Endowed Chairs
Caroline Werner Gannett Professor in Humanities
Held by: Dr. Mary Lynn Broe
Mary Lynn Broe, Caroline Werner Gannett Professor of Humanities, directs The Gannett Project, initiated in 2006 to explore new intersections of sciences, social sciences, technology and humanities through interdisciplinary courses, speakers and related events. See www.rit.edu/~cwg/ for the 2006-07 series, The Cognitive Revolution and for the 2007-08 Visionaries in Motion, featuring 21st century thinkers and scholars in the arts and technology who ask the unasked questions.
Mary Lynn Broe's personal website (www.rit.edu/~mlbgsl/) details her books, poetry, essays, international presentations, courses, and work-in-progress.
The Caroline Werner Gannett Project
Arthur J. Gosnell Professor in Economics
Held by: Dr. Amit Batabyal
The Gosnell Professor of Economics teaches upper division courses in Benefit-Cost Analysis, Intermediate Microeconomics, and International Trade and Finance. Second, heconducts original research in applied microeconomic theory with an emphasis onnatural resources and the environment. He has published (http://www.rit.edu/~aabgsh/) over 400 books, book chapters, journal articles, and book reviews in various fields in economics and in ecology, mathematics, operations research, and political science. Third, he sponsors the Gosnell Lecture Series (http://www.rit.edu/~697www/gosnell.html) that brings prominent researchers to RIT to deliver general purpose lectures to the RIT community. Finally, he frequently presents his research to audiences in universities and in conferences all over the world.
Ezra A. Hale Professor in Applied Ethics
Held by: Dr. Wade Robison
The Hale Chair in Applied Ethics is devoted to research and teaching within and about the professional disciplines. The Chair sponsors the Hale Ethics Series and conferences throughout the academic year as well as providing helpful material on ethics, including books, videos, and links on various aspects of ethics
William A. Kern Professor in Communications
Held by: Dr. Diane S. Hope
Diane S. Hope serves as the William A. Kern Professor in Communications and teaches courses in Visual Communication, Persuasion and Social Change and Critical Methods for the department of Communication (http://www2.rit.edu/doc/). She publishes in the areas of visual communication and the rhetoric of social change. Her book, Visual Communication: Perception, Rhetoric and Technology (2006) won the National Communication Association Excellence in Research Award from the Visual Communication Division in 2007. She has published numerous articles, book chapters and book reviews. Hope directs the biennial Kern Communication Conference Visual Communication: Rhetorics and Technology and conferences on Communication and Social Change on alternate years (www.rit.edu/kern).
Administrative Assistant to Endowed Chairs
Held by: Cassandra Shellman
