Catalogue 2010-11

C.L. Max Nikias, Ph.D., President

Elizabeth Garrett, J.D., Interim Senior Vice President for Academic Affairs and Provost, and Vice President, Academic Planning and Budget

Robert Abeles, B.A., M.B.A, Interim Senior Vice President, Finance, and Chief Financial Officer

Todd R. Dickey, J.D., Senior Vice President, Administration

Martha Harris, M.A., Senior Vice President, University Relations

Carol Mauch Amir, J.D., General Counsel and Secretary of the University

Joe Back, Interim Vice President, Campus Development and Facilities Management Services

Randolph Hall, Ph.D., Vice President, Research

Katharine Harrington, Vice President, Admissions and Planning

Michael L. Jackson, Ed.D., Vice President, Student Affairs

David M. Roberts, Vice President, Athletic Compliance

Thomas S. Sayles, J.D., Vice President, Government and Community Relations

Margo Steurbaut, B.A., M.B.A., Vice President, Finance

Courtney Surls, M.A.,Vice President, Development

Patrick C. Haden, J.D., Director of Athletics

Academic Deans

Randolph P. Beatty, Dean, Leventhal School of Accounting

Robert A. Cutietta, Dean, Thornton School of Music

Elizabeth M. Daley, Dean, School of Cinematic Arts

Gerald C. Davison, Dean, Davis School of Gerontology

James G. Ellis, Dean, Marshall School of Business

Marilyn L. Flynn, Dean, School of Social Work

Karen Symms Gallagher, Dean, Rossier School of Education

Howard Gillman, Dean, College of Letters, Arts and Sciences

Jack H. Knott, Dean, School of Policy, Planning, and Development

Qingyun Ma, Dean, School of Architecture

Carmen A. Puliafito, Dean, Keck School of Medicine

Madeline Puzo, Dean, School of Theatre

Catherine Quinlan, Dean, USC Libraries

Robert K. Rasmussen, Dean, Gould School of Law

Avishai Sadan, Dean, Ostrow School of Dentistry

Rochelle Steiner, Dean, Roski School of Fine Arts

R. Pete Vanderveen, Dean, School of Pharmacy

Ernest James Wilson III, Dean, Annenberg School for Communication & Journalism

Yannis C. Yortsos, Dean, Viterbi School of Engineering

Michael A. Arbib, University Professor, Fletcher Jones Chair in Computer Science, and Professor of Biological Sciences and Biomedical Engineering

Lloyd Armstrong, Jr., University Professor, Professor of Physics, and Professor of Education

George A. Bekey, University Professor Emeritus, and Professor Emeritus of Computer Science

Warren Bennis, University Professor and Distinguished Professor of Business Administration

Leo B. Braudy, University Professor, and Leo S. Bing Chair in English and American Literature

Alexander Morgan Capron, University Professor, Scott H. Bice Chair in Healthcare Law, Policy and Ethics, and Professor of Law and Medicine

Manuel Castells, University Professor, Wallis Annenberg Chair in Communication Technology and Society, and Professor of Communication, Sociology, Planning, and International Relations

Marshall Cohen, University Professor Emeritus, and Professor Emeritus of Philosophy and Law

Geoffrey Cowan, University Professor, and Annenberg Family Chair in Communication Leadership

Richard A. Easterlin, University Professor, and Professor of Economics

Caleb Finch, University Professor, ARCO/William F. Kieschnick Chair in the Neurobiology of Aging, and Professor of Gerontology and Biological Sciences

Solomon W. Golomb, University Professor, Distinguished Professor of Electrical Engineering and Mathematics, and Andrew and Edna Viterbi Chair in Communications

Robert W. Hellwarth, University Professor, George T. Pfleger Chair in Electrical Engineering, and Professor of Physics

Thomas H. Jordan, University Professor, W.M. Keck Foundation Professor of Geophysics, and Professor of Earth Sciences

Marsha Kinder, University Professor, Professor of Critical Studies, Spanish and Portuguese, and Comparative Literature

Malcolm C. Pike, University Professor, and Professor of Preventive Medicine

Jean C. Shih, University Professor, Boyd P. and Elsie D. Welin Professor of Pharmaceutical Sciences, and Professor of Cell and Neurobiology

Kevin O. Starr, University Professor, and Professor of History, and Policy, Planning, and Development

Richard F. Thompson, University Professor, William M. Keck Chair in Biological Sciences, and Professor of Neurology

William G. Tierney, University Professor, and Wilbur-Kieffer Professor of Higher Education

Michael S. Waterman, University Professor, USC Associates Chair in Natural Sciences, and Professor of Biological Sciences and Mathematics

Leonard M. Adleman, Henry Salvatori Distinguished Chair in Computer Science

Norman Arnheim, Distinguished Professor of Biological Sciences, Molecular Biology and Biochemistry, and Ester Dornsife Chair in Biological Sciences

Warren Bennis, University Professor and Distinguished Professor of Business Administration

