Trustees approve faculty promotions, tenure

NIU's Board of Trustees voted June 15 to approve several recommendations for faculty promotions, tenure and promotions with tenure.

From Associate Professor to Professor

Michael Bishop, Philosophy
Neil Blackstone, Biological Sciences
Paul Carpenter, Kinesiology and Physical Education
Judith Q. Chitwood, Theatre and Dance
Sundiata Djata, History
Charles E. Downing, Operations, Management and Information Systems
Laurie Elish-Piper, Literacy Education
Richard Hahin, Biological Sciences
Jack T. Marchewka, Operations, Management and Information Systems
Keith Millis, Psychology
Allen Ottens, Counseling, Adult and Higher Education
Mark A. Ponzo, Music
Pamela A. Smith, Accountancy
Donald E. Tidrick, Accountancy
Nancy Wingfield Dosanjh, History
James C. Young, Accountancy

Tenure Only

Brian Coller, Mechanical Engineering

Tenure and Promotion From Assistant Professor to Associate Professor

Jeffrey Adams, Art
Gregory M. Barrett, Music
Lisa Baumgartner, Counseling, Adult and Higher Education
Robert C. Beatty, Operations, Management and Information Systems
Mace L. Bentley, Geography
Jana Brubaker, University Libraries
Kerry Burch, Leadership, Educational Psychology and Foundations
Andrew Byrom, Art
Karen Carrier, Literacy Education
Louise Ciallella, Foreign Languages and Literatures
Therese A. Clarke Arado, Law Library
Kathleen L. Coles, Law
Glenda L. Cosenza, Music
Sharon Coyer, Nursing
Deborah C. De Rosa, English
Sean Farrell, History
Reva Freedman, Computer Science
Carla D. Goar, Sociology
Judith Hertz, Nursing
Oliver Hofstetter, Chemistry and Biochemistry
Sharon Holmes, Counseling, Adult and Higher Education
Frances Jaeger, Foreign Languages and Literatures
Barbara Jaffee, Art
Neelam Jain, Economics
Melissa E. Lenczewski, Geology and Environmental Geosciences
Brian Mackie, Operations, Management and Information Systems
Kimberly Martens, Art
Moses Mutuku, Teaching and Learning
Tracy Nunnally, Theatre and Dance
Holly Orcutt, Psychology
Andrew W. Otieno, Technology
Richard Poole, Theatre and Dance
Victor Ryzhov, Chemistry and Biochemistry
Thomas J. Smith, Educational Technology, Research and Assessment
Francisco Solares-Larrave, Foreign Languages and Literatures
Moira E. Stuart, Kinesiology and Physical Education
Kathleen Valde, Communication
Leanne VandeCreek, University Libraries
Laura Vazquez, Communication
David A. Walker, Educational Technology, Research and Assessment
Gail S. Williams, Allied Health
Karen Williamson, Theatre and Dance

From Assistant Professor to Associate Professor

Omar Ghrayeb, Industrial and Systems Engineering

6-26-06