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Board approves faculty promotions, sabbaticals

Dec. 28, 2005

KALAMAZOO--Western Michigan University's Board of Trustees approved five faculty promotions that were effective with the start of the fall semester and sabbatical leaves for 29 faculty members.

Faculty members promoted and their new rank were Dr. Paul Copp, assistant professor of comparative religion; Dr. Katherine Cummings, professor of teaching, learning and leadership; Dr. Frances Ramos, assistant professor of history; Dr. Viviana Ruellot, assistant professor of foreign languages; and Dr. Caroline Webber, assistant professor of family and consumer sciences.

Faculty members awarded sabbatical leaves during the 2006-07 academic year are: Dr. Ariel L. H. Anderson, professor of teaching, learning and leadership; Dr. Robert J. Balik, associate professor of finance and commercial law; Dr. Ronald B. Chase, professor of geosciences; Richard dePeaux, professor of art; Dr. Kristal E. Ehrhardt, associate professor of educational studies; Dr. Nora Faires, associate professor of history; Igor Fedotov, associate professor of music; Dr. Robert W. Felkel, professor of Spanish; Dr. Raghvendra R. Gejji, associate professor of electrical and computer engineering; Dr. Terrell L. Hodge, assistant professor of mathematics; Dr. Susan Hoffman, associate professor of political science; Dr. David N. Karowe, associate professor of biological sciences; Dr. Carla M. Koretsky, associate professor of geosciences and environmental studies; Dr. Richard G. Long, associate professor of blindness and low vision studies; Dr. Damon A. Miller, associate professor of electrical and computer engineering; Dr. James A. Muchmore, associate professor of teaching, learning and leadership; Dr. Michael Nassaney, professor of anthropology; Dr. Thomas F. Piatkowski, professor of computer science; Dr. Susan V. Ponchillia, professor of blindness and low vision studies; Dr. Susan Pozo, professor of economics; Dr. Kathleen Propp, associate professor of communication; Dr. David S. Reinhold, associate professor of chemistry; Dr. Judith J. Sadler, associate professor of nursing; Dr. Eve Salisbury, associate professor of English; Dr. Michael R. Stoline, professor of statistics; Dr. Gregory Veeck, professor of geography; Dr. Susan Weinger, associate professor of social work; Dr. Karen Wicklund, associate professor of music; and Dr. Nicolas Witschi, associate professor of English.

Media contact: Cheryl Roland, 269 387-8400, cheryl.roland@wmich.edu

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