The Rev. Dennis Dease has approved the following recommendations for tenure and promotion by the Academic Council:

For tenure

• Dr. W. Randolph Herman, School of Social Work
• Dr. Bruce Kramer, School of Education
• Dr. William Banfield, Department of Music and Endowed Chair in the Humanities and Fine Arts
• Dr. Jeff Cornwall, Department of Entrepreneurship
• Dr. Paul Lorah, Department of Geography
• Dr. Patrick Van Fleet, Department of Mathematics

For tenure and promotion to associate professor

• Dr. Simon Emms, Department of biology
• Dr. Michael Hollerich, Department of Theology
• Dr. German Pliego, Department of Quantitative Methods and Computer Science
• Dr. Teresa Rothausen, Graduate School of Business
• Dr. Diane Stoy, School of Education

For promotion to professor

• Dr. David Brenna, Department of Marketing
• Dr. Mary Anne Chalkley, Department of Psychology
• Dr. Cathy Craft-Fairchild, Department of English
• Dr. Douglas Dokken, Department of Mathematics
• Dr. Thomas Endres, Department of Communication
• Dr. Joseph Fitzharris, Department of History
• Dr. Meg Wilkes Karraker, Department of Sociology
• Dr. Rawlie Sullivan, Department of Marketing

• Dr. Heekyung Youn, Department of Mathematics

For promotion to associate professor

• Dr. Stephen Lybrand, Department of Sociology

The recommendation of tenure and promotion signifies recognition by our colleagues of significant professional achievements, and so with them I say congratulations, well done and thank you.