This is a list of notable individuals affiliated with Colby College in Waterville, Maine.
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As of 2011, Colby has 44 endowed faculty positions:[2]
| Year created | Name of Chair | Current holder | Department | Notes |
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| 1928 | The Arthur Jeremiah Roberts Professorship in Literature | Ira Sadoff | English | Established by the Board of Trustees as an expression of their regard for the late President Roberts, Colby's 13th president, who had taught English literature at Colby |
| 1940 | The Herbert E. Wadsworth Professorship in Economics | James W. Meehan, Jr. | Economics | Established by Herbert E. Wadsworth, Class of 1892, Colby trustee |
| 1956 | The Julian D. Taylor Assistant Professorship in Classics | Kerill N. O'Neill | Classics | Established by a bequest from Professor Julian D. Taylor, who taught Latin and Greek at Colby from 1868 to 1931 |
| 1963 | The Ziskind Professorship of East Asian Studies | -- | -- | Established by the Jacob Ziskind Trust |
| 1965 | The J. Warren Merrill Professorship in Chemistry and Natural History | Andrea R. Tilden | Biology | Established by J. Warren Merrill, Colby trustee |
| 1966 | The Charles A. Dana Professorship Fund | Anthony J. Corrado Jr. (government), Thomas J. Morrione (sociology), Steven Saunders (music), Jill Gordon (philosophy), and Adrianna Paliyenko (French) | -- | Established by the Charles A. Dana Foundation of New York City |
| 1976 | The Grossman Professorship in Economics | Patrice M. Franko | Economics | Established by Nissie Grossman '32 in honor of his parents, Reuben and Lizzie Grossman |
| 1979 | The William R. Kenan Jr. Professorship Fund | L. Sandy Maisel | Government | Established by the William R. Kenan Jr. Charitable Trust |
| 1981 | The John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation Professorship | Cheryl Townsend Gilkes | Sociology and African-American Studies | Established by the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation |
| 1985 | The Carter Professorship in Mathematics and Computer Science | Fernando Q. Gouvêa | Mathematics | Established by Clark H. Carter '40, Colby trustee, and William C. Carter '38 to recognize their family's 85-year relationship with the College |
| 1988 | The Clare Boothe Luce Professorships | Lynn Hannum (biology), Virginia C. Long (physics), and Katherine R. St. Clair (mathematics) | -- | Established through a bequest from Clare Boothe Luce |
| 1990 | The James M. Gillespie Chair of Art and American Studies | Michael A. Marlais | Art | Established through a bequest from Professor Emeritus James M.Gillespie |
| 1990 | The Christian A. Johnson Distinguished Teaching Professorship | Robert S. Weisbrot | History | Established by the Christian A. Johnson Endeavor Foundation |
| 1990 | The NEH/Class of 1940 Distinguished Professorship in Humanities | Jonathan M. Weiss | French | Established by the National Endowment for the Humanities and alumni from the Class of 1940 |
| 1990 | The Clara C. Piper Professorship | David H. Firmage | Biology | Established by Wilson C. Piper '39, Colby trustee, and Mary Piper in memory of Wilson Piper's mother, Clara Collins Piper '14 |
| 1991 | The Goldfarb Family Distinguished Professorship in American Government | G. Calvin Mackenzie | Government | Established by William H. Goldfarb '68, Colby trustee |
| 1991 | The Dr. Frank and Theodora Miselis Chair in Chemistry | D. Whitney King | Chemistry | Established by Frank J. '43 and Theodora Miselis |
| 1992 | The Carolyn Muzzy Museum of Art Chair | Sharon L. Corwin | Colby College Museum of Art | Established by Colby friend Carolyn Muzzy, who had been involved with the museum since its inception |
| 1992 | The Pugh Family Professorship in Economics | David W. Findlay | Economics | Established by Lawrence R. Pugh '56, chair of the Colby Board of Trustees, and Jean Van Curan Pugh '55 |
