Provost's Inaugural Lectures Series

The history of the Provost’s Inaugural Lecture Series goes back to 1988, when Provost Rudolph H. Weingartner established the program to celebrate the new appointments of faculty members to special chairs at the University. The intent of the program was to introduce the newly appointed faculty members, as well as their expertise, to the University community and the city.

Pitt's Andrew W. Mellon Professor of Fine Arts Elizabeth Johns delivered the first lecture in the series on January 28, 1988. Her talk, titled "From ‘Horse Trading’ to Broncobusting: Easterner and Westerner in 19th Century American Art," gave insights into American cultural history.

On April 5, 1988, Dr. James H. Herndon—then chief of Orthopedic Surgery and Rehabilitation at Presbyterian-University Hospital and new Dr. David Silver Professor of Orthopedic Surgery and chairman, Department of Orthopedics in School of Medicine—presented his lecture "From Health Spas to Biology and Bioengineering,” discussing historical treatments and updates on the care of people afflicted with arthritis.

More than 30 years later, the tradition of the Inaugural Lecture Series continues.

Today, just as in 1988, the event celebrates University faculty members’ appointments to endowed chairs and distinguished status with the presentation of a medallion, the faculty lecture marking the recent appointment, and a special reception with colleagues, family, and friends.

View the list of distinguished faculty at the University of Pittsburgh.

Note: The series was paused during the COVID-19 pandemic. When the series resumes, the current academic year’s Inaugural Lecture Series schedule will appear below. 

Provost's Inaugural Lecture Series, Fall 2019–Spring 2020

Dr. Elizabeth Miller
Edmund R. McCluskey Endowed Chair in Pediatric Medical Education (Medicine)
October 1, 2019

Dr. Howard Aizenstein      
Charles F. Reynolds III and Ellen G. Detlefsen Endowed Chair in Geriatric Psychiatry (Medicine)
October 3, 2019

Dr. John Wallace
David E. Epperson Endowed Chair (Social Work)
October 31, 2019

Dr. David Lewis
Distinguished Professor of Psychiatry (Medicine)
November 5, 2019

Dr. Volker Musahl    
Blue Cross Western Pennsylvania Endowed Chair (Medicine)
November 8, 2019    

Dr. Toren Finkel     
G. Nicholas III & Dorothy B. Beckwith Chair in Translational Medicine (Medicine)
November 18, 2019    

Dr. Paul Patterson
James O. Page Professor of Emergency Healthcare Worker Safety (Medicine)
December 5, 2019

Dr. John A. Kellum
Endowed Chair in Critical Care Medicine Research (Medicine)
December 9, 2019    

Dr. Shaun M. Eack    
James J. and Noel W. Browne Endowed Chair (Social Work)
December 19, 2019    

Prof. Anthony Infanti    
Christopher C. Walthour, Sr. Professorship of Law (Law)
January 23, 2020    

Dr. Carla Nappi    
Andrew W. Mellon Professor of History (Arts & Sciences)
February 6, 2020    

Dr. Aman Mahajan
Dr. Peter and Eva Safar Professor of Anesthesiology and Critical Care
March 26, 2020 POSTPONED, Check back for rescheduled date

Dr. Giovanni (Paolo) Galdi    
Distinguished Professor of Mechanical Engineering and Materials Science (Engineering)
April 9, 2020 POSTPONED, Check back for rescheduled date  

Dr. Jeanne Marie Laskas
Distinguished Professor of English (Arts & Sciences)
April 30, 2020 POSTPONED, Check back for rescheduled date

Dr. Christian Wildberg
Andrew W. Mellon Professor of Classics
May 7, 2020 POSTPONED, Check back for rescheduled date

Updated March 12, 2020

Provost's Inaugural Lecture Series, Fall 2018–Spring 2019

Dr. Robert Sweet
UPMC Professor of Psychiatric Neuroscience (Medicine)
September 6

Dr. Anna Balazs
John A. Swanson Chair in Engineering (Engineering)
September 13

Dr. Mark Shlomchik
UPMC Endowed Chair in Immunology (Medicine)
October 2

Dr. Catherine Lamberton
Ben L. Fryrear Chair in Marketing (Business)    
October 9

