The Presidential Chair Award is the highest academic honor the university can bestow on a faculty member. This award is supported by a permanently endowed gift, which honors a senior faculty member who is a top scholar in a given discipline. The gift also provides ongoing support for research, development and program support related to that discipline.
Current Presidential Chairs, and their background, are listed below.
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Nebraska Wheat Growers Presidential Chair
Nebraska Soybean Board Presidential Chair
Food for Health Center Presidential Chair
Nebraska Corn Checkoff Presidential Chair
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Fred & Pamela Buffett Presidential Chair in Cancer
Carol Remmer Angle Presidential Chair of Pediatrics
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Richard D. Holland Early Childhood Development Presidential Chair