College of Arts and Sciences Endowed Chairs
Meet our Endowed Chairs and Professors
Students, staff and faculty at Creighton’s College of Arts and Sciences benefit from working closely with some of the world’s most talented scholars: our endowed chair holders and professors.
Endowed Chairs
Philip M. & Ethel Klutznick Endowed Chair in Jewish Civilization (1988)
Vacant
Clare Boothe Luce Faculty Chair for Women in Science (1992)
Alison Kleffner, MS, Chairholder
Assistant Professor in Mathematics
Email: alisonkleffner@creighton.edu
A.F. Jacobson Chair in Communication (1995)
Gintaras K. Duda, PhD, Chairholder
Professor in Physics
Email: gkduda@creighton.edu
Amelia B. & Emil G. Graff Faculty Chair in Catholic Theological Studies (1997)
James Jay Carney, PhD, Chairholder
Professor of Theology
Email: J.Carney@creighton.edu
John C. Kenefick Faculty Chair in the Humanities (1998)
J. Patrick Murray, PhD, Chairholder
Professor of Philosophy
Email: jpm@creighton.edu
John N. Mordeson, PhD, Endowed Chair in Mathematics (2006)
Lance W. Nielsen, PhD, Chairholder
Professor of Mathematics
Email: lancenielsen@creighton.edu
Barbara Reardon Heaney Chair in Pastoral Liturgical Theology (2011)
Vacant
Frederick H. and Anna K. Scheerer Chair in Mathematics (2013)
Randall L. Crist, PhD, Chairholder
Associate Professor of Mathematics
Email: crist@creighton.edu
Joella Cohen Endowed Chair in Journalism (2019)
Tim Guthrie, MFA, Chairholder
Professor of Professor of Graphic Design and Film
Email: tguthrie@creighton.edu
Endowed Professorships
Rev. Michael G. Morrison, SJ, Professorship in History (2017)
Britta McEwen, PhD
Associate Professor of History
Email: brittamcewen@creighton.edu
Rev. John P. Schlegel, SJ, Distinguished Professorship in Politics and Government (2015)
Richard Witmer, PhD
Professor of Political Science
Email: richardwitmer@creighton.edu
Casper Professorship (2014)
Andrew Hogan, MA, PhD
Professor of History
Email: AndrewHogan@creighton.edu
Timms Professorship (2014)
Guy McHendry, PhD
Associate Professor of Communication Studies, Director of the Magis Core Curriculum
Email: GMcHendry@creighton.edu
