2020-2021 Creighton University Fact Book
SECTION 1: GENERAL INFORMATION
The Endowed Chair At Creighton University
Both the donor and the recipient of an endowed chair become part of the legacy of Creighton University, a tradition of excellence in teaching and research nurtured through the years. Those who choose to endow a Chair know their names will be linked to quality education for generations to come.
Creighton University is proud of the following Endowed Chairs which are currently active:
All University
The John A. Creighton University Professor (1983)
Rev. Kevin FitzGerald, SJ, Ph.D., Chairholder E-mail: [email protected] Associate Professor, School of Medicine, Department of Medical Education.
The Charles & Mary Heider Endowed Jesuit Faculty Chair (1994)
Rev. Donald A. Doll, S.J., Chairholder E-mail: [email protected] Website: magis.creighton.edu Vision Quest, Men Women & Sacred Sites of the Sioux Nation, CD-ROM, Exhibits, Red Cloud, Landmines in Angola & Bosnia, Kodak Crystal Eagle Award.
The Anna & Donald Waite Chair in Jesuit Education (2018)
Rev. Jorge Jose Ferrer, SJ, Th.D., Chairholder E-mail: [email protected]
Health Sciences
The Dr. C.C. & Mabel L. Criss Endowed Chair in Health Sciences (1996)
Amy M. Haddad, Ph.D., BSN’75, Chairholder E-mail: [email protected] Website: chpe.creighton.edu/people/profiles/haddad.htm Professor and Director of the Center for Health Policy & Ethics.
2020-2021 Creighton University Fact Book
The O’Brien Endowed Chair in Health Sciences
*Alternates between School of Medicine and College of Nursing every 5 years.
Robert R. Recker, MD’63, Chairholder Professor; Chief, Division of Endocrinology; Director, Osteoporosis Research Center.
College of Arts & Sciences
The A.F. Jacobson Chair in Communication (1980)
John J. O'Keefe, Ph.D., Chairholder E-mail: [email protected] Website: moses.creighton.edu/okeefe Professor of Theology; Specializes in Patristic theology; particular interests in early Christian biblical commentary, doctrinal development and theology and the environment.
The Philip M. & Ethel Klutznick Endowed Chair in Jewish Civilization (1988)
Leonard J. Greenspoon, Ph.D., Chairholder E-mail: [email protected] Professor of Near Eastern Languages and Civilizations; author; Jewish civilization scholar; noted worldwide speaker.
The Clare Boothe Luce Faculty Chair for Women in Science (1992)
Mackenzie Taylor, Ph.D., Chairholder E-mail: [email protected] Assistant Professor of Biology; research interest in plant reproductive biology and development.
2020-2021 Creighton University Fact Book
The Amelia B. & Emil G. Graff Faculty Chair in Catholic Theological Studies (1997)
Todd Salzman, Ph.D., Chairholder E-mail: [email protected] Professor of Theology.
The John C. Kenefick Faculty Chair in the Humanities (1998)
J. Patrick Murray, Ph.D., Chairholder E-mail: [email protected] Professor of Philosophy.
John N. Mordeson, Ph.D. Endowed Chair in Mathematics (2006)
Lance Nielson, Ph.D., Chairholder E-mail: [email protected] Professor of Mathematics.
The Barbara Reardon Heaney Chair in Pastoral Liturgical Theology (2011)
Eileen C. Burke-Sullivan, S.T.D., Chairholder E-mail: [email protected] Associate Professor of Theology; Vice Provost for Mission and Ministry; Director of the Online Master of Arts in Ministry and Associate Director of the Master of Christian Spirituality program.
Frederick H. and Anna K. Scheerer Chair in Mathematics (2013)
Davender Malik, Ph.D., Chairholder E-mail: [email protected] Professor of Mathematics and Computer Science.
2020-2021 Creighton University Fact Book
Rev. John P. Schlegel, SJ, Distinguished Professorship in Politics and Government
James Wunsch, Ph.D., Chairholder E-mail: [email protected] Professor of Political Science; Director of the department’s Public Affairs Internship Program.
