This is one of the highest honors a faculty member can achieve, as it aids in the funding of research, special projects, and travel to conferences and meetings that advance the recipient’s scholarly work. The Louisiana Board of Regents provides matching funds to Dillard’s generous donors who fund these endowments.
Dillard’s students, faculty and staff congratulate the following endowed chairs and faculty members:
| Dr. Ashraf Esmail | Barron Hilton – Criminal Justice |
| Dr. Charlotte Hurst | The Gloria Kabacoff Endowed Professorship in Nursing Research |
| Mr. Denis Sigur | Barron Hilton Computer Science Endowed Professorship Trust Fund |
| Ms. Katina Whorton | Barron Hilton Criminal Justice Endowed Professorship Trust Fund |
| Dr. Dorian Williams | Barron Hilton Economics Endowed Professorship Trust Fund |
| Dr. Eric Buckles | Conrad N. Hilton Biology Endowed Professorship |
| Dr. Gary Clark | Barron Hilton Political Science Endowed Professorship Trust Fund |
| Dr. Casey Schreiber | Revius O. Ortique Jr. Eminent Scholar Chair in Political Science |
| Dr. Hong Dai | Conrad N. Hilton Physic/Mathematics Endowed Professorship |
| Dr. Katrina Kellum | Gloria Kabacoff Symptoms Management Endowed Professorship |
| Dr. Fredelan Williams | Conrad N. Hilton History Endowed Professorship Trust Fund |
| Dr. Lana Chambliss | Barron Hilton Psychology Endowed Professorship |
| Dr. Lovell Agwaramgbo | Conrad N. Hilton Chemistry Endowed Professorship |
| Dr. Mohammad Hussain | William Arceneaux Endowed Professorship in Economics |
| Dr. Mona Lisa Saloy | Conrad N. Hilton Endowed Professorship-English |
| Dr. Richard Igwike | Gloria and Lester B. Kabacoff Business Administration Endowed Professorship |
| Dr. Nazar Mustapha | Eben Hardie Jr. Finance Endowed Professorship Fund |
| Dr. Jacob Habashi | Edward Schneider Endowed Professorship in Accounting Fund |
| Dr. Nero Edevbie | Edward Schneider Professorship in Business Fund |
| Dr. Robert A. Collins | Conrad N. Hilton Urban Affairs Endowed Professorship Trust Fund |
| Mr. John Pult | Ray Charles Endowed Professorship in History and Material Culture |
| Dr. Sharon Hutchinson | The Gloria Kabacoff Endowed Nursing Professorship in Teaching and Informatics |
| Dr. Masudi Stolard | The Eben Hardie Jr. Endowed Professorship in Business |
| Dr. Brandy Johnson | Baron Hilton Nursing/Pre-Medical Careers Endowed Professorship |
| Dr. Steve Buddington | Hilton Sociology Endowed Professorship |
| Mr. Cortheal Clark | Rosamary Eminent Scholars Chair in Humanities and Fine Arts |
| Mr. John H. Barnes, Jr. | Ray Charles Endowed Professorship in Art and Material Culture |
| Mr. S. Carver Davenport | Ray Charles Endowed Professorship in Music |
| Dr. Eartha Johnson | Rosa Freeman Keller and Charles Keller Eminent Scholar |
| Mrs. Violet Bowers | Conrad N. Hilton Music Endowed Professorship |
| Dr. Sheila Haynes | The Gloria Kabacoff Endowed Professorship in Nursing Ethics |
| Ms. Clotal-Sutton-Moore | The Gloria Kabacoff Endowed Professorship in Nursing Pedagogy |
| Ms. Zella Palmer | Ray Charles Endowed Chair in Material and Culture |
