Community Relations

Valencia educators are encouraged to remain current and continually improve discipline knowledge. With these endowed chairs, our faculty are given the opportunity to examine the effectiveness of their teaching, counseling, librarianship and assessment techniques as they influence student learning.

Congratulations to the following Distinguished Professors and Scholars, who have been awarded a

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Category I

Paul Chapman: Abe and Tess Wise Endowed Chair for Study of Shoah
Aida Diaz: Howard L. Palmer Chair in Foreign Languages
Suzette Dohany: Sue Luzadder Chair in Communications
Debra Hollister: Freeda Louise Foreman Chair in Collaborative and Creative Problem-Solving
Deymond Hoyte: Bank of America Chair in Business Management
Pamela Lapinski: Grace Hillen Hanna Chair in Nursing
Walter Martin: Bank of America Chair in Business
James McDonald: Patricia Havill Whalen Chair in Social Sciences
John Niss: Lockheed Martin Chair in Mathematics
Jolene Rhodes: Raymer F. Maguire Jr. Endowed Chair in Mathematics
Richard Sansone: University Club of Orlando Chair in Humanities
Melissa Schreiber: Chesley G. Magruder Foundation Chair in Nursing & Allied Health
Brenda Schumpert: Lockheed Martin Chair in Science
Irina Struganova: Lester N. Mandell Chair in Natural and Physical Sciences

Category II

Kenneth Bourgoin: Hunton Brady Architects Endowed Chair in Hospitality Management
Ralph Clemente: Walt Disney World Chair in Film Technology
Karen Cowden: William C. Demetree Jr. Foundation Chair in Education for Special Needs
Diane Dalrymple: Raymer F. Maguire Jr. Teaching Chair
Richard Gair: Raymer F. Maguire Jr. Endowed Chair in Communications
Edie Gaythwaite: Dr. P. Phillips Foundation Chair in Free Enterprise
James Inglis: Central Florida Hotel & Lodging Association Chair in Hospitality Management
Ryan Kasha: Dr. P. Phillips Foundation Chair in Education for the Physically Challenged
Ilyse Kusnetz: Jessie and Eugene Drey Endowment of English-Speaking Union Chair in English and Humanities
Michele Lima: Tupperware Corporation Chair in Community Quality
Robert McCaffrey: University Club of Orlando Chair in Advanced Technology Computers
Pierre Pilloud: Central Florida Restaurant Association Chair in Restaurant & Food Service Management
Suzanne Salapa: Universal Orlando Chair in Arts and Entertainment
Pamela Sandy: Ira Vinson Henderson Chair in Nursing and Allied Health