Board grants faculty tenure and promotion

The University celebrated one of the happiest rites of academia at the April 1 Board of Trustees meeting, when 28 faculty members were granted tenure, promotion or both.

“It’s always a great occasion when we do this,” said Provost John Folkins, “but today is even more so because of the outstanding talent and accomplishments of these faculty members.”

Board President Leon Bibb told the faculty advancing that their passion is evident in their work.

L. Fleming Fallon, public health, received tenure and promotion to professor.

Sixteen faculty received tenure and promotion to associate professor. They are Catherine Cardwell, University Libraries; Dena Eber, art; Radhika Gajjala, interpersonal communication; Michael Geusz and Moira van Staaden, both biological sciences; Charles Kanwischer, art; Piya Pal-Lapinski, English; Arthur Samel, geography; Patricia Sharp, psychology; Jennifer Van Hook, sociology; Judy Alston, Margaret Booth, and Patricia Kubow, all leadership and policy studies; Trinka Messenheimer, education and intervention services; William King, criminal justice, and William Mathis, music performance studies.

Those promoted to full professor were Lynda Dixon, interpersonal communication; Narasaiah Gavini and Paul Moore, both biological sciences; Monica Longmore, sociology; Barbara Moses and Sergey Shpectorov, both mathematics and statistics; Peter VanderHart, economics, and Sherlon Brown and Gregory Garske, both education and intervention services.

Jeffrey Wagner, natural and social sciences, was promoted to associate professor and Dwayne Gremler, marketing, received tenure.