May 23, 2019

28 faculty members earn promotion, tenure

The SIU Board of Trustees on May 16 approved promotions in academic rank and tenure for 28 faculty members effective with the 2019-2020 academic year. They are: 

College of Agricultural Sciences 

  • Erin Perry, tenured associate professor, Animal Science, Food and Nutrition. 

College of Applied Sciences and Arts 

  • Michael Robertson, professor, Aviation Management and Flight. 

College of Business 

  • Gregory DeYong, tenured associate professor, Management. 

College of Education and Human Services 

  • Ryan Redner, tenured associate professor, Rehabilitation Institute. 

College of Engineering 

  • Ning Weng, professor, Electrical and Computer Engineering. 

College of Liberal Arts 

  • Roberto Barrios, professor, Anthropology.
  • Patricia Chalmers, professor, School of Art and Design.
  • Gretchen Dabbs, professor, Anthropology.
  • Craig Engstrom, tenured associate professor, Communication Studies.
  • Tawanda Greer-Medley, tenured associate professor, Psychology.
  • Michelle Kibby, professor, Psychology.
  • Tammy Kochel, professor, Criminology and Criminal Justice.
  • Shu-Ling Wu, tenured associate professor, Languages, Cultures, and International Trade. 

College of Science 

  • James Conder, professor, Geology.
  • Sally Potter-McIntyre, tenured associate professor, Geology. 

School of Law 

  • Jennifer Brobst, tenured associate professor, Law.
  • Edward Dawson, tenured associate professor, Law.
  • Alicia Jones, tenured associate professor, Law. 

School of Medicine 

  • Sangita Basnet, professor of clinical pediatrics, Pediatrics.
  • Dana Crosby, associate professor, Surgery.
  • Michel Dynda, associate professor of clinical family and community medicine, Family and Community Medicine.
  • Heeyoung Han, tenured associate professor, Medical Education.
  • Martha Hlafka, associate professor of clinical internal medicine, Internal Medicine/General.
  • William T. Pierson, associate professor of clinical family and community medicine, Family and Community Medicine.
  • Marcela Rodriguez, associate professor of clinical pediatrics, Pediatrics/Infectious Diseases.
  • Arun Sharma, associate professor, Surgery.
  • Mingchen Song, associate professor of clinical internal medicine, Internal Medicine/Pulmonary and Critical Care.
  • Tareq Zaza, associate professor of clinical internal medicine, Internal Medicine/Pulmonary and Critical Care.