ATLANTA – Mercer’s Board of Trustees approved promotions, tenure, emeriti status and sabbaticals for faculty from the University’s 12 schools and colleges, as well as the University Libraries, during its April 16 meeting:
Promotions, Tenure and Emeriti Status
College of Education:
- Joseph L. Balloun, promoted to professor emeritus
- Sherah Betts Carr, promoted to professor emerita
- Melissa A. Jurkiewicz, promoted to associate professor, awarded tenure
- Wynnetta Scott-Simmons, promoted to professor
College of Health Professions:
- Nora Beth Collier, promoted to clinical associate professor
- Catherine Sadowski, promoted to clinical associate professor
College of Liberal Arts and Sciences:
- James Black, promoted to professor
- Dorothy R. Buchli, promoted to associate professor, awarded tenure
- Jennifer Crawford, promoted to senior lecturer
- David A. Davis, promoted to professor
- Abigail P. Dowling, promoted to associate professor, awarded tenure
- Curtis D. Herink, promoted to professor emeritus
- Adam M. Kiefer, promoted to professor
- Frank W. Macke, promoted to professor emeritus
- Clara Mengolini, promoted to associate professor, awarded tenure
- Mani Pokharel, promoted to senior lecturer and lab coordinator
- Deneen Senasi, promoted to professor
- Anna Weaver, promoted to associate professor emerita
College of Nursing:
- Tara F. Bertulfo, promoted to clinical associate professor
- Sara H. Mitchell, promoted to clinical associate professor emerita
College of Pharmacy:
- Mahavir B. Chougule, awarded tenure
College of Professional Advancement:
- Lynn W. Clemons, promoted to professor
- Hollis D. Phelps IV, promoted to associate professor, awarded tenure
- Laurie L. Lankin, promoted to professor emerita
- Morgan E. Kiper Riechel, promoted to associate professor, awarded tenure
- Charles H. Roberts, promoted to professor emeritus (posthumous)
- Karen D. Rowland, promoted to professor
- Jacqueline S. Stephen, promoted to assistant professor
- Clinton W. Terry, promoted to professor
- Zipangani M. Vokhiwa, promoted to professor
School of Business:
- Etienne Musonera, promoted to professor
- Arnab Nayak, promoted to associate professor, awarded tenure
- Nikanor I. Volkov, promoted to associate professor, awarded tenure
School of Engineering:
- Helen M. Grady, promoted to professor emerita
School of Law:
- Theodore Y. Blumoff, promoted to professor emeritus
- Ishaq Kundawala, awarded tenure
- J. Shand Watson, promoted to professor emeritus
School of Medicine:
- Rajendran Alappan, promoted to associate professor
- Marie Dent, promoted to professor emerita
- Mary “Callie” Downing, promoted to associate professor
- Jay Goldstein, promoted to associate professor
- William “Bo” Hannah, promoted to professor
- Sandra Leeper-Woodford, promoted to professor emerita
- Bruce Marshall, promoted to associate professor
- Keisha Reddick, promoted to associate professor
- W. Patrick Roche III, promoted to associate professor emeritus
- Wanda Thomas, promoted to assistant professor
- Nicolais M. Vincent, promoted to professor
- Wei-Hsiung Yang, promoted to professor
University Libraries:
- Theresa Rhodes, promoted to professor emerita
Sabbaticals
College of Liberal Arts and Sciences:
- Sarah Gardner, fall 2021
- Chris Grant, spring 2022
- Gordon Johnston, fall 2021
- Creighton Rosental, academic year 2021-2022
- Vasile Stanescu, spring 2022
- Barry Stephenson, spring 2022
- Bryan Whitfield, spring 2022
College of Professional Advancement:
- Wesley N. Barker, academic year 2021-2022
- Gregory A. Baugher, spring 2022
- Jacqueline S. Stephen, spring 2022
School of Business:
- James Hunt, academic year 2021-2022
School of Engineering:
- Michael MacCarthy, academic year 2021-2022
- Makhin Thitsa, spring 2022
School of Law
- Linda Jellum, academic year 2021-2022
- Gary Simson, spring 2022
