Williams School Endowed Professorships

Robert D. Straughan
The Crawford Family Deanship of the Williams School of Commerce, Economics, and Politics: The Crawford Family Deanship, established in 2008, supports the Dean and Faculty in the Williams School of Commerce, Economics, and Politics.

Elizabeth G. Oliver
The Lewis Whitaker Adams Professorship in Commerce was established in 1981 by Lizinka M. and F. Fox Benton Jr.’60, in honor and memory of Dr. Adams, former Dean of the School of Commerce, Economics, and Politics.

Lucas Morel
The John K. Boardman Jr. Professorship was created in 1999 to honor former President John D. Wilson and Anne Wilson and in recognition of the W&L 250th Anniversary celebration.

Hugo Blunch
The Darrold and Kay Cannan Term Professorship, established in 2007-08 by Darrold A. Cannan, Jr. ’53 and his wife, Kay, is a permanently endowed fund at Washington and Lee University providing support for a faculty member in the Williams School of Commerce, Economics, and Politics, as determined by the Dean.

Megan Hess
The Class of 1960 Professorship in Ethics and The Class of 1960 Endowment for the Institute for Honor combines gifts made in celebration of the 40th and 50th reunions of the class to promote the understanding and practice of honor and honesty as an indispensable element of society.

Lloyd Tanlu
The Ehrick Kilner Haight, Sr. Term Professorship, established in 2008 by Richard Allen Haight ’84, is a permanently endowed fund at Washington and Lee University providing support for a faculty member in the Williams School of Commerce, Economics, and Politics.

Peter Grajzl
The John F. Hendon Professorship endowment was begun by John F. Hendon ’24 during his lifetime and completed by his widow, Mila Shropshire Hendon, in 1987. The professorship stands in the Ernest Williams II School of Commerce, Economics, and Politics.

Amanda Bower
The Charles C. Holbrook, Jr. ’72 Professorship was established in 2012 by William H. Miller III, a classmate, in memory of his friend who died in 1994. The professorship will support an exceptional undergraduate teacher and a distinguished scholar at Washington and Lee University.

Jayson Margalus
The Rupert H. Johnson, Jr. Professorship in Entrepreneurship and Leadership, established in 2008, supports a distinguished professor in the Williams School of Commerce, Economics and Politics with teaching and scholarly interests grounded in the business world and a passion for the critical role that entrepreneurs play.

Aliaa Bassiouny
Established in 2007 by Larry J. and Sally P. Lawrence (P ’08,’10) is a permanently endowed fund at Washington and Lee University providing support for a faculty member in Business Administration, Economics, or Accounting, as determined by the Provost and Dean of the Williams School.

Scott A. Hoover
The A. Stevens Miles Professorship in Banking and Finance, established in 2016, supports a distinguished professor at Washington and Lee University who is an accomplished scholar and exceptional teacher with expertise in banking and finance.

Michael A. Anderson
The Robert E. Sadler, Jr. Professorship was established in 2007 to support a distinguished professor who is an accomplished scholar and exceptional teacher in the Williams School of Commerce, Economics and Politics. The Professorship is managed by the Provost in consultation with the dean of the Williams School.

Arthur H. Goldsmith
The Jackson T. Stephens Professorship in Economics was established in 1996 by Warren A. Stephens, a member of the Class of 1979 from Little Rock, Arkansas, in honor of his father. The purpose of this endowment is to recognize a member of the faculty who has been involved in teaching macroeconomics and the free market system.

Mark E. Rush
The Stanley D. and Nikki Waxberg Professorship was established by action of the Washington and Lee Board of Trustees in 2008 in recognition of the philanthropy of Mr. Waxberg.The Trustees will designate the endowment to support a distinguished professor who is an accomplished scholar and an exceptional teacher, regardless of the department or school.

Robin LeBlanc
The William Lyne Wilson Professorship in Political Economy was created in 1991 by a bequest from William Lyne Wilson II ’27, in memory of his grandfather, who served as president of the University at the turn of the century. Wilson professors will be selected from faculty serving in either the Department of Economics or the Department of Politics.