The Board of Trustees approved promotions, tenure, sabbaticals and emeriti status for faculty from the University’s colleges and schools and University libraries during the April 20 board meeting in Atlanta.
Tenure and Promotions:
College of Continuing and Professional Studies
Margaret Eskew, promotion to professor
Feng Liu, awarded tenure and promotion to associate professor
College of Liberal Arts
James E. Black, assistant professor, awarded tenure
Craig D. Byron, awarded tenure and promotion to associate professor
Jeffrey Hugdahl, promotion to professor
Sheng-Chiang “John” Lee, awarded tenure and promotion to associate professor
Michael Moore, promotion to professor
David Nelson, promotion to professor
J. Fernando Palacios, awarded tenure and promotion to associate professor
Randall Peters, promotion to professor emeritus
James Radiker, promotion to professor emeritus
Joanna Watson, promotion to professor emerita
Bryan Whitfield, awarded tenure and promotion to associate professor
John Wright, promotion to professor emeritus
Yosalida C. Rivero-Zaritzky, awarded tenure and promotion to associate professor
College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences
Nader Moniri, awarded tenure and promotion to associate professor
Chalet Tan, awarded tenure and promotion to associate professor
Hailing Zhang, awarded tenure and promotion to associate professor
Eugene W. Stetson School of Business and Economics
Catherine Cleaveland, awarded tenure and promotion to associate professor
Steven McClung, associate professor, awarded tenure
Faye Sisk, promotion to professor
J. Michael Weber, associate professor, awarded tenure
Georgia Baptist College of Nursing
Kim Baraona, promotion to clinical assistant professor
Susan Estes, promotion to clinical associate professor
Kelli Shugart, promotion to clinical associate professor
James and Carolyn McAfee School of Theology
Robert N. Nash Jr., professor, awarded tenure
Brett Younger, associate professor, awarded tenure
School of Engineering
Richard Kunz, associate professor, awarded tenure
Clayton R. Paul, promotion to professor emeritus
School of Medicine
Christy Bridges, promotion to academic associate professor
Ronald Garner, promotion to academic professor
Kristen A. Horner, awarded tenure and promotion to academic associate professor
Thomas McKee, promotion to academic associate professor
Tift College of Education
Joseph Balloun, professor, awarded tenure
Richard Binkney, tenure and promotion to associate professor
Olivia Boggs, associate professor, awarded tenure
Carl Davis, assistant professor, awarded tenure
Margie Jones, tenure and promotion to associate professor
Barbara Rascoe, tenure and promotion to associate professor
Dia Sekayi, associate professor, awarded tenure
Townsend School of Music
C. David Keith, awarded tenure and promotion to professor of music
Robert W. Parris, promotion to professor emeritus, posthumous
University Libraries
Arlene Desselles, promotion to assistant professor
Elizabeth D. Hammond, promotion to professor
Julia Huskey, promotion to assistant professor
Louise Lowe, promotion to associate professor
Walter F. George School of Law
Sarah Gerwig-Moore, associate professor, awarded tenure
Oren Griffin, associate professor, awarded tenure
Linda Jellum, promotion to professor
David Ritchie, promotion to professor
Jennifer Sheppard, associate professor, awarded tenure
Sabbaticals
College of Continuing and Professional Studies
Kyra Osmus, professor of human services, was approved for a sabbatical for fall 2012.
Colleen Stapleton, associate professor of science, was approved for a sabbatical for spring 2013.
College of Liberal Arts
Chris Grant, associate professor of political science, was approved for a sabbatical for the 2012-2013 academic year.
Keith Howard, associate professor of mathematics, was approved for a sabbatical for fall 2012.
Gordon Johnston, professor of English, was approved for a sabbatical for fall 2012.
Frank Macke, professor of communication, was approved for a sabbatical for spring 2013.
Matthew Marone, associate professor of physics, was approved for a sabbatical for fall 2012 or academic year 2012-2013 based on external funding.
Margaret Symington, associate professor of mathematics, was approved for a sabbatical for spring 2013.
Douglas Thompson, associate professor of interdisciplinary studies, was approved for a sabbatical for spring 2013 or academic year 2012-2013, based on external funding.
Richard Wilson, Columbus Roberts Professor of Christian Theology and chair of the Roberts Department of Christianity, was approved for a sabbatical for spring 2013.
Fletcher Winston, associate professor of sociology, was approved for a sabbatical for fall 2012.
School of Medicine
Michael U. Smith, professor of medical education and director of AIDS Education and Research, was approved for a sabbatical for the fiscal year 2013, half time.
Tift College of Education
Jacquelyn Culpepper, associate professor of teacher education, was approved for a sabbatical for spring 2013.
Emilie Paille, associate professor of teacher education, was approved for a sabbatical for fall 2012.
Townsend School of Music
Stanley Roberts, Arthur Lowndes Rich Professor of Choral Conducting, director of choral studies and associate dean, was approved for a sabbatical for spring 2013.
Walter F. George School of Law
Timothy Floyd, professor of law, was approved for a sabbatical for spring 2013.