T. Coraghessan Boyle, Distinguished Professor of English

Percival Everett II, Distinguished Professor of English

Solomon W. Golomb, University Professor, Distinguished Professor of Electrical Engineering and Mathematics, and Andrew and Edna Viterbi Chair in Communications

Mark Jonathan Harris, Distinguished Professor of Cinematic Arts

Stephen Hartke, Distinguished Professor of Composition

Brian E. Henderson, Distinguished Professor of Preventive Medicine, and Kenneth T. Norris Jr. Chair in Cancer Prevention

James T. Higginbotham, Distinguished Professor of Philosophy and Linguistics, and Linda MacDonald Hilf Chair in Philosophy

Peter A. Jones, Distinguished Professor of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, and H. Leslie Hoffman and Elaine S. Hoffman Chair in Cancer Research

Francine R. Kaufman, Distinguished Professor Emerita of Pediatrics

Michael M.C. Lai, Distinguished Professor Emeritus of Molecular Microbiology and Immunology, and Neurology

Morten J. Lauridsen, Distinguished Professor of Composition

Edward E. Lawler III, Distinguished Research Professor of Business

Alexandra M. Levine, Distinguished Professor Emerita of Medicine

George A. Olah, Distinguished Professor of Chemistry and Donald P. and Katherine B. Loker Chair in Organic Chemistry

Shahbudin H. Rahimtoola, Distinguished Professor of Medicine and George C. Griffith Chair in Cardiology

Stephen J. Ryan, Grace and Emery Beardsley Distinguished Chair in Ophthalmology

Vaughn A. Starnes, Distinguished Professor of Cardiothoracic Surgery, and H. Russell Smith Foundation Chair for Stem Cell and Cardiovascular Thoracic Research

Walter Wolf, Distinguished Professor of Pharmaceutical Sciences

Faculty Endowments

Leonard M. Adleman, Henry Salvatori Chair in Computer Science, Viterbi School of Engineering

Paul Adler, Harold Quinton Chair in Business Policy, Marshall School of Business

Ron Allice, Ted Banks Chair for the Director of Track and Field Program, Department of Intercollegiate Athletics

Scott A. Altman, Virginia S. and Fred H. Bice Professor of Law, Gould School of Law

Michael L. J. Apuzzo, M.D., Todd-Wells Professor of Neurosurgery, Keck School of Medicine

Michelle Arbeitman, Gabilan Assistant Professor of Biological Sciences, College of Letters, Arts and Sciences

Michael A. Arbib, Fletcher Jones Chair in Computer Science, Viterbi School of Engineering

Andrea Armani, Fluor Early Career Chair in Engineering, Viterbi School of Engineering

Jody David Armour, Roy P. Crocker Professor of Law, Gould School of Law

Norman Arnheim, Ester Dornsife Chair in Biological Sciences, College of Letters, Arts and Sciences

Ron Avi Astor, Richard M. and Ann L. Thor Endowed Professor of Urban Social Development, School of Social Work

Larry Auerbach, The Larry Auerbach Endowed Chair, School of Cinematic Arts

Tridib Banerjee, James Irvine Chair in Urban and Regional Planning, School of Policy, Planning, and Development

Arthur C. Bartner, Arthur C. Bartner Trojan Marching Band Director’s Chair

Randolph P. Beatty, Alan Casden Dean’s Chair at the Leventhal School of Accounting, Marshall School of Business

Theodore W. Berger, David Packard Chair in Engineering, Viterbi School of Engineering

Richard N. Bergman, W. M. Keck Chair in Medicine, Keck School of Medicine

Anthony Bertelli, C.C. Crawford Chair in Management and Performance, School of Policy, Planning, and Development

Scott H. Bice, Robert C. and Nanette T. Packard Professor of Law, Gould School of Law

Irving Biederman, Harold Dornsife Neurosciences Chair, College of Letters, Arts and Sciences

Barry Boehm, TRW Professor of Software Engineering, Viterbi School of Engineering

Sarah Bonner, USC Accounting Associates Professor of Accounting, Marshall School of Business

Zea Borok, Ralph Edgington Chair in Medicine, Keck School of Medicine

Edward R. Bosley, James N. Gamble Director of the Gamble House, School of Architecture

Todd Boyd, The Katherine and Frank Price Endowed Chair for the Study of Race and Popular Culture, School of Cinematic Arts

Laurie Brand, Robert Grandford Wright Professor, College of Letters, Arts and Sciences

Leo B. Braudy, Leo S. Bing Chair in English and American Literature, College of Letters, Arts and Sciences

Albert O. Brecht, John Stauffer Professor of Law, Gould School of Law

John Brekke, Frances G. Larson Professor of Social Work Research, School of Social Work

Melvin Breuer, Charles Lee Powell Chair in Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, Viterbi School of Engineering

Dominic Brewer, Clifford H. and Betty C. Allen Professor of Urban Leadership, Rossier School of Education

