Regents approve faculty promotions

Updated 1:00 PM June 24, 2003

Regents approve faculty promotions

By Michelle Begnoche
University Record Intern

The regents, at their May 15 meeting, approved recommendations for promotion and/or tenure of faculty members at the Ann Arbor, Dearborn and Flint campuses.

Ann Arbor campus

From professor without tenure to professor with tenure

Alex Bielajew, nuclear engineering and radiological sciences, College of Engineering (CoE).

From associate professor with tenure to professor with tenure

Dr. Neil Burton Alexander, internal medicine, Medical School; Susanto Basu, economics, LSA; Dr. John Billi, internal medicine, Medical School (also from associate professor to professor of medical education, without tenure, Medical School); Dr. Ronald Bude, radiology, Medical School; Nancy Burns, political science, LSA; Steven Ceccio, mechanical engineering, CoE (also from associate professor to professor of naval architecture and marine engineering, without tenure, CoE); James Cogswell, art, School of Art and Design; Cathleen Connell, health behavior and health education, School of Public Health; Dr. Stephen Feinberg, dentistry, School of Dentistry (also associate professor of surgery, without tenure, Medical School); Dr. A. Mark Fendrick, internal medicine, Medical School (also from associate professor to professor of health management and policy, without tenure, School of Public Health); Nancy Florida, Indonesian languages and literatures, LSA; Dr. Alfred Franzblau, occupational medicine, School of Public Health (also holds an appointment as associate professor of emergency medicine, without tenure, Medical School); Thomas Fricke, anthropology, LSA; Brian Gilchrist, electrical engineering and computer science, CoE (also associate professor to professor of atmospheric, oceanic and space sciences, without tenure, CoE); Dr. Joel Greenson, pathology, Medical School; Craig Harris, toxicology, School of Public Health; Dr. Ronald Bruce Hirschl, surgery, Medical School; Peter Hitchcock, ophthalmology and visual sciences, Medical School (also associate professor to professor of cell and developmental biology, without tenure, Medical School); Dr. Kenneth Jamerson, internal medicine, Medical School; Dr. Timothy M. Johnson, dermatology, Medical School (also associate professor to professor of otorhinolaryngology, without tenure, and associate professor to professor of surgery, without tenure, Medical School); Smadar Karni, mathematics, LSA; Dr. Powel Kazanjian, internal medicine, Medical School; Dr. Ella Kazerooni, radiology, Medical School; Gerald Keeler, environmental health sciences, School of Public Health (also associate professor to professor of atmospheric, oceanic, and space sciences, without tenure, CoE) [also holds an appointment as associate professor of geological sciences, without tenure, LSA]; Bruce Kleiner, mathematics, LSA; George Kling, ecology and evolutionary biology, LSA; Dr. William Kuzon Jr., surgery, Medical School; William Lanen, accounting, School of Business Administration; Jennifer Linderman, chemical engineering, CoE (also associate professor to professor of biomedical engineering, without tenure, CoE); Dr. John LiPuma, pediatrics and communicable diseases, Medical School (also holds an appointment as associate professor of epidemiology, without tenure, School of Public Health); Dr. Ronald Maio, emergency medicine, Medical School (also associate professor to professor of environmental health sciences, without tenure, School of Public Health); Dr. Lawrence Marentette, otorhinolaryngology, Medical School (also associate professor of surgery to professor of neurosurgery, without tenure, Medical School); Mario Mateo, astronomy, LSA; Peggy McCracken, French and women's studies, LSA; Dr. Juanita Merchant, internal medicine,

Medical School (also associate professor to professor of molecular and integrative physiology, without tenure, Medical School); Christopher Monroe, physics, LSA; David Mooney, chemical engineering, CoE (also associate professor to professor of biomedical engineering, without tenure, and associate professor to professor of macromolecular science engineering, without tenure, CoE) (also holds an appointment as professor of biologic and materials science, with tenure, School of Dentistry); Donna Kiyo Nagata, psychology, LSA; John Neville-Andrews, theatre and drama, School of Music; Dr. Dana Alan Ohl, urology, Medical School; Sheryl Olson, psychology, LSA; Kathy Sue O'Shea, cell and developmental biology, Medical School; Scott Page, political science, LSA; Dr. Robert Paine III, internal medicine, Medical School; Esperanza Ramirez-Christensen, Japanese literature, LSA; Dr. John Randolph Jr., obstetrics and gynecology, Medical School; John Keith Riles, physics, LSA; Linda Samuelson, molecular and integrative physiology, Medical School; Daniel Saunders, social work, School of Social Work; Dr. James Michael Scheiman, internal medicine, Medical School; Audrey Seasholtz, biological chemistry, Medical School; Jianjun (Jan) Shi, industrial and operations engineering, CoE (also associate professor to professor of mechanical engineering, without tenure, CoE); Carla Sinopoli, anthropology, LSA (also associate curator to curator of Asian archaeology, Museum of Anthropology, LSA); Peter Smereka, mathematics, LSA; Lones Smith, economics, LSA; Lars Stixrude, geological sciences, LSA; Dr. Lloyd Stoolman, pathology, Medical School; Richard Tolman, social work, School of Social Work; Dale Ulrich, physical education and movement science, Division of Kinesiology; Ashutosh Varshney, political science, LSA; Michael Wiley, natural resources, School of Natural Resources and Environment (SNRE); Bing Zhou, physics, LSA.

