Endowed Professors
A hallmark of our College of Education is our ongoing commitment to partnering with the St. Louis community. We have created an unprecedented number of partnerships and community collaboration with over 200 schools and school districts, particularly the St. Louis Public Schools (SLPS), and St. Louis community institutions like the Science Center, Art Museum, Symphony, Opera Theatre, Youth Organizations and Variety Club service providers to children with disabilities.
The College has 14 endowed professors holding rank and specializing in various aspects of children’s education. No other U.S. public university has more. Each professorship has formalized connections with the region's public cultural and science learning institutions, youth service organizations, and organizations serving disabled children. Representing a tremendous wealth of knowledge, these national leaders in their respective fields of study are committed to providing research, teaching and outreach programs to the St. Louis community.
Through these partnerships, our students learn about outreach and community resources that serve as diverse learning experiences.
The following fourteen endowed professorships, established at the University of Missouri-St. Louis, are located all or in part in the College of Education. These national leaders in their respective fields of study actively pursue external funding opportunities to build the collaborative programs outlined below to improve education for all in the St. Louis region.
Marvin W. Berkowitz, Ph.D.
Sanford N. McDonnell Endowed Professorship in Character Education
(314) 516-7521469 Marillac Hall
berkowitzm@umsl.edu
Dr. Marvin W. Berkowitz is the inaugural Sanford N. McDonnell Endowed Professor of Character Education, and Co-Director of the Center for Character and Citizenship at the University of Missouri-St. Louis, and University of Missouri President’s Thomas Jefferson Professor. He has also served as ...
Theresa Coble, Ph.D.
E. Desmond Lee Endowed Professor in Experiential and Family Education
(314) 516-5951100 Marillac Hall
coblet@umsl.edu
Keith W Miller, Ph.D.
Orthwein Endowed Professor for Lifelong Learning in the Sciences
(314) 516-4828101 Marillac Hall
millerkei@umsl.edu
Keith W. Miller is UMSL's Orthwein Endowed Professor for Lifelong Learning in the Sciences. His Ph.D. is in computer science, and his research specialties are computer ethics, online education, and software testing. His Des Lee Collaborative community partner is the Saint Louis Science Center. H...
Jerome Ellis Morris, Ph.D.
E. Desmond Lee Endowed Professor of Urban Education
(314) 516-5927258 Marillac Hall
morrisjer@umsl.edu
Dr. Jerome E. Morris is the E. Desmond Lee Endowed Professor of Urban Education (in conjunction with St. Louis Public Schools). His research is grounded in sociology, anthropology, school reform, and urban studies. As a social scientist, Dr. Morris’ scholarship reflects a deep and abi...
Rebecca Rogers, Ph.D.
E. Desmond Lee Endowed Professor in Tutorial Education
(314) 516-5797366 Marillac Hall
rogersrl@umsl.edu
Dr. Rogers is an educational researcher who specializes in literacy studies, teacher learning and critical discourse studies. Her research focuses on the socio-political contexts of literacy and language education and situates critical discourse analysis within an ethnographic tradition. She has pub...
Michael V Smith, Ph.D.
E. Desmond Lee and Family Fund Endowed Professorship in Music Education
(314) 516-5365221 Music Bldg.
smithmv@umsl.edu