Board of visitors approves 2006 promotions, tenure, continued appointments
BLACKSBURG, Va., June 22, 2006 – The Virginia Tech Board of Visitors approved the following promotions, tenure, continued appointments, and administrative promotions at its June 12 meeting.
Promotion with tenure to associate professor, collegiate faculty:
- Jeffrey B. Arthur, management;
- James C. Bergh, entomology;
- Ebru K. Bish, industrial and systems engineering;
- Pamelia E. Brott, educational leadership and policy studies;
- R. Michael Buehrer, electrical and computer engineering;
- Clare J. Dannenberg, English;
- Weiguo (Patrick) Fan, accounting and information systems;
- April L. Few, human development;
- John H. Fike, crop and soil environmental sciences;
- Aaron S. Goldstein, chemical engineering;
- Denis Gracanin, computer science;
- Médoune Guèye, foreign languages and literatures;
- Thurmon E. Lockhart, industrial and systems engineering;
- Thomas L. Martin, electrical and computer engineering
- D. Scott McCrickard, computer science;
- John M. McDowell, plant pathology, physiology, and weed science;
- Marian B. Mollin, history;
- Christopher L. North, computer science;
- Moses E. Panford, foreign languages and literatures;
- Manuel Pérez-Quiñones, computer science;
- Philip J. Radtke, forestry;
- Rebecca K. Splan, animal and poultry sciences;
- Christopher D. Teutsch, crop and soil environmental sciences;
- Linda G. Wallace, accounting and information systems;
- R. Janell Watson, foreign languages and literatures;
- Yonsenia S. White, art and art history;
- Sharon Witonsky, large animal clinical sciences
- Craig A. Woolsey, aerospace and ocean engineering; and
- Zhaomin Yang, biological sciences;
Tenure at the currently held rank of associate professor, collegiate faculty:
- Jonathan A. Abbott, small animal clinical sciences;
- Thomas R. Fox, forestry;
- Robert E. Lang, Metropolitan Institute;
- Adrian Sandu, computer science;
- Danesh K. Tafti, mechanical engineering; and
- Gordon Yee, chemistry.
Promotion to professor, collegiate faculty:
- Gregory S. Amacher, forestry;
- Paul Angermeier, fisheries and wildlife sciences;
- Jeffrey Borggaard, mathematics;
- Brian M. Britt, interdisciplinary studies;
- Deborah F. Cook, business information technology;
- David F. Cox, chemical engineering;
- Elizabeth G. Creamer, educational leadership and policy studies;
- Patricia Dove, geosciences;
- Stefan M. Duma, mechanical engineering;
- Kevin P. Granata, engineering science and mechanics;
- Bernice L. Hausman, English;
- James R. Heflin, physics;
- Michael S. Hsiao, electrical and computer engineering;
- Brian M. Kleiner, industrial and systems engineering;
- John J. Lesko, engineering science and mechanics;
- Wayne A. Scales, electrical and computer engineering;
- Edward J. Smith, animal and poultry sciences;
- John D. Stahl, English;
- Robert Stephens, psychology;
- Uwe C. Täuber, physics;
- Uri Vandsburger, mechanical engineering;
- Yue (Joseph) Wang, electrical and computer engineering;
- Mary Leigh Wolfe, biological systems engineering;
- Dennis T. Yang, economics; and
- Audrey Zink-Sharp, wood science and forest products.
Promotion to professor, extra-collegiate faculty:
- Jeffrey L. Kirwan, Forestry Extension Specialist.
Promotion to associate professor, extra-collegiate faculty:
- Ellen M. Krupar, University Libraries.
Administrative promotion to assistant professor, extra-collegiate faculty:
- Mary C. Finn, technical services/expedited cataloging, University Libraries.
Administrative promotion to Extension agent, extra-collegiate faculty:
- Karen Baker, Hampton Virginia Cooperative Extension;
- Campbell John Barrett, Warren County Virginia Cooperative Extension;
- Melanie Barrow, Henry Virginia Cooperative Extension;
- Kaci Coppedge, Orange Virginia Cooperative Extension;
- Susan French, Virginia Beach Virginia Cooperative Extension;
- Scott Jerrell, Scott County Virginia Cooperative Extension;
- Matthew Lewis, Northumberland Virginia Cooperative Extension;
- Matthew Miller, Carroll County Virginia Cooperative Extension;
- Jeannie Mullins, Lee County Virginia Cooperative Extension;
- Sandra Shortridge, Buchanan County Virginia Cooperative Extension; and
- Gary Thomas, King George Virginia Cooperative Extension.
Administrative promotion to Extension senior agent, extra-collegiate faculty:
- Samuel Johnson, Westmoreland Virginia Cooperative Extension.
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