Trustees approve 26 faculty for tenure

KALAMAZOO, Mich.—The Western Michigan University Board of Trustees approved the tenure of 26 faculty members at its June 10 meeting, effective with the beginning of the 2014-15 academic year.

Faculty granted tenure

The names of those granted tenure, along with their unit or program affiliations, are:

• Dr. Mary L. Anderson, Department of Counselor Education and Counseling Psychology.
• Dr. Upul B. Attanayake, Department of Civil and Construction Engineering.
• Lori J. Brown, Department of Aviation Sciences.
• Dr. Ann Chapleau, Department of Occupational Therapy.
• Dr. Kirsty J. Eisenhart, Department of Mathematics.
• Dr. Jacqueline Eng, Department of Anthropology.
• Dr. Claudia Fajardo, Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering.
• Dr. Sharon Gill, Department of Biological Sciences.
• Dr. Ramakishna Guda, Department of Chemistry.
• Dr. Whitney D. Gunter, Department of Sociology.
• Dr. Peter A. Gustafson, Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering.
• Amy M. Gyorkos, Department of Human Performance and Health Education.
• Dr. Robert L. Harrison, Department of Marketing.
• Stephen J. Hasenick, Department of Aviation Sciences.
• Dr. Denise Keele, Department of Political Science.
• Susan E. King-Barry, Department of Physician Assistant.
• Carrie C. Leatherman, University Libraries.
• Adriane Little, Frostic School of Art.
• Dr. Dennis P. Metro-Roland, Department of Teaching, Learning and Educational Studies.
• Dr. Rajib Paul, Department of Statistics.
• Gail Y. Rouscher, Department of Aviation Sciences.
• Dr. Xiaoyun Shao, Department of Civil and Construction Engineering.
• Megan Slayter, Department of Dance.
• Dr. Vivan I.P. Steemers, Department of World Languages and Literatures.
• Dr. Andre Venter, Department of Chemistry.
• Geoffrey R. Whitehurst, Department of Aviation Sciences.