Anne Marie and Thomas B. Walker, Jr. Professor of Finance
Mr. Thomas B. Walker, Jr., managing partner of Goldman Sachs and Company, and Mrs. Anne Marie Walker established these endowed chairs at the Owen School in 1980 as a living and continuing manifestation of their loyalty and affection for Vanderbilt University and their deep faith in and high esteem for business education in America.
Brownlee O. Currey Professor of Management
Mrs. Frances Hampton Currey established this chair in memory of her late husband, who founded Equitable Securities Corporation in 1933 and served as its president until his death in 1952. Mr. Currey was active in the Vanderbilt Alumni Association and was a member of the Vanderbilt Board of Trust.
Brownlee O. Currey Jr. Professor of Management
Mrs. Frances Hampton Currey established two chairs, one in 2001 and one in 2008, in honor of her son and Nashville businessman, Brownlee O. Currey Jr.
Cal Turner Professor of Moral Leadership
Cal Turner Jr. established this chair in 1999 in affiliation with the Cal Turner Center for Moral Leadership. This Center of Excellence seeks to foster an environment conducive to faculty research and teaching in areas associated with moral leadership, to develop students’ ability to provide moral leadership within their chosen professions as well as within the broader community, and to provide a resource to professionals in the community.
David K. Wilson Professor of Management
Established in 2000 through the generosity of Mrs. Valere Blair Potter and the Justin Potter Foundation, this Chair honors the many years of outstanding contributions of David K. (Pat) Wilson (BA '41) to the Owen Graduate School of Management. Mr. Wilson is Chairman of Cherokee Equity Corporation, a life member of the Vanderbilt University Board of Trust, and one of the founders of the Owen School in 1969.
E. Bronson Ingram Professor
These five chairs are newly endowed and a generous gift given to the school to honor the memory of E. Bronson Ingram, former CEO of Ingram Industries and former head of the Vanderbilt Board of Trust.
Frances Hampton Currey Professor of Finance
This chair was named in 1982 to honor the memory of Mrs. Currey and to express the Owen School's gratitude for her support and generosity. The fund that supports this chair comes from a bequest in Mrs. Currey's will.
Frank K. Houston Professor of Finance
Frank K. Houston, the late honorary chairman of the board of the Chemical Bank New York Trust Company, left funds to bring to the faculty an exceptional individual in the fields of banking and finance. Mr. Houston served on the Vanderbilt Board of Trust from 1937 until his death in 1973 and was one of the first to support the idea of a graduate school of management at Vanderbilt.
James A. Speyer Professor of Production Management
Jim Speyer’s family established this chair to honor his memory. Striving for excellence in all aspects of his life, Jim was an honors student at Carnegie-Mellon University, where he received a BS and MS in Electrical Engineering and an MS in Industrial Administration. He was president of several manufacturing and distribution companies, as well as a commercial instructor pilot. It is his family's wish that his chair will help others strive for excellence in manufacturing.
Justin Potter Professor of American Competitive Enterprise
The late Mrs. Valere Blair Potter established this chair in memory of her husband, who died in 1961. A Tennessee businessman and Vanderbilt alumnus, Mr. Potter founded the Nashville Coal Company. Mr. Potter left half of his estate to the Justin Potter Foundation for charitable purposes.
Madison S. Wigginton Professor of Management
This chair was created in 1995 through the generosity of Mrs. Valere Blair Potter and the Justin Potter Foundation at the direction of David K. Wilson. It honors "Matt" Wigginton (BA '22, MA '23), a life member of the Vanderbilt Board of Trust, one of the founders of the Owen Graduate School of Management, and the first chairman of The Owen Associates.
Ralph Owen Professor of Management
This chair is named in honor of the late distinguished American businessman Ralph Owen, who served for twenty years as president of Equitable Securities and eight years as chairman of American Express Company. A life member of the Vanderbilt Board of Trust, Mr. Owen was a member of Beta Gamma Sigma and the Chancellor's Council. The Owen School was named for Mr. Owen and his wife, Lulu Hampton Owen.
Samuel Richmond Professor of Management
This chair was established in 2004 to honor the Owen dean who served from 1976 until 1986.
Valere Blair Potter Professor of Management
This chair, like the Justin Potter chair, was established through the generosity of Mrs. Potter.
Vanderbilt Financial Markets Research Center Associate Professor of Finance
The Chair in Financial Markets was established in 2007 in honor of long time director of the Financial Markets Research Center, Professor Hans Stoll through gifts from alumni and friends of the Owen Graduate School of Management.
William C. Oehmig Professor in Free Enterprise and Entrepreneurship
This chair was established in 2000 with a gift from William C. (Billy) and Margaret W. Oehmig. Billy (MBA '73) is a principal with the Sterling Group in Houston, Texas, and has been an active leader at Owen since his graduation. In addition to this Chair, the Oehmigs also established the William C. Oehmig Scholarship at Owen in 1992. Billy and Peggy (an alumna of the University of Texas) are lifetime members of the Chancellor's Council and the Owen Associates.
