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Faculty searches and recruitment
Clinical, educator and research track appointments
Tenure and promotion
Endowed Chairs and University Distinguished Professors
Academic leadership searches and appointments
Emerita/Emeritus faculty and retirement

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Faculty appointments reviews, Interfolio, and the Faculty Information System

Faculty Search

Faculty Registry

Retirement Incentive Program

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Faculty Appointments Team

Danielle Certa

Director of Faculty Appointments
Megan Cole

Senior Program Coordinator
Mary Pizzullo

Senior Program Coordinator

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Director of Faculty Appointments Danielle Certa

Faculty Searches and Recruitment

Faculty Searches and Recruitment
Faculty Records and Systems Stewardship
Faculty Reappointment, Tenure and Promotion
Managing Office and Overseeing Workflow
Support VPFA on work with Provost and Chancellor offices
Academic Leadership Searches & Appointments
Federal Reporting Compliance
Board of Trust Schedules and Requirements
Faculty Leaves of Absence

Senior Program Coordinator Megan Cole

Endowed Chairs & Directors
Endowed Chair Investiture
25-Year Chairs Recognition
Appointment to University Distinguished Professors and Distinguished Professors
Retired Status
Retirement Incentive Agreement (RIP)
Emerita/Emeritus Faculty
Website Management and Consulting
Faculty Data

Senior Program Coordinator Mary Pizzullo

Clinical, Educator & Research Track Appointments & Promotion
Initial appointment of non-tenure track faculty
Reappointment and promotion of non-tenure track faculty
Faculty Appointments Project and Task Tracking
Training
Interfolio Usage Enhancements
Faculty Affairs social media

