College Named Faculty Positions | College of Agriculture and Life Sciences

The exceptional faculty honored by these named positions do vital teaching, research, extension and service for the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, Iowa State University and the state of Iowa. These named and endowed positions are among the most prestigious at the university, and recognize the excellence of the faculty who hold them. Named and endowed positions are made possible through the tremendous generosity of college alumni, friends and supporters

Endowed Dean of the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences Wendy Wintersteen First Endowed Dean of the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences and Professor of Entomology	Lloyd Anderson Endowed Professorship in Physiology Jason Ross Associate Professor of Animal Science
The Laurence H. Baker Chair in Biological Statistics Dan Nettleton Distinguished Professor of Statistics	Raymond and Mary Baker Chair in Global Agriculture David Acker Associate Dean and Professor of Agricultural Education & Studies
Robert E. Buchanan Distinguished Chair of Bacteriology Gwyn Beattie Professor of Plant Pathology and Microbiology	Cargill Chair in Energy Economics Bruce Babcock Professor of Economics
Roy J Carver Charitable Trust Professorship Guru Rao Professor and Associate Vice President for Research	Marlin Cole Professorship Sergio Lence Professor of Economics
Frances M. Craig Professorship Basil Nikolau Professor of Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology	William K Deal Agricultural Innovation Faculty Fellowship Zhiyou Wen Associate Professor of Food Science & Human Nutrition
Dean's Professorship in the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences Matthew Helmers Professor of Ag & Biosystems Engineering	M. E. Ensminger International Chair Max Rothschild Distinguished Professor of Animal Science
William T. Frankenberger Professorship in Soil Science Michael Castellano Associate Professor of Agronomy	K. J. Frey Chair in Agronomy Thomas Lubberstedt Professor of Agronomy
Global Professorship in Biotechnology Kan Wang Professor of Agronomy	Global Professor in Global Resource Systems Gail Nonnecke University and Morrill Professor of Horticulture
Dale D. Grosvenor Endowed Chair Karin Dorman Professor of Statistics and GDCB	Eldred and Donna Harman Endowed Professorship in Animal Science Excellence in Teaching and Learning Jodi Sterle Associate Professor of Animal Science
Harmon Family Professorship in Forestry Mike Weber Professor of Natural Resource Ecology and Management	Iowa Corn Promotion Board Endowed Chair in Genetics/Baker Professorship in Agronomy Pat Schnable Distinguished Professor of Agronomy
Iowa Egg Council Endowed Professorship Hongwei Xin Distinguished Professor of Agricultural and Biosystems Engineering	Iowa Institute for Cooperatives Economic Professorship Keri Jacobs Assistant Professor of Economics
Norman Jacobson Professorship in Dairy Science Lance Baumgard Professor of Animal Science	Kinze Manufacturing Fellowship in Agricultural and Biosystems Engineering Matthew Darr Associate Professor
Kinze Manufacturing Professorship in Agricultural and Biosystems Engineering Stuart Birrell Associate Professor of Agricultural and Biosystems Engineering	Jean Bacon Louis Professorship in Food Science and Human Nutrition Tong Wang Professor of Food Science and Human Nutrition
Monsanto Chair in Soybean Breeding Asheesh "Danny" Singh Assistant Professor of Agronomy	Morrison Chair in Meat Science Joseph Sebranek Distinguished Professor of Animal Science
Charles R and Jane F Olsen Professorship in Engineering Steve Mickelson Professor and Chair of Agricultural and Biosystems Engineering	Pioneer Hi-Bred Internatoinal Agribusiness Endowment Chair Dermot Hayes Professor of Economics
Pioneer Hi-Bred Chair in Science and Technology Policy GianCarlo Moschini Professor of Economics	Pioneer Hi-Bred Distinguished Chair in Maize Breeding Jianming Yu Associate Professor of Agronomy
Pioneer Professorship in Molecular Biology of Maize Thomas Peterson Professor of Genetics, Development, and Cell Biology	Pioneer Hi Bred Agronomy Professorship Gene Takle Professor of Agronomy
President's Chair in Environmental Economics Cathy Kling Distinguished Professor of Economics	Bruce Rastetter Chair in Agricultural Entrepreneurship Kevin Kimle Senior Lecturer of Economics
Seed Science Endowed Chair Manjit Misra Professor of Agricultural & Biosystems Engineering	George F. Sprague Chair in Agronomy William Beavis Professor of Agronomy
Mary and Charles Sukup Global Professor in Food Security Thomas Brumm Associate Professor of Agriculture & Biosystems Engineering	John F. Timmons Endowed Professorship in Environmental and Resource Economics Quinn Weninger Professor of Economics
Henry A. Wallace Endowed Chair for Sustainable Agriculture Matt Liebman Professor of Agronomy	George Washington Carver Chair Andrew Manu Professor of Agronomy