Fall Convocation of the Faculty and Administration

Thursday, September 3, 2026 • 12:30 p.m.

Please join us in the KIPJ Theatre as we kick off the new academic year and celebrate our faculty honorees. You'll hear university leadership share key milestones and chart a course for the rest of the year. A light lunch reception will follow in the KIPJ Garden of the Sea.

2026 Honorees

Announcing our 2026-2027 University Professors, Steber Professors, Herzog Endowed Scholar, and Class of 1975 Endowed Professor

image of Mary Doak — Mary Doak, PhD, College of Arts and Sciences

UNIVERSITY PROFESSOR

image of Adam Hirsch — Adam Hirsch, PhD, JD, School of Law

UNIVERSITY PROFESSOR

image of Michael Kelly — Michael Kelly, PhD, College of Arts and Sciences

UNIVERSITY PROFESSOR

image of Afsaneh Nahavandi — Afsaneh Nahavandi, PhD, Knauss School of Business

UNIVERSITY PROFESSOR

image of Lee Williams — Lee Williams, PhD, School of Leadership and Education Sciences

UNIVERSITY PROFESSOR

Jacqueline Hidalgo, PhD, Theology and Religious Studies

STEBER PROFESSOR

image of William Beggs — William Beggs, PhD, Knauss School of Business

STEBER PROFESSOR

Orly Lobel, SJD, School of Law

HERZOG ENDOWED SCHOLAR

Erin Sheley, PhD, JD, School of Law

CLASS OF 1975 ENDOWED PROFESSOR

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.

We can all take great pride and joy in the contributions of these nine faculty to their disciplines and to the University of San Diego, and we are delighted their outstanding achievements are being recognized with these prestigious awards.