For other uses, see Knight Foundation (disambiguation).
Philip H. Knight endowed chairs and professorships were established at the University of Oregon in 1996, when Penny and Phil Knight donated US$15 million for 27 endowed chairs and professorships, "to provide academic areas with a source of funds for recruiting and retaining faculty of superior academic quality". Chairs and professorships must be awarded on merit only, not longevity. Collectively, the Knight endowed chairs and professorships receive over US$325,000 in bonuses per year. The award for a Knight Chair is US$50,000, and US$25,000 for a Knight Professorship.
Phil and Penny Knight donated an endowment fund of US$5 million to the Stanford University Graduate School of Business in 2006.
In 2009, the Knights donated US$5 million to Willamette University for a School of Law endowed chair named for Alex L. Parks, Penny Knight's father, who served on the faculty of the School of Law.
Stanford University
- Adam Johnson, Phil and Penny Knight Professor in Creative Writing
- Robert L. Joss, Philip H. Knight Professor and Dean Emeritus of the Graduate School of Business
- Richard Powers, Phil and Penny Knight Professor of Creative Writing
- A. Michael Spence, Philip H. Knight Professor Emeritus
University of Oregon
- Judith R. Baskin, Philip H. Knight Professor of Humanities
- Bruce Blonigen, Philip H. Knight Professor of Social Science
- James E. Brau, Philip H. Knight Professor of Natural Science
- G.Z. "Charlie" Brown, Philip H. Knight Professor Emeritus of Architecture
- Michael Bullis, Somerville Knight Professor, College of Education
- Jon M. Erlandson, Philip H. Knight Professor of Social Sciences
- Phil A. Fisher, Philip H. Knight Chair in Psychology
- Warren Ginsberg, Philip H. Knight Professor of Humanities
- Kenneth Helphand, Philip H. Knight Professor of Architecture and Allied Arts
- Dennis R. Howard, Philip H. Knight Professor of Business, Professor Emeritus of Marketing
- David W. Hulse, Philip H. Knight Professor of Landscape Architecture
- Jeffrey M. Hurwit, Philip H. Knight Professor of Art History and Classics
- Mark L. Johnson, Philip H. Knight Professor of Liberal Arts and Sciences
- Edward Kame'enui, Knight Professor Emeritus of Education
- Sergio Koreisha Philip H. Knight Professor of Business
- Robert Kyr, Philip H. Knight Professor of Composition and Theory
- Adriene Lim, Dean and Philip H. Knight Chair, UO Libraries
- Michael Moffitt, Philip H. Knight Chair in Law
- James C. Mohr, Philip H. Knight Professor of Social Sciences
- Steve Owen, Philip H. Knight Professor of Jazz Studies and Music Theory
- Ellen Peters, Philip H. Knight Chair in Science Communication
- Michael G. Raymer, Philip H. Knight Professor of Liberal Arts and Sciences
- Lucas C. R. Silva, Philip H. Knight Professor of Natural Sciences
- Tom H. Stevens, Philip H. Knight professorship in the Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry
- Jeffrey Stolet, Philip H. Knight Professor of Intermedia Music Technology
- Daniel Tichenor, Philip H. Knight Professor of Social Science
- Gerald Tindal, Castle-McIntosh-Knight Professor of Education
- Merle H. Weiner, Philip H. Knight Professor of Law
- Mary Christina Wood, Philip H. Knight Professor of Law
Previous University of Oregon Knight chairs and professors
- Keith Aoki, former Philip H. Knight Professor of Law
- Deborah A. Carver, former Philip H. Knight Dean of Libraries
- Katharine Cashman, former Philip H. Knight Professor of Natural Science
- Charles Dowd, former Philip H. Knight Professor of Music
- Geraldine Richmond, former Philip H. Knight Professor of Liberal Arts and Sciences
- George W. Shipman, former Philip H. Knight University Librarian
- Rennard Strickland, Philip H. Knight Professor Emeritus of Law
- Janet Wasco, Knight Chair in Communication Research
Willamette University
Symeon C. Symeonides, Alex L. Parks Distinguished Chair and Dean Emeritus of the College of Law
References
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- Pardington, Suzanne (December 21, 2009). "Phil and Penny Knight give $5 million to Willamette University". Portland Oregonian. Retrieved June 11, 2016 – via OregonLive.com.
- Bruce A. Blonigen website
- James Brau website
- Who We Are - GZ Brown
- Michael Bullis website
- Phil Fisher website
- Warren Ginsberg website
- "Kenneth Helphand website". Archived from the original on June 12, 2017. Retrieved January 24, 2020.
- Dennis R. Howard website
- "David Hulse website". Archived from the original on August 23, 2017. Retrieved January 24, 2020.
- Jeffrey Hurwit
- Edward J. Kame'enui website
- Sergi Koreisha website
- University of Oregon website
- Michael Moffitt website
- James Mohr website
- Steve Owen website
- Ellen Peters website
- Michael G. Raymer
- Tom H. Stevens website
- Jeffrey Stolet website
- Daniel Tichenor website
- Gerald Tindal
- Merle H. Weiner website
- About Keith Aoki
- Charles Dowd dies
- Library Stays Afloat Thanks to Shipman's Work
- "Strickland Honored by More Award, named as Delegate to Conference" (PDF). Oregon Lawyer, Alumni Newsletter: 5. Fall 2000.
- Janet Wasko receives prestigious scholarship research award
- "Symeonides Named to Alex L. Parks Chair". willamette.edu. Retrieved May 5, 2020.
- "College of Law: Faculty: Full-Time Faculty | Willamette University". willamette.edu. Retrieved June 12, 2016.