At recent Board of Trustees meetings, the following faculty members were promoted with tenure, appointed with tenure or granted tenure effective July 1, 2009, unless otherwise noted.
Appointment with tenure
Sarah J. Gehlert, Ph.D., as professor of social work, effective Jan. 1, 2009
Robert F. Krueger, Ph.D., as professor of psychology in Arts & Sciences, effective Sept. 1, 2008
Jennifer K. Lodge, Ph.D., as professor of molecular microbiology, effective Feb. 1, 2009, with tenure effective March 7, 2009
Gaylyn Studlar, Ph.D., as professor of performing arts in Arts & Sciences, effective Jan. 1, 2009
Promotion with tenure
Anne Margaret Baxley, Ph.D., to associate professor of philosophy in Arts & Sciences
Vladimir B. Birman, Ph.D., to associate professor of chemistry in Arts & Sciences
Eric Thai Kun Choi, M.D., to associate professor of surgery (general surgery), effective Jan. 1, 2009, with tenure effective March 7, 2009
Patrick Crowley, Ph.D., to associate professor of computer science and engineering
Donald L. Elbert, Ph.D., to associate professor of biomedical engineering
Seth R. Graebner, Ph.D., to associate professor of French in Arts & Sciences
Xianlin Han, Ph.D., to associate professor of medicine, effective July 1, 2008, with tenure effective Oct. 3, 2008
Carolyn K. Lesorogol, Ph.D., to associate professor of social work
Zeuler Lima, Ph.D., to associate professor of architecture
Daniel W. Moran, Ph.D., to associate professor of biomedical engineering
Rakesh Nagarajan, M.D., Ph.D., to associate professor of pathology and immunology
Jennifer R. Smith, Ph.D., to associate professor of earth and planetary sciences in Arts & Sciences
Corinna A. Treitel, Ph.D., to associate professor of history in Arts & Sciences
Carol M. Woods, Ph.D., to associate professor of psychology in Arts & Sciences
Granting of tenure
Lingxiu Dong, Ph.D., associate professor of operations and manufacturing management