Recognized Centers and Chairs of Excellence

The University of Memphis has been designated by the Tennessee Higher Education Commission as a location for centers and chairs of excellence. The units listed below receive special funding by the state in recognition of their status.

Centers of Excellence

Chairs of Excellence

Bornblum Chair of Excellence in Judaic Studies
Dorothy Kayser Hohenberg Chair of Excellence
Federal Express Chair of Excellence in Management Information Systems
Helen and Jabie Hardin Chair of Excellence in Economics/Managerial Journalism
Herbert Herff Chair of Excellence Biomedical Engineering (I)
Herbert Herff Chair of Excellence Biomedical Engineering (II)
Herbert Herff Chair of Excellence in Law
Jabie Sanford Hardin III Chair of Excellence in Combinatorics
James T. Thompson Chair of Excellence in Accounting Education
Lillian and Morrie Moss Chair of Excellence in Computer Science
Lillian and Morrie Moss Chair of Excellence in Philosophy
Lillian and Morrie Moss Chair of Excellence in Psychology
Lillian and Morrie Moss Chair of Excellence in Urban Education
Morris S. Fogelman Chair of Excellence in Real Estate
Plough Chair of Excellence in Audiology and Speech-Language Pathology
Robert Wang Chair of Excellence in International Business
Sales and Marketing Executives Inc. Chair of Excellence in Sales
Sparks Family Chair of Excellence in Global Research Leadership
The University of Memphis Chair of Excellence in Free Enterprise Management
Thompson-Hill Chair of Excellence in Accounting
W. Harry Feinstone Chair of Excellence in Molecular Biology
William A. and Ruth F. Loewenberg Chair of Excellence in Nursing
William N. Morris Chair of Excellence in International Economics
Wunderlich Chair of Excellence in Finance