Roberta Diaz Brinton, R. Pete Vanderveen Endowed Chair in Therapeutic Discovery and Development, School of Pharmacy

John L. Brodhead, Jr., M.D., George N. and Mary Lou Boone Professor of Medical Excellence, Keck School of Medicine

Rebecca L. Brown, Newton Professor of Constitutional Law, Gould School of Law

Gilbert J. Burckart, Hygeia Centennial Chair in Clinical Pharmacy, School of Pharmacy

Enrique Cadenas, Charles Krown/Pharmacy Alumni Professor of Pharmaceutical Sciences, School of Pharmacy

Douglas G. Capone, William and Julie Wrigley Chair in Environmental Studies, College of Letters, Arts and Sciences

Alexander Morgan Capron, Scott H. Bice Chair in Healthcare Law, Policy and Ethics, Gould School of Law

Drew Casper, Alma and Alfred Hitchcock Chair, School of Cinematic Arts

Rudy Castruita, Irving R. Melbo Chair in Education, Rossier School of Education

Manuel Castells, Wallis Annenberg Chair in Communication Technology and Society, Annenberg School for Communication

Yang Chai, George and Mary Lou Boone Chair in Craniofacial Molecular Biology, Ostrow School of Dentistry

Winston Wan-Li Chee, Ralph W. and Jean L. Bleak Professor of Restorative Dentistry, Ostrow School of Dentistry

Tsen-Chung Cheng, Lloyd F. Hunt Chair in Electrical Power Engineering, Viterbi School of Engineering

Iris Chi, The Golden Age Association/Frances Wu Chair in Chinese Elderly, School of Social Work

Helena Chui, M.D., Raymond and Betty McCarron Chair in Neurology, Keck School of Medicine

Terry L. Cooper, Maria B. Crutcher Professor of Citizenship and Democratic Values, School of Policy, Planning, and Development

Midge Costin, Kay Rose Endowed Chair in the Art of Sound and Dialogue Editing, School of Cinematic Arts

Geoffrey Cowan, Annenberg Family Chair in Communication Leadership, Annenberg School for Communication

Cheryl Craft, Mary D. Allen Chair in Vision Research, Keck School of Medicine

Edward D. Crandall, M.D., Kenneth T. Norris Jr. Chair in Medicine, Keck School of Medicine

Eileen Crimmins, ARCO/William F. Kieschnick Chair in the Neurobiology of Aging, Davis School of Gerontology

Stephen B. Cronin, Gordon B. Marshall Early Career Chair, Viterbi School of Engineering

David Z. D’Argenio, Chonette Chair in Biomedical Technology, Viterbi School of Engineering

Elizabeth M. Daley, Steven J. Ross/Time Warner Endowed Dean’s Chair in Cinema-Television, School of Cinematic Arts

Antonio Damasio, David Dornsife Chair in the College of Letters, Arts and Sciences

Hanna Damasio, Dana Dornsife Chair in the College of Letters, Arts and Sciences

P. Daniel Dapkus, William M. Keck Chair in Engineering, Viterbi School of Engineering

Kelvin J. A. Davies, James E. Birren Chair in Gerontology, Davis School of Gerontology

Gerald C. Davison, William and Sylvia Kugel Dean’s Chair in Gerontology, Davis School of Gerontology

Harry DeAngelo, Charles E. Cook/Community Bank Chair in Banking, Marshall School of Business

Mark L. DeFond, Joseph A. DeBell Professor of Business Administration, Marshall School of Business

Tom R. Demeester, M.D., Jeffrey P. Smith Chair in Surgery, Keck School of Medicine

Mary L. Dudziak, Judge Edward J. and Ruey L. Guirado Professor of Law, Gould School of Law

Shantanu Dutta, Dave and Jeanne Tappan Chair in Marketing, Marshall School of Business

David Dwyer, T. & I. Katzman/Ernst Chair in Educational Entrepreneurship, Rossier School of Education

Kathleen Ell, Ernest P. Larson Professor of Health, Ethnicity and Poverty, School of Social Work

James G. Ellis, Robert R. Dockson’s Dean’s Chair in Business Administration, Marshall School of Business

Susan M. Enguidanos, Albert L. and Madelyne G. Hanson Family Trust Assistant Professor, Davis School of Gerontology

Iraj Ershaghi, Omar B. Milligan Chair in Petroleum Engineering, Viterbi School of Engineering

Susan R. Estrich, Robert Kingsley Professor of Law, Gould School of Law

James M. Ferris, Emery Evans Olson Chair in Non-Profit Entrepreneurship and Public Policy, School of Policy, Planning, and Development

Wayne Ferson, Ivadelle and Theodore Johnson Chair in Banking and Finance, Marshall School of Business

Caleb E. Finch, ARCO/William F. Kieschnick Chair in the Neurobiology of Aging, Davis School of Gerontology

