At UC Santa Barbara, philanthropic support is central to maintaining the quality of teaching, research, and public service. One of the most important types of gifts to higher education is an endowed chair, which provides research funding and support for instruction that help us recruit and retain the world's finest scholars. You can review the current array of endowed chairs below
AARON AND CHERIE RAZNICK CHAIR IN ECONOMICS
Department of Economics
Aaron* and Cherie Raznick H ’88, Donors
Theodore C. Bergstrom, Raznick Professor of Economics
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ALEC P. ALEXANDER CHAIR IN ECONOMICS
Department of Economics
Walter and Thelma Mead, Donors
Vacant
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ANTON VONK CHAIR IN INTERNATIONAL SECURITY
Department of Political Science
Anton Vonk, M.A. ’05 and Diane Boss, Donors
Leah Stokes, Vonk Professor of Environmental Politics
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ARTHUR N. RUPE CHAIR IN THE SOCIAL EFFECTS OF MASS COMMUNICATION
Department of Communication
Arthur N. Rupe Foundation, Donor
Ronald E. Rice, Rupe Professor of the Social Effects of Mass Communication
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BLAIR HULL CHAIR IN WOMEN'S STUDIES
Department of Feminist Studies
M. Blair Hull ’65, Donor
Eileen Boris, Hull Professor of Women’s Studies
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JEFF HENLEY CHAIR IN ECONOMICS
Department of Economics
Jeff and Judy Henley ’66/H ’09, Donors
Finn E. Kydland, Henley Professor of Economics
2004 Nobel Prize in Economics
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LEONARD BROOM CHAIR IN DEMOGRAPHY
Department of Economics
Leonard* and Gretchan Broom, Donors
Shelley Lundberg, Broom Professor of Demography
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LOUIS G. LANCASTER CHAIR IN INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS
Department of Political Science
Winifred H. Lancaster* H ’89, Donor
Vacant
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LUIS LEAL CHAIR IN CHICANA AND CHICANO STUDIES
Department of Chicana and Chicano Studies
Individuals, Foundations, Corporations, and the Mexican Government, Donors
Aida Hurtado, Leal Professor of Chicana and Chicano Studies
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MARK AND SUSAN BERTELSEN CHAIR IN TECHNOLOGY AND SOCIETY IN COMMUNICATION
Department of Communication
Mark '66 and Susan '67 Bertelsen, Donors
Joe Walther, Bertelsen Professor of Communication
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MAXWELL C. AND MARY PELLISH CHAIR IN ECONOMICS
Department of Economics
Colonel Maxwell C. Pellish* and Mrs. Mary Pellish, Donors
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MACARTHUR FOUNDATION CHAIR
Department of Sociology
John D. & Catherine T. MacArthur, Donors
Victor Rios, MacArthur Foundation Professor of Sociology
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MACARTHUR FOUNDATION CHAIR
Department of Black Studies
John D. & Catherine T. MacArthur, Donors
Jeffrey Stewart, MacArthur Foundation Professor of Black Studies
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MELLICHAMP CHAIR IN MIND AND MACHINE INTELLIGENCE
Department of Economics
Duncan & Susan Mellichamp, Donors
Max Farrell, Mellichamp Professor of Economics
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NORTH HALL CHAIR OF SOCIOLOGY
Department of Sociology
Waverly Duck, North Hall Professor of Sociology
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NORTH HALL CHAIR OF BLACK STUDIES
Department of Black Studies
Sabrina Strings, North Hall Professor of Black Studies
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RICHARD F. ASTER JR. CHAIR IN ECONOMICS
Department of Economics
Richard F. Aster Jr., Donor
Mitch Hoffman, Aster Professor of Economics
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SAGE SARA MILLER MCCUNE DEAN OF SOCIAL SCIENCES CHAIR
Division of Social Sciences
Sage Publications, Inc., Donor
Charles R. Hale, Sage Professor and Dean of Social Sciences
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WALTER J. MEAD CHAIR IN ECONOMICS
Department of Economics
Walter and Thelma Mead, Donors
Vacant
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MELLICHAMP CHAIR IN ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE
Department of Chicana/o Studies
Duncan & Susan Mellichamp, Donors
Vacant
WILCOX FAMILY CHAIR IN ENTREPRENEURIAL ECONOMICS
Department of Economics
Wilcox Family, Donors
Daniel Martin, Associate Professor of Economics