Past Endowed Professors

Through the years, many remarkable professors have been involved in the Des Lee Collaborative Vision. The following people were once endowed professors in the DLCV. Some have retired; while others have gone on to soar new heights within the world of higher education, taking with them the DLCV principles, mission and dedication to assisting the educational needs of others within their new communities.

Alan Artibise, Ph.D.
Professor Emeritus, E. Desmond Lee Endowed Professor in Community Collaboration and Public Policy

Allan Bird, Ph.D.
Professor Emeritus, Eiichi Shibusawa-Seigo Arai Professor in Japanese Studies

Susan Cahan, Ph.D.
E. Desmond Lee Endowed Professor in Contemporary Art

Kent Farnsworth, Ph.D.
Mary Ann Lee Endowed Professor in Community College Teaching, Administration and Leadership Academy

Phillip Ferguson, Ph.D.
E. Desmond Lee Endowed Professor in Education for Children with Disabilities in connection with Variety, the Children’s Charity of Greater St. Louis

Ric Hovda, Ph.D.
Professor Emeritus, E. Desmond Lee Endowed Professor of Urban Education in connection with the St. Louis Public Schools

Roberta Kari Lee, Dr.PH, RN, FAAN
Professor Emeritus, Hubert C. Moog Endowed Professor at the College of Nursing

Gearoid O’hAllmhurain, MFA
Smurfit-Stone Corporation Endowed Professor in Irish Studies

Timothy O’Rourke, Ph.D.
Professor Emeritus, Teresa M. Fischer Endowed Professor for Citizenship Education

Pat Schuchard, MFA
Professor Emeritus, E. Desmond Lee Endowed Professor for Community Collaboration at Washington University

Patricia Simmons, Ph.D.
Professor Emeritus, William R. Orthwein, Jr. Endowed Professor of Life-Long Learning in the Sciences

Wendell L. Smith, Ph.D.
Dean and Director Emeritus, Des Lee Collaborative Vision

Douglas L. Turpin, Ph.D.
Professor Emeritus, E. Desmond Lee & Family Fund Endowed Professor in Music Education

Mark Weil, Ph.D.
Professor Emeritus, E. Desmond Lee Endowed Professor for Collaboration in the Arts at Washington University