The Office of Academic Affairs announced its latest tenure appointments and promotions on May 22. The following instructional faculty members have received promotions and/or have been granted tenure effective with the 2018-19 academic year.

Faculty and staff granted tenure are: Steven Block, Criminology & Criminal Justice; Rebecca Boncoddo, Psychological Science; Ted Efremoff, Art; Rocio Fuentes, Modern Languages; Andrea June, Psychological Science; Elena Koulidobrova, English; Yunliang Meng, Geography; Heather Rodriguez, Sociology; Leanne Zalewski, Art; Youngseon Kim, Marketing; Kristin D’Amato, Library; Martha Kruy, Library; Amy Gagnon, Physical Education & Human Performance; Wangari Gichiru, Educational Leadership, Policy & Instructional Technology; Leona Konieczny, Nursing; Catherine Thomas, Nursing; Marian Anton, Mathematical Sciences; Alicia Bray, Biology; Haji Naik Dharavath, Computer Electronics & Graphics Technology; Sarah Maurer, Chemistry & Biochemistry; Oluyinka Oyewumi, Geological Sciences; and Hassan Shibly, Manufacturing & Construction Management.

Faculty members promoted to professor are: Shaun Green, Athletics; Diana Cohen, Political Science; Marianne Fallon, Psychological Science; Lynda Valerie, Literacy, Elementary & Early Childhood Education; Reza Ghodsi, Engineering; Jacob Kovel, Manufacturing & Construction Management; Linda Reeder, Manufacturing & Construction Management; Hassan Shibly, Manufacturing & Construction Management; David Sianez, Technology & Engineering Education; Haoyu Wang, Manufacturing & Construction Management; and Thomas Vasko, Engineering.

Faculty members promoted to associate professor are: Steven Block, Criminology & Criminal Justice; Rebecca Boncoddo, Psychological Science; Rocio Fuentes, Modern Languages; Andrea June, Psychological Science; Yunliang Meng, Geography; Heather Rodriguez, Sociology; Amy Gagnon, Physical Education & Human Performance; Wangari Gichiru, Educational Leadership, Policy & Instructional Technology; Leona Konieczny, Nursing; Luz Amaya-Bower, Engineering; Alicia Bray, Biology; Sarah Maurer, Chemistry & Biochemistry; Oluyinka Oyewumi, Geological Sciences; and Mohammad Rahman, Manufacturing & Construction Management

Promoted to Associate Librarian: Renata Vickrey and Kristin D’Amato. Vickrey also was granted tenure at the start of the spring 2018 semester.

Promoted to Coach I: Patrick Hall and David Kelly