Dr. Chitrabhanu Bhattacharya
H.J. Zoffer Chair in Sustainability and Ethics (Business)
October 23

Mr. David Andrew Harris
Sally Ann Semenko Endowed Chair (Law)    
October 25

Dr. Dario Vignali
Frank Dixon Chair in Cancer Immunology (Medicine)   
December 18

Dr. Hulya Bayir
Chair in Critical Care Pediatric Research in the Department of Critical Care Medicine (Medicine)
January 15

Dr. Colin Allen
Distinguished Professor of History and Philosophy of Science (Arts & Sciences)
March 21

Dr. Terence S. Dermody
Vira I. Heinz Professorship in Pediatrics (Medicine)
April 2

Dr. Sandra Mitchell
Distinguished Professor of History and Philosophy of Science (Arts & Sciences)
April 4

Dr. Sundaram Hariharan
Robert J. Corry Chair in Transplantation Surgery (Medicine)
April 4, 2019

Dr. Michael Colaresi
William S. Dietrich II Endowed Chair (Arts & Sciences)
April 11

Dr. James Gordon Herman
UPMC Endowed Chair in Lung Cancer (Medicine)
May 8, 2019

Dr. Catherine M. Bender
Nancy Glunt Hoffman Professor of Oncology Nursing (Medicine)
May 13

Dr. Alison Morris
UPMC Chair in Translational Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine (Medicine)
May 16

Dr. Gwendolyn Sowa
Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Chair (Medicine)
June 17, 2019

Dr. Shari S. Rogal
John J. Fung/Astellas Pharma US, Inc., Assistant Professor in Transplant Surgery (Medicine)
June 24

Provost's Inaugural Lecture Series, Fall 2017–Spring 2018

Dr. Bruce Rollman
UPMC Endowed Chair in General Internal Medicine (Medicine)
September 7

Dr. Steven Reis
Distinguished Service  Professor of Medicine (Medicine)
October 5

Dr. Edouard Machery
Distinguished  Professor of History and Philosophy of Science (Arts & Sciences)
November 2

Dr. John Jakicic
Distinguished Professor of Health and Physical Activity (Education)
November 9

Dr. Oscar Lopez
Levidow-Pittsburgh Foundation Chair in Alzheimer's Disease and Dementia Disorders (Medicine)
February 13

Dr. Mary Phillips
Pittsburgh Foundation-Emmerling Endowed Chair in Psychotic Disorders (Medicine)
February 22

Dr. Anuradha Ray
Chair in Lung Immunology (Medicine) 
March 1

Dr. Kirk Savage
William S. Dietrich II Chair (Arts & Sciences)
March 15

Dr. Sharon Alvarez
Thomas W. Olofson Chair in Entrepreneurial Studies (Business)
April 3

Dr. Robert Clark
CHP-Endowed Chair in Pediatric Critical Care Medicine (Medicine)
April 3

Dr. Alan George
Ruth E. and Howard T. Mickle Chair in Electrical Engineering (Engineering)
April 5

Dr. Vanitha Swaminathan
Thomas Marshall Chair in Marketing (Business)
April 17

Dr. Jane Cauley
Distinguished Professor of Epidemiology (Public Health)
April 19

Dr. Edward Burton
UPMC Endowed Chair in Movement Disorders (Medicine)
May 15

Dr. Lev Khazanovich
Anthony E. Gill Chair in Civil and Environmental Engineering (Engineering)
May 15

Dr. Victor Morell
Eugene S. Wiener Chair in Pediatric Cardiothoracic Surgery (Medicine)
May 17

Dr. Thomas Gleason
UPMC Pellegrini Chair in Cardiothoracic Surgery (Medicine) 
May 22

Dr. Thanos Tzounopoulos
Endowed Chair in Auditory Physiology (Medicine)
May 31

Dr. Prabir Ray
Chair in Lung Immunology (Medicine)
June 6

Dr. Arjun Pennathur
Sampson Family Endowed Chair in Thoracic Surgery (Medicine)
June 20

Dr. William Klunk Levidow
Pittsburgh Foundation Chair in Alzheimer's Disease and Dementia Disorders (Medicine)
June 27