Endowed Chair Investiture

2026 Endowed Chair Cohort
- Coming soon!
2025 Endowed Chair Cohort
- Rony Adam - Frances and John E. Burch Chair
- Marcia Barnes - Dunn Family Chair in Psychoeducational Assessment
- Donald Brady - Gray E. B. Stahlman Chair #2
- Daniel Brown - Carol D. & Henry P. Pendergrass Chair
- Bruce Carter - Natalie Overall Warren Chair in Biochemistry
- William Cutrer - Mike Fowler and Bonnie M. Miller Chair in Education and Innovation
- Jennifer Davis - Gertrude Conaway Vanderbilt Chair #5
- Anthony Flores - Edward Claiborne Stahlman Chair
- Ivelin Georgiev - Louise B. McGavock Chair in Pathology, Microbiology and Immunology
- Steven Goodbred - Stevenson Chair #24
- Leor Halevi - Holland N. McTyeire Chair in History
- Ilana Horn - Wachtmeister Family Chair
- Ari Joskowicz - Eugene Greener, Jr. Chair in Jewish Studies
- Jonathan Kropski - Rudy W. Jacobson Chair in Pulmonary Medicine
- Sara Mayeux - Mildred Prescott Miller Chair in Law
- Lisa Monteggia - Lee E. Limbird Chair in Pharmacology
- Richard O'Brien - Stevenson Chair #27
- Andrea Page-McCaw - Stevenson Chair #26
- Thomas Palmeri - Centennial Chair #1
- Vesna Pavlovic' - Paul E. Shaw Chair in Fine Arts
- Veronika Pool - Justin Potter Professorship
- Allison Schachter - Winkelried Family Chair in Jewish Studies
- Kevin Schey - Stevenson Chair #28
- Mark Schoenfield - Robert Penn Warren Professor of the Humanities
- Jennifer Shinall - Sara J. Finley Chair in Women, Law and Policy
- Eric Shinohara - Cornelius Vanderbilt Chair in Radiation Oncology
- David Stevenson - Mike Curb Chair in Health Policy
- Wendy Tam - Stevenson Chair #20
- Digna Velez Edwards - Lucius E. Burch Chair in Reproductive Physiology
- Glenn Webb - Centennial Chair #4
- Meike Werner - Centennial Chair #5
- Consuelo Wilkins - Mildred Thornton Chair in Rural Health
- Matthew H. Wilson - Ruth King Scoville Chair in Medicine
2024 Endowed Chair Cohort
- Akram Aldroubi, Ph.D., Stevenson Chair #22
- Ralf Bennartz, Ph.D., Stevenson Chair #25
- Jordan D. Berlin, M.D., Cornelius Abernathy Craig Chair
- Lola Chambless, M.D., George S. Allen Chair in Neurological Surgery
- Catherine Fuchs, M.D., Bixler-Johnson-Mayes Chair #1
- Emily Greble, Ph.D., Nelson O. Tyrone, Jr. Chair in History
- William J. Heerman, M.D., William K. Warren Foundation Chair in Medicine
- M. Shane Hutson, Ph.D., A.B. Learned Chair in Living State Physics
- Stephen Jae Kim, M.D., Phyllis G. and William B. Snyder, M.D. Endowed Chair in Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences
- Xenofon Koutsoukos, Ph.D., Thomas R. Walters Chair
- John Kuriyan, Ph.D., Mary Geddes Stahlman Chair
- Bennett A. Landman, Ph.D., Stevenson Chair #31
- Dan Margalit, Ph.D., Stevenson Chair #18
- Dana D. Nelson, Ph.D., Nancy Perot Chair
- Mayur B. Patel, M.D., Ingram Chair in Surgical Sciences
- Galen Perdikis, M.D., G. Patrick Maxwell, M.D. Chair
- Yolanda Pierce, Ph.D., Cornelius Vanderbilt Chair #54
- Morgan Ricks, J.D., Herman O. Loewenstein Chair in Law
- Brian Rini, M.D., Thomas F. Frist Sr. Chair in Medicine #1
- Melissa Rose, D.M.A., Mark Wait Dean’s Chair
- Eben Rosenthal, M.D., Barry and Amy Baker Chair in Laryngeal, Head and Neck Research
- Krishnendu Roy, Ph.D., Bruce and Bridgitt Evans Dean’s Chair in Engineering
- Yuya Sasaki, Ph.D., Brian and Charlotte Grove Chair
- Jared Speck, Ph.D., Stevenson Chair #21
- Thomas Steenburgh, Ph.D., Ralph Owen Professorship
- Lauren Sudeall, J.D., David Daniels Allen Distinguished Chair of Law #5
- Jessica Trounstine, Ph.D., Centennial Chair #7
- David Wallace, M.D., MPH, George Weeks Hale Professorship of Ophthalmology
2023 Endowed Chair Cohort
- Rebecca Haw Allensworth, J.D., David Daniels Allen Distinguished Chair in Law
- Daniel A. Barocas, M.D., MPH, William L. Bray Chair in Urology
- Ralf Bennartz, Ph.D., Stevenson Chair
- James W. Bodfish, Ph.D., Thomas L. and Jane Wilkerson Yount Chair in Hearing and Speech Sciences
- Carissa J. Cascio, Ph.D., James G. Blakemore Chair in Psychiatry
- Jessica Clarke, J.D., Cornelius Vanderbilt Chair in Law
- Daniel Andrei Cohen, Ph.D., Frances Hampton Currey Chair
- Christos Constantinidis, Ph.D., Stevenson Chair