Endowed Professorships
The Casper Professorship (2014)
Heather Fryer, Ph.D., Chairholder Email: [email protected] Associate Professor of History; Director of the American Studies program.
The Timms Professorship (2014)
Kevin Graham, Ph.D., Chairholder Email: [email protected] Associate Professor of Philosophy; Director of the Magis Core Curriculum.
College of Business Administration
The John P. Begley Endowed Chair in Accounting (1973)
Thomas D. Lewis, PhD, Chairholder E-mail: [email protected] Associate Professor of Accounting; Department of Accounting Chair.
2020-2021 Creighton University Fact Book
The Robert B. Daugherty Endowed Chair in Business Ethics and Society (1981)
Beverly Kracher, Ph.D., Chairholder E-mail: [email protected] Professor of Business Ethics and Society; Executive Director of the Greater Omaha Business Ethics Alliance.
The Jack A. MacAllister Endowed Chair in Regional Economics (1992)
Ernest P. Goss, Ph.D., Chairholder E-mail: [email protected] Website: Institute for Economic Inquiry https://www.creighton.edu/instituteforeconomicinquiry/ Creighton University’s widely quoted expert on business and economics. Dr. Goss' monthly business conditions index survey is cited in some 100 newspapers.
The Jack & Joan McGraw Endowed Chair in Information Technology Management (1997)
Ravinder Nath, Ph.D., Chairholder E-mail: [email protected] Website: ecommerce.creighton.edu/nath/ Professor of Information Systems & Technology and Department Chair.
Union Pacific Endowed Chair in Accounting (2007)
Jack L. Krogstad, Ph.D., C.P.A., Chairholder E-mail: [email protected] Professor of Accounting.
2020-2021 Creighton University Fact Book
Charles “Mike” Harper Endowed Chair in Business Leadership (2016)
Todd Darnold, PhD, Chairholder E-mail: [email protected] Website: https://business.creighton.edu/directory/todd-darnold Associate Professor of Management & Marketing; Director - Leadership Programs.
Mutual of Omaha Endowed Chair in Enterprise Risk Management (2016)
Edward Horwitz, PhD, CFP® E-mail: [email protected] Website: https://business.creighton.edu/directory/edward-horwitz Associate Professor of Practice in Behavioral Finance; Director - Center For Insurance & Risk Management.
School of Law
The Connie Kearney Endowed Chair in Clinical Legal Education (2001)
Catherine Mahern, J.D., Chairholder E-mail: [email protected] Website: http://www.creighton.edu/law/ Associate Professor of Law and Clinic Director of The Milton R. Abrahams Legal Clinic.
Lillis Family Professorship in Law (2016)
Patrick J. Borchers, JD E-mail: [email protected] Professor of Law.
McGrath North Mullin & Kratz Endowed Chair in Business Law (2006)
Edward A. Morse, J.D., Chairholder E-mail: [email protected] Website: economictrends.blogspot.com/ Professor of Law, with scholarship and teaching focus on business and taxation issues.
2020-2021 Creighton University Fact Book
The Senator Allen A. Sekt Endowed Chair in Law (2009)
Michael J. Kelly, J.D., L.L.M., Chairholder E-mail: [email protected] Interim Dean, Professor of Law.
The Senator Allen A. Sekt Endowed Chair in Law (2009)
Larry Teply, JD, Chairholder E-mail: [email protected] Professor of Law.
Skinner Family Annual Professorship (2016)
Raneta Lawson Mack, JD E-mail: [email protected] Professor of Law.
The A.A. & Ethel Yossem Endowed Chair in Legal Ethics (1991)
Richard Collin Mangrum, S.J.D., Chairholder E-mail: [email protected] Website: http://www.creighton.edu/law/ Professor of Law, author, recipient of the National Alpha Sigma Nu Book Award for 1989 and the Outstanding Law Faculty Award in 1998.