Provost's Inaugural Lecture Series, Spring 2017

Dr. Daniel Shaw
Distinguished Professor of Psychology (Arts & Sciences)
January 5

Dr. Robert Ferris
UPMC Chair in Advanced Oncologic Head & Neck Surgery (Medicine)
January 11

Prof. Vivian Curran
Distinguished Professor of Law (Law)
January 19

Dr. Thomas Braun
Distinguished Service Professor of Dental Medicine (Dental Medicine)
January 26

Dr. Karl Kandler
Endowed Chair in Auditory Development and Plasticity in Otolaryngology (Medicine)
February 6

Dr. Beatriz Luna
Staunton Professor of Psychiatry and Pediatrics (Medicine)
March 13

Dr. Robert Kormos
Brack G. Hattler Chair in Cardiothoracic Transplantation (Medicine)
March 21

Dr. Renate Blumenfeld
Distinguished Professor of French Literature Kosinski & Culture (Arts & Sciences)
April 6

Dr. Trevor Orchard
Distinguished Professor of Epidemiology (Public Health)
April 13

Provost's Inaugural Lecture Series, Fall 2016

Dr. Simon Watkins        
Distinguished Professor of Cell Biology (Medicine)
September 15

Mr. Mark Wilson        
Distinguished Professor of Philosophy (Arts & Sciences)
October 6

Dr. Eric Beckman         
Distinguished Service Professor of Engineering (Engineering)
October 13

Dr. Freddie Fu
Distinguished Service Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery (Medicine)    
November 3

Dr. Daniel Shaw    
Distinguished Professor of Psychology (Arts & Sciences)    
January 5

Ms. Vivian Curran        
Distinguished Professor of Law (Law)
January 19

Patricia Kroboth
Distinguished Service Professor of Pharmacy (Pharmacy)
February 9

Provost's Inaugural Lecture Series, AY 2016

Dr. Toa Han             
Distinguished Professor of High Energy Physics (Arts & Sciences)    
September 10   

Dr. Jeremy Levy         
Distinguished Professor of Condensed Matter Physics (Arts & Sciences)    
October 1

Dr. John Norton        
Distinguished Professor of History and Philosophy (Arts & Sciences)    
November 5

Dr. Joseph Losee        
Ross H. Musgrave Endowed Chair in Pediatric Plastic Surgery (Medicine)    
December 14

Dr. Mark Gladwin
Distinguished Professor of Medicine (Medicine)    
January 28        

Dr. Andrew Schwartz
Distinguished Professor of Neurobiology (Medicine)
February 11

Dr. Peyman Givi         
Distinguished Professor of Mechanical Engineering and Materials Science (Engineering)    
February 18

Dr. Rocky Tuan        
Distinguished Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery (Medicine)    
March 24

Dr. Angela Gronenborn    
Distinguished Professor of Structural Biology (Medicine)    
April 7    

Dr. Karl Kandler    
UPMC Professor of Auditory Development and Plasticity (Medicine)        
April 19       

Dr. Steven Shapiro
Distinguished Professor of Medicine (Medicine)    
April 21 

Dr. Yoel Sadovsky         
Distinguished Professor of Obstetrics, Gynecology & Reproductive Sciences (Medicine)    
May 5 

Dr. Joel Schuman        
Distinguished Professor of Ophthalmology (Medicine)
May 26

Provost's Inaugural Lecture Series, AY 2012-2013

Dr. Diane K. Denis
Katz Alumni Chair in Finance (Katz Graduate School of Business)
November 29    

Dr. James V. Maher
Distinguished Service Professor of Physics (Arts & Sciences)
January 10    

Dr. Robert M. Friedlander
Endowed Chair in Neurological Surgery (Medicine)
January 14     

Dr. Peter F. Ferson
Charles Gray Watson Professorship in Surgical Education (Medicine),
January 17                  

Dr. Lawrence R. Wechsler
Henry B. Higman Chair in Neurology (Medicine)
January 28    

Professor Jules L. Lobel
Bessie McKee Walthour Endowed Chair (Law)
January 31    

Dr. James W. Roach
William F. & Jean W. Donaldson Endowed Chair in Pediatric Orthopaedics (Medicine)
February 4      