Valerie Folkes, USC Associates Chair in Business Administration, Marshall School of Business

Brian Francis, M.D., Ralph and A. Riffenburgh Professor of Glaucoma, Keck School of Medicine

Gary L. Frazier, Richard and Jarda Hurd Chair in Distribution Management, Marshall School of Business

Baruch Frenkel, D.M.D., J. Harold and Edna L. LaBriola Chair in Genetic Orthopaedic Research, Keck School of Medicine

Eric Friedlander, Dean’s Professor of Mathematics, College of Letters, Arts and Sciences

Jed Fuhrman, McCulloch-Crosby Chair in Marine Biology, College of Letters, Arts and Sciences

Tracy Fullerton, Electronic Arts Endowed Chair in Interactive Entertainment, School of Cinematic Arts

Karen Symms Gallagher, Emery Stoops and Joyce King‑Stoops Dean’s Chair in Education, Rossier School of Education

Ronald R. Garet, Carolyn Craig Franklin Chair in Law and Religion, Gould School of Law

Elizabeth Garrett, Frances R. and John J. Duggan Professor of Law, Gould School of Law

Parkash Gill, M.D., Renette and Marshall Ezralow Family Chair in Cancer Therapeutics, Keck School of Medicine

Howard Gillman, Anna H. Bing Dean’s Chair in the College of Letters, Arts and Sciences

Genevieve Giuliano, Margaret and John Ferraro Chair in Effective Local Government, School of Policy, Planning, and Development

Dana B. Goldman, Norman Topping/National Medical Enterprises Chair in Medicine and Public Policy, School of Policy, Planning, and Development

Solomon Golomb, Andrew and Erna Viterbi Chair in Communications, Viterbi School of Engineering

Michael I. Goran, The Dr. Robert C. and Veronica Atkins Chair in Childhood Obesity and Diabetes, Keck School of Medicine

Midori Goto, Jascha Heifetz Chair in Music, Thornton School of Music

Elizabeth Graddy, Jeffrey J. Miller Chair in Government, Business and the Economy, School of Policy, Planning, and Development

Richard K. Green, Lusk Chair in Real Estate, School of Policy, Planning, and Development

Thomas D. Griffith, John B. Milliken Professor of Taxation, Gould School of Law

Ariela J. Gross, John B. and Alice R. Sharp Professor of Law, Gould School of Law

Wolf Gruner, Shapell-Guernin Chair in Jewish Studies, College of Letters, Arts and Sciences

Gillian K. Hadfield, Richard L. and Antoinette Schamoi Kirtland Professor of Law, Gould School of Law

Robert Hailey, AFLAC Chair in Cancer Research, Keck School of Medicine

Kenneth Hall, Ken Wannberg Endowed Chair in Music Editing, School of Cinematic Arts

Sarah F. Hamm-Alvarez, Gavin S. Herbert Professor of Pharmaceutical Sciences, School of Pharmacy

Sidney Harman, Judge Widney Professor of Business, Marshall School of Business

Jay T. Harris, Wallis Annenberg Chair in Journalism and Democracy, Annenberg School for Communication

Lawrence E. Harris, Fred V. Keenan Chair in Finance, Marshall School of Business

James F. Haw, Ray R. Irani, Chairman of Occidental Petroleum Corp., Chair in Chemistry, College of Letters, Arts and Sciences

Sharon Hays, Barbra Streisand Professor of Contemporary Gender Studies, College of Letters, Arts and Sciences

Dennis Hedgecock, Paxson H. Offield Professor of Fisheries Ecology, College of Letters, Arts and Sciences

James Heft, Alton M. Brooks Professor of Religion, College of Letters, Arts and Sciences

Robert W. Hellwarth, George T. Pfleger Chair in Electrical Engineering, Viterbi School of Engineering

Brian E. Henderson, M.D., Kenneth T. Norris Jr. Chair in Epidemiology, Keck School of Medicine

Guilbert C. Hentschke, Richard T. Cooper and Mary Catherine Cooper Chair in Public School Administration, Rossier School of Education

James Higginbotham, Linda MacDonald Hilf Chair in Philosophy, College of Letters, Arts and Sciences

David Hinton, M.D., Gavin S. Herbert Professor of Vision Research, Keck School of Medicine

Dorit S. Hochbaum, Epstein Family Chair, Viterbi School of Engineering

Howard N. Hodis, Harry J. Bauer and Dorothy Bauer Rawlins Professor of Cardiology, Keck School of Medicine

William W. Holder, Ernst & Young Professor of Accounting, Marshall School of Business

Chi-Lin Hsieh, Catherine and Joseph Aresty Chair in Urologic Research, Keck School of Medicine

David Huang, M.D., Charles C. Manger III, M.D. Chair in Corneal Laser Eye Surgery, Keck School of Medicine

Mark Humayun, Cornelius J. Pings Chair in Biomedical Sciences, Office of the Provost

Mingyi Hung, Arthur Anderson & Co. Alumni Professor of Accounting, Marshall School of Business

