Conferral of Promotion and Tenure for 2008-2009

COLLEGE OF ARTS AND SCIENCES

Promotion and Tenure

Gintaras Duda, Ph.D. – Associate Professor of Physics 
Heather Fryer, Ph.D. – Associate Professor of History
Tracy Leavelle, Ph.D. – Associate Professor of History
M. Chad McBride, Ph.D. – Associate Professor of Communication Studies
Richard Witmer, II, Ph.D. – Associate Professor of Political Science & International Programs

Promotion

Isabelle Cherney, Ph.D. – Professor of Psychology 
Sue Crawford, Ph.D – Professor of Political Science & International Programs   
Julia Fleming, Ph.D. – Professor of Theology 
Robert Whipple, Jr., Ph.D. – Professor of English 

COLLEGE OF BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION

Tenure

William Duckworth, Ph.D. – Associate Professor of Information Systems & Technology

SCHOOL OF DENTISTRY

Promotion

Dennis Nilsson, D.D.S. – Professor of Prosthodontics

SCHOOL OF LAW

Promotion

Stephen Sieberson, J.D., Ph.D. – Associate Professor of Law

SCHOOL OF MEDICINE

Promotion and Tenure

Jason Bartz, Ph.D. – Associate Professor of Medical Microbiology and Immunology 
Andjela Drincic, M.D. – Associate Professor of Medicine 
Venkatesh Govindarajan, Ph.D. – Associate Professor of Surgery (primary department), Associate Professor of Medical Microbiology and Immunology (secondary department), and Associate Professor of Biomedical Sciences 
Caron Gray, M.D. – Associate Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology 
Richard Lund, M.D. – Associate Professor of Medicine 
PaulaJo Malin, M.D. – Associate Professor of Psychiatry 
Meera Varman, M.D. – Associate Professor of Pediatrics (primary department) and Associate Professor of Medical Microbiology and Immunology (secondary department) 
Zhaoyi Wang, Ph.D. – Professor of Surgery (primary department), Professor of Medical Microbiology and Immunology (secondary department), and Professor of Pathology (secondary department)

Promotion

Mohammed Akhter, Ph.D. – Professor of Medicine (primary department) and Professor of General Dentistry in the School of Dentistry (secondary department)
Amy Arouni, M.D. – Associate Professor of Medicine
Againdra Bewtra, M.B.B.S. – Professor of Medicine
W. Paul Biddle, M.D. – Associate Professor of Medicine
Dennis Esterbrooks, M.D. – Professor of Medicine
Donald Frey, M.D. – Professor of Family Medicine
Andrew Gelbman, D.O., Ph.D. – Associate Professor of Radiology 
Nancy Hanson, Ph.D. – Professor of Medical Microbiology and Immunology (primary department) and Professor of Pediatrics (secondary department)
Tom Hee, M.D. – Professor of Medicine
Syed Sattar, M.D. – Associate Professor of Psychiatry
Dan Schuller, M.D. – Professor of Medicine in the School of Medicine (primary department) and Professor of Pharmacy Practice in the School of Pharmacy and Health Professions (secondary department)
Xuedong Shen, M.D. – Associate Professor of Medicine

Tenure

Samuel Cemaj, M.D. – Assistant Professor of Surgery
James Shehan, M.D. – Assistant Professor of Medicine 
Theresa Townley, M.D. – Assistant Professor of Medicine (primary department) and Assistant Professor of Pediatrics (secondary department)

SCHOOL OF NURSING

Promotion and Tenure

Ann Laughlin, Ph.D. – Associate Professor of Nursing
Susan Tinley, Ph.D. – Associate Professor of Nursing

Promotion

Mary Kunes-Connell, Ph.D. – Professor of Nursing
Mary Parsons, Ph.D. – Associate Professor of Nursing
Marlene Wilken, Ph.D. – Associate Professor of Nursing

Tenure

Ann Harms – Assistant Professor of Nursing
Maribeth Hercinger, Ph.D. – Assistant Professor of Nursing

SCHOOL OF PHARMACY AND HEALTH PROFESSIONS

Promotion and Tenure

Aimee Limpach, Ph.D. – Associate Professor of Pharmacy Sciences (primary department) and Associate Professor of Physical Therapy (secondary department) 
Somnath Singh, Ph.D. – Associate Professor of Pharmacy Sciences 
Mark Siracuse, Ph.D., Pharm.D. – Associate Professor of Pharmacy Sciences 

Tenure

Caroline Goulet, Ph.D. – Associate Professor of Physical Therapy
Kirk Peck, Ph.D. – Assistant Professor of Physical Therapy

John P. Schlegel, S.J.
President