College of Food, Agricultural, and Environmental Sciences

Mark Partridge, PhD
Agricultural, Environmental, and Development Economics

Nationwide Insurance Enterprise Foundation, friends, colleagues, and members of the Ohio Farm Bureau Federation
Donor

Established April 7, 1995, by Nationwide Insurance Enterprise Foundation, friends, colleagues and members of the Ohio Farm Bureau Federation through The Foundation. Distribution supports the work of a distinguished professor whose research, teaching and public service focus on the economic and/or legal dimensions of the rural and urban interface, including issues relating to farming on the urban fringe, quality of life, externalities and environmental regulations, management and the industrialization of agriculture.

Dr. Osvaldo Campanella
Department of Food Science and Technology

Carl E. Haas and friends
Donor

Established July 11, 1980, by Mr. Haas, industry, alumni and friends. Income provides salary and program support for an individual who will provide leadership in the food industries.

Michelle Jones, PhD
Department of Horticulture and Crop Science

Dr. Kiplinger's friends, members of the Ohio Florists Association, and members of the University Floriculture/Landscape Horticulture Alumni Association
Donor

Established September 9, 1977, by Dr. Kiplinger’s friends, members of the Ohio Florists Association and members of the University Floriculture/Landscape Horticulture Alumni Association. Income provides salary and program support for a distinguished scholar and researcher in floriculture.

Dennis R. Heldman, PhD
Department of Food, Agricultural, and Biological Enginerring

Dale A. Seiberling and Jean F. Seiberling
Donor

The Dale A. Seiberling Professorship in Food Engineering was established May 4, 2001 with gifts from Dale A. Seiberling and Jean F. Seiberling. The income is used to support a professor specializing in food engineering with preference given to dairy engineering in the Department of Food Science and Technology.

James Ippolito

Rattan Lal
Donor

Established November 21, 2019 with gifts from Dr. Rattan Lal PhD 1968. Income supports a professorship in the College of Food, Agricultural, and Environmental Sciences focused on sustainable management of soil resources for food, climate and environmental security. Revised and position established August 19, 2021.

An anonymous donor
Donor

Engineering Entrepreneurship Professorship was established May 19, 2022, with gifts from an anonymous donor to emphasize his/her/their beliefs in non-partisan teaching and research. Income used to support a professorship position in the Department of Food, Agricultural, and Biological Engineering for the person who best exemplifies the innovative and entrepreneurial spirit of the department. 

Ani Katchova, PhD
Department of Agricultural, Environmental and Development Economics

Nationwide Insurance Company, the Ohio Farm Bureau Federation and the State of Ohio
Donor

Established April 8, 1988, by Nationwide Insurance Company, the Ohio Farm Bureau Federation and the state of Ohio. Income supports a professor whose research, teaching and public service focus on innovation and imaginative solutions to marketing and policy issues facing agriculture.

John Fulton, PhD
Department of Food, Agricultural and Biological Engineering

Anonymous Donor
Donor

The Food, Agricultural and Biological Engineering Professorship Fund was established April 6, 2007 with gifts from an anonymous donor.  The income is used to support a distinguished professor in the Department of Food, Agricultural, and Biological Engineering who is accomplished in teaching, research and public service with preference given to expertise in advanced mechanical systems and focused on commercialization of emerging opportunities primarily for the benefit of Ohio agriculture.

Estate of Francis B. McCormick
Donor

The Francis B. McCormick Professorship in Agricultural Marketing and Policy was established June 7, 1991 from his estate.  The income supports a distinguished professor in agricultural marketing and policy.

Brian E. Roe, PhD
Agricultural, Environmental, and Development Economics

Estate of Fred N. Van Buren
Donor

Established November 1, 1985 from the estate of Fred N. Van Buren. The income supports a professor in farm management and may also supplement salaries of outstanding scholars, enrich the curriculum of farm management, or fund other activities that will significantly enhance the teaching of farm management for the benefit of students and farm clientele.

Gregory Davis, PhD
OSU Extension

George R. and Genevieve B. Gist
Donor

Established June 4, 2004, by the Gists’ estates, through The Foundation. Distribution supports a distinguished extension professor in the Departments of Horticulture and Crop Science (crop science emphasis) and Human and Community Resource Development (extension education with an administration and leadership focus).

Rafael Jimenez-Flores, PhD
Department of Food Science and Technology

Thomas L. Parker
Donor

Established February 2, 1990, by Thomas L. Parker in memory of his father. Income supports a distinguished professor whose research, teaching and public service focus on stimulating new research into the chemical, microbial and/or engineering phases of the dairy foods industry.

Laurence V. Madden
Department of Plant Pathology

Alumni, industry, and friends
Donor

The Professorship in Plant Protection was established July 11, 1980 by alumni, industry, and friends.  The income provides salary and program support for a distinguished scholar and researcher in the field of plant protection.

Laura Deeter, PhD
Horticulture and Crop Science

Sandra and M. Andrew Ross
Donor

Established September 2, 2016, with a grant recommended by Sandra (BA 1970) and M. Andrew (BA 1964, JD 1967) Ross. Income used to support a director position in Chadwick Arboretum and Learning Gardens.

Shannon G. Washburn, PhD

William H. Price II
Donor

Established February 1, 2002, by William H. Price II through The Foundation in memory of his father and his aunt. Income supports the work of a distinguished professor focusing on improving the quality of teaching and advising through leadership in research, teaching and advising workshops and collaboration with other faculty.

Ian Sheldon, PhD
Agricultural, Environmental, and Development Economics

The Andersons
Donor

Established November 1, 1985, with a gift from The Andersons, the prominent agricultural grain and supply firm headquartered in Maumee, Ohio; used to support the work of a distinguished chair whose research, teaching and public service focus on agricultural marketing, agricultural policy, macroeconomics and/or international trade. 

Ahmed Yousef, PhD
Food Science and Technology

Estate of Virginia Hutchison Bazler and Frank E. Bazler
Donor

The Virginia Hutchison Bazler and Frank E. Bazler Chair in Food Science was established November 19, 2020 from the estate of Virginia Hutchison Bazler and Frank E. Bazler. The income supports a chair position in an area of food science and technology with preference given to food safety.

Douglas Jackson-Smith
School of Environment and Natural Resources

W.K. Kellogg Foundation
Donor

Established September 13, 1996, by the W.K. Kellogg Foundation. Income supports a distinguished professor whose research, teaching and public service focus on ecosystems design and management and on farming systems.