Judy Irola, Conrad Hall Chair in Cinematography and Color Timing, School of Cinematic Arts

John A. Irvine, M.D., A. Ray Irvine Chair in Clinical Ophthalmology, Keck School of Medicine

Maurice Jarre, Judge Widney Professor, Office of the Provost

Bruce Jansson, Driscoll/Clevenger Professor of Social Policy and Administration, School of Social Work

Henry Jenkins, Provost’s Professor of Communication, Journalism and Cinematic Arts, Annenberg School for Communication and School of Cinematic Arts

Richard B. Jewell, Hugh M. Hefner Chair for the Study of American Film, School of Cinematic Arts

Kathleen A. Johnson, William A. Heeres and Josephine A. Heeres Endowed Chair in Community Pharmacy, School of Pharmacy

Peter A. Jones, H. Leslie Hoffman and Elaine S. Hoffman Chair in Cancer Research, Keck School of Medicine

Thomas Jordan, W. M. Keck Foundation Chair in Geological Sciences, College of Letters, Arts and Sciences

Michael Kahn, Provost’s Professor of Medicine and Pharmacy, Keck School of Medicine and School of Pharmacy

Richard L. Kahn, Phillip Maurer Tennis Professor of Clinical Dentistry, Ostrow School of Dentistry

Peggy Kamuf, Marion Frances Chevalier Professor of French, College of Letters, Arts and Sciences

Mark E. Kann, USC Associates Chair in Social Science, College of Letters, Arts and Sciences

Martin H. Kaplan, Norman Lear Chair in Entertainment, Media and Society, Annenberg School for Communication

Neil Kaplowitz, M.D., USC Associates/Thomas H. Brem Chair in Medicine, Keck School of Medicine

W. Martin Kast, Walter A. Richter Chair in Cancer Research, Keck School of Medicine

Gregory C. Keating, William T. Dalessi Professor of Law, Gould School of Law

Laurence H. Kedes, M.D., William M. Keck Chair in Biochemistry, Keck School of Medicine

David Kempe, Robert G. and Mary G. Lane Early Career Chair, Viterbi School of Engineering

Michael C. K. Khoo, Dwight C. and Hildagarde E. Baum Chair in Biomedical Engineering, Viterbi School of Engineering

James R. Kincaid, Aerol Arnold Chair in English, College of Letters, Arts and Sciences

Ralph Kirshbaum, Gregor Piatigorsky Chair in Violoncello, Thornton School of Music

Daniel M. Klerman, Charles L. and Ramona I. Hilliard Professor of Law, Gould School of Law

Bob G. Knight, Merle H. Bensinger Professor of Gerontology, Davis School of Gerontology

Jack H. Knott, C. Erwin and Ione L. Piper Dean’s Chair, School of Policy, Planning, and Development

Bhaskar Krishnamachari, Ming Hsieh Faculty Fellow in Electrical Engineering, Viterbi School of Engineering

Charles A. Lagreco, MacDonald and Diane Rusling Becket Professor of Community Design, School of Architecture

Daniel Lainer-Vos, Ruth Ziegler Early Career Chair in Jewish Studies, College of Letters, Arts and Sciences

Terence G. Langdon, William E. Leonard Professor of Engineering, Viterbi School of Engineering

Amy S. Lee, Judy and Larry Freeman Chair in Basic Science Research, Keck School of Medicine

George Lefcoe, Ervin and Florine Yoder Chair in Real Estate Law, Gould School of Law

Martin L. Levine, UPS Foundation Chair in Law and Gerontology, Gould School of Law

Pat Levitt, Provost’s Professor of Medicine and Pharmacy, Keck School of Medicine

Mark Lew, M.D., Joseph P. Van Der Meulen, M.D., Chair in Parkinson’s Disease Research in Honor of Robert J. Pasarow, Keck School of Medicine

Michael Lieber, M.D., Rita and Edward Polusky Chair in Basic Cancer Research, Keck School of Medicine

Gary Lieskovsky, M.D., Donald G. Skinner Chair in Urology, Keck School of Medicine

Zhong-Lin Lu, William M. Keck Chair in Cognitive Neuroscience, College of Letters, Arts and Sciences

George Lucas, Presidential Chair, School of Cinematic Arts

Thomas D. Lyon, Judge Edward J. and Ruey L. Guirado Endowed Chair in Law, Gould School of Law

Qingyun Ma, Della and Harry MacDonald Dean’s Chair in Architecture, School of Architecture

Deborah MacInnis, Charles L. and Ramona I. Hilliard Professor of Business Administration, Marshall School of Business

Anupam Madhukar, Kenneth T. Norris Professor of Engineering, Viterbi School of Engineering

Pascal Magne, Don and Sybil Harrington Foundation Chair in Esthetic Dentistry, Ostrow School of Dentistry

Andrei Marmor, Maurice Jones, Jr., Class of 1925 Professor of Law, Gould School of Law

