Dunavant Professorships are endowed by a generous gift from William Dunavant. The College of Arts and Sciences awards one to four professorships annually. Awardees receive $5,000 per year for three years to support their research programs. Since 1999, twenty-nine Dunavant Professorships have been awarded.

2009 Recipients

• Robert Blanton, Political Science and International Studies
• John Haddock, Mathematical Studies
• Jonathan Judaken, History and Marcus W. Orr Center for the Humanities

Additional information on the Dunavant University Professorships along with past recipients can be found at: www.memphis.edu/cas/dunavant.htm