| 1993 | The Allen Family Chair in Latin American Literature | Jorge Olivares | Spanish | Established by Leon and Karen Allen P'86 |
| 1993 | The Leslie Brainerd Arey Chair of Biosciences | W. Herbert Wilson | Biology | Established by Mary E. Arey in memory of her husband, who graduated from Colby in 1912 |
| 1993 | The Robert E. Diamond Professorship In Humanities | Jennifer Yoder | Government and International Studies | Established by Robert E. Diamond Jr. '73, Colby trustee, in memory of his father |
| 1993 | The Ellerton and Edith Jetté Professorship in Art | David L. Simon | Art | Established through a bequest from Edith M. Jetté H '62. Mrs. Jette and her husband, Ellerton M. Jetté H'55, were long-time friends of the College and supporters of the Colby College Museum of Art |
| 1993 | The Lee Family Chair in English | Cedric Gael Bryant | English | Established by Robert S. Lee '51, Colby trustee, and his wife, Jean |
| 1993 | The Mitchell Family Professorship in Economics | Debra Barbezat | Economics | Established by Edson V. Mitchell '75, Colby trustee |
| 1993 | The Oak Chair in Biological Sciences | F. Russell Cole | Biology | Established by the Oak Foundation, the family foundation of the parents of a Colby alumnus |
| 1993 | The Zacamy Chair in English | Peter B. Harris | English | Established by John R. Zacamy Jr. '71, Colby trustee |
| 1994 | The Crawford Family Chair in Religion | Nikky-Guninder Singh | Religious Studies | Established by James B. Crawford '64, chair of the Colby Board of Trustees, and Linda Johnson Crawford '64 in memory of Colby Professor Gustave H. Todrank |
| 1994 | The Douglas Chair in Investment and/or Finance | Randy A. Nelson | Administrative Science and Economics | Established by an anonymous alumnus |
| 1994 | The Audrey Wade Hittinger Katz and Sheldon Toby Katz Professorship for Distinguished Teaching | Ariel C. Armony | Government | Established by Audrey Hittinger Katz '57, Colby trustee, and Sheldon T. Katz |
| 1994 | The Whipple-Coddington Chair in Geology | Robert A. Gastaldo | Geology | Established by Jane Whipple Coddington '55, Colby trustee, and F. Chandler Coddington Jr. |
| 1996 | The Dr. Gerald and Myra Dorros Chair in Life Sciences | Julie T. Millard | Chemistry | Established by Gerald and Myra Dorros P'93 '96 '98 '01 |
| 1996 | The John J. Gibson and Cornelia V. Gibson Chair in History | Elizabeth D. Leonard | History | Established by John V. Gibson '59 in honor of his parents |
| 1996 | The Pulver Family Chair in Jewish Studies | Howard N. Lupovitch | Jewish Studies | Established by David Pulver '63, Colby trustee, and Carol Pulver |
| 1997 | The Arnold Bernhard Professorship in Arts and Humanities | Paul S. Machlin | Music | Established by A. Van Hoven Bernhard '57 in memory of his father |
| 1998 | The Christian A. Johnson Professorship for Integrative Liberal Learning | Daniel H. Cohen | Philosophy | Established by the Christian A. Johnson Endeavor Foundation to launch a pioneer program in liberal arts education |
| 2000 | The William R. Cotter Distinguished Teaching Professorship | Kenneth A. Rodman | Government | Established by members of the Colby community |
| 2000 | The Oak Chair in East Asian Language and Literature | Tamae K. Prindle | East African Studies | Established by the Oak Foundation, the family foundation of the parents of a Colby alumnus |
| 2000 | The Paul D. and Marilyn Paganucci Chair in Italian Language and Literature | Mario Moroni | Italian | Established by Paul D. Paganucci '75, Colby trustee, and Marilyn Paganucci |
| 2000 | The William A. Rogers Professorship in Physics | Murray F. Campbell | Physics | Established by an anonymous donor |
| 2000 | The Sunrise Chair | Robert T. Bluhm Jr. | Physics | Established by anonymous parents of Colby alumni |
