Sister Mona Riley Endowed Chairs
| Jane Lamm Carroll | History, 2017-2020 |
| Colleen M. Carpenter | Theology, 2014-2017 |
| Cecilia Konchar Farr | English and Women's Studies, 2011-2014 |
| Patricia L. Olson | Art and Art History, 2008-2011 |
| Thomas H. West | Theology, 2005-2008 |
| William A. Myers | Philosophy, 2002-2005 |
| Geraldine Giebel Chavis | English, 1999-2002 |
| George R. Rochefort | Classics, 1996-1999 |
| Joan H. Timmerman | Theology, 1993-1996 |
| Carol Ann Tauer | Philosophy, 1989-1991, 1992-1993 |
| Alan N. Graebner | History, 1986-1989 |
Endowed Chairs in the Sciences
| Nancy A. Heitzeg | Sociology, 2018-2021 |
| Jill R. Welter | Biology, 2015-2018 |
| Daron E. Janzen | Chemistry, 2012-2015 |
| Marcella J. Myers | Biology, 2009-2012 |
| Cynthia G. Norton | Biology, 2006-2009 |
| Kathleen Heilman Tweeten | Biology, 2003-2006 |
| Julie Miller Jones | Nutrition, 2000-2003 |
| Deborah D. Wygal | Biology |
| Terrence F. Flower | Physics |
Archbishop Harry Flynn Endowed Chairs in Catholic identity
| Sharon Howell, CSJ | 2018-Present |
| Katherine A. Barrett | 2016-2018 |
| Amata Miller, IHM | 2016 |