From assistant professor without tenure to professor with tenure

Adam Pritchard, law, Law School; Mark West, law, Law School.

From associate professor without tenure to professor without tenure

Renny Franceschi, biological chemistry, Medical School (also holds an appointment as professor of dentistry, with tenure, School of Dentistry); Richard Van Harrison, associate professor of continuing medical education to professor of medical education, Medical School; W. Monroe Keyserling, environmental health sciences, School of Public Health (also holds an appointment as professor of industrial and operations engineering, with tenure, CoE); Stephen Rand, applied physics, LSA (also professor of electrical engineering and computer science, with tenure, CoE); Brian Ross, biological chemistry, Medical School (also professor of radiology, with tenure, Medical School).

From associate professor without tenure to associate professor with tenure

Frederic Blow, psychiatry, Medical School; Yan Chen, information, School of Information; Nancy Butler Songer, education, School of Education; Anna Stefanopoulou, mechanical engineering, CoE; Richard Wolfe, kinesiology, Division of Kinesiology.

From assistant professor to associate professor with tenure

Dr. Keith Aaronson, internal medicine, Medical School; Rosa Angulo-Barroso (formerly Angulo-Kinzler), kinesiology, Division of Kinesiology; Dr. Douglas Arenberg, internal medicine, Medical School; Todd Austin, electrical engineering and computer science, CoE; Jane Banaszak-Holl, health management and policy, School of Public Health; Laura Beretta-Hanash, microbiology and immunology, Medical School; Kerwin Kofi Charles, public policy, Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy (also assistant professor of economics, LSA); Dr. Kevin Chi Chung, surgery, Medical School; Paul Damien, statistics and management science, School of Business Administration; Ilia Dichev, accounting, School of Business Administration; Dr. Daniel Eitzman, internal medicine, Medical School; Dr. Hussam El-Kashlan, otorhinolaryngology, Medical School; Steven Erickson, pharmacy, College of Pharmacy; Dr. James Duncan Geiger, surgery, Medical School; Rachel Goldman, materials science and engineering, CoE; Dr. Carmen Green, anesthesiology, Medical School; Zeynep Gurhan, marketing, School of Business Administration; David Harris, sociology, LSA; Alejandro Herrero-Olaizola, Spanish, LSA; Vincent Hutchings, political science, LSA; Michael Ignelzi Jr., dentistry, School of Dentistry; Travis Jackson, music (musicology), School of Music; Sharon Kardia, epidemiology, School of Public Health; Gail Keenan, nursing, School of Nursing; Dr. David Berrey Kershaw, pediatrics and communicable diseases, Medical School; Howard Lay, history of art, LSA; Ching Kwan Lee, sociology, LSA; Alaina Lemon, anthropology, LSA; Peter Miller, mathematics, LSA; John Moran, human genetics, Medical School (also assistant professor to associate professor of internal medicine, without tenure, Medical School); Robert Murphy III, theatre and drama, School of Music; Dr. Jacques Nör, dentistry, School of Dentistry; Malini Raghavan, microbiology and immunology, Medical School; Steven Reinhardt, electrical engineering and computer science, CoE; Lesley Rex, education, School of Education; Dr. James Russell, neurology, Medical School; Kazuhiro Saitou, mechanical engineering, CoE; Javier Sanjinés, Spanish, LSA; Enrique García Santo-Tomás, Spanish, LSA; Teresa Satterfield, assistant professor of linguistics and romance languages to associate professor of Spanish, LSA; John Shaw, aerospace engineering, CoE; Dr. Diane Simeone, surgery, Medical School; Sandra Snow, music (music education), School of Music; Michael Solomon, chemical engineering, CoE (also assistant professor to associate professor of macromolecular science and engineering, without tenure, CoE); Michael Spencer, social work, School of Social Work; James Tappenden, philosophy, LSA; Dr. Stephan Taylor, psychiatry, Medical School; Dr. Theodoros Teknos, otorhinolaryngology, Medical School; Dr. Raymond Turner, neurology, Medical School; Nicholas Valentino, communication studies, LSA; Terry Wilfong, Egyptology, LSA (also assistant curator to associate curator, Kelsey Museum of Archaeology, LSA); Robin Wilson, dance, School of Music; A. Michael Wintroub, history, LSA; Jason Young, architecture, Taubman College of Architecture and Urban Planning; Albin Zak III, music (musicology), School of Music; Michaela Zint, natural resources and environment, SNRE.

