Endowed Professors

Kristy Archuleta

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

Financial Planning Professor, Ron Sages, established 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.

Vacant

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

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

Department Head and Bluerock Professor of Financial Planning

Through the generosity of Raj and Shruti Chockshi, the Bluerock Professorship supports an outstanding professor in Financial Planning. Raj is a UGA graduate and has always felt that the university 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.

Vacant

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.

Vacant

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

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

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

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

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.

Vacant

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 alumnus honoree in 1981 and was inducted into the College Honor Hall of Recognition in 1985.

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

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 and Family Development as a surprise to his wife and chose the benefiting department in honor of Anne's undergraduate and graduate degrees from UGA.