2020-2021 Creighton University Fact Book
School of Medicine
The Peekie Nash Carpenter Endowed Chair in Medicine (1992)
Devendra Agrawal, Ph.D. (Med. Sciences), MBA’04, MS (ITM), FAAAAI, FAHA, Chairholder E-mail: [email protected] Professor of Biomedical Sciences; Associate Dean for Translational Research.
The Dr. Harry E. Stuckenhoff Endowed Chair in Surgery (1993)
Robert J. Fitzgibbons, Jr., M.D.’74, F.A.C.S., Chairholder E-mail: [email protected] Professor of Surgery; Chief of General Surgery Division.
The Dr. Roland L. Kleeberger Endowed Chair (1996)
Amy McGaha, M.D., Chairholder E-mail: [email protected]
The Tenet Healthcare Endowed Chair (1998)
Vacant
The Dr. Harold J. Bonnstetter Endowed Chair in Preventive Medicine (1999)
Brian W. Loggie, M.D., C.M, F.R.C.S.C., F.A.C.S., Chairholder Email: [email protected] Professor of Surgery; Chief of Surgical Oncology Division, Director of Cancer Biology Program.
The Dr. & Mrs. Arnold W. Lempka Endowed Chair in Surgery (2001)
Vacant
2020-2021 Creighton University Fact Book
The Charles F. & Mary C. Heider Endowed Chair in Cancer Research (2004)
Henry T. Lynch, M.D., Chairholder E-mail: [email protected] Professor of Medicine; Chair of Preventive Medicine Department.
The Sheila and James J. Shea Family Endowed Chair in Anesthesiology (2006)
Charles Youngblood, M.D., Chairholder E-mail: [email protected]
The Dr. Paul S. Mahoney Endowed Chair in Radiology & Medical Imaging (2008)
Joseph Stavas, M.D.’82, Chairholder E-mail: [email protected] Professor of Radiology and Chair of Department.
The August H. Bergman, M.D. Endowed Chair in Cardiology (2008)
Aryan N. Mooss, M.D., Chairholder E-mail: [email protected] Professor of Medicine.
The Dialysis Clinic, Inc. - J. Dan Egan, M.D., Endowed Chair in Nephrology (2012)
Vacant
2020-2021 Creighton University Fact Book
School of Dentistry
The Dr. Raymond W. Shaddy Endowed Chair in Operative Dentistry (1994)
R. Scott Shaddy, D.D.S’88, Chairholder E-mail: [email protected] Associate Professor of General Dentistry; Chair of the Department of General Dentistry.
The Dr. Oscar S. Belzer Endowed Chair in Dentistry (1997)
Terry M. Wilwerding, D.D.S.’77, M.S.Ed., M.S.’08, F.A.C.D., Chairholder E-mail: [email protected] Professor, Department of Prosthodontics; Co-Director, ILAC Dental Program.
The Dr. Edward J. "Eddie" and Neta DeRose Endowed Chair in Dentistry (2006)
Donal D. Scheidel, D.D.S, Chairholder E-mail: [email protected] Associate Professor, Diagnostic Sciences Director, Patient Management Advisor, Continuing Education Department.
The Dr. Philip Maschka Chair for Ethics in Dentistry (2011)
David E. Williams, D.D.S., M.S., Chairholder E-mail: [email protected] Associate Professor of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery.
2020-2021 Creighton University Fact Book
College of Nursing
Dr. C. C. and Mabel L. Criss and Drs. Gilbert and Clinton Beirne Endowed Chair in Nursing (2007)
Joan Ortmeier Lappe Ph.D., R.N., MS’85, F.A.A.N Chairholder E-mail: [email protected] Professor of Nursing and Professor of Medicine, Associate Dean of Research; Director of Clinical and Pediatric Studies, Osteoporosis Research Center.
School of Pharmacy & Health Professions
The Gilbert F. Taffe Jr., Endowed Chair (2000)
Alekha K. Dash, R.Ph., Ph.D., Chairholder Email: [email protected] Professor of Pharmacy Sciences.