Professor Kat K. Chew
Judge J. Quint Salmon & Anne Salmon Chair (Law)
February 7    

Dr. Holger Hoock
J. Carroll Amundson Professor of British History (Arts & Sciences)
February 28     

Dr. Paul M. Paris
ERMI Chair in Healthcare Quality (Medicine)
March 13     

Dr. Clifton E. Dixon
Neurotrauma Chair in Neurological Surgery (Medicine),
March 18    

Dr. Satdarshan P.S. Monga
Endowed Chair for Experimental Pathology (Medicine)
March 21     

Dr. Donald S. Burke
Distinguished Professor of Health Science and Policy (Public Health)
March 28 

Dr. John J. Reilly, Jr.
Jack D. Myers, M.D., Chair in Internal Medicine (Medicine)
April 2        

Dr. Marcus Rediker
Distinguished Professor of Atlantic History (Arts & Sciences)
April 4      

Dr. Aleksander Rajkovic
Marcus Allen Hogge Chair in Reproductive Sciences (Medicine)
April 11     

Dr. Maria Kovacs
Distinguished Professor of Psychiatry (Medicine)
April 16      

Dr. Peter Gerszten
Peter E. Sheptak Chair in Neurological Surgery (Medicine),
April 18    

Dr. David J. Denis
Roger S. Ahlbrandt Chair (Katz Graduate School of Business)
April 30                                                          

Dr. Prashant N. Kumta
Edward R. Weidlein Chair (Engineering)
May 2                                                            

Dr. Richard H. Duerr
Inflammatory Bowel Disease Genetic Research Chair (Medicine)
May 7     

Dr. James M. Pipas
Herbert W. & Grace Boyer Chair in Molecular Biology (Arts & Sciences)
May 9                                                                        

Dr. Sharon L. Hillier
Richard L. Sweet, M.D. Chair in Reproductive Infectious Diseases (Medicine)
May 14                                                                                    

Dr. Michael Boninger
Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Chair (Medicine)
May16      

Dr. Jules H. Sumkin
UPMC Endowed Chair in Women’s Imaging (Medicine)
May 21       

Dr. Abinhav Humar
Thomas E. Starzl Professorship in Transplantation Surgery (Medicine)
June 10                                               

Dr. James Woodward
Distinguished Professor of History and Philosophy of Science (Arts & Sciences)
June 13                                                

Dr. Miguel Reyes-Mugica,
Marjory K. Harmer Endowed Chair in Pediatric (Medicine)
June 19     

Dr. Kenneth W. Lee
Jane & Carl Citron Chair in Colon Cancer (Medicine)
June 26                               

Provost's Inaugural Lecture Series, May-June 2012

Dr. David J. Hackam
Watson Family Chair in Surgery (Medicine)
May 2

Dr. Alexander D. Sorkin
Richard Beatty Mellon Professor of Physiology (Medicine)
May 8

Dr. Nancy E. Davidson
Hillman Chair in Oncology (Medicine)
May 10

Dr. Thomas E. Smithgall
William S. McEllroy Chair in Biochemistry (Medicine)
May 15

Dr. Jill M. Siegfried
UPMC Chair in Lung Cancer Research (Medicine)
May 22

Dr. Zhou Wang
UPMC Chair in Urological Research (Medicine)
May 30

Dr. Peter L. Strick
Endowed Chair in Systems Neuroscience and Distinguished Professor of Neurobiology (Medicine)
June 7

Dr. Larry W. Moreland
Margaret Jane Miller Endowed Professorship for Arthritis Research (Medicine)
June 11

Dr. William C. DeGroat
Distinguished Professor of Pharmacology and Chemical Biology (Medicine)
June 14

Dr. Cecilia W.Y. Lo
Dr. F. Sargent Cheever Chair (Medicine)
June 19

Dr. Rocky Tuan
Arthur J. Rooney, Sr. Chair in Sports Medicine (Medicine)
June 21

Dr. Derek Angus
Dr. Mitchell P. Fink Chair in Critical Care Medicine (Medicine)
June 26

