Chancellor announces promotion and tenure for 2016
LAWRENCE — Chancellor Bernadette Gray-Little has approved promotion and the award of tenure where indicated for 70 individuals at the University of Kansas Lawrence and Edwards campuses and 66 individuals at the KU Medical Center campuses.
Chancellor Gray-Little, Interim Provost and Executive Vice Chancellor Sara Rosen, who chairs the University Committee on Promotion and Tenure on the Lawrence campus, and Dr. Douglas Girod, executive vice chancellor at the KU Medical Center, issued a joint statement of congratulations.
“Congratulations to the exceptional faculty and researchers who’ve reached the next milestone in their careers. These faculty represent the comprehensive research and educational excellence of our vibrant campuses. KU’s dedicated scholars and educators are addressing the challenges of our changing world and driving this university forward as a major research institution. Their enthusiasm and involvement further our mission of educating leaders, building healthy communities and making discoveries that change the world. The commitment they have to ensure students succeed is inspiring.
“The University Committees on Promotion and Tenure on both campuses did an excellent job evaluating the many eligible candidates. We hope the entire university will join us in recognizing these educators who devote their talents and energy to uphold the institution's ideals through research, teaching and service.”
At the KU Lawrence and Edwards Campuses
To full professor
- Giselle Anatol, English
- Christopher Anderson, business
- Rafe Brown, ecology & evolutionary biology/senior curator, Biodiversity Institute
- Roberto de Guzman, molecular biosciences
- David Fowle, geology
- Sherry Fowler, history of art
- Bruce Frey, educational psychology
- Brian Haaheim, music
- Virginia Harper Ho, law, with tenure
- Alfred Tat-Kei Ho, public affairs & administration
- Matthew Jacobson, film & media studies
- Kirsten Jensen, ecology & evolutionary biology/senior curator, Biodiversity Institute
- Mark Joslyn, political science
- Clarence Lang, African & African American studies/American studies
- Gwendolyn Macpherson, geology
- Lorin Maletsky, mechanical engineering
- Jeremy Martin, mathematics
- Kristi Neufeld, molecular biosciences
- Ebenezer Obadare, sociology
- Jennifer Roberts, geology
- Karrie Shogren, special education/senior scientist, Life Span Institute
- Candan Tamerler, mechanical engineering, with tenure
- Kevin Willmott, film & media studies
- Liang Xu, molecular biosciences
- Jie Zhang, linguistics
To associate professor with tenure
- Jacquelene Brinton, religious studies
- Scott Bronson, business
- Darren Canady, English
- Eric Deeds, molecular biosciences/Center for Computational Biology
- John Derby, visual art
- Prajnaparamita Dhar, chemical & petroleum engineering
- Christopher Elles, chemistry
- Mariana De Oliveira Farah, music
- Jacob Fowles, public affairs & administration
- Sarah Frisof, music
- Veronica Garibotto, Spanish & Portuguese
- Deanna Hanson-Abromeit, music
- Mathew Johnson, mathematics
- Chad Kraus, architecture
- Rachel Krause, public affairs & administration
- Lingjia Liu, electrical engineering & computer science
- Marshall Maude, visual art
- Felix Meschke, business
- Radu “Alex” Moise, pharmacology & toxicology
- Peter Ojiambo, African & African American studies
- Alison Olcott Marshall, geology
- Jarron Saint Onge, sociology/health policy & management, KU Medical Center
- Armin Schulz, philosophy
- Hyunjin Seo, journalism
- William Leo Smith, ecology & evolutionary biology/associate curator, Biodiversity Institute
- Antonio Tosta, Spanish & Portuguese
- Zhuo Wang, pharmaceutical chemistry
- Jomella Watson-Thompson, applied behavioral science
- Wei Wu, psychology
- Molly Zahn, religious studies
Tenure awarded at current rank of associate professor
- Andres Lepage, civil, environmental & architectural engineering
KU Libraries
- Karen Cook, to librarian
- Laura Ada Emmett, to librarian
- Sara Morris, to librarian
- Brian Rosenblum, to librarian
- Miloche Kottman, to associate librarian with tenure
Academic Staff (effective with the start of Fiscal Year 2017)
- Kathleen Baggett, Life Span Institute, to research professor
- Susan Earle, Spencer Museum of Art, to associate curator
- Kris Ercums, Spencer Museum of Art, to associate curator
- Michael Hock, Center for Research on Learning, to senior scientist
- Rudy Serbet, Biodiversity Institute, to senior specialist
- Celka Straughn, Spencer Museum of Art, to associate specialist
- Janelle Ruisinger, pharmacy practice, to clinical professor
- Jie Bang “Stephen” Yan, Center for Remote Sensing of Ice Sheets, to associate scientist
- Qiang “Charles” Ye, Bioengineering Research Center, to associate scientist
At the KU Medical Center Campuses
To associate professor (affiliate track, Stowers Institute, nontenure track)
- Julia Zeitlinger, School of Medicine-Kansas City Campus Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine
To professor on clinical scholar track (nontenure track)
- John Dorsch, School of Medicine-Wichita Campus Department of Family and Community Medicine
- Mike Kennedy, School of Medicine-Kansas City Campus Department of Family Medicine
- Richard Korentager, School of Medicine-Kansas City Campus Department of Plastic, Burn and Wound Surgery
- Franz Winklhofer, School of Medicine-Kansas City Campus Department of Internal Medicine
To associate professor on clinical scholar track (nontenure track)
- Osama Almadhoun, School of Medicine-Kansas City Campus Department of Pediatrics
- Jane Broxterman, School of Medicine-Kansas City Campus Department of Internal Medicine
- Zachary Collins, School of Medicine-Kansas City Campus Department of Radiology
