The Arthur J. Bauernfeind Endowed Chair in Business/Investment Management

Current chair: David W. Durr, PhD, CFA, CFP, College of Business, Area in Financial Planning

The holder of the Arthur J. Bauernfeind Chair will lead and enhance existing efforts of the College of Business in various entrepreneurship/partnership areas.  These include the Executives on Campus Program where business owners and managers from area businesses are invited to speak to students on campus on business and industry realities.  Also included is the Faculty Externships under which the Bauernfeind Chair will lead and coordinate efforts for faculty short-term attachments to companies in an effort at bridging the gap between what they teach and corporate realities, thereby ensuring that our college continues to fulfill the needs of business by graduating students with the requisite diagnostic, communications, technology and cross-cultural skills that are relevant to success in the business world. 

These initiatives will not only lead to innovative business practices but also to a closer working relationship with existing area businesses and entrepreneurs.  This, in turn, will lead to enhanced opportunities for job creation, revenue growth, and an improved standard of living for West Kentuckians.

Anna S. Brown and Ruth B. Logan Endowed Chair in Pre-Medicine

Established: October 20, 1999

Current chair: James Ricky Cox, PhD, College of Science, Engineering and Technology, Area in Pre-Medicine

The Brown-Logan Endowed Chair in Pre-Medicine was established by Dr. and Mrs. Thomas Logan for the support of the biomedical programs at Murray State University. The chair is to be filled with an exceptionally gifted and prolific scholar whose accomplishments will bring visibility and acclaim to the pre-medical programs at Murray State. This scholar will assist the university’s efforts in the recruitment, retention, and placement of pre-medical students and will be in the College of Science, Engineering and Technology. In addition, the Brown-Logan chair will direct the university’s efforts in the Murray State - UK Rural Health Care Initiative that is now in the planning stages. 

The endowed chair position will be filled with an exceptionally gifted and promising young scholar whose accomplishments indicate great potential for achievement. Proceeds from the endowment will be used to fund the position along with associated expenses including travel, start-up costs, and other professional expenses as permitted by university policy.

It is anticipated that the endowment and the expertise of the professor will enable greater recruitment, retention and graduate placement of pre-med students. Recruiting, retaining and matriculating bright students will promote program loyalty and, often, a return to practice in Kentucky.