Provost's Inaugural Lecture Series, Spring Term 2012

Dr. Olivera J. Finn
Distinguished Professor of Immunology (Medicine)
January 12

Dr. Seong-Gi Kim
Paul C. Lauterbur Professor in Imaging Research (Medicine)
January 17

Dr. Philip Williams
Wesley W. Posvar Chair in International Security Studies (GSPIA)
January 19

Dr. George K. Gittes
Benjamin R. Fisher Chair in Pediatric Surgery (Medicine)
January 23

Dr. Daniel Balderston
Andrew Mellon Chair of Modern Languages (Arts and Sciences)
February 2

Dr. Karen A. Matthews
Distinguished Professor of Psychiatry (Medicine)
February 9

Dr. Bruce A. Freeman
UPMC-Irwin Fridovich Chair in Pharmacology (Medicine)
February 14

Dr. Bennett Van Houten
Richard M. Cyert Chair in Molecular Oncology (Medicine)
February 21

Dr. Naftali Kaminski
Dorothy P. and Richard P. Simmons Endowed Chair for Pulmonary Research (Medicine)
February 28

Dr. Boris Birmaher
Endowed Chair in Early Onset Bipolar Disease (Medicine)
March 1

Dr. Rocky S. Tuan
Arthur J. Rooney, Sr. Chair in Sports Medicine (Medicine)
March 8

Dr. Jack L. Daniel
Distinguished Service Professor of Communication (Arts and Sciences)
March 13

Dr. Harvey S. Borovetz
Distinguished Professor of Engineering (Engineering)
March 20

Dr. Chuanyue Wu
Lombardi and Shinozuka Experimental Pathology Research Chair (Medicine)
March 22

Dr. Jun Chen
Endowed Chair in Cerebrovascular Disease Research (Medicine)
April 4

Dr. Gary Silverman
Magee/Twenty Five Club Endowed Chair in Newborn Medicine (Medicine)
April 9

Dr. G. Reid Andrews
Distinguished Professor of History (Arts and Sciences)
April 10

Dr. Yoel Sadovsky
Elsie Hilliard Hillman Chair in Women’s and Infants’ Health Research (Medicine)
April 12

Dr. Dennis P. Slevin
Tom W. Olofson Chair in Entrepreneurial Studies (Business)
April 17

Dr. Lise D. Vesterlund
Andrew W. Mellon Chair in Economics (Arts and Sciences)
April 26

Provost's Inaugural Lecture Series, Fall Term 2011

Dr. John M. Wallace, Jr.
Philip Hallen Chair in Community Health and Social Justice (Social Work)
October 18

Dr. John Beverley
Distinguished Professor of Hispanic Language & Literatures (Arts and Sciences)
November 8

Dr. Roger Hendrix
Distinguished Professor of Biological Sciences (Arts and Sciences)
November 10

Provost's Inaugural Lecture Series, May-June 2011

Dr. Chester A. Mathis
PET Research Endowed Chair (Medicine)
May 17

Dr. Clifton W. Callaway
Ronald D. Stewart Endowed Chair (Medicine)
May 24

Dr. Basil J. Zitelli
Edmund R. McClusky Endowed Chair in Pediatric Education  (Medicine)
May 26

Dr. George Mazariegos
Jamie Lee Curtis Endowed Chair in Transplantation Surgery (Medicine)
June 2

Dr. Ronald Shapiro
Robert J. Corry Chair in Transplantation (Medicine)
June 9

Dr. Andrew B. Peitzman
Mark M. Ravitch Endowed Chair in Surgery (Medicine)
June 30

Provost's Inaugural Lecture Series, AY 2010-2011

Dr. Steven H. Graham
Connolly Family Chair in the Stroke Institute (Medicine)
October 12

Dr. Jeffrey L. Brodsky
Avinoff Professor of Biological Sciences (Arts and Sciences)
October 19

Dr. David C. Whitcomb
Giant Eagle Foundation Chair in Cancer Genetics (Medicine)
November 9

Dr. Angus W. Thomson
Distinguished Professor of Surgery (Medicine)
November 16

Dr. Brian Gleeson
Harry S. Tack Chair (Engineering)
December 9

Dr. J. Timothy Greenamyre  
UPMC Chair in Movement Disorders (Medicine)
December 16

