Faculty tenure/promotion
JOHNSON CITY – Forty-five East Tennessee State University faculty members were promoted and 23 granted tenure by the ETSU Board of Trustees, the university’s governing body, during its recent quarterly meeting.
The following 16 faculty members attained the rank of full professor: Michael Allen and David Harker, Philosophy and Humanities; Ginette Blackhart, Psychology; Cynthia Chambers and Pamela Scott, Educational Leadership and Policy Analysis; Anne Eberhart and Tiffany Lasky, Surgery; Susan Epps, Allied Health Sciences; Richard Gregory, Economics and Finance; Courtney Hall, Physical Therapy; Martha Michieka, Literature and Language; Blaine Schubert, Geosciences; Deborah Slawson, Community and Behavioral Health; David Stewart, Pharmacy Practice; Carol Trivette, Early Childhood Education; and Stacey Williams, Psychology.
Elevated to associate professor were the following 23 faculty members: Katelyn Alexander and Jessica Burchette, Pharmacy Practice; Joanna Anderson, Library Administration; Kelly Atkins, Management and Marketing; Julia Bernard and Sarah Likis-Werle, Counseling and Human Services; Prasun Bhattacharjee, Economics and Finance; Kanishka Chakraborty, Timir Paul, Deidre Pierce and Rupal Shah, Internal Medicine; Kelly Foster, Sociology and Anthropology; Heather Killmeyer and Alan Stevens, Music; Alissa Lange, Human Development and Learning; Joseph Lee, Surgery; Renee Lyons and Renee Rice Moran, Curriculum and Instruction; Jill Stinson McKnight, Psychology; Hua Mei, Chemistry; Satoshi Mizuguchi, Sport, Exercise, Recreation and Kinesiology; Megan Quinn, Biostatistics and Epidemiology; and John Rankin, History.
The following 16 faculty members were granted tenure in addition to their promotions: Anderson, Bernard, Bhattacharjee, Foster, Killmeyer, Lange, Likis-Werle, Lyons, McKnight, Mei, Mizuguchi, Moran, Quinn, Rankin, Stevens and Trivette.
Two additional faculty members also achieved tenure: Heidi Campbell, University School; and William Flora, Educational Leadership and Policy Analysis.
The Board of Trustees also approved tenure upon appointment for S. Lee Ridner, College of Nursing Graduate Programs, and Robert F. Standaert, who is joining the university as chair of the Department of Chemistry. Three faculty members were awarded tenure prior to completing the probationary period and promotion to associate professor prior to completing the minimum years in rank: Amanda Greene, Sport, Exercise, Recreation and Kinesiology; Tina Hudson, Educational Foundations and Special Education; and Shunbin Ning, Internal Medicine. Promotion to assistant professor without the terminal degree was awarded to Michael Marks and Willie Smith, Mathematics and Statistics, and Teresa Brooks Taylor, Counseling and Human Services.