Named Professors in the

Alfred Lerner College of Business and Economics

Edgar S. Woolard Jr. Chair in Corporate Governance
Department of Finance
Research: Corporate governance
The Edgar S. Woolard Jr. Chair honors the former chairman and chief executive officer of the DuPont Co.

Chaplin Tyler Professor of Business
Department of Business Administration
Research: Behavorial decision making, motivational and human performance, goal setting and employee/employer rights and cognitive phenomena.
The professorship is funded by an endowment made possible by a gift from the late Chaplin Tyler, who worked at the DuPont Co. for 35 years and was a generous University benefactor.

Chaplin Tyler Professor of Economics
Department of Economics
Research: Monetary economics, econometrics, mathematical economics
The professorship is funded by an endowment made possible by a gift from the late Chaplin Tyler, who worked at the DuPont Co. for 35 years and was a generous University benefactor.

MBNA America Professor of Business
Department of Finance
Research: Labor and health economics, the economics of education, of professional baseball, health economics and health labor markets.
The professorship honors the contributions of MBNA America, now Bank of America, which has been a generous supporter of the University.

Dana J. Johnson Professor of Business
Department of Business Administration
Research: Data analysis, process improvement, process optimization, applied statistics and mathematical modeling.
This professorship honors the late Dana J. Johnson, former dean of the then College of Business and Economics.

Donald J. Puglisi Professor of Finance
Department of Finance
Research: Mortgage markets, bank management, and the regulation of financial institutions.
This professorship honors Donald J. Puglisi, the MBNA America Professor of Business Emeritus who joined the UD faculty in 1971 and received the UD Medal of Distinction and Excellence in Teaching Award, among other college teaching awards.

Chaplin Tyler Professor of Economics
Department of Economics
Research: Macroeconomics, public finance.
The professorship is funded by an endowment made possible by a gift from the late Chaplin Tyler, who worked at the DuPont Co. for 35 years and was a generous University benefactor.