Scholarly Achievement, Service Excellence
Thanks to our generous donors, appointments to endowed positions at Larner are among the highest honors for faculty. Endowed chairs and professorships celebrate academic achievement, professionalism, and excellence in scholarship and service within the College.
Upcoming Investitures
Information about upcoming investitures at the Larner College of Medicine will be listed here when available
Past Investitures
2026 Investitures
Investiture of Anthony Charles, M.D. as the Inaugural Green & Gold Professor of Faculty Development in Surgery - Thursday, April 2, 2026
Investiture of Toshiko L. Uchida, M.D. as the Inaugural Dr. Yvette Pigeon Professor in Medical Education - Wednesday, March 11, 2026
Investiture of Sylvie Doublié, Ph.D. as the Inaugural Green & Gold Professor in Microbiology and Molecular Genetics - Monday, January 14, 2026
2025 Investitures
Investiture of Ramsey Herrington, M.D. as the inaugural J. Bishop McGill, M.D.’46 Chair of Emergency Medicine - Monday, October 13, 2025
Investiture of Deborah Cook, M.D. as the inaugural holder of the Allison and Matthew S. Dinehart Green and Gold Professor of Dermatopathology - Friday, May 30, 2025
2024 Investitures
Investiture of Donald R. Laub, M.D. as the inaugural holder of the Green and Gold Professorship of Plastic Surgery - Monday, October 14, 2024
Investiture of Michelle Sowden, D.O. as the inaugural holder of the Green and Gold Professorship of Surgical Oncology - Monday, October 14, 2024
Investiture of Patrick Forgione, M.D. as the inaugural holder of the Green and Gold Professorship of General Surgery - Thursday, October, 10, 2024
Investiture of Robert H. Millay, M.D. as the inaugural holder of the Green and Gold Professorship of Ophthalmology - Monday, October 7, 2024
Investiture of William "Gabe" Tharp, M.D., Ph.D., as the inaugural holder of the Michael O'Reilly, M.D., M.S. Green and Gold Professorship in Anesthesiology - Friday, October 4, 2024
Investiture of Gary C. An, M.D., FACS, as the inaugural holder of the Green and Gold Professorship of Trauma and Critical Care - Monday, July 29, 2024
Investiture of Margaret Vizzard, Ph.D. as the inaugural holder of the Colleen A. and Gregory L. Holmes Green and Gold Professorship in Neurological Sciences Research - Thursday, March 14, 2024
Investiture of Michael Hehir, M.D. as the inaugural holder of the James F. Howard, Jr. Professorship in Neuromuscular Disorders - Friday, January 26, 2024
2022 Investitures
Investiture of Bruce Tranmer, M.D. as the inaugural holder of the Raymond M.P. Donaghy Professorship in Neurosurgery - Monday, December 5, 2022
Investiture of Judith Lewis, M.D. as the inaugural holder of the Robert A. Pierattini, M.D. Green & Gold Professorship in Psychiatry - Thursday, September 8, 2022
Investiture of Danielle Ehret, M.D., M.P.H., as the inaugural holder of the Asfaw Yemiru Green & Gold Professorship in Global Health - Thursday, July 28, 2022
Investiture of William Brundage, M.D. as the inaugural holder of the Green & Gold Professorship in Otolaryngology, Tuesday, June 28, 2022
Investiture of Melissa Davidson, M.D. as the inaugural Howard Schapiro and Janet Caroll Green and Gold Professor in the Department of Anesthesiology, February 7, 2022