WMU trustees approve faculty tenure and promotions
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