Contact: Cheryl Roland
KALAMAZOO, Mich.—The Western Michigan University Board of Trustees approved the tenure of 23 faculty members and promotions of 33 faculty members at its June 3 meeting, effective with the beginning of the 2015-16 academic year.
Faculty granted tenure
The names of those granted tenure, along with their unit or program affiliations, are:
- David Areaux, Department of Physician Assistant.
- Dr. David Benac, Department of History.
- Dr. Scott Boerma, School of Music.
- Dr. James Cousins, Department of History.
- Dr. Amy Damashek, Department of Psychology.
- Linda Dove, Department of Family and Consumer Sciences.
- Dr. Andrzej Dudek, Department of Mathematics.
- Dr. Lofton Durham, Department of Theatre.
- Kathleen Langan, University Libraries.
- Glen Langworthy, Department of Aviation Sciences.
- Dr. Adam Manley, Department of Family and Consumer Sciences.
- Dr. Dennis McCrumb, Department of Educational Leadership, Research and Technology.
- Dennis McFall, Department of Aviation Sciences.
- Dr. Heather McGee, Department of Psychology.
- Dr. Alhassan Mumuni, Department of Marketing.
- Dominic Nicolai, Department of Aviation Sciences.
- Dr. Natalio Ohanna, Department of Spanish.
- Dr. Staci Perryman-Clark, Department of English.
- Dr. Timothy Ready, Department of Sociology.
- Ryan Seiler, Department of Aviation Sciences.
- Yuanliang Sun, Frostic School of Art.
- Kathryn Wagner, Department of Theatre.
- James Whittles, Department of Aviation Sciences.
Faculty promoted to professor
- Dr. Ala Al-Fuqaha, Department of Computer Science.
- Dr. Julie Apker, School of Communication.
- Michele Behr, University Libraries.
- Sue Ellen Christian, School of Communication.
- David Curwen, Department of Dance.
- Dr. Jill Hermann-Wilmarth, Department of Teaching, Learning and Educational Studies.
- Dr. Ok-Kyeong Kim, Department of Mathematics.
- Dr. Mustafa Mirzeler, Department of English.
- Dr. Mustafa Mughazy, Department of World Languages and Literatures.
- Dr. Debasri Mukherjee, Department of Economics.
- Dr. Jennifer Palthe, Department of Management.
- Dr. Shaila Rao, Department of Special Education and Literacy Studies.
- Dr. Gwendolynn Rose, School of Music.
- Dr. Kevin Wanner, Department of Comparative Religion.
- Dr. Kristina Wirtz, Department of Anthropology.
- Dr. Takashi Yoshida, Department of History.
Faculty promoted to associate professor
- David Areaux, Department of Physician Assistant.
- Dr. Amy Damashek, Department of Psychology.
- Dr. Andrzej Dudek, Department of Mathematics.
- Dr. Lofton Durham, Department of Theatre.
- Kathleen Langan, University Libraries.
- Dr. Adam Manley, Department of Family and Consumer Sciences.
- Dr. Heather McGee, Department of Psychology.
- Dr. Natalio Ohanna, Department of Spanish.
- Dr. Staci Perryman-Clark, Department of English.
- Yuanliang Sun, Frostic School of Art.
- Kathryn Wagner, Department of Theatre.
Faculty promoted to Master Faculty Specialist
- Dr. James Cousins, Department of History.
- Bryce Dickey, Department of Family and Consumer Sciences.
- Dr. Mary Peterson, Department of Speech Pathology and Audiology.
Faculty promoted to Faculty Specialist II
- Dr. Tracy DeMars, Department of Teaching, Learning and Educational Studies.
- Linda Dove, Department of Family and Consumer Sciences.
- Annette Hamel, School of Communication.
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Other news from the June 3 Board of Trustees meeting
Trustees vote to keep WMU within the state tuition cap | June 3, 2015
Board approves WMU 2015-16 operating budget of $388 million | June 3, 2015