- Blythe A. Corbett, Ph.D., James G. Blakemore Chair in Psychiatry
- Kelly Dooley, M.D., Ph.D., MPH, Addison B. Scoville Jr. Chair in Medicine
- Jennifer Escalas, Ph.D., Dean Samuel B. and Evelyn R. Richmond Chair in Management
- René Headrick Gifford, Ph.D., Fred H. Bess Chair in Audiology
- Kelly Ann Goldsmith, Ph.D., E. Bronson Ingram Chair
- Steven L. Goodbred Jr., Ph.D., Stevenson Chair
- Anna R. Hemnes, M.D., Elsa S. Hanigan Chair in Pulmonary Medicine
- Julián F. Hillyer, Ph.D., Centennial Chair
- Xiaodong Kevin Huang, Ph.D., Andrew and Jennifer Hoine Chair in Economics
- Eunjoo Kim, Ph.D., Charles G. Finney Chair
- Stephen Jae Kim, M.D., Phyllis G. and William B. Snyder, M.D. Chair in Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences
- Emily Lordi, Ph.D., Edwin Mims Chair in English
- Timothy P. McNamara, Ph.D., Gertrude Conway Vanderbilt Chair in the Social and Natural Sciences
- Keith G. Meador, M.D., Th.M, MPH, Anne Geddes Stahlman Chair in Medical Ethics
- Aaron Moberly, M.D., Guy M. Maness Chair in Otolaryngology
- Çağlar Oskay, Ph.D., Cornelius Vanderbilt Chair
- Ben Park, M.D., Ph.D., Benjamin F. Byrd Jr. Endowed Chair in Oncology
- Anthony Reed, Ph.D., Norman L. and Roselea J. Goldberg Professor of Fine Arts
- Todd A. Ricketts, Ph.D., Thomas L. and Jane Wilkerson Yount Chair in Hearing and Speech Sciences
- Morgan Ricks, J.D., Herman O. Loewenstein Chair in Law
- Renã Robinson, Ph.D., Dorothy J. Wingfield Phillips Chair
- Amanda M. Rose, J.D., Cornelius Vanderbilt Chair in Law
- Kathryn Schwarz, Ph.D., Gertrude Conway Vanderbilt Chair
- Sean Seymore, J.D., Ph.D., Centennial Professorship in Law
- Ravi Shah, M.D., Gottlieb C. Friesinger II Chair in Cardiovascular Medicine
- Scott Stephan, M.D., Carol and John Odess Chair in Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery
- Anne Marie Tharpe, Ph.D., Vickie and Thomas Flood Chair in Hearing and Speech Sciences
- Lisa Lynette Thompson, Ph.D., Cornelius Vanderbilt Chair
- Emilie Townes, Ph.D., D.Min, E. Rhodes and Leona B. Carpenter Chair
- Steven D. Townsend, Ph.D., Stevenson Chair
- Zachary E. Warren, Ph.D., Donna and Jeffrey Eskind Family Chair in Autism Spectrum Disorder
- Neil Woodward, Ph.D., Charlotte and Donald Test Jr. Chair in Psychiatry
- Yesha Yadav, LL.M., Milton R. Underwood Chair
2022 Endowed Chair Cohort
- Rebecca Allensworth, David Daniels Allen Distinguished Chair of Law #4
- Daniel Barocas, William L. Bray Chair in Urology #2
- Ralf Bennartz, Stevenson Chair #25
- James Bodfish, Yount Chair in Hearing and Speech Sciences
- Carissa Cascio, James G. Blakemore Chair in Psychiatry #3
- Jessica Clarke, Cornelius Vanderbilt Chair in Law #52
- Daniel Cohen, Frances Hampton Currey Chair
- Christos Constantinidis, Stevenson Chair #19
- Blythe Corbett, James G. Blakemore Chair in Psychiatry #2
- Kelly Dooley, Addison B. Scoville Jr. Chair in Medicine
- Jennifer Escalas, Dean Samuel B. and Evelyn R. Richmond Chair in Management
- René Gifford, Fred H. Bess Chair in Audiology
- Steven Goodbred, Stevenson Chair #24
- Anna Hemnes, Elsa S Hanigan Chair In Pulmonary Medicine
- Julian Hillyer, Centennial Chair #7
- Kevin Huang, Hoine Chair in Economics
- Eunjoo Kim, Charles G. Finney Chair
- Stephen Jae Kim, Phyllis G & William B Snyder, MD Endowed Chair in Ophthalmology and Visual Science
- Emily Lordi, Chair In Honor of Professor Eddie Mims
- Timothy McNamara, Gertrude Conaway Vanderbilt Chair-Social & Natural Science #4
- Keith G. Meador, Ann Geddes Stahlman Chair in Medical Ethics
- Aaron Moberly, Named Associate Professor of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery
- Çağlar Oskay, Cornelius Vanderbilt Chair #27
- Ben Ho Park, Benjamin F. Byrd, Jr., Chair in Oncology
- Anthony Reed, Norman L and Roselea J Goldberg Professor Chair
- Todd A. Ricketts, Thomas L. and Jane Wilkerson Yount Chair in Hearing and Speech Sciences #2
- Morgan Ricks, Herman O. Loewenstein Chair in Law
- Renã Robinson, Dorothy J. Wingfield Phillips Chair
- Amanda Rose, Cornelius Vanderbilt Chair in Law #53
- Kathryn Schwarz, Gertrude Conaway Vanderbilt Chair #3
- Sean Seymore, Centennial Professorship in Law #2
- Kelly Goldsmith, E. Bronson Ingram Chair #6
