Western faculty earn tenure, promotions

KALAMAZOO—Western Michigan University's Board of Trustees approved recommendations for tenure and promotions of dozens of faculty members. Dr. Chris Cheatham, interim provost and vice president for academic affairs and vice provost for budget and personnel, recognized the faculty during the board meeting on Thursday, June 23.

The following faculty members received tenure:

• Ashley Atkins; Department of Philosophy
• Amy Bocko; University Libraries
• Sunday Bonifas; Department of Accountancy
• Scott Cowley; Department of Marketing
• Alessander Danna dos Santos; Department of Physical Therapy
• Joanne DeWit; WMU Bronson School of Nursing
• Jeremy Duncan; Department of Biological Sciences
• Bolortuya Enkhtaivan; Department of Finance and Commercial Law
• Dyanne Foskey; Center for English Language and Culture for International Students
• Pablo Gomez; Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering
• Lori Gray; School of Interdisciplinary Health Programs
• Monique Haley; Department of Dance
• Bidyut Hazarika; Department of Business Information Systems
• Donald Hoover; Department of Physical Therapy
• Geumchan Hwang; Department of Human Performance and Health Education
• Daryl Lawson; Department of Physical Therapy
• Geoffrey Lindenberg; Department of Aviation Sciences
• Rob Lyerla; Department of Physician Assistant
• Colin MacCreery; Department of Computer Science
• Dawn Mason; Department of Accountancy
• Cara Masselink; Department of Occupational Therapy
• Shannon McMorrow; School of Interdisciplinary Health Programs
• Richard Meyer; Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
• Mohammadreza Mousavizadeh; Department of Business Information Systems
• Kelley Pattison; WMU Bronson School of Nursing
• Carlos Pimentel; Department of World Languages and Literatures
• Vincent Reitano; School of Public Affairs and Administration
• Geraldine Rinna; University Libraries
• Cybelle Shattuck; Institute for the Environment and Sustainability
• Marianne Swierenga; University Libraries
• Lee Wells; Department of Industrial and Entrepreneurial Engineering and Engineering Management
• Li Xiang; Department of World Languages and Literatures
• Russell Zwanka; Department of Marketing

The following faculty members are promoted to professor:

• Bradley Bazuin; Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering
• Martha Councell-Vargas; School of Music
• Amy Damashek; Department of Psychology
• Edward Eckel; University Libraries
• Claudia Fajardo-Hansford; Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
• Ramakrishna Guda; Department of Chemistry
• Sally Hadden; Department of History
• Jennifer Harrison; School of Social Work
• Kevin High; Department of Aviation Sciences
• Scott Irelan; Department of Theatre
• Mariam Konaté; Institute for Intercultural and Anthropological Studies
• Charles Kurth; Department of Philosophy
• Heather McGee; Department of Psychology
• Natalio Ohanna; Department of Spanish
• Mary O’Kelly; University Libraries
• Leah Omilion-Hodges; School of Communication
• Dianna Sachs; University Libraries
• Jagjit Saini; Department of Accountancy
• Rika Saito; Department of World Languages and Literatures
• Xiaoyun Shao; Department of Civil and Construction Engineering

The following faculty members are promoted to associate professor:

• Ashley Atkins; Department of Philosophy
• Amy Bocko; University Libraries
• Scott Cowley; Department of Marketing
• Jeremy Duncan; Department of Biological Sciences
• Bolortuya Enkhtaivan; Department of Finance and Commercial Law
• Lori Gray; School of Interdisciplinary Health Programs
• Monique Haley; Department of Dance
• Bidyut Hazarika; Department of Business Information Systems
• Geumchan Hwang; Department of Human Performance and Health Education
• Cara Masselink; Department of Occupational Therapy
• Shannon McMorrow; School of Interdisciplinary Health Programs
• Richard Meyer; Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
• Mohammadreza Mousavizadeh; Department of Business Information Systems
• Kelley Pattison; WMU Bronson School of Nursing Carlos Pimentel; Department of World Languages and Literatures
• Vincent Reitano; School of Public Affairs and Administration
• Geraldine Rinna; University Libraries
• Cybelle Shattuck; Institute for the Environment and Sustainability
• Marianne Swierenga; University Libraries
• Lee Wells; Department of Industrial and Entrepreneurial Engineering and Engineering Management

The following faculty are promoted to master faculty specialist:

• Theresa Bieszka; Center for English Language and Culture for International Students
• Joanne DeWit; WMU Bronson School of Nursing
• Dyanne Foskey; Center for English Language and Culture for International Students
• Ramona Lewis; Department of Educational Leadership, Research and Technology

The following faculty are promoted to faculty specialist II:

• Colin MacCreery; Department of Computer Science
• Mary Nielsen; Department of Marketing
• Veronica Rice McCray; Department of Business Information Systems

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