- Krishna Dummula, School of Medicine-Kansas City Campus Department of Pediatrics
- Winston Dunn, School of Medicine-Kansas City Campus Department of Internal Medicine
- L. Christine Faulk, School of Medicine-Wichita Campus Department of Internal Medicine
- Ann Genovese, School of Medicine-Kansas City Campus Department of Psychiatry
- Kari Harris, School of Medicine-Wichita Campus Department of Pediatrics
- Archie Heddings, School of Medicine-Kansas City Campus Department of Orthopedic Surgery
- Robin Heinrichs, School of Medicine-Wichita Campus Department of Psychiatry
- Gina Hendren, School of Medicine-Kansas City Campus Department of Anesthesiology
- Erica Howe, School of Medicine-Kansas City Campus Department of Internal Medicine
- Marc Inciardi, School of Medicine-Kansas City Campus Department of Radiology
- Jessica Kalender-Rich, School of Medicine-Kansas City Campus Department of Internal Medicine
- Vincent Key, School of Medicine-Kansas City Campus Department of Orthopedic Surgery
- Theresa King, School of Medicine-Kansas City Campus Department of Internal Medicine
- Deborah Kroeker, School of Medicine-Wichita Campus Department of Pediatrics
- Angela Lennon, School of Medicine-Kansas City Campus Department of Pediatrics
- James Lin, School of Medicine-Kansas City Campus Department of Otolaryngology
- Tara Lin, School of Medicine-Kansas City Campus Department of Internal Medicine
- Becky Lowry, School of Medicine-Kansas City Campus Department of Internal Medicine
- Smith Manion, School of Medicine-Kansas City Campus Department of Anesthesiology
- Katherine Palmieri, School of Medicine-Kansas City Campus Department of Anesthesiology
- Vishal Pandey, School of Medicine-Kansas City Campus Department of Pediatrics
- William Salyers Jr., School of Medicine-Wichita Campus Department of Internal Medicine
- John Sojka, School of Medicine-Kansas City Campus Department of Orthopedic Surgery
- Damion Stevens, School of Medicine-Kansas City Campus Department of Internal Medicine
- Kimberly Swan, School of Medicine-Kansas City Campus Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology
To professor (clinical track, full-time, nontenure track)
- Grace Shih, School of Medicine-Kansas City Campus Department of Anesthesiology
To clinical professor (clinical track, full-time, nontenure track)
- William Cathcart-Rake, School of Medicine-Salina Campus Department of Internal Medicine
To clinical professor (clinical track, volunteer, nontenure track)
- Randall Morgan, School of Medicine-Wichita Campus Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology
- Tarris Rosell, School of Medicine-Kansas City Campus Department of History and Philosophy of Medicine
To associate professor (clinical track, full-time, nontenure track)
- Jennifer Jackson, School of Medicine-Wichita Campus Department of Internal Medicine
To clinical associate professor (clinical track, full-time, nontenure track)
- Abha Shah, School of Medicine-Kansas City Campus Department of Anesthesiology
- Jason Sokol, School of Medicine-Kansas City Campus Department of Ophthalmology
To clinical associate professor (clinical track, volunteer, nontenure track)
- Bradley Barth, School of Medicine-Kansas City Campus Department of Emergency Medicine
- David Lisbon, School of Medicine-Kansas City Campus Department of Emergency Medicine
- Melissa Hague, School of Medicine-Wichita Campus Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology
- Jared Marx, School of Medicine-Kansas City Campus Department of Emergency Medicine
To associate professor (educator track with tenure)
- Catherine Satterwhie, School of Medicine-Kansas City Campus Department of Preventive Medicine and Public Health
To professor (educator track with tenure)
- Ming Zhang, School of Medicine-Kansas City Campus Department of Anatomy and Cell Biology
To professor with tenure
- Lemuel Russ Waitman, School of Medicine-Kansas City Campus Department of Internal Medicine
To professor (previously tenured)
- Guoqing Chen, School of Medicine-Kansas City Campus Department of Internal Medicine
- Cheryl Gibson, School of Medicine-Kansas City Campus Department of Internal Medicine
- Benyi Li, School of Medicine-Kansas City Campus Department of Urology
- Gregory Reed, School of Medicine-Kansas City Campus Department of Pharmacology, Toxicology and Therapeutics
- Michael Werle, School of Medicine-Kansas City Campus Department of Anatomy and Cell Biology
Tenure awarded (at current rank of associate professor)
- Brooke Fridley, School of Medicine-Kansas City Campus Department of Biostatistics
- Xiaogang Li, School of Medicine-Kansas City Campus Department of Internal Medicine
To associate professor with tenure
- Gretchen Dickson, School of Medicine-Wichita Campus Department of Family and Community Medicine
- Jeannine Goetz, School of Health Professions Department of Dietetics and Nutrition
- Severin Gudima, School of Medicine-Kansas City Campus Department of Microbiology
- Tami Gurley, School of Medicine-Kansas City Campus Department of Health Policy and Management
- Holly Hull, School of Health Professions Department of Dietetics and Nutrition
- Sarah Kessler, School of Medicine-Kansas City Campus Department of Family Medicine
- Sean Kumer, School of Medicine-Kansas City Campus Department of Surgery
- Matthew Macaluso, School of Medicine-Wichita Campus Department of Psychiatry
- Laura Martin, School of Medicine-Kansas City Campus Department of Preventive Medicine and Public Health
- Priya Padmanabhan, School of Medicine-Kansas City Campus Department of Urology
- Neena Sharma, School of Health Professions Department of Physical Therapy and Rehabilitation Science
- Catherine Siengsukon, School of Health Professions Department of Physical Therapy and Rehabilitation Science.