PROCESS FOR REQUESTING APPOINTMENT TO AN ENDOWED POSITION

OR TO EMERITUS STATUS

 

SCHOOL OF MEDICINE

  

Below are the steps and approvals required to appoint a faculty member to an endowed position (endowed chair and endowed professorship) or to emeritus status (e.g., Professor Emeritus and Associate Professor Emeritus). Denise Gonzalez in the Office of the Dean of Medicine is the Coordinator: please contact via email, djgonzal@utmb.edu, or call ext. 23967.

 

Appointment to endowed position:

• Department Chair submits a detailed recommendation letter to the Dean of Medicine along with a copy of the faculty member’s CV.

• Appointments to endowed chairs and professorships will be for a period not to exceed 5 years.  For additional information see IHOP Policy 5.3.3: Named Professorships and Endowed Chairs.

Appointment to emeritus status:

• Department Chair submits a detailed recommendation letter to the Dean of Medicine (include the faculty member's date of retirement and requested date of appointment to emeritus status), along with a copy of the faculty member’s CV. 

• Appointment to emeritus status may be given to a retired faculty member or in anticipation of the retirement of a faculty member, effective upon retirement. For additional information see IHOP Policy http://intranet.utmb.edu/Policies_And_Procedures/Faculty_Related/PNP_004929.