John Matsusaka, Charles F. Sexton Chair in American Enterprise, Marshall School of Business

Tony Maxworthy, Smith International Professor of Mechanical Engineering, Viterbi School of Engineering

Doe Mayer, Mary Pickford Foundation Endowed Chair, School of Cinematic Arts

Dan Mazmanian, Judith & John Bedrosian Chair in Governance & Public Enterprise, School of Policy, Planning, and Development

Edward J. McCaffery, Robert C. Packard Trustee Chair in Law, Gould School of Law

Jacquelyn McCroskey, John Milner Professor of Child Welfare, School of Social Work

Mathew D. McCubbins, Provost Professor of Business, Law, and Political Economy, Marshall School of Business

Glenn A. Melnick, Blue Cross of California Chair in Health Care Finance, School of Policy, Planning, and Development

Ellis F. Meng, Viterbi Early Career Chair in Engineering, Viterbi School of Engineering

Kenneth A. Merchant, Deloitte & Touche LLP Chair in Accountancy, Marshall School of Business

Donald Miller, Leonard K. Firestone Professor of Religion, College of Letters, Arts and Sciences

Gene Miller, Orfalea Director’s Chair in Entrepreneurship, Marshall School of Business

Norman Miller, Mendel B. Silberberg Professor of Social Psychology, College of Letters, Arts and Sciences

Bob Mintzer, Bowen H. “Buzz” McCoy and Barbara M. McCoy Endowed Chair in Jazz, Thornton School of Music

Daniel R. Mishell, Jr., M.D., Lyle G. McNeile Professor of Obstetrics, Keck School of Medicine

Sanjit Mitra, Stephen and Etta Varra Professor, Viterbi School of Engineering

Tania Modleski, Florence R. Scott Professor of English, College of Letters, Arts and Sciences

Michàlle E. Mor Barak, Lenore Stein-Wood and William S. Wood Professor in Social Work and Business in a Global Society, School of Social Work

C. Paul Morrow, M.D., Charles F. and Helen Ann Langmade Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Keck School of Medicine

Roseann Mulligan, Charles M. Goldstein Professor of Community Dentistry, Ostrow School of Dentistry

E. Phillip Muntz, Arthur B. Freeman Professor of Engineering, Viterbi School of Engineering

Kevin J. Murphy, Kevin L. Trefftzs Chair in Finance, Marshall School of Business

Rev. Cecil (Chip) Murray, John R. Tansey Chair in Christian Ethics, College of Letters, Arts and Sciences

Shrikanth Narayanan, Viterbi Professor of Engineering, Viterbi School of Engineering

Robert S. Nelson, Provost Professor of Art History and Classics, College of Letters, Arts and Sciences

Kenneth H. Nealson, Wrigley Chair in Environmental Studies, College of Letters, Arts and Sciences

Chester A. Newland, Frances R. and John J. Duggan Distinguished Professor of Public Administration, School of Policy, Planning, and Development

John T. Nicoloff, M.D., Bernard J. Hanley Chair in Medicine, Keck School of Medicine

C. L. Max Nikias, Malcolm R. Currie Chair in Technology and the Humanities, Office of the Provost

Steven R. Nutt, M.C. Gill Chair in Composite Materials, Viterbi School of Engineering

George A. Olah, Donald P. and Katherine B. Loker Chair in Organic Chemistry, College of Letters, Arts and Sciences

Michael L. Paine, D.D.S., USC Associates Assistant Professor of Dentistry, Ostrow School of Dentistry

Lawrence A. Palinkas, Frances L. and Albert G. Feldman Endowed Professor of Social Policy and Health, School of Social Work

C.W. Park, Joseph A. DeBell Chair in Business Administration, Marshall School of Business

Carlos N. Pato, M.D., Franz Alexander Professor of Psychiatry, Keck School of Medicine

Michele T. Pato, M.D., Della Martin Chair in Psychiatry, Keck School of Medicine

Michael J. Patzakis, M.D., Vincent and Julia Meyer Chair in Orthopaedic Surgery, Keck School of Medicine

Donald L. Paul, William M. Keck Professor of Energy Resources, Office of the Provost

Martin Pera, W.M. Keck Chair in Medicine, Keck School of Medicine

M. Hashem Pesaran, John Elliott Chair in Economics, College of Letters, Arts and Sciences

Nicos Petasis, Harold and Lillian Moulton Chair in Chemistry, College of Letters, Arts and Sciences

John M. Peters, Hastings Professor of Medicine, Keck School of Medicine

Zbigniew Petrovich, M.D., Albert Soiland Professor of Radiation Biology, Keck School of Medicine

Joan Piggott, Gordon L. MacDonald Chair in History, College of Letters, Arts and Sciences

G.K. Surya Prakash, George A. and Judith A. Olah Nobel Laureate Chair in Hydrocarbon Chemistry, College of Letters, Arts and Sciences