From assistant professor to associate professor without tenure

Fred Feinberg, marketing, School of Business Administration; Susan Brooks Herzog, molecular and integrative physiology, Medical School (also assistant professor of biomedical engineering, CoE); Ann Chih Lin, political science, LSA (also associate professor of public policy, with tenure, Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy); Peter Ma, macromolecular science and engineering, and biomedical engineering, CoE (also associate professor, with tenure, School of Dentistry).

U-M-Dearborn

From associate professor with tenure to professor with tenure

Alan Argento, mechanical engineering, College of Engineering and Computer Science (CECS); Mohamed Bayou, accounting, School of Management; Brian Green, accounting, School of Management; Yi Lu Murphey, electrical and computer engineering, CECS; Patricia Smith, economics, College of Arts, Sciences, and Letters (CASL); Jacqueline Vansant, German, CASL.

From associate professor without tenure to associate professor with tenure

Michael Foran, accounting, School of Management; Rheta Rubenstein, mathematics education, CASL.

From assistant professor to associate professor with tenure

Camron Michael Amin, history, CASL; Charu Chandra, industrial and manufacturing systems engineering, CECS; Daniel Davis, linguistics, CASL; Paul Fossum, education, School of Education; Ghassan Kridli, industrial and manufacturing systems engineering, CECS; Joan Remski, mathematics, CASL; Michael Rosano, political science, CASL; Tariq Shamim, mechanical engineering, CECS; Zeng (John) Shen, electrical and computer engineering, CECS; Karen Strandholm, business administration, School of Management; Paul Watta, electrical and computer engineering, CECS; Wayne Woodward, humanities, CASL; Armen Zakarian, industrial and manufacturing systems engineering, CECS.

U-M-Flint

From associate professor with tenure to professor with tenure

Stephen Bernstein, English, College of Arts and Sciences (CAS); Roy Hanashiro, history, CAS; Thomas Wrobel, psychology, CAS.

From assistant professor to associate professor with tenure

Mary Jo Finney, education, School of Education and Human Services (SEHS); Beverley Smith, anthropology, CAS; Traki Taylor, education, SEHS; Eric Worch, education, SEHS.

Administratively approved promotions of clinical faculty and primary research scientists

Nancy Burns, senior research scientist, Center for Political Studies, Institute for Social Research (ISR); Dr. Gregory Ensing, clinical professor of pediatric and communicable diseases, Medical School; Dr. Andrew Forauer, clinical associate professor of radiology, Medical School; William Frey, senior research scientist, Population Studies Center, ISR; Thomas Fricke, senior research scientist, Survey Research Center and Population Studies Center, ISR; Dr. John Frohna, clinical associate professor of internal medicine and of pediatrics and communicable diseases, Medical School; Dr. Sheila Gahagan, clinical professor of pediatric and communicable diseases, Medical School; Dr. Hernan Gomez, clinical associate professor of emergency medicine, Medical School; Kun-Liang Guan, senior research scientist, Institute of Gerontology; David R. Harris, senior associate research scientist, Survey Research Center and Population Studies Center, ISR; Dr. James Hayman, clinical associate professor of radiation oncology, Medical School; Susan Brooks Herzog, senior associate research scientist, Institute of Gerontology; David Jamadar, clinical associate professor of radiology, Medical School; Dr. Peter Jebson, clinical associate professor of orthopaedic surgery, Medical School; Evan Keller, senior associate research scientist, Institute of Gerontology; Michael Liemohn, senior associate research scientist, Space Physics Research Laboratory, CoE; Bridget McCormack, clinical professor, Law School; Dr. Patrick McLaughlin, clinical associate professor of radiation oncology, Medical School; Dr. Mary Ellen McLean, clinical associate professor, School of Dentistry; Joseph Metzger, senior research scientist, Institute of Gerontology; Dr. Clark Nugent, clinical professor of obstetrics and gynecology, Medical School; Scott Page, senior research scientist, Center for Political Studies, ISR; Dr. Chintana Paramagul, clinical associate professor of radiology, Medical School; Cynthia Pomerleau, senior research scientist, psychiatry, Medical School; Dr. Bruce Redman, clinical professor of internal medicine, Medical School; Dr. Lori Riegger, clinical associate professor of anesthesiology, Medical School; Diane Roulston, clinical associate professor of pathology, Medical School; Berkman Sahiner, senior associate research scientist, radiology, Medical School; Amy Schulz, senior associate research scientist, health behavior and health education at the School of Public Health, and at the Institute for Research on Women and Gender; Audrey Seasholtz, senior research scientist, Medical School and the Mental Health Research Institute; Dr. Mark Supiano, senior research scientist, Institute of Gerontology; Dr. R. Scott Turner, senior associate research scientist, Institute of Gerontology.

Regents approve faculty promotions

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