Board of Visitors approves 2026 promotions, tenure, and continued appointments
The Virginia Tech Board of Visitors approved the following promotions, tenure, and continued appointments at its meeting on Tuesday, June 2.
Promotion to associate professor with tenure
- Amy Allen, School of Education
- Bastiaan Bargmann, School of Plant and Environmental Sciences
- Meagan Brem, psychology
- Ryan Calder, population health sciences
- Christopher "Chris" Campo-Bowen, School of Performing Arts
- Alasdair Cohen, population health sciences
- Siobhan Craige, human nutrition, foods, and exercise
- Alejandro Del Pozo-Valdivia, entomology
- Alexandra "Alex" DiFeliceantonio, human nutrition, foods, and exercise/Fralin Biomedical Research Institute
- Joshua Drake, human nutrition, foods, and exercise
- Tina Dura, geosciences
- Mathias Elmer, School of Performing Arts
- Austin Gray, biological sciences
- Robert Hildebrand, industrial and systems engineering
- William "Matt" Howe, School of Neuroscience
- Bryan Hsu, biological sciences
- John Irrera, School of Performing Arts
- Cana Itchuaqiyaq, English
- Javiera Jaque Hidalgo, modern and classical languages and literatures
- Nate King, School of Visual Arts
- Courtney Leisner, School of Plant and Environmental Sciences
- Sol Lim, industrial and systems engineering
- Meimei Liu, statistics
- Kimberly Loeffert, School of Performing Arts
- Emily Mevers, chemistry
- Rachel Midura, history
- Travis Morrison, mathematics
- Johan Osorio, School of Animal Sciences
- Frederick "Freddy" Paige, civil and environmental engineering
- Shaily Patel, religion and culture
- Desiree Poets, political science
- Megan Rippy, civil and environmental engineering
- Michael Robert, mathematics
- Fernanda Rosa, science, technology, and society
- Caroline Sanner, human development and family science
- Yassine Sassi, biomedical sciences and pathobiology
- Omar Saucedo, mathematics
- Roger Schuerch, entomology
- Derek Shapiro, School of Performing Arts
- Hainan Sheng, real estate
- Jeffrey Stein, human nutrition, foods, and exercise/Fralin Biomedical Research Institute
- Wenbo Sun, mathematics
- Tyechia Thompson, English
- Zhenhua Tian, mechanical engineering
- Yun Yang, mathematics
- Yun Yin, food science and technology
- Wei Zhang, agricultural and applied economics
- Dawei Zhou, computer science
Promotion to professor with tenure
- Alexandra "Alex" Hanlon, statistics
Tenure at current rank of associate professor
- Sarah Parker, health systems and implementation science
- Haldre Rogers, fish and wildlife conservation
- Matthew Salesses, English
- Michael "Mike" Willis, geosciences
- Qin Zhu, engineering education
Promotion to professor
- Nicole Abaid, mathematics
- Aaron Ansell, religion and culture
- Thomas "Tom" Archibald, agricultural, leadership, and community education
- Daniel Breslau, science, technology, and society
- Bryan Brown, biological sciences
- María Caña Jiménez, modern and classical languages and literatures
- Anthony Capito, surgery
- Katie Carmichael, English
- Lauren Childs, mathematics
- Jason Crafton, School of Performing Arts
- Tracey Criss, psychiatry and behavioral medicine
- Meaghan Dee, School of Visual Arts
- Sanket Deshmukh, chemical engineering
- Erica Feuerbacher, School of Animal Sciences
- Jacob Grohs, engineering education
- Steve Hankey, School of Public and International Affairs
- Haibo Huang, food science and technology
- Mantu Hudait, electrical and computer engineering
- Richard Hunt, management
- Gabriel Isaacman-VanWertz, civil and environmental engineering
- Timothy Jarome, School of Animal Sciences
- Bo Ji, computer science
- Estrella Johnson, mathematics
- Michael Klemba, biochemistry
- Ioannis Koutromanos, civil and environmental engineering
- Susanti Ie, internal medicine
- Joel McGlothlin, biological sciences
- Daniel McLaughlin, forest resources and environmental conservation
- Shalini Misra, School of Public and International Affairs
- Michelle Moseley-Christian, School of Visual Arts
- Jactone Ogejo, biological systems engineering
- Miguel Perez, biomedical engineering
- Mariana Phillips, internal medicine
- Ryan Pollyea, geosciences
- Paul Quigley, history
- Paula Seniors, religion and culture
- Kendra Sewall, biological sciences