| 2000 | The Harriet S. and George C. Wiswell Jr. Chair in American Constitutional Law | Joseph R. Reisert | Government | Established by Harriet Sargent Wiswell '48 and George C. Wiswell Jr. '50 |
| 2003 | The Francis F. Bartlett and Ruth K. Bartlett Professorship | Hanna M. Roisman | Classics | Established through a bequest from Francis F. Bartlett Jr. '56 |
| 2010 | The Harold Alfond Director of Athletics | Marcella Zalot | Athletics | To enhance the experience of Colby student-athletes on the field and in the classroom[3] |
| Presidents of Colby College | years as president | |
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| 1 | Rev. Jeremiah Chaplin | (1822–1833) |
| 2 | Rev. Rufus Babcock | (1833-1836) |
| 3 | Robert Everett Pattison | (1836-1839) |
| 4 | Eliphaz Fay | (1841-1843) |
| 5 | David Newton Sheldon | (1843-1853) |
| 6 | Robert Everett Pattison | (1854-1857) |
| 7 | James Tift Champlin | (1857-1873) |
| 8 | Henry Ephraim Robins | (1873-1882) |
| 9 | George Dana Boardman Pepper | (1882-1889) |
| 10 | Albion Woodbury Small | (1889-1892) |
| 11 | Beniah Longley Whitman | (1892-1895) |
| 12 | Nathaniel Butler Jr. | (1896-1901) |
| 13 | Charles Lincoln White | (1901-1908) |
| 14 | Arthur J. Roberts | (1908–1927) |
| 15 | Franklin W. Johnson | (1929–1942) |
| 16 | J. Seelye Bixler | (1942–1960) |
| 17 | Robert E. L. Strider | (1960–1979) |
| 18 | William R. Cotter | (1979–2000 ) |
| 19 | William D. Adams | (2000– ) |
| Year | Recipient | Degree | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | Gabriella De Ferrari | Doctor of Letters | American art historian, curator, and writer; founding Chair of the Advisory Board of the Colby College Museum of Art |
| 2008 | Robert Diamond* ’73 | Doctor of Laws | Group Chief Executive of Barclays |
| 2008 | Amory Lovins | Doctor of Laws | Author; Chairman and Chief Scientist of the Rocky Mountain Institute |
| 2008 | David Simon | Doctor of Letters | American author, journalist, television writer, producer, and MacArthur Fellowship winner |
| 2008 | Sunita Williams | Doctor of Science | United States Naval officer and a NASA astronaut |
| 2009 | Joseph F. Boulous | Doctor of Laws | President of The Boulos Companies in Portland, Maine, chair of the Colby College Board of Trustees. |
| 2009 | Kate Chappell | Doctor of Laws | Cofounded Tom's of Maine |
| 2009 | Tom Chappell | Doctor of Laws | Cofounded Tom's of Maine |
| 2009 | Margaret Geller | Doctor of Science | Senior Astronomer at the Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory |
| 2009 | Jack Goldsmith | Doctor of Laws | Harvard Law School professor, author, United States Assistant Attorney General under Attorney General John Ashcroft |
| 2009 | Greg Mortenson* | Doctor of Humane Letters | Executive director of the Central Asia Institute co-author of the New York Times Bestsellers Three Cups of Tea |
| 2010 | Kwame Anthony Appiah | Doctor of Laws | Laurance S. Rockefeller University Professor of Philosophy at Princeton University |
| 2010 | Helene D. Gayle | Doctor of Humane Letters | President and CEO of CARE |
| 2010 | Judith McHale* | Doctor of Laws | Under Secretary of State for Public Diplomacy and Public Affairs |
| 2010 | Richard Rhodes | Doctor of Letters | Author of Pulitzer Prize-winning The Making of the Atomic Bomb (1986) |
| 2010 | Joshua Silver | Doctor of Science | Physicist, Director of the Centre for Vision in the Developing World at the University of Oxford |
| 2011 | Adelaide M. Cromwell | Doctor of Laws | First African-American graduate of Smith College |
| 2011 | Richard Ford | Doctor of Letters | Pulitzer Prize-winning American novelist |
| 2011 | Bernard Osher | Doctor of Laws | Business Leader and Philanthropist |
| 2011 | Rajiv Shah* | Doctor of Laws | Administrator, United States Agency for International Development |
| 2011 | Peter G. Vigue | Doctor of Laws | Chairman of the Board, President, CEO, Cianbro Companies |