Penn State has announced its list of academic promotions for tenured and tenure-line faculty.
The following is a list of academic promotions for tenured and tenure-line faculty members at Penn State, effective July 1, 2016.
The following individuals have been promoted to professor:
Michael J. Axtell, biology, Eberly College of Science
Sean N. Brennan, mechanical engineering, College of Engineering
Erica F. Brindley, history and Asian studies, College of the Liberal Arts
Kevin C. Cannon, chemistry, Penn State Abington
Jeffrey M. Catchmark, agricultural and biological engineering, College of Agricultural Sciences
Sharon Dale, art history, Penn State Erie, The Behrend College
Sophie C. De Schaepdrijver, history, College of the Liberal Arts
Anne K. Eisentraeger, mathematics, Eberly College of Science
Kelleann Foster, landscape architecture, College of Arts and Architecture
Nasrollah Ghahramani, medicine and public health sciences, College of Medicine
Susan J. Graf, English, Penn State Mont Alto
Shruti Gupta, marketing, Penn State Abington
David C. Han, surgery and radiology, College of Medicine
Murali Haran, statistics, Eberly College of Science
Edward C. Jaenicke, agricultural economics, College of Agricultural Sciences
Zuleima T. Karpyn, petroleum and natural gas engineering, College of Earth and Mineral Sciences
Jason P. Kaye, soil biogeochemistry, College of Agricultural Sciences
Seungjin Kim, mechanical engineering and nuclear engineering, College of Engineering
Thomas Krainer, mathematics, Penn State Altoona
Derek A. Kreager, sociology and criminology, College of the Liberal Arts
Tracy L. Langkilde, biology, Eberly College of Science
Pui-Wa Lei, education, College of Education
Xiantao Li, mathematics, Eberly College of Science
Manuel Llinás, biochemistry and molecular biology, Eberly College of Science
Robert T. Mathers, chemistry, Penn State New Kensington
Vilmos F. Misangyi, management and organization, Smeal College of Business
Dana L. Mitra, education, College of Education
Paul L. Morgan, education, College of Education
Andrew J. Mowen, recreation, park, and tourism management, College of Health and Human Development
Adam I. Muchmore, law, Penn State Law
Carla J. Mulford, English, College of the Liberal Arts
Thomas W. Noyes Jr., English and creative writing, Penn State Erie, The Behrend College
Willie K. Ofosu, engineering, Penn State Wilkes-Barre
Byeong-Chul Ben Park, human development and family studies, Penn State Brandywine
James A. Piazza, political science, College of the Liberal Arts
Lisa A. Reed, French and linguistics, College of the Liberal Arts
Yvette P. Richardson, meteorology, College of Earth and Mineral Sciences
Marcos A. Rigol, physics, Eberly College of Science
Ling Rothrock, industrial engineering, College of Engineering
Sherry L. Roush, Italian, College of the Liberal Arts
Victor J. Ruiz-Velasco, anesthesiology, pharmacology, and neutral and behavioral sciences, College of Medicine
Jungwoo Ryoo, information sciences and technology, Penn State Altoona
Vinayak V. Shanbhag, industrial engineering, College of Engineering
Fuyuan Shen, communications, College of Communications
Wen Shen, mathematics, Eberly College of Science
Manohar Singh, finance, Penn State Abington
Adam D. Smith, computer science and engineering, College of Engineering
Gregory J. Smits, history and Asian studies, College of the Liberal Arts
Jeremy Staff, sociology, College of the Liberal Arts
Aissa Wade, mathematics, Eberly College of Science
Guangping Wang, marketing, Penn State Great Valley
Yong Wang, biomedical engineering, College of Engineering
Craig A. Warren, English, Penn State Erie, The Behrend College
Christian R. Weisser, English, Penn State Berks
Yinong Yang, plant pathology, College of Agricultural Sciences
Sulin Zhang, engineering science and mechanics, College of Engineering
Xin Zhao, finance, Penn State Erie, The Behrend College