- Earl "Tripp" Shealy III, civil and environmental engineering
- Stephanie Smith, School of Communication
- Venkataramana Sridhar, biological systems engineering
- D. Sarah Stamps, geosciences
- Sarah Stein, accounting and information systems
- Brian Thorsett, School of Performing Arts
- David Townsend, management
- Thomas Tucker, School of Visual Arts
- Eli Vlaisavljevich, biomedical engineering
- Shari Whicker, pediatrics
- Jin Xu, finance, insurance, and business law
- Hang Yu, materials science and engineering
Promotion to assistant professor
- Justin Gardner, emergency medicine
Promotion to associate professor
- Felicity Adams-Vanke, psychiatry and behavioral medicine
- Farrell Adkins, surgery
- Ekta Bansal, internal medicine
- Sarah Evans, obstetrics and gynecology
- Heather Greer, obstetrics and gynecology
- William Greer, obstetrics and gynecology
- Paul Haskins, emergency medicine
- Michelle Rockwell, family and community medicine
- Lubna Wani, internal medicine
Promotion to advanced instructor
- Katherine Adams, psychology
- Tim Becker, English
- Spencer Bennington, English
- Arunabha Biswas, mathematics
- Andrea Carracedo Rodriguez, mathematics
- Lily Corwin, English
- Komal Dhillon-Jamerson, sociology
- Menuja Perera, mathematics
- Brittany Presson, sociology
- Laura Purcell, School of Communication
- Jeff Stilley, sociology
- Turker Topcu, mathematics
- Alec Wagner, chemistry
- Jared Woolly, School of Communication
Promotion to senior instructor
- Jared Gragg, engineering education
- Buddy Howell, School of Communication
- Stewart Scales, geography
Promotion to associate professor of practice
- Sharrika Adams, School of Education
- Herbert Bruce, food science and technology
- Dana Garner, accounting and information systems
- Monica Hillison, marketing
- Kyle Hutchins, School of Performing Arts
- David Kniola, School of Education
- Eric Martin, accounting and information systems
- Jason Sharp, accounting and information systems
Promotion to professor of practice
- Dirk Buengel, management
- Jason Malone, finance, insurance, and business law
- Natalie Van Tyne, engineering education
- David Yanisko, hospitality and tourism management
Promotion to collegiate assistant professor
- Kinsley Tate, biomedical engineering
Promotion to collegiate associate professor
- Austin Council, agricultural, leadership, and community education
- Lauren DiSalvo, School of Visual Arts
- Lesley Duffield, School of Visual Arts
- Mohammed Farghally, computer science
- David Gray, engineering education
- Mary Lanzerotti, electrical and computer engineering
- Cora Olson, science, technology, and society
- Juan David Ortega Alvarez, engineering education
- Kristofer Rau, basic science education
- Michelle Soledad, engineering education
- Cassondra Wallwey, engineering education
Promotion to collegiate professor
- Sally Hamouda, computer science
- Kristin Lamoureux, hospitality and tourism management
- Renee LeClair, basic science education
Promotion to clinical professor
- Thomas Cecere, biomedical sciences and pathobiology
Continued appointment with promotion to associate professor
- Alan Munshower, University Libraries
Promotion to senior Extension agent
- Hannah Bishop, Dinwiddie County Cooperative Extension
- Jason "Eric" Bowen, Amherst County Cooperative Extension
- Timothy Ohlwiler, Fauquier County Cooperative Extension
- Sarah Sharpe, Greene County Cooperative Extension
- Andrea Slye, City of Suffolk Cooperative Extension
Promotion to Extension agent
- Elizabeth Baldwin, Page County Cooperative Extension
- Meagan Dyer, Page County Cooperative Extension
- Andrea Haubner, Wythe County Cooperative Extension
- Meredith Hoggatt, Montgomery County Cooperative Extension
- Kelsey Laubach, Bedford County Cooperative Extension
- Hunter Martin, Lunenburg County Cooperative Extension
- Victoria Salmon, Caroline County Cooperative Extension
- Cayla Walker, Goochland County Cooperative Extension
- Malyka Walton, Brunswick County Cooperative Extension
Promotion to research associate professor
- Sean Bemis, geosciences
- Kevin Schroeder, Virginia Tech National Security Institute
Promotion to research professor
- Joseph Geaddert, Virginia Tech National Security Institute
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