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ENDOWED CHAIRS
IN THE
SCHOOL OF SCIENCES AND MATHEMATICS

William Marion Mebane Distinguished Teaching Chairs
John Arthur Seigling Chair in Biology
C. Richard Crosby Distinguished Teaching Chair in Computer Science

   

WILLIAM MARION MEBANE DISTINGUISHED TEACHING CHAIRS

Dr. William M. Mebane, born in Newton, NC, was a renowned scientist, weapons expert, educator, and a former Director of Rocket Research and Development at the Redstone Arsenal for Thiokol Chemical Corporation. He was an outstanding national authority on the subject of planning and development of modern and future weapons. His career also included distinguished military service and 20 years of teaching at several colleges and universities. He received undergraduate and graduate degrees from the University of North Carolina.

Mrs. Isabella Knudsen Mebane graduated from the College of Charleston in 1928. Because of her, Dr. Mebane loved and respected the College of Charleston. The chair, the first at the College of Charleston, was established in 1987 with a gift from Mrs. Mebane and alternated between the chemistry and physics departments with two year terms. It was the first endowed chair at the College of Charleston. In 1998 the Mebane Endowment had increased in value to where a chair could be sponsored in each department and the terms extended to four years in length.

Holders of the chairs and their initial year of appointment are as follows:

Chemistry & Biochemistry
1988 Marion T. Doig, III
1992 Elizabeth Martin
1996 Henry Donato, Jr.
2000 W. Frank Kinard
2004-08 Gary Asleson
              

Physics & Astronomy
1990 J. Fred Watts
1994 Laney Mills
1998 David Hall
2002-06Jeffery Wragg
2006-2010 Terry Richardson

JOHN ARTHUR SEIGLING CHAIR IN BIOLOGY

The Seigling Chair in Biology was donated by Mrs. Magdalen H. Siegling in June 1988 to honor an outstanding member of the Department of Biology. The chair is awarded for a period of three years with the possibility of renewal. The individual selected to hold the chair must have demonstrated exemplary performance as a biological researcher in addition to evidence of excellence in teaching along with having shown substantial service to the department, the College, or the profession. Any Biology tenure-track faculty member at the rank of assistant professor or above is eligible for consideration.

Holders of the chairs and their initial year of appointment are as follows:

1988 Harry W. Freeman
1991 James Smiley
2001-2008 Giacomo DiTullio

 

C. RICHARD CROSBY DISTINGUISHED TEACHING CHAIR OF COMPUTER SCIENCE

The C. Richard Crosby Distinguished Teaching Chair was established in 2001 to regard excellence in teaching among tenured and tenure-track faculty in Computer Science at the College of Charleston. The holder must devote a substantial amount of time to teaching through classroom teaching instruction. Research that does not involve students and other academic successes are secondary to teaching prowess and a strong devotion to the students. The chair is selected on a biennial basis. The selection is determined by the chair through an objective process and validated by the faculty.

Dr. Crosby was the first professor of computer science at the College, arriving in 1972, and served as the first chair of the department. He received his BS, MS, and PhD degrees from Louisiana State University.

Holders of the chairs and their initial year of appointment are as follows:

2001-2004 George Pothering
School of Sciences & Mathematics