April 11, 2024

36 faculty members earn tenure, promotion

In its last two meetings, including today, April 11, the SIU Board of Trustees approved promotions in academic rank and tenure for 36 faculty members effective with the 2024-2025 academic year or the 2025 fiscal year beginning in July.

They are, with department or school:

  • Khaled Ahmed, tenured associate professor, School of Computing.
  • Kofi Akamani, professor, School of Forestry and Horticulture.
  • Ahmed Al-Asfour, tenured associate professor, School of Education.
  • Lisa Brooten, professor, School of Media Arts.
  • Farhan Chowdhury, professor, School of Mechanical, Aerospace, and Materials Engineering.
  • Theodore Cohen, tenured associate professor, School of Africana and Multicultural Studies.
  • Randall Davis, professor, School of Management and Marketing.
  • Tom Fagerholm, professor, School of Theater and Dance.
  • John Farrish, tenured associate professor, School of Management and Marketing.
  • Derek Fisher, professor, School of Biological Sciences.
  • Rafael Frumkin, tenured associate professor, School of Literature, Writing, and Digital Humanities.
  • Agustin Jimenez, professor, School of Biological Sciences.
  • Jacob Juntunen, professor, School of Theater and Dance.
  • James Mathias, professor, School of Mechanical, Aerospace, and Materials Engineering.
  • Sean Moran, tenured associate professor, School of Chemical and Biomolecular Sciences.
  • Walter Ray, professor, Library Affairs.
  • Ryan Redner, professor, School of Psychological and Behavioral Sciences.
  • Jonathan Remo, professor, School of Earth Systems and Sustainability.
  • Thomas Shaw, professor, School of Health Sciences.
  • Jennifer Sherry, professor, School of Health Sciences.
  • Sheila Simon, tenured associate professor, School of Law.
  • Susan Patrick Steinfeldt, professor, School of Theater and Dance.
  • Lahiru Niroshan Thelhawadigedara, tenured associate professor, School of Biological Sciences.
  • Juliane Wallace, professor, School of Health Sciences.
  • Jennifer Weber, tenured associate professor, School of Biological Sciences.
  • Lin Zhong, tenured associate professor, School of Education. 

School of Medicine

  • Jayant Archarya, tenured professor, Neurology.
  • Brandon Cox, professor, Pharmacology.
  • Judith Davie, professor, Biomedical Sciences, Carbondale.
  • Buffy Ellsworth, professor, Biomedical Sciences, Carbondale.
  • Heeyoung Han, professor, Medical Education.
  • Matthew Johnson, tenured associate professor, Otolaryngology.
  • Philip Jensik, tenured associate professor, Biomedical Sciences, Carbondale.
  • Farid Kadyrov, Professor, Biomedical Sciences, Carbondale.
  • Christopher McDowell, Professor, Emergency Medicine.
  • Khalil Qato, tenured associate professor, Surgery.