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Thirty UCM faculty members were approved for promotion and/or tenure for Academic Year 2026-27. Pictured are 20 of
those faculty members at the Promotion and Tenure Recognition Reception on April 22 at the James C. Kirkpatrick Library.

 

Thirty faculty members at the 欧美视频 (UCM) were recently approved for promotion and/or tenure for Academic Year 2026-27, as announced during the Board of Governors meeting on March 26.

Each year, faculty have the opportunity to apply for promotion and/or tenure by submitting a packet comprising a dossier and other supporting documents for review by respective department or school committees, chairs, college committees, deans and the provost. Following this review, the provost submits recommendations for qualifying faculty members to the president for consideration and final approval. 

 

鈥淭hese faculty members have undergone rigorous review of their materials by their colleagues and administrators and represent high levels of achievement across the areas of instruction, scholarly activity, and service,鈥� said Tim Crowley, provost and vice president of Academic Affairs. 鈥淭he fundamental strength of any university lies in the quality of its faculty members and UCM is fortunate to have so much talent across its departments. Promotion and tenure decisions are reserved for those faculty members who exceed the peer-driven criteria established by their colleges and departments. We are proud of these faculty members and look forward to their future accomplishments.鈥�  

The faculty members鈥� accomplishments were celebrated during a Promotion and Tenure Recognition Reception hosted April 22 at the James C. Kirkpatrick Library.

Faculty members who received tenure and promotion to associate professor include Amanda Brewer, Department of English; Jackson Thomas, School of Visual and Performing Arts, Division of Music; Julia Trumpold, Department of Modern Languages and Interdisciplinary Studies; Molly Cuffe, Department of Nutrition, Kinesiology and Health; Jean Kaeberle, School of Nursing; Nicholas Marchello, Department of Nutrition, Kinesiology and Health; Krystle Gremaud, Department of Career and Technical Education; Myunghyun Choi, Department of Criminal Justice and Criminology; Martin (Andy) Multer, Department of Aviation; and Canh Nguyen, Department of Aviation.

The following individuals were promoted to professor: Jeffrey Kaiser, School of Visual and Performing Arts, Division of Music; Christina Kitson, Department of English; Joshua Nygren, Department of History and Social Studies; Elisabeth Stimpert, School of Visual and Performing Arts, Division of Music; Aaron Geheber, Department of Biological and Clinical Sciences; Joseph Long, School of Industrial Sciences and Technology, Engineering Technology program; Meera Penumetcha, Department of Nutrition, Kinesiology and Health; Mohammad Sadi, School of Industrial Sciences and Technology, Engineering Technology program; Rene Burress, Department of Educational Technology and Library Sciences; Daniel Gilhooly, Department of Educational Foundations and Literacy; Karrie Snider, Department of Early, Elementary, Middle and Physical Education; Jaimee Hartenstein, Department of Human Services, Human Development and Family Science program; Adriatik Likcani, Department of Human Services, Human Development and Family Science program; Narasimha Paravastu, Department of Accountancy, Big Data Analytics and CIS; and Marlys Peck, Department of Human Services, Social Work program.

Suoju He, Department of Computer Science and Cybersecurity, and Kyle Constant, James C. Kirkpatrick Library, were promoted to the rank of associate instructor.

Valerie Heming, Amber Scroggs, and Jill Thomas, all of the English Language Institute, were promoted to the rank of senior instructor.