- Scott Stephan, Carol and John S. Odess Chair in Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery
- Anne Marie Tharpe, Vickie & Thomas Flood Chair in Hearing and Speech Sciences
- Lisa Thompson, Cornelius Vanderbilt Chair #25
- Emilie Townes, E. Rhodes and Leona Carpenter Chair #5
- Steven Townsend, Stevenson Chair #17
- Zachary Warren, Donna and Jeffrey Eskind Chair in Autism Spectrum Disorder
- Yesha Yadav, Milton R. Underwood Chair #4
2021 Endowed Chair Cohort
- Vandana Abramson, M.D., Donna S. Hall Chair in Breast Cancer
- Brian O. Bachmann, Ph.D., Stevenson Chair
- David K. Cortez, Ph.D., Richard N. Armstrong, Ph.D. Chair for Innovation in Biochemistry
- Jennifer Fay, Ph.D., Gertrude Conaway Vanderbilt Chair
- Brian T. Fitzpatrick, J.D., Milton R. Underwood Chair in Free Enterprise
- Jason A. Grissom, Ph.D., Patricia and Rodes Hart Chair
- Natasha B. Halasa, M.D., M.P.H., Craig-Weaver Chair in Pediatrics
- Nancy Lea Hyer, Ph.D., James A. Speyer Professorship of Production Management
- David E. Lewis, Ph.D., Rebecca Webb Wilson University Chair
- David Kosson, Ph.D., Gass Family Chair in Energy and the Environment
- Bradley A. Malin, Ph.D., Accenture Chair
- René Marois, Ph.D., Winkelried Family Chair in Neuroscience
- Maury Nation, Ph.D., Bob Innes Chair in Human and Organizational Development
- Lucius T. Outlaw Jr., Ph.D., W. Alton Jones Chair in Philosophy
- Ben Park, Ph.D., Cornelius Abernathy Craig Chair
- Kimryn Rathmell, M.D., Ph.D., Hugh J. Morgan Chair in Medicine
- Daniel J. Sharfstein, J.D., Dick and Martha Lansden Chair in Law
- Julia Sheffield, Ph.D., Jack Martin M.D. Research Professorship in Psychopharmacology
- Phillis Isabella Sheppard, Ph.D., E. Rhodes and Leona B. Carpenter Chair
- John Sides, Ph.D., William R. Kenan, Jr. Chair at the College of Arts and Science
- Ganesh Sitaraman, Ph.D., New York Alumni Chancellor’s Chair
- C. Melissa Snarr, Ph.D., E. Rhodes and Leona B. Carpenter Chair
- Arleen Marcia Tuchman, Ph.D., Nelson O. Tyrone, Jr. Chair in History
- Lorraine B. Ware, M.D., Ralph and Lulu Owen Chair in Medicine
- John C. Wellons III, M.D., M.S.P.H., Cal Turner Chair in Pediatric Neurosurgery
2020 Endowed Chair Cohort
- Chancellor Emeritus Nicholas Zeppos, J.D., Cornelius Vanderbilt Chancellor Emeritus Chair
- Dean Lorenzo F. Candelaria, Ph.D., Mark Wait Dean’s Chair
- Dean John G. Geer, Ph.D., Ginny and Conner Searcy Dean of the College of Arts and Science
- Brian O. Bachmann, Ph.D., Stevenson Chair
- Timothy S. Blackwell, M.D., Rudy W. Jacobson Chair in Pulmonary Medicine
- David K. Cortez, Ph.D., Richard N. Armstrong, Ph.D. Chair for Innovation in Biochemistry
- Brian T. Fitzpatrick, J.D., Milton R. Underwood Chair in Free Enterprise
- Jason A. Grissom, Ph.D., Patricia and Rodes Hart Chair
- Natasha B. Halasa, M.P.H., M.P.H., Craig-Weaver Chair in Pediatrics
- Nancy Lea Hyer, Ph.D., James A. Speyer Professorship of Production Management
- Tina M. Iverson, Ph.D., Louise B. McGavock Chair
- Lutz Koepnick, Ph.D., Max Kade Foundation Chair in German Studies
- David E. Lewis, Ph.D., Rebecca Webb Wilson University Chair
- Bradley A. Malin, Ph.D., Accenture Chair
- René Marois, Ph.D., Winkelried Family Chair in Neuroscience
- Maury Nation, Ph.D., Bob Innes Chair in Human and Organizational Development
- Kelly Oliver, Ph.D., W. Alton Jones Chair in Philosophy
- Lucius T. Outlaw Jr., Ph.D., W. Alton Jones Chair in Philosophy
- Kimryn Rathmell, M.D., Ph.D., Hugh J. Morgan Chair in Medicine
- Deborah Wells Rowe, Ph.D., Carolyn M. Evertson Chair in Teacher Education
- Daniel J. Sharfstein, J.D., Dick and Martha Lansden Chair in Law
- Phillis Isabella Sheppard, Ph.D., E. Rhodes and Leona B. Carpenter Chair
- John Sides, Ph.D., William R. Kenan, Jr. Chair at the College of Arts and Science
- C. Melissa Snarr, Ph.D., E. Rhodes and Leona B. Carpenter Chair
- Carmen C. Solórzano, M.D., John L. Sawyers Chair in Surgical Sciences
- Arleen Marcia Tuchman, Ph.D., Nelson O. Tyrone, Jr. Chair in History
- Julia A. Velkovska, Ph.D., Cornelius Vanderbilt Chair
- Lorraine B. Ware, M.D., Ralph and Lulu Owen Chair in Medicine
- John C. Wellons III, M.D., Cal Turner Chair in Pediatric Neurosurgery