Sciences

Yanis C. Yortsos, Chester F. Dolley Chair in Petroleum Engineering, School of Engineering

S. Mark Young, KPMG Peat Marwick Foundation Professor of Accounting, Marshall School of Business

Fred S. Zufryden, Ernest Hahn Professor of Marketing, Marshall School of Business