Illinois State Announces Faculty Promotions and Tenure

Date: 10/27/06
Contact: Kathy Beal

Illinois State University's Board of Trustees today received the faculty promotion, tenure and sabbaticals report. The promotions included 20 faculty advancing to full professor and 41 from assistant professor to associate professor.

Promoted from associate professor to professor were Maureen Angell, Special Education; John Binning, Psychology; Bob Broad, English; Daniel G. Browder, Theatre; Danny C. Brown, Technology; Thomas Critchfield, Psychology; Paul Dennhardt, Theatre; Fred Drake, History; Barbara Fulk, Special Education; Kenneth Jerich, Curriculum and Instruction; Scott Jordan, Psychology; Jin Lee, Art; Dave Malone, Geography/Geology; Bob McLaughin, English; Hassan Mohamadi, Economics; Kimberly Nance, Languages, Literatures and Cultures; Carlos Parodi, Politics and Government; Dan Rich, Economics; Jean Standard, Chemistry; AND Torri Thompson, English.

Promoted from assistant professor to associate professor were Beverly Barham, Health Sciences; Temba Bassoppo-Moyo, Curriculum and Instruction; Christopher Breu, English; Cynthia Brown, Theatre; Dagmar Budikova, Geography/Geology; Linda Clemmons, History; Jeff Courtright, Communication; Fabiola Ehlers-Zavala, Curriculum and Instruction; Angelo Favis, Music; Jon Friesen, Chemistry; Douglas Hatch, Curriculum and Instruction; Lorie A. Heggie, Languages, Literatures and Cultures; Kathryn Hoff, Psychology; Gary Hunter, Marketing; Lucian Ionescu, Mathematics; Julie Jung, English; Chad Kahl, Milner Library; Susan Kalter, English; Marie Labonville, Music; Sean Limon, Communication; Lance Lippert, Communication; Doug Love, Accounting; Todd A. McLoda, Kinesiology and Recreation; Sherry Meier, Mathematics; Chris P. Merrill, Technology; Paulette Miller, Health Sciences; Patrice Olsen, History; William Perry, Biological Sciences; John Poole, Theatre; Jim Raines, Social Work; Louis G. Reifschneider, Technology; Paula Ressler, English; Sandra Roe, Milner Library; David Rubin, Biological Sciences; John Rugutt, Educational Administration and Foundations; Klaus Schmidt, Technology; Beatrice Smith, Curriculum and Instruction; Gary Weilbacher, Curriculum and Instruction; Bryon Wiegand, Agriculture; Marion Willetts, Sociology and Anthropology; and Diane Zosky, Social Work.

Tenure is a property right extended to an individual by a university or college after the completion of six years of full-time service at the rank of instructor or above at one or more accredited institutions of higher education, including at least three years at Illinois State University. Tenure criteria included the quality of professional achievements in teaching, research and service. Illinois State University awarded 39 faculty members with tenure.

Faculty who were extended tenure included Beverly Barham, Health Sciences; Temba Bassoppo-Moyo, Curriculum and Instruction; Stacey Bock, Special Education; Christopher Breu, English; Cynthia Brown, Theatre; Dagmar Budikova, Geography/Geology; Linda Clemmons, History; Jeff Courtright, Communication; Fabiola Ehlers-Zavala, Curriculum and Instruction; Angelo Favis, Music; Jon Friesen, Chemistry; Douglas Hatch, Curriculum and Instruction; Kathryn Hoff, Psychology; Gary Hunter, Marketing; Lucian Ionescu, Mathematics; Julie Jung, English; Chad Kahl, Milner Library; Susan Kalter, English; Marie Labonville, Music; Sean Limon, Communication; Lance Lippert, Communication; Todd A. McLoda, Kinesiology and Recreation; Chris P. Merrill, Technology; Paulette Miller, Health Sciences; Patrice Olsen, History; William Perry, Biological Sciences; John Poole, Theatre; Jim Raines, Social Work; Paula Ressler, English; Sandra Roe, Milner Library; David Rubin, Biological Sciences; John Rugutt, Educational Administration and Foundations; Klaus Schmidt, Technology; Beatrice Smith, Curriculum and Instruction; Gary Weilbacher, Curriculum and Instruction; Bryon Wiegand, Agriculture; Marion Willetts, Sociology and Anthropology; Daniel G. Wilson, Technology; and Diane Zosky, Social Work.