April 27, 2023

45 faculty members earn tenure, promotion

In its last two meetings, including today, April 27, the SIU Board of Trustees approved promotions in academic rank and tenure for 45 faculty members effective with the 2023-2024 academic year or the 2024 fiscal year beginning in July.

They are, with department or school:

  • Nwamaka “Amaka” Anaza Amusan, professor, School of Management and Marketing.
  • Dimitrios Anastasiou, professor, School of Education.
  • Wesley Calvert, professor, School of Mathematical and Statistical Sciences.
  • Min Carter, professor, School of Management and Marketing.
  • Daryl Clark, tenured associate professor, School of Theater and Dance.
  • David Dillard, professor, School of Music.
  • Yong Gao, professor, School of Chemical and Biomolecular Sciences.
  • Jennifer Horton, tenured associate professor, Library Affairs.
  • Daniel Hummer, tenured associate professor, School of Earth Systems and Sustainability.
  • Prabir Kolay, professor, School of Civil, Environmental and Infrastructure Engineering.
  • Vjollca Konjufca, professor, School of Biological Sciences.
  • Karolina Kwasek, tenured associate professor, School of Biological Sciences.
  • Jose Najar, tenured associate professor, School of History and Philosophy.
  • Dawn Null, tenured associate professor, School of Human Sciences.
  • Erin Perry, professor, School of Agricultural Sciences.
  • Jean-Pierre Reed, professor, School of Anthropology, Political Science, and Sociology.
  • Lorelei Ritchie, tenured associate professor, School of Law.
  • Poopalasingam Sivakumar, tenured associate professor, School of Physics and Applied Physics.
  • Sheryl Tucker, tenured professor, School of Chemical and Biomolecular Sciences.
  • Tomas Velasco, professor, School of Applied Engineering and Technology.
  • Robin Warne, professor, School of Biological Sciences.

School of Medicine

  • Mohamed Farooq Ahamed, associate clinical professor, Pediatrics.
  • Abdul Al Sawaf, associate clinical professor, Neurology.
  • Hesham Allam, clinical professor, Neurology.
  • Anna Cianciolo, professor, Medical Education.
  • Dana Crosby, tenured professor, Otolaryngology and Head and Neck Surgery.
  • Ginger Darling, clinical professor, Pediatrics.
  • Kristen Delfino, research associate professor, Surgery.
  • Donald Diemer, clinical professor, Family and Community Medicine.
  • Danuta Dynda, research associate professor, Surgery.
  • Wendi Willis El-Amin, clinical professor, Family and Community Medicine.
  • Keith Gagnon, professor, Biomedical Science.
  • Erica Miller-Spears, associate clinical professor, Family and Community Medicine.
  • Janet Patterson, clinical professor, Pediatrics.
  • Carolyn Pointer, associate professor, Medical Humanities.
  • Zafar Quader, associate clinical professor, Internal Medicine.
  • Robert Robinson, clinical professor, Internal Medicine.
  • William Robinson, tenured professor, Surgery.
  • Jennifer Rose, associate clinical professor, Family and Community Medicine.
  • Hossam Abdul Salam, associate clinical professor, Pediatrics.
  • Ezzeldin Saleh, associate clinical professor, Pediatrics.
  • Stacy Sattovia, clinical professor, Internal Medicine.
  • Mary Katherine Scott, associate clinical professor, Pediatrics.
  • David Stewart, tenured professor, Surgery.
  • Matthew Young, tenured associate professor, Biomedical Science.