Endowed Chairs

At St. John's University, our academic culture is enlivened by the presence of distinguished faculty members who hold and have held Endowed Chairs in the colleges and schools within St. John's.

Alois J. Theis Endowed Chair in Global Finance and Professor of Finance

The Peter J. Tobin College of Business

  • Professor Anna Martin, Ph.D. Dept. of Economics & Finance.

Corroon Academic Chair in Insurance

The Peter J. Tobin College of Business.

  • Professor James Barrese, Ph.D School of Risk Management, Insurance and Actuarial Science.

Henry George Chair in Economics

The Peter J. Tobin College of Business.

  • Professor Joseph Giacalone, Ph.D. Dept. of Economics and Finance.

The J. Donald Kennedy Endowed Chair in E-Commerce

The Peter J. Tobin College of Business.

  • Professor. Leon G. Schiffman, Ph.D. Department of Marketing.

The John R. Cox/ACE Ltd. Chair of Risk and Insurance

The Peter J. Tobin College of Business.

  • Professor Nicos A. Scordis, Ph.D. School of Risk Management, Insurance and Actuarial Science.

The John V. Brennan Chair of Law and Ethics

The School of Law.

  • Dean Michael A. Simons, Ph.D. Professor of Law.

Met Life Teaching Chair

The Peter J. Tobin College of Business.

  • Asst. Professor Richard L. Bennett, M.B.A./M.A. School of Risk Management, Insurance and Actuarial Science.

Michael J. Kevany/XL Chair

The Peter J. Tobin College of Business.

  • Asst. Professor Albert J. Beer, M.S. School of Risk Management, Insurance and Actuarial Science.

The Paul E. McKeever Chair in Moral Theology

St. John’s College of Arts and Sciences.

  • Dr. Thomas Shannon, Ph.D. Department of Theology (2007-2008)

The Peter and Margaret D’Angelo Endowed Chair in the Humanities

St. John’s College of Arts and Sciences.

  • John Haught, Ph.D.