University-wide Professorships
With the help of the University of New Hampshire Foundation, UNH initiated the professorships program in 1990 to help support faculty members in their teaching, public service, and research. The purposes of the program is to help the University be more competitive in hiring new faculty members; to reward outstanding academic accomplishments; and to enhance the faculty's opportunities for superior scholarship, innovative teaching, and meaningful service. Professorships are typically funded from the interest on invested funds that have been given or bequeathed to the University. Most are awarded for a term of one to three years and carry a special supplemental allowance, usually ranging between $5,000 and $10,000 a year, that may be spent by the faculty member in support of his or her academic activities.
Professorships are awarded by the Provost and Executive Vice President based on nominations by deans.
Carpenter Professorship - Created from the John T. and Doris H. Carpenter Trust, the Carpenter Professorship is awarded to "a worthy faculty recipient." The term is for three years.
Class of 1938 Professorship - Funded by the Class of 1938, this award recognizes excellence in teaching. The term is for three years.
Class of 1940 Professorship - Established in honor of the fiftieth reunion of the Class of 1940, this award recognizes and rewards a UNH faculty member for outstanding interdisciplinary teaching and research. The term is for three years.
Class of 1941 Professorship - Established with a gift from the Class of 1941, this award recognizes outstanding teaching, research, or public service, especially from an international perspective. The term is for two years.
Class of 1944 Professorship - This award from the Class of 1944 recognizes an outstanding faculty member. The term is for three years.
Roland H. O'Neal Professorship - Established by Virginia O'Neal in memory of her husband, Roland O'Neal, member of the UNH Class of 1934, this award recognizes an outstanding, untenured member of the teaching faculty. The term is for three years. Hortense Cavis Shepherd Professorship - Established by a bequest from Hortense Shepherd, Class of 1921, and Sarah Shepherd. The award recognizes outstanding, untenured members of the teaching faculty who have served the University at least two years. The term is for three years.
Arthur K. Whitcomb Professorship - Established in recognition of Arthur K. Whitcomb, Class of 1930, this award allows the University to compete for, and retain, the best academic talent for its faculty. This award recognizes teaching excellence. The term is for three years.
