Trustees approve tenure for 31 faculty members
by Deanne Puca
June 10, 2011 | WMU News
KALAMAZOO--The Western Michigan University Board of Trustees approved the tenure of 31 faculty members at its June 9 meeting, effective with the beginning of the 2011-12 academic year. Their names, titles effective in fall 2011 and departmental affiliations are:
- Karen Bondarchuk, associate professor of art
- Dr. Walter L. Burt, associate professor of educational leadership, research and technology
- Dr. Amy B. Curtis, associate professor of physician assistant
- William P. Davis, associate professor of art
- Dr. Thomas N. Edmonds, faculty specialist II of finance and commercial law
- Dr. Michael A. Famiano, associate professor of physics
- M. Patricia Fuehr, master faculty specialist of nursing
- Dr. Donald Kane, associate professor of biological sciences
- Wendy Kershner, master faculty specialist of nursing
- Dr. Karen M. Lancendorfer, associate professor of marketing
- Dr. Thaweephan Leingpibul, associate professor of marketing
- Dr. Leszek T. Lilien, associate professor of computer science
- Nichole A. Maury, associate professor of art
- Dr. Casey D. McKittrick, master faculty specialist of English
- Dr. Christine Moser, associate professor of economics
- Dr. Stanley R. Pelkey, associate professor of music
- Dr. Heather L. Petcovic, associate professor of geosciences
- Dr. Mary E. Peterson, faculty specialist II of speech pathology and audiology
- Dr. Susan V. Piazza, associate professor of special education and literacy studies
- Dr. Patricia L. Reeves, associate professor of educational leadership, research and technology
- Dr. David A. Richter, associate professor of mathematics
- Dr. Thomas S. Rienzo, faculty specialist II of business information systems
- Dr. Viviane Ruellot, associate professor of foreign languages
- Kimberly A. Searing, master faculty specialist of nursing
- Dr. Kenneth H. Smith, associate professor of music
- Dr. Patric Spence, associate professor of communication
- Dr. Susan M.B. Steuer, associate professor of University Libraries
- Dr. Deanna Swoboda, associate professor of music
- Dr. Udaya R.A.J. Wagle, associate professor of public affairs and administration
- Dr. Yuan-Kang Wang, associate professor of sociology
- Dr. Caroline B. Webber, associate professor of family and consumer science