Viktor Prasanna, Charles Lee Powell Chair in Engineering, Viterbi School of Engineering

Michael Press, M.D., Harold E. Lee Chair in Cancer Research, Keck School of Medicine

Carmen A. Puliafito, M.D., May S. and John Hooval Dean’s Chair in Medicine, Keck School of Medicine

Jon Pynoos, UPS Foundation Chair in Gerontology, Davis School of Gerontology

S. Joe Qin, Fluor Professor of Process Engineering, Viterbi School of Engineering

Shahbudin H. Rahimtoola, M.D., George C. Griffith Chair in Cardiology, Keck School of Medicine

Nandini Rajagopalan, Capt. Henry W. Simonsen Chair in Strategic Entrepreneurship, Marshall School of Business

Simon Ramo, Presidential Chair, Viberti School of Engineering

Narsing Rao, M.D., Rupert and Gertrude Stieger Vision Research Chair, Keck School of Medicine

Robert K. Rasmussen, Carl Mason Franklin Dean’s Chair in Law, Gould School of Law

Hanna Reisler, Lloyd Armstrong Jr. Chair for Science and Engineering, College of Letters, Arts and Sciences

Aristides A. G. Requicha, Gordon S. Marshall Chair in Engineering, Viterbi School of Engineering

H. Robert Reynolds, H. Robert Reynolds Chair in Wind Conducting, Thornton School of Music

Dale H. Rice, M.D., Leon J. Tiber and David S. Alpert Chair in Medicine, Keck School of Medicine

Harry W. Richardson, James Irvine Chair in Urban and Regional Planning, School of Policy, Planning, and Development

Sheldon M. Ross, Daniel J. Epstein Chair, Viterbi School of Engineering

John Carlos Rowe, USC Associates Chair in Humanities, College of Letters, Arts and Sciences

Robert Rueda, Stephen Crocker Professor of Education, Rossier School of Education

Stephen J. Ryan, M.D., Grace and Emery Beardsley Chair in Ophthalmology, Keck School of Medicine

Avishai Sadan, G. Donald and Marian James Montgomery Dean’s Chair in Dentistry, Ostrow School of Dentistry

Alfredo A. Sadun, M.D., Flora L. Thornton Chair in Vision Research, Keck School of Medicine

Muhammad Sahimi, N.I.O.C. Chair in Petroleum Engineering, Viterbi School of Engineering

Elyn R. Saks, Orrin B. Evans Professor of Law, Gould School of Law

Jonathan M. Samet, M.D., Flora L. Thornton Chair in Preventive Medicine, Keck School of Medicine

Steven B. Sample, Robert C. Packard President’s Chair, Office of the President

Terence David Sanger, Provost Associate Professor of Biomedical Engineering, Neurology, and Biokinesiology and Physical Therapy, Viterbi School of Engineering

Alexander A. Sawchuck, Leonard Silverman Chair, Viterbi School of Engineering

Leonard D. Schaeffer, Judge Widney Professor and Chair, School of Policy, Planning, and Development

Robert A. Scholtz, Fred H. Cole Professor of Electrical Engineering, Viterbi School of Engineering

Ellen Seiter, Stephen K. Nenno Endowed Chair in Television Studies, School of Cinematic Arts

F. Stan Settles, IBM Chair in Engineering Management, Viterbi School of Engineering

Carole Shammas, John R. Hubbard Chair in History, College of Letters, Arts and Sciences

Michael H. Shapiro, Dorothy W. Nelson Professor of Law, Gould School of Law

Wei-Chiang Shen, John A. Biles Professor of Pharmaceutical Sciences, School of Pharmacy

Randolph Sherman, M.D., Audrey Skirball-Kenis Chair in Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Keck School of Medicine

Jean Chen Shih, Boyd P. and Elsie D. Welin Professor of Pharmaceutical Sciences, School of Pharmacy

Stuart E. Siegel, M.D., Stuart E. Siegel Chair in Pediatric Oncology, Keck School of Medicine

Leonard M. Silverman, Fred W. O’Green Chair in Engineering, Viterbi School of Engineering

Melvin Silverstein, M.D., Henrietta C. Lee Chair in Cancer Research, Keck School of Medicine

James H.S. Simon, Wayne G. and Margaret L. Bemis Professor of Endondontics, Ostrow School of Dentistry

Larry G. Simon, Herbert W. Armstrong Professor of Constitutional Law, Gould School of Law

Constantinos Sioutas, Fred Champion Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Viterbi School of Engineering

Donald Skinner, M.D., Hanson-White Chair in Medical Research, Keck School of Medicine

W. David Slawson, Torey H. Webb Professor of Law, Emeritus

Bruce Smith, Dean’s Professor of English, College of Letters, Arts and Sciences

Edwin M. Smith, Leon Benwell Professor of Law, Gould School of Law

Ronald E. Smith, Charles S. and Hildegard Warren Chair in Vision Research, Keck School of Medicine

