Board of visitors approves 2010 promotions, tenure, continued appointments
The Virginia Tech Board of Visitors approved the following promotions, tenure, and continued appointments at its June 7 meeting.
Promotion to associate professor with tenure, collegiate faculty:
- Masoud Agah, electrical and computer engineering;
- John Ambrosone, theatre and cinema;
- Godmar Back, computer science;
- Maura Borrego, engineering education;
- Markus Breitschmid, architecture;
- Mido Chang, School of Education, educational leadership and policy studies;
- Tracy Cowden, music;
- Julie Dunsmore, psychology;
- Anthony Harrison, sociology;
- Serge Hein, School of Education, educational leadership and policy studies;
- Daniel Hindman, wood science and forest products;
- Sonia Hirt, urban affairs and planning;
- Scott Huxtable, mechanical engineering;
- Ji-Hyun Kim, apparel, housing and resource management.;
- Kee Jeong Kim, human development;
- Yong Woo Lee, biomedical sciences and pathobiology;
- Jonathan Link, physics;
- Dongmin Liu, human nutrition, foods and exercise;
- Peizhen Lu, materials science and engineering;
- Allen MacKenzie, electrical and computer engineering;
- Rory Maguire, crop and soil, environmental sciences;
- Leigh McCue-Weil, aerospace and ocean engineering;
- Heidi Mesmer, School of Education, teaching and learning;
- Yasuo Miyazaki, School of Education, educational leadership and policy studies;
- Scott Nelson, political science;
- Marie Paretti, engineering education;
- Kyungwha Park, physics;
- Simone Paterson, School of Visual Arts;
- Mayuresh Patil, aerospace and ocean engineering;
- Lynn Resler, geography;
- Maren Roman, wood science and forest products;
- Brett Shadle, history;
- Wade Thomason, crop and soil, environmental sciences;
- Lisa Tucker, interior design;
- Boris Vinatzer, plant pathology, physiology and weed science;
- Anastasia Vogt Yuan, sociology;
- Liqing Zhang, computer science;
- Percival Zhang, biological systems engineering; and
- Kurt Zimmerman, biomedical sciences and pathobiology.
Tenure at the currently held rank of professor, collegiate faculty:
- C. Robert Clauer, electrical and computer engineering
Tenure at the currently held rank of associate professor, collegiate faculty:
- Levon Asryan, materials science and engineering;
- Norma Day-Vines, School of Education, educational leadership and policy studies;
- Michel Pleimling, physics;
- Shashank Priya, mechanical engineering/materials science and engineering; and
- Sunil Sinha, civil and environmental engineering.
Promotion to professor, collegiate faculty:
- Foster Agblevor, biological systems engineering;
- Mark Barrow, history;
- Martha Ann Bell, psychology;
- Paul Estabrooks, human nutrition, foods and exercise;
- Gerardo Flintsch, civil and environmental engineering;
- John Goatley, crop and soil, environmental sciences;
- Devi Gnyawali, management;
- Chuanxue Hong, plant pathology, physiology and weed science;
- James Jenkins, accounting and information systems;
- James Jones, architecture;
- Jeryl Jones, small animal clinical sciences;
- Katherine Knowlton, dairy science;
- Vinod Lohani, engineering education;
- Kevin Pelzer, large animal clinical sciences;
- Jill Sible, biological sciences;
- John Simonetti, physics;
- Ann Stevens, biological sciences; and
- Linbing Wang, civil and environmental engineering.
Promotion to advanced instructor, collegiate faculty:
- Maggie Bump, chemistry;
- Zana Combiths, English;
- Cynthia Denbow, plant pathology, physiology and weed science;
- Serena Frost, English;
- Leigh Harrell, statistics; and
- Steve Oakey, English.
Promotion to assistant professor, extra-collegiate faculty:
- Ana Dubnjakovic, University Libraries research and instructional services; and
- Philip Young, University Libraries technical services.
Promotion to associate professor with continued appointment, collegiate faculty:
- John McGee, forest resources and environmental conservation
Promotion to professor with continued appointment, extra-collegiate faculty:
- Aaron Purcell, University Libraries Special Collections
Continued appointment at the currently held rank of assistant professor, extra-collegiate faculty:
- Annette Bailey, University Libraries technical services; and
- Paul Hover, University Libraries technical services.
Promotion to senior Extension agent, extra-collegiate faculty:
- Scott Baker, Bedford Virginia Cooperative Extension;
- K. Jason Fisher, Halifax Virginia Cooperative Extension; and
- Carl Stafford, Culpeper Virginia Cooperative Extension.
Promotion to Extension agent, extra-collegiate faculty:
- Crystal Barber, Portsmouth Virginia Cooperative Extension;
- Neil Clark, Tidewater Agricultural Research and Extension Center;
- Jocelyn Dailey, Goochland Virginia Cooperative Extension;
- Cassie Driskill, Boutetourt Cooperative Extension;
- Sarah Farrell, Craig County Virginia Cooperative Extension;
- Krista Gustafson, Gloucester County Virginia Cooperative Extension;
- Wendy Herdman, Westmoreland Virginia Cooperative Extension;
- Jeremy Johnson, James City Virginia Cooperative Extension;
- Kelly Mallory, Madison Virginia Cooperative Extension;
- Amy Moore, Greensville/Emporia Virginia Cooperative Extension;
- Elizabeth Narehood, Campbell County Virginia Cooperative Extension;
- Michael Scott, Wythe County Virginia Cooperative Extension; and
- David Smith, Cumberland Virginia Cooperative Extension.
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