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2021-2022 Promotion and Tenure Awardees

February 18, 2022
Submitted By: Desiree Kleykamp

President Gregory Woodward and Provost Frederick Sweitzer are pleased to announce that the Board of Regents Executive Committee voted to approve tenure and/or promotion for the following faculty members:

 

COLLEGE OF ARTS AND SCIENCES

  • Timothy J. Becker (assistant professor, Computing Sciences), promoted to associate professor
  • Andrew Jung, (associate professor, Computing Sciences), awarded tenure
  • Andrew Koob, (assistant professor, Biology) awarded tenure and promoted to associate professor
  • Philip Levchak, (assistant professor, Sociology & Criminal Justice) awarded tenure and promoted to associate professor
  • Kelly McGeever, (assistant professor, Sociology & Criminal Justice) awarded tenure and promoted to associate professor  
  • Beth Richards, (assistant professor, English & Modern Languages), promoted to associate professor
  • C. Wesley Younts, (associate professor, Sociology & Criminal Justice) awarded tenure
  • Bin Zhu, (associate professor, Biology) promoted to professor

 

BARNEY SCHOOL OF BUSINESS

  • Hyunjung Lee, (assistant professor, Management, Marketing and Entrepreneurship) awarded tenure and promoted to associate professor
  • Celia Lofink, (instructor, Management/Marketing), promoted to assistant professor
  • Ibrahim Onur Oz, (assistant professor, Accounting and Taxation) awarded tenure and promoted to associate professor
  • Rebecca Ranucci, (assistant professor, Management/Marketing) awarded tenure and promoted to associate professor
  • Ke Yang, (associate professor, Economics, Finance, Insurance) promoted to professor
  • Christine Ye, (assistant professor, Management/Marketing) promoted to associate professor

 

COLLEGE OF EDUCATION, NURSING AND HEALTH PROFESSIONS

  • Karen Griffiths, (assistant professor, Health Sciences), promoted to associate professor
  • Sarah Hart, (assistant professor, Education) awarded tenure and promoted to associate professor
  • Karla I. Loya, (assistant professor, Education) awarded tenure and promoted to associate professor
  • Brian T. Swanson, (assistant professor, Rehabilitation Sciences) awarded tenure and promoted to associate professor

 

COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING, TECHNOLOGY, AND ARCHITECTURE

  • Kiwon Sohn, (assistant professor, Electrical and Computer Engineering) awarded tenure and promoted to associate professor

 

HARTFORD ART SCHOOL

  • Cat Balco, (associate professor, Painting & Drawing) promoted to professor
  • Stephanie Lanter, (assistant professor, Ceramics) awarded tenure and promoted to associate professor

 

THE HARTT SCHOOL

  • Haim Avitsur, (associate professor, Instrumental Studies) awarded tenure
  • Mehmet Dede, (assistant professor, Performing Arts Management) awarded tenure and promoted to associate professor
  • Carrie Koffman, (associate professor, Instrumental Studies) promoted to professor
  • Ayako Oshima, (assistant professor, Instrumental Studies) awarded tenure and promoted to associate professor
  • Phil Snedecor, (associate professor, Instrumental Studies) awarded tenure and promoted to professor

 

HILLYER COLLEGE

  • Dennis Wasko, (associate professor, Mathematics and Science) promoted to professor