Year in Review: New Endowed Professorships
In 2025, three faculty were named to new endowed professorships thanks to the generosity of donors.Monday, December 1, 2025 04:06 PM
Three members of Muhlenberg’s faculty were named into new endowed professorships established at Muhlenberg College this year. They are:
The Tammy L. Bormann ’83 P’16 and Mark J. Paris ’80 P’16 Endowed Professor in Political Philosophy Giacomo Gambino
Muhlenberg received a $1 million gift from Borman and Paris to establish this professorship. Bormann is founder and principal of the TLB Collective, a national consulting firm that focuses on inclusive organizational development and leadership practice. Paris is a managing partner at Creative Climate Capital. They each served for many years as trustees of the college and were co-chairs of the Boundless campaign.
The William R. Breidenthall '41 Professor in Economics Ranajoy Ray-Chaudhuri
Muhlenberg received a $1 million gift to establish the William R. Breidenthall Ph.B., CPA Class of 1941 Professorship in Accounting, Business, Economics, or Finance. The Breidenthall family has a long relationship with Muhlenberg College beginning with William R. Breidenthall, who graduated from Muhlenberg in the Class of 1941.
The Dr. Ronald F. Levant Endowed Professor in Psychology Kate Richmond ’00
Muhlenberg received a $1 million gift to establish the Dr. Ronald F. Levant Endowed Professorship in Psychology, with preference given to faculty doing scholarship on the psychology of men and masculinities from a feminist perspective. Levant is a world-renowned psychologist who studies men and masculinity.
All gifts were matched by $1 million from the estate of Edward ’42 and Lois Robertson through the Faculty Excellence Matching Challenge, which was established to support the Boundless campaign’s goal of endowing new professorships.
