{"id":2668,"date":"2025-08-18T18:00:41","date_gmt":"2025-08-18T18:00:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/marketing.sandiego.edu\/fallconvocation24\/?page_id=2668"},"modified":"2025-09-03T23:08:49","modified_gmt":"2025-09-03T23:08:49","slug":"home","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/marketing.sandiego.edu\/fallconvocation\/","title":{"rendered":"Home"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/marketing.sandiego.edu\/fallconvocation23\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/59\/2020\/09\/USD-Seal-4c-cmyk-800.png\" alt=\"University of San Diego\" itemprop=\"image\" title=\"University of San Diego\" onerror=\"this.style.display='none'\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\n<h1>\n\t\t\tFall Convocation\t<\/h1>\n<h4>\n\t\t\tThurSday, September 4, 2025 \u2022 12:30 p.m.\t<\/h4>\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/user-hAZoqtr.cld.bz\/Convocation-Program-2025-single-pages\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tview digital program\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n<h1>\n\t\t\tAnnouncing our 2025-2026 University Professors, Steber Professors, Herzog Endowed Scholar and Class of 1975 Endowed Professor.\t<\/h1>\n\t<p>Our five University Professorships are the highest academic honor bestowed university-wide, and are given in recognition of outstanding scholarly achievements in teaching and research. Our two Steber Professorships recognize substantial contributions in the areas of teaching, research, and service and are limited, by the intent of the donor Clarence L. Steber, to faculty in the School of Business and the Department of Theology and Religious Studies. The Herzog Endowed Scholar award recognizes the meritorious teaching and scholarly productivity of one of our professors in the School of Law. The Class of 1975 Endowed Professorship, established by the Class of 1975 as its 25-year reunion gift to the Law School, recognizes meritorious teaching, leadership, and academic accomplishments of a professor in the School of Law.<\/p>\n<h5>\n\t\t\tUniversity Professors\t<\/h5>\n\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/marketing.sandiego.edu\/fallconvocation24\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/59\/2025\/08\/Convocation-2025-Dr.-Caroline-Baillie.jpg\" alt=\"Convocation 2025-Dr. Caroline Baillie\" itemprop=\"image\" title=\"Convocation 2025-Dr. Caroline Baillie\" onerror=\"this.style.display='none'\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\n\t<h6>Dr. Caroline Baillie<\/h6>\n<p>Shiley-Marcos School of Engineering<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/marketing.sandiego.edu\/fallconvocation24\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/59\/2025\/08\/Convocation-2025-Dr.-Bradley-Bond.jpg\" alt=\"Convocation 2025-Dr. Bradley Bond\" itemprop=\"image\" title=\"Convocation 2025-Dr. Bradley Bond\" onerror=\"this.style.display='none'\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\n\t<h6>Dr. Bradley Bond<\/h6>\n<p>College of Arts and Sciences<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/marketing.sandiego.edu\/fallconvocation24\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/59\/2025\/08\/Convocation-2025-Prof.-Michael-Rappaport.jpg\" alt=\"Convocation 2025-Prof. Michael Rappaport\" itemprop=\"image\" title=\"Convocation 2025-Prof. Michael Rappaport\" onerror=\"this.style.display='none'\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\n\t<h6>Prof. Michael Rappaport<\/h6>\n<p>School of Law<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/marketing.sandiego.edu\/fallconvocation24\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/59\/2025\/08\/Convocation-2025-Dr.-Kenneth-P.-Serbin.jpg\" alt=\"Convocation 2025-Dr. Kenneth P. 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