Board of Trustees approves
faculty promotions and tenure

May 4, 2006 -- Congratulations to the following faculty members who were approved by the Board of Trustees today for promotion to professor or associate professor and/or for tenure.  This action follows review by the University Promotion, Retention and Tenure Committee and recommendation of the administration:

( * Also approved for tenure)

Promoted to Professor

College of Agriculture
Dr. Donald Kennedy

College of Business
Dr. Kim Hester, Management and Marketing
Dr. John Seydel, Computer and Information Technology

College of Education
Dr. John Hall, Psychology and Counseling

College of Humanities and Social Sciences
Dr. Erik Gilbert, History

Promoted to Associate Professor

College of Business
* Dr. Kelly Fish, Computer and Information Technology
Dr. Paula Ruby, Computer and Information Technology

College of Education
* Dr. Marla Graves, Health, Physical Education and Sports Sciences
* Dr. Joseph Nichols, Educational Leadership, Curriculum and Special Education

College of Nursing and Health Professions
* Roy Lee Aldridge, Physical Therapy
Julie Isaacson, Nursing
Annette Smith Stacey, Nursing
* Deborah Persell, Nursing
* Dr. Deborah Gilbert-Palmer, Nursing
* Dr. Loretta Brewer, Social Work

College of Sciences and Mathematics
* Dr. Thomas Risch, Biological Sciences

Approved for Tenure

* Judith Pfriemer, Nursing

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