Endowed Chairs
Endowed Chairs are faculty members with significant experience and accomplishments in their fields. Throughout their careers, they have built a network of collaborators and a robust research portfolio. Private funding provides the resources they need to further their work, publish their findings, travel to conferences, and create opportunities for promising students to gain real-life research experience. The work they do helps MSU remain a competitive force among other universities and research institutions on a global scale.
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David Beede
Retired Faculty
beede@msu.edu
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Rick Foster
W.K. Kellogg Chair in Food, Society and Sustainability
foste161@msu.edu
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David A. Hennessy
Professor and Elton R. Smith Chair in Food and Agricultural Policy
hennes64@msu.edu
517-353-2128
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Jianguo "Jack" Liu, Ph.D.
University Distinguished Professor
liuji@msu.edu
517-432-5025
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Patricia Norris
Professor Emeritus
norrisp@msu.edu
517-432-4129
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Christopher Peterson
Professor Emeritus
peters17@msu.edu
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Joan Rose, Ph.D.
Homer Nowlin Chair in Water Research; Professor; Director, Water Alliance
rosejo@msu.edu
517-432-4412
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Mark Skidmore
Professor and Morris Chair in State and Local Government Finance and Policy; Resident Fellow and Interim Director, MSU Extension Center for Local Government Finance and Policy
mskidmor@msu.edu
517-353-9172
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Paul Thompson
Professor & W. K. Kellogg Chair in Agricultural, Food and Community Ethics
thomp649@msu.edu