Faculty awarded tenures, promotions

Twenty-five professors were approved for tenure and/or promotions by the University’s Board of Trustees at its April 30 meeting.

The appointments include promotion to professor, promotion to associate professor, and tenure with automatic promotion. Promotions will go into effect September 1.

Congratulations to the following faculty members:

PROMOTED TO PROFESSOR

Heidi Bohler, Ed.D., Movement Science, Sport and Leisure Studies
Byung Jun Cho, Ph.D., Criminal Justice
Suzanne Chuku, Ph.D., Economics and Management
Heather Crocker Aulenback, English
Terri Griffin, Ed.D., Education
Lynn Pantuosco-Hensch, D.P.E., Movement Science, Sport and Leisure Studies
Mark Horwitz, Ph.D., Social Work
James McNamara, English
Alice Perry, Ph.D., Criminal Justice
Daniel Price, Ph.D., Criminal Justice
Jennifer Propp, Ph.D., Social Work
Tamara Smith, Ph.D., Sociology
Karsten Theis, Ph.D., Chemical & Physical Sciences
Summer Williams, Ph.D., Psychology

PROMOTED TO ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR

Paul Cacolice, Ph.D., Movement Science, Sport and Leisure Studies
H. Zahra Caldwell, Ph.D., Ethnic and Gender Studies
Amanda Salacinski, Ph.D., Movement Science, Sport and Leisure Studies
Jamie Rivera, Ph.D., Nursing and Allied Health

TENURED WITH AUTOMATIC PROMOTION

Adeyinka Banwo, Ph.D., associate professor, History
Jessica Holden, D.N.P., associate professor, Nursing and Allied Health
Samuel Ndegeah, Ph.D., associate professor, Geography, Planning & Sustainability
Susan Scott, Ph.D., associate professor, Nursing and Allied Health
Miriam Tager, Ph.D., professor, Education