Attracting, nurturing and rewarding faculty is at the heart of endowed faculty funds, and is one of the highest priorities of the School.
Endowed professorships are the most significant awards bestowed upon tenured faculty.
Stanford encourages donors to develop strong, ongoing relationships with chairholders. The donor and the distinguished scholar who holds the professorship share the prestige associated with an endowed chair. The School of Engineering gratefully acknowledges the following endowed professorships which play a critical role in maintaining Stanford's leadership in engineering research and education.