Rajindar S. Sohal, Timothy M. Chan Professor of Complementary Therapeutics, School of Pharmacy

Matthew L. Spitzer, Robert C. Packard Trustee Chair in Law, William G. Spitzer Chair, Gould School of Law

William H. Steier, William M. Hogue Professor of Electrical Engineering, Viterbi School of Engineering

Nomi M. Stolzenberg, Nathan and Lilly Shapell Chair in Law, Gould School of Law

Christopher D. Stone, J. Thomas McCarthy Trustee Chair in Law, Gould School of Law

K.R. Subramanyam, KPMG Foundation Professor of Accounting, Marshall School of Business

Larry Swanson, Milo Don and Lucille Appleman Professor of Biological Sciences, College of Letters, Arts and Sciences

Simon Tavare, George and Louise Kawamoto Chair in Biological Sciences, College of Letters, Arts and Sciences

Gerard J. Tellis, Jerry and Nancy Neely Chair in American Enterprise, Marshall School of Business

Dickran M. Tevrizian, Jr., Judge Widney Chair, Office of the Provost

Duncan Thomas, Verna R. Richter Chair in Cancer Research, Keck School of Medicine

Richard F. Thompson, William M. Keck Chair in Biological Sciences, College of Letters, Arts and Sciences

James Tibone, M.D., Moss Foundation Professor of Sports Medicine in Memory of Dr. Robert K. Kerlan, Keck School of Medicine

William G. Tierney, Leslie Wilbur and Norma Lash Wilbur-Evelyn Kieffer Professor of Higher Education, Rossier School of Education

Penelope Trickett, David Lawrence Stein/Violet Goldberg Sachs Professor of Social Work, School of Social Work

Debasish Tripathy, Dr. Arthur and Priscilla Ulene Chair in Women’s Cancer, Keck School of Medicine

Theodore T. Tsotsis, Robert E. Vivian Chair in Energy Resources, Viterbi School of Engineering

Lawrence Turman, Fran and Ray Stark Endowed Chair, School of Cinematic Arts

R. Pete Vanderveen, John Stauffer Dean’s Chair in Pharmaceutical Sciences, School of Pharmacy

Jean-Roger Vergnaud, Andrew W. Mellon Professor of Humanities, College of Letters, Arts and Sciences

Kelly George David Vince, M.D., Jeanne Cox Brady Chair to Research Arthritis in Young People, Keck School of Medicine

Andrew J. Viterbi, Presidential Chair in Engineering, Viterbi School of Engineering

Michael S. Waterman, USC Associates Chair in Natural Sciences, College of Letters, Arts and Sciences

Gary Watson, Provost’s Professor of Philosophy and Law, College of Letters, Arts and Sciences

John Watson, Dana and Albert “Cubby” Broccoli Endowed Chair in Producing, School of Cinematic Arts

Leslie P. Weiner, M.D., Richard Angus Grant, Sr., Chair in Neurology, Leslie P. Weiner Chair in Neurology, Keck School of Medicine

Martin H. Weiss, M.D., Martin H. Weiss Chair in Neurosurgery, Keck School of Medicine

A. Joshua West, Wilford and Daris Zinsmeyer Early Career Chair in Marine Studies, College of Letters, Arts and Sciences

Randolph W. Westerfield, Charles B. Thornton Professor of Finance, Marshall School of Business

Kathleen H. Wilber, Mary Pickford Foundation Professor of Gerontology, Davis School of Gerontology

Ernest James Wilson III, Walter H. Annenberg Chair in Communication, Annenberg School for Communication

Diane Winston, Knight Chair in Media and Religion, Annenberg School for Communication

Curt Wittig, Paul A. Miller Chair in Letters, Arts and Sciences, College of Letters, Arts and Sciences

Priscilla Wohlstetter, Diane and MacDonald Becket Professor of Educational Policy, Rossier School of Education

Wendy Wood, Provost’s Professor of Psychology and Business, Marshall School of Business and College of Letters, Arts and Sciences

Yannis C. Yortsos, Zohrab A. Kaprielian Dean’s Chair in Engineering and Chester F. Dolley Chair in Petroleum Engineering, Viterbi School of Engineering

S. Mark Young, George Bozanic and Holman G. Hurt Chair in Sports and Entertainment Business, Marshall School of Business

Elizabeth M. Zelinski, Rita and Edward Polusky Chair in Education and Aging, Davis School of Gerontology

Robert Zemeckis, Judge Widney Professor, Office of the Provost

Dongxiao Zhang, Gordon S. Marshall Professor of Engineering Technology and Marshall Professor of Petroleum Engineering and Water Resources, Viterbi School of Engineering

Chongwu Zhou, Jack Munushian Early Career Chair, Viterbi School of Engineering

Bruce Zuckerman, Myron and Marian Casden Directorship of the Casden Institute for the Study of the Jewish Role in American Life, College of Letters, Arts and Sciences