Virginia Tech Board of Visitors approves 2024 promotions, tenure, and continued appointments
The Virginia Tech Board of Visitors approved the following promotions, tenure, and continued appointments at its June 11 meeting.
Promotion to associate professor with tenure
- Pinar Acar, mechanical engineering
- Kylie Allen, biochemistry
- John Bovay, agricultural and applied economics
- David Carter, forest resources and environmental conservation
- Chase Catalano, School of Education
- Rebecca Cockrum, School of Animal Sciences
- Carolyn Commer, English
- Margaret Couvillon, entomology
- Jonathan Czuba, biological systems engineering
- Thomas Dearden, sociology
- Dong Dong, electrical and computer engineering
- Megan Duncan, School of Communication
- Gillian Eastwood, entomology
- Luis Escobar, fish and wildlife conservation
- Maaz Gardezi, sociology
- George "Scotty" Hardwig, School of Performing Arts
- Jorge "Ivan" Hernandez, psychology
- Brittany Howell, human development and family science/Fralin Biomedical Research Institute
- Eric Jacques, civil and environmental engineering
- Xun "Steve" Jian, computer science
- Karin Kitchens, political science
- Chloé Lahondère, biochemistry
- Tonisha Lane, School of Education
- Tae-Ho Lee, psychology
- Shaowen Luo, economics
- Landon Marston, civil and environmental engineering
- Bahareh Nojabaei, mining and minerals engineering
- Vaidehi Paranjape, small animal clinical sciences
- Katalin Parti, sociology
- Bradley Paye, finance, insurance, and business law
- Nicole Pitterson, engineering education
- Nazila Roofigari-Esfahan, Myers-Lawson School of Construction
- Jody Russon, human development and family science
- Michael Schulz, chemistry
- Julie Shortridge, biological systems engineering
- Carolina Tallon, materials science and engineering
- Jessica Taylor, history
- Phillip Thompson, management
- Joanne Tuohy, small animal clinical sciences
- Jonathan van Senten, agricultural and applied economics
- Zhiwu Wang, biological systems engineering
- Travis Webster, English
- Chelsea Woods, School of Communication
- Alba Yerro-Colom, civil and environmental engineering
- Florian Zach, hospitality and tourism management
- Wencai Zhang, mining and minerals engineering
- Yuhao Zhang, electrical and computer engineering
- Stephanie Zick, geography
Tenure at the currently held rank of associate professor
- Yuchin Pan, biomedical sciences and pathobiology/Fralin Biomedical Research Institute
Tenure at the currently held rank of professor
- Richard Zhang, electrical and computer engineering
Promotion to professor
- Catalina Andrango-Walker, modern and classical languages and literatures
- Adegbenga Bankole, internal medicine
- William Becker, management
- Bahareh Behkam, mechanical engineering
- Dwight Bigler, School of Performing Arts
- Jennifer Davis, biomedical sciences and pathobiology
- Julia Gohlke, population health sciences
- Kyrille "Kiri" Goldbeck DeBose, University Libraries
- Sally Entrekin, entomology
- Matthew Heaton, history
- Erich Hester, civil and environmental engineering
- Aki Ishida, School of Architecture
- Myounghoon "Philart" Jeon, industrial and systems engineering
- Leigh-Anne Krometis, biological systems engineering
- Stephen LaConte, biomedical engineering and mechanics/Fralin Biomedical Research Institute
- Feng Lin, chemistry
- Guoliang "Greg" Liu, chemistry
- Ali Mehrizi-Sani, electrical and computer engineering
- Stephen Melville, biological sciences
- Jennifer Munson, biomedical engineering and mechanics/Fralin Biomedical Research Institute
- Sterling Nesbitt, geosciences
- Matthew Powers, School of Design
- Arash Rashed, entomology/Southern Piedmont Agricultural Research and Extension Center
- Maren Roman, sustainable biomaterials
- Sonja Schmid, science, technology, and society
- Kyle Strom, civil and environmental engineering
- Robert "Quinn" Thomas, forest resources and environmental conservation
- Anjali Varma, psychiatry and behavioral medicine
- Donna Westfall-Rudd, agricultural, leadership, and community education
- Yang "Cindy" Yi, electrical and computer engineering
Promotion to associate professor
- Nathalie Abi Hatem, internal medicine
- Roshan Bhowansingh, internal medicine
- Jason Faulhaber, internal medicine
- Jacob Gillen, surgery
