Endowed Professors

  • Kristy Archuleta

    Kristy Archuleta

    Professor, Betsy Barnard Sages Professorship in Financial Therapy and Financial Planning

    Financial Planning Professor, Ron Sages, establishd this professorship in honor and loving memory of his wife, Betsy. They shared a passion for understanding human behavior and the intersections of education, psychology and financial therapy.

  • Gajanan Bhat

    Gajanan Bhat

    Georgia Athletic Association Professor of Fibers and Textiles and Department Head

    The Georgia Athletic Association established this professorship to support teaching and research with a primary focus on innovative fibers and textiles with the Department of Textiles Merchandising and Interiors within FACS.

  • Margaret Caughy

    Margaret Caughy

    Georgia Athletic Association Professor in Family Health Disparities

    The Georgia Athletic Association generously established this professorship to support teaching and research within FACS with a primary focus on the prevention of health disparities of children and families.

  • Swarn Chatterjee

    Swarn Chatterjee

    Department Head and Bluerock Professor of Financial Planning

    Through the generostiy of Raj and Shruti Chockshi, the Bluerock Professorship to support an outstanding professor in Financial Planning. Raj is a UGA graduate and has always felt the univeristy and the experience he had as a student shaped who he is today. He and his wife want to help carry on the great work the faculty and staff do every day. 

  • April Few-Demo

    April Few-Demo

    University of Georgia Foundation Professor in Family & Consumer Sciences and Department Head

    This professorship was established from unrestricted operating surplus from the fiscal year ending 2008 by the UGA Foundation to establish a professorship in FACS.

  • Ted Futris

    Ted Futris

    Georgia Athletic Association Professor in Family and Consumer Sciences
    Extension Family Life Specialist
    Graduate Coordinator

    The Georgia Athletic Association professorship established this professorship 2014 in to support teaching and research within FACS.

  • John Grable

    John Grable

    Athletic Association Endowed Professor of Family and Consumer Sciences

    The Athletic Professorship Initiative fund endowed this professorship to support FACS in 2009.

  • Steven Kogan

    Steven Kogan

    Athletic Association Professor of Human Development

    The UGA Athletic Association generously established this professorship in 2019 to support teaching and research related to human development.

  • Jung Sun Lee

    Jung Sun Lee

    Georgia Athletic Association Professor in Family and Consumer Sciences; Faculty of Gerontology

    Established in 2018 to support the programs in FACS through the generosity of the UGA Athletic Association.

  • Sergiy Minko

    Sergiy Minko

    Georgia Power Professor of Fiber and Polymer Science

    The Georgia Power professorship was established through the generosity of the Georgia Power Company to support a professor engaged in teaching, research, public service, or a combination of duties in the areas of fiber and polymer science.

  • Lance Palmer

    Lance Palmer

    Janette McGarity Barber Professor, Financial Planning

    The first endowed FACS professorship was established in 1991 by J. Mac Barber in honor of his wife, Janette McGarity Barber, who was the first UGA Home Economics distinguished alumni honoree in 1981 and was inducted into the College Honor Hall of Recognition in 1985.

  • Connie Rogers

    Connie Rogers

    Professor and Department Head, Bill and June Flatt Professor of Nutritional Sciences

    The first endowed chair position, was established in 2024, by Bill Flatt in honor of his first wife, June Nesbitt Flatt. Bill has been a loyal supporter of UGA since their family moved to Athens in 1969. Read more about his story here

  • Zolinda Stoneman

    Zolinda Stoneman

    Director, University Professor, Anne Montgomery Haltiwanger Distinguished Professor

    The Haltiwangers, valuing outstanding scholarship, and having two other endowments supporting students, wished to establish a professorship in honor of faculty. Dr. Earl Haltiwanger established the distinguished professorship in Child dnad Family Development as a suprise to his wife and chose the benefitting department in honor of Anne's undergraduate and graduate degrees from UGA.

  • Greg Vessels

    Greg Vessels

    Georgia Soft Goods Education Foundation Distinguished Professor

    The Georgia Soft Goods Education Foundation Inc. generously established a distinguished professorship to strengthen the Textiles, Merchandising and Interiors Department and to establish a Soft Goods Degree Program.

  • Anisa Zvonkovic

    Anisa Zvonkovic

    Dean, Georgia Athletic Association Professor in Family and Consumer Sciences

    The UGA Athletic Association generously established this professorship in 2022 to support teaching and research at FACS.

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