Dr. Randall N. Halle     
Klaus Jonas Chair (Arts and Sciences)
January 11

Dr. Barry London
Harry S. Tack Chair (Medicine)
January 27

Dr. Malcolm R. McNeil
Distinguished Service Professor of Communication Science and Disorders (SHRS)
February 10

Dr. Prashant Kumta
Edward R. Weidlein Chair (Engineering)
February 22

Dr. Bruce A. Freeman
UPMC-Irwin Fridovich Chair in Pharmacology (Medicine)
March 15

Dr. Carrie R. Leana
G.H. Love Chair in Business Administration (Business)
March 24

Dr. Kathleen M. Blee
Distinguished Professor of Sociology (Arts and Sciences)
April 7

Dr. Silva A. Arslanian
UPMC Richard L. Day Endowed Chair in Pediatrics (Medicine)
April 12

Provost's Inaugural Lecture Series, AY 2009-2010

Dr. Kenneth D. Jordan  
Distinguished Professor of Computational Chemistry (Arts and Sciences)
September 8

Dr. Lucy Fischer  
Distinguished Professor of English (Arts and Sciences)
October 13

Dr. Randy P. Juhl
Distinguished Service Professor of Pharmacy (Pharmacy)
November 24

Dr. Stephen B. Manuck  
Distinguished University Professor of Psychology and Behavioral Medicine (Arts and Sciences)
January 12

Dr. Eric J. Beckman
George M. Bevier Chair (Engineering)
February 11

Dr. Robert L. Hendricks
Joseph F. Novak, MD Chair in Ophthalmology Research (Medicine)
March 25

Dr. Ellen Frank
Distinguished Professor of Psychiatry (Medicine)
April 6

Provost's Inaugural Lecture Series, AY 2008-2009

Dr. Neil M. Resnick
Dr. Thomas Detre Endowed Chair in Gerontology and Geriatric Medicine (Medicine)
September 11

Dr. Constance R. Chu
Albert B. Ferguson, Jr., MD Endowed Chair in Orthopaedic Surgery (Medicine)
September 30

Dr. Patrick Manning
Andrew Mellon Professor of World History (Arts and Sciences)
October 14

Dr. James D. Luketich
Henry T. Bahnson Professorship in Cardiothoracic Surgery (Medicine)
November 25

Dr. Fadi G. Lakkis
Frank and Athena Sarris Chair in Transplantation Biology (Medicine)
January 6

Dr. John Markoff
University Professor of Sociology (Arts and Sciences)
January 22

Dr. Anthony J. Demetris
Thomas E. Starzl Professorship in Transplantation Pathology (Medicine)
February 24

Dr. James Kang
UPMC Chair in Orthopaedic Spinal Surgery (Medicine)
March 24

Dr. Ivet Bahar
John K. Vries Chair in Computational Biology (Medicine)
April 14

Provost's Inaugural Lecture Series, AY 2007-2008

Dr. Lauren B. Resnick
University Professor of Psychology and Cognitive Science  (Arts and Sciences)
October 2

Dr. Sanford A. Asher
Distinguished Professor of Chemistry (Arts and Sciences)
October 23

Dr. Robert D. Drennan
Distinguished Professor of Anthropology (Arts and Sciences)
November 8

Dr. Donald S. Burke     
UPMC-Jonas Salk Chair in Global Health (Public Health)
December 18

Dr. Steven E. Finkel
Daniel Wallace Chair in Political Science (Arts and Sciences)
January 8

Dr. Jonas T. Johnson    
Dr. Eugene N. Myers Chair in Otolaryngology (Medicine)
February 5

Dr. John Markoff
University Professor of Sociology (Arts and Sciences)
March 4

Provost's Inaugural Lecture Series, AY 2006-2007

Dr. John H. Evans
Alumni Chair in Accounting (Business)
October 17

Dr. Susan Amara
Dr. Thomas Detre Endowed Professorship in Neuroscience (Medicine)
November 21

Dr. Douglas Kondziolka
Peter J. Jannetta Endowed Chair in Neurosurgery (Medicine)
December 19

Dr. Charles Reynolds
UPMC Endowed Professorship in Geriatric Psychiatry (Medicine)
January 23

