Investiture Ceremony To Celebrate Stellar Faculty, Researchers – News Center

From left: Dr. David Hyndman, dean of the School of Natural Sciences and Mathematics and the Francis S. and Maurine G. Johnson Distinguished University Chair; Dr. Nicole De Nisco; and Dr. Inga H. Musselman, provost, vice chairman for tutorial affairs and the Cecil H. Green Distinguished Chair of Academic Leadership. De Nisco, affiliate professor of organic sciences, was honored as Fellow, Eugene McDermott Distinguished Professor throughout final yr’s investiture ceremony.

The University of Texas at Dallas will honor a brand new cohort of endowed chairs and professors at its 2026 investiture ceremony April 16 within the Edith O’Donnell Arts and Technology Building Lecture Hall.

The occasion will acknowledge college members from 5 UT Dallas faculties: the Harry W. Bass Jr. School of Arts, Humanities, and Technology; the School of Behavioral and Brain Sciences; the School of Economic, Political and Policy Sciences; the Erik Jonsson School of Engineering and Computer Science; and the School of Natural Sciences and Mathematics.

“This ceremony serves as a celebration of our university’s stellar researchers, teachers and mentors,” mentioned Dr. Inga H. Musselman, provost, vice chairman for tutorial affairs and the Cecil H. Green Distinguished Chair of Academic Leadership. “It’s also an opportunity to salute our donors, who enable us to bring excellent scholars to our campus and support their transformative research.”

Endowed chairs and professorships are the best educational award the University can bestow on a school member. Funded by philanthropic donations, the endowments fund initiatives that advance analysis and educational packages.

The ceremony additionally acknowledges donors whose help helped set up the endowed chairs and professorships. UT Dallas has greater than 175 chairs and professorships, with a number of established by or honoring the University’s founders and early leaders.