- Carl Henderson, internal medicine
- Sunil Jain, internal medicine
- Raina Karanjeet, internal medicine
- Natalie Karp, obstetrics and gynecology
- Robert McNamara, psychiatry and behavioral medicine
- Penelope Muelenaer, pediatrics
- Terry Nickerson, surgery
- Jane Nwaonu, internal medicine
- Eric Oliver, surgery
- Ira Shaywitz, radiology
- Kimberly Simcox, obstetrics and gynecology
Promotion to assistant professor
- Angela Venuto-Ashton, internal medicine
Promotion to advanced instructor
- Joanna Culligan, human development and family science
- Sneha Davison, biomedical engineering and mechanics
- Justin Greene, English
- Maziar Ouliaei-Nia, mathematics
- Sevak Tahmasian, biomedical engineering and mechanics
- Candace Wall, chemistry
- Jonathan Watkinson, biological sciences
- Kyle Zachrich, mathematics
Promotion to senior instructor
- Eric Hogan, biological sciences
- Nancy López-Romero, modern and classical languages and literatures
Promotion to associate professor of practice
- Jodie Brinkmann, School of Education
- Jennifer Friedel, agricultural and applied economics
- Robert "Paolo" Scardina, civil and environmental engineering
Promotion to professor of practice
- Alan Druschitz, materials science and engineering
- Sean McGinnis, materials science and engineering
Promotion to collegiate assistant professor
- Kathleen Carper, industrial and systems engineering
- Julie Mengert, English
- Clive Vorster, School of Architecture
- Molly Wilkens-Reed, School of Performing Arts
Promotion to collegiate associate professor
- Kenneth "Bob" Edmison, computer science
- Justin Horn, philosophy
- Brenden Magill, physics
- James Lord, biomedical engineering and mechanics
- Mohammed Seyam, computer science
- Serkan Toy, basic science education
Promotion to collegiate professor
- Natalie Cherbaka, industrial and systems engineering
Continued appointment with promotion to associate professor
- Corinne Guimont, University Libraries
- William Ingram, University Libraries
- Rachel Miles, University Libraries
- Anthony Wright de Hernandez, University Libraries
Continued appointment at current rank of assistant professor
- Alex Kinnaman, University Libraries
Promotion to research assistant professor
- Bernardo Castellanos, civil and environmental engineering
- Samantha Kenyon, aerospace and ocean engineering
- Fariborz Lohrabi Pour, electrical and computer engineering
- Rachel Reid, geosciences
Promotion to research associate professor
- John Gilbert, Virginia Tech National Security Institute
- Sun Wook Kim, industrial and systems engineering
Promotion to senior Extension agent
- John Benner, Augusta County Virginia Cooperative Extension
- Roy Flanagan, City of Virginia Beach Virginia Cooperative Extension
- Rebecca Gartner, Rockingham County Virginia Cooperative Extension
- William Worrell, Russell County Virginia Cooperative Extension
Promotion to Extension agent
- Thomas Bolles, Prince William County Virginia Cooperative Extension
- Ashley Clark, Russell County Virginia Cooperative Extension
- Elizabeth Pittman Cooper, Surry County Virginia Cooperative Extension
- Emmalee Edwards, Augusta County Virginia Cooperative Extension
- Bertrille Lomax, City of Portsmouth Virginia Cooperative Extension
- India Pearson, Fairfax County Virginia Cooperative Extension
- Laura Reasor, Pulaski County Virginia Cooperative Extension
- Hannah Parker Wilson, Greensville County Virginia Cooperative Extension
Promotion to senior Extension specialist
- Eric Bendfeldt, School of Plant and Environmental Sciences
- Erika Bonnett, State 4-H Office
- Jennifer Gagnon, forest resources and environmental conservation
- John Ignosh, biological systems engineering
- Erin Ling, biological systems engineering
- Michelle Prysby, forest resources and environmental conservation
- Carlin Rafie, human nutrition, foods, and exercise
- Megan Seibel, agricultural, leadership, and community education
- Crystal Tyler-Mackey, agricultural, leadership, and community education
Promotion to Extension specialist
- Sandra Fisher, State 4-H Office
- George "Andy" Seibel, Virginia Cooperative Extension
The Office of the Executive Vice President and Provost provided the information for this story. Content-related questions should be directed to Cyndi Hutchison at 540-231-2350 or chutchison@vt.edu.