Dr. Angela Gronenborn
UPMC-Rosalind Franklin Chair in Structural Biology (Medicine)
February 22

Prof. Arthur Hellman
Sally Ann Semenko Endowed Chair (Law)
March 27

Dr. Alan Russell
University Professor of Surgery (Medicine)
April 10

Dr. David Bartlett
Bernard F. Fisher Chair in Surgery (Medicine)
May 17

Provost's Inaugural Lecture Series, AY 2005-2006

Prof. Richard Delgado
Distinguished Professor of Law (Law)
October 25

Dr. Paul Bové
Distinguished Professor of English (Arts & Sciences)
November 22

Dr. Frank Kroboth
George H. Taber Chair in General Internal Medicine (Medicine)
December 15

Dr. Anna Balazs
Distinguished Professor of Chemical and Petroleum Engineering (Engineering)
February 16

Dr. Rory Cooper
Distinguished Professor of Rehabilitation Science & Technology and FISA/PVA Chair for Rehabilitation Engineering (Health and Rehabilitation Science)
March 28

Dr. John P. Williams
Dr. Peter and Eva Safar Professor in Anesthesiology and Critical Care Medicine (Medicine)
April 18

Dr. William C. Welch
Peter E. Sheptak Chair in Neurological Surgery (Medicine)
May 18

Provost's Inaugural Lecture Series, AY 2004-2005

Dr. G. Bard Ermentrout
University Professor of Computational Biology (Arts & Sciences)
October 14

Dr. Ronald E. Dahl
Staunton Professor of Psychiatry & Pediatrics (Medicine)
November 30

Dr. Peter Wipf
University Professor of Chemistry (Arts & Sciences)
December 16

Dr. Colin MacCabe
Distinguished Professor of English & Film Studies (Arts & Sciences)
February 8

Dr. David A. Geller
Richard L. Simmons Chair in Surgery (Medicine)
March 15

Dr. Jeannette South-Paul
UPMC Andrew W. Mathieson Chair in Family Medicine (Medicine)
April 14

Dr. Rolf Loeber
Distinguished Professor of Psychiatry (Medicine)
May 12

Provost's Inaugural Lecture Series, AY 2003-2004

Dr. William W. Keller
Wesley W. Posvar Chair (GSPIA)
September 23

Dr. Jonathan Scott
Carroll Amundson Professor of British History (Faculty of Arts & Sciences)
October 14

Dr. David A. Brent
Endowed Chair in Suicide Studies (Medicine)
November 25

Dr. Johnny Huard
Henry J. Mankin Chair (Medicine)
December 16

Dr. Thomas Hales
Andrew Mellon Professor of Mathematics (Faculty of Arts & Sciences)
January 29

Dr. Peyman Givi
William Kepler Whiteford Professor of Engineering (Engineering)
February 19

Dr. Charles A. Perfetti
University Professor of Psychology (Faculty of Arts & Sciences)
March 16

Dr. Gershon Mandelker
Katz Alumni Chair (Business)
April 26

Dr. Robert M. Arnold
Leo H. Criep Chair in Patient Care (Medicine)
May 11

Provost's Inaugural Lecture Series, AY 2002-2003

Dr. Mitchell P. Fink
Watson Chair in Surgery (Medicine)
September 17

Dr. Larry E. Davis
Donald M. Henderson Chair (Social Work)
October 24

Dr. Beaufort B.Longest, Jr .
M. Allen Pond Professor of Health Policy and Management (Public Health)
November 19

Dr. J. Jeffrey Inman
Thomas Marshall Chair in Marketing (Business)
December 12

Dr. Minking Chyu
Leighton Orr Professor of Engineering (Engineering)
January 30

Dr. Terence E. Smith
Andrew Mellon Professor of Contemporary Art History (Faculty of Arts & Sciences)
February 11

Dr. Richard D. Wood
Richard M. Cyert Chair in Molecular Oncology (Medicine)
March 20

Dr. José-Marie Griffiths
Doreen E. Boyce Chair in Library and Information Science (Information Sciences)
April 10

Ian F. Pollack, M.D.
Walter Dandy Professor in Neurological Surgery
May 8