Board Approves Faculty Promotions and Tenure
05/13/2016
JONESBORO – Twenty-one faculty members at Arkansas State University have been promoted and 11 have attained tenure, announced Dr. Lynita Cooksey, provost and vice chancellor for Academic Affairs and Research.
The ASU Board of Trustees today approved recommendations from the Promotion, Retention and Tenure Committee and university administration. The actions are effective with the beginning of the 2016-17 academic year.
Faculty who were promoted are listed (in alphabetic order) with their new academic rank, and tenure is indicated where appropriate:
- Nicole Arnell to associate professor, and tenure, art
- Annette Bednar, tenure, clinical laboratory sciences
- Dr. Claudia Benavides to associate professor, and tenure, sports management
- Dr. Jennifer Bouldin to professor, environmental biology
- Dr. Amy Buzby to associate professor, and tenure, political science
- Dr. Janelle Collins to professor, English
- Dr. Maureen Dolan, tenure, biological sciences
- Dr. Myleea D. Hill to professor, strategic communication
- Dr. Shane Hunt to professor, marketing
- Dr. Hai Jiang to professor, computer science
- Dr. Cherisse Jones-Branch to professor, history
- Dr. Tillman Kennon to professor, science education
- Dr. Dixie Keyes to professor, mid-level education
- Dr. Karen R. McDaniel to associate professor, management
- Dr. Fabricio Medina-Bolivar to professor, biological sciences
- Bilinda Norman to associate professor, and tenure, nursing
- Dr. Joseph Sartorelli to professor, philosophy
- Dr. Ilwoo (Josh) Seok to associate professor, and tenure, mechanical engineering
- Stacey Sloas to associate professor, and tenure, physical therapy
- Dr. Daniel Tacke to associate professor, music
- Dr. Amanda Wheeler to associate professor, and tenure, athletic training
- Dr. Melissa Wilkinson to associate professor, and tenure, art
- Dr. Guolei (Jason) Zhou to associate professor, and tenure, biological sciences
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