COLUMBUS – The Executive Committee of Mercer’s Board of Trustees approved promotions, tenure, emeriti status and sabbaticals for faculty from across the University during the board’s April 22 meeting:
Promotions, Tenure, Emeriti Status
College of Education
- Dr. Wynnetta Scott-Simmons, promoted to professor emerita of education
College of Liberal Arts and Sciences
- Dr. Cynthia M. Gottshall, promoted to professor emerita of media studies
- Dr. Thomas A. Huber, promoted to professor emeritus of biology
- Dr. Will Jordan, promoted to professor of political science
- Dr. Joseph Keene, promoted to associate professor of chemistry, awarded tenure
- Dr. Kathryn Kloepper, promoted to professor of chemistry
- Dr. Matthew Marone, promoted to professor of physics
- Dr. Marilyn Mindingall, promoted to professor emerita of administration and counseling
- Dr. Gary A. Richardson, promoted to professor emeritus of English
- Francesca Rollins, promoted to associate professor of communication studies and theatre arts, awarded tenure
- Dr. Alan Smith, promoted to professor emeritus of biology
- Dr. Edward J. Weintraut, promoted to professor emeritus of German
- Dr. Richard F. Wilson, promoted to professor emeritus of religion
- Dr. Virginia Young, promoted to professor of biology
College of Nursing
- Dr. Linda Mason Barber, promoted to associate professor emerita of nursing
- Grace G. Lewis, promoted to associate professor emerita of nursing (posthumous)
- Dr. Andra Opalinski, awarded tenure
College of Pharmacy
- Dr. Pamela Moye-Dickerson, promoted to clinical professor of pharmacy practice
- Dr. Lydia Newsom, promoted to clinical associate professor of pharmacy practice
College of Professional Advancement
- Dr. V. Lynn Tankersley, promoted to professor of criminal justice
School of Business
- Dr. Myriam Quispe-Agnoli, awarded tenure
- Dr. Briana Stenard, promoted to associate professor of management and entrepreneurship, awarded tenure
School of Engineering
- Dr. Arash Afshar, promoted to associate professor of mechanical engineering, awarded tenure
- Dr. Paul MacNeil, promoted to associate professor emeritus of software systems engineering
- Dr. Richard O. Mines Jr., promoted to professor emeritus of environmental and civil engineering
- Dr. Wade H. Shaw, promoted to professor emeritus of systems engineering
School of Law
- Scott Titshaw, promoted to professor of law instruction
School of Medicine
- Dr. Jennifer Barkin, promoted to professor of community medicine/obstetrics and gynecology
- Dr. Evangeline Brown, promoted to associate professor of pediatrics
- Dr. Janine Chalk-Wilayto, promoted to associate professor of biomedical sciences/anatomy, awarded tenure
- Dr. Jean Dozier, promoted to associate professor of pediatrics
- Dr. Francis Kirera, promoted to associate professor of biomedical sciences/anatomy, awarded tenure
- Dr. Robert J. Shelley, promoted to associate dean of student affairs and director of admissions emeritus
- Dr. Danny Vaughn, promoted to associate professor of surgery
School of Music
- Dr. Douglas M. Hill, promoted to professor emeritus of music
- Dr. C. David Keith, promoted to dean and professor emeritus of music
School of Theology
- Dr. William Loyd Allen, promoted to professor emeritus of church history and spiritual formation
- Dr. Nancy deClaissé-Walford, promoted to professor emerita of Old Testament and biblical languages
Sabbaticals
College of Education
- Dr. Carol A. Isaac, fall 2023
College of Nursing
- Dr. Linda A. Streit, July 2022-December 2022
College of Liberal Arts and Sciences
- Dr. Kevin Bucholtz, spring 2023
- Dr. David Davis, fall 2022
- Dr. Elizabeth Harper, spring 2023
- Dr. Matt Harper, spring 2023
- Dr. Caryn Seney, fall 2023
College of Professional Advancement
- Dr. Sabrina Walthall, fall 2022
School of Law
- Stephen Johnson, spring 2023
School of Music
- Dr. Christopher Schmitz, spring 2023