The following individuals have been promoted to librarian:
Joseph A. Fennewald, Tombros McWhirter Knowledge Commons, University Libraries
Bernadette A. Lear, behavioral sciences and education librarian, University Libraries, Penn State Harrisburg
The following individuals have been promoted to senior scientist:
Richard J. Meyer Jr., Applied Research Laboratory
Douglas E. Wolfe, Applied Research Laboratory
The following individuals have been promoted to associate professor:
Kofi W. Adu, physics, Penn State Altoona
Friederike B. Baer, history, Penn State Abington
Mayra Y. Bámaca, human development and family studies, College of Health and Human Development
Jacob A. Benfield, psychology, Penn State Abington
Steven A. Bloomer, biology, Penn State Abington
Justin L. Brown, biomedical engineering, College of Engineering
Lisa V. Chewning, corporate communications, Penn State Abington
Patrick J. Drew, engineering science and mechanics, College of Engineering
Matthew J. Ferrari, biology, Eberly College of Science
Erinn H. Finke, communication sciences and disorders, College of Health and Human Development
Daniel D. Foster, agricultural and extension education, College of Agricultural Sciences
Samuel M. Frederick, German, College of the Liberal Arts
Zachary M. Furness, communications, Penn State Greater Allegheny
Matthew A. Fury, mathematics, Penn State Abington
Liliana M. Garces, education, College of Education
Daniel R. George, humanities, College of Medicine
Paul L. E. Grieco, economics, College of the Liberal Arts
Ying Gu, biochemistry and molecular biology, Eberly College of Science
Reginald F. Hamilton, engineering science and mechanics, College of Engineering
Indrit Hoxha, economics, Penn State Harrisburg
Hai Huang, engineering, Penn State Altoona
Peter G. Iliev, finance, Smeal College of Business
Timothy J. Jegla, biology, Eberly College of Science
Lauren J. Joseph, sociology, Penn State Schuylkill
Sai P. Kakuturu, civil engineering, Penn State Harrisburg
Inkyu Kang, journalism, Penn State Erie, The Behrend College
Jennifer L. Kraschnewski, medicine and public health sciences, College of Medicine
Forrest A. Landis, chemistry, Penn State York
Benjamin J. Lear, chemistry, Eberly College of Science
Julia Y. Lee, law, Penn State Law
Robert M. Leicht, architectural engineering, College of Engineering
Chung Yee Ada Leung, marketing, Penn State Berks
Beth A. Lindsey, physics, Penn State Greater Allegheny
Eric M. Lipsky, mechanical engineering, Penn State Greater Allegheny
Xiangmin Liu, human resource management and Asian studies, College of the Liberal Arts
Suvrath Mahadevan, astronomy and astrophysics, Eberly College of Science
Hans A. D. Mansson, communication, arts, and sciences, Penn State Hazleton
Sarah B. McClure, anthropology, College of the Liberal Arts
Kimberly S. Ménard, criminal justice, Penn State Altoona
Karen L. Miller, Spanish and linguistics, College of the Liberal Arts
Cassandra M. Miller-Butterworth, biology, Penn State Beaver
Gabriele B. Monshausen, biology, Eberly College of Science
Jason R. Morton, mathematics and statistics, Eberly College of Science
Maureen I. Muller-Kahle, business, Penn State York
Edwin Murillo, Spanish, Penn State Berks
Les D. Murray, biology, Penn State Abington
Bo Ouyang, accounting, Penn State Great Valley
Faranak Pahlevani, mathematics, Penn State Abington
Guodong Pang, industrial engineering, College of Engineering
Mary B. Pierce, administration of justice, Penn State Beaver
Milagros Ponce de León, theatre, College of Arts and Architecture
James M. Puckett, law, Penn State Law
Nicholas L. Pyeatt, political science, Penn State Altoona
Alexander T. Radosevich, chemistry, Eberly College of Science
Ziaur S. Rahman, microbiology and immunology, College of Medicine
Joshua A. Robinson, materials science and engineering, College of Earth and Mineral Sciences
Connie J. Rogers, nutritional sciences, College of Health and Human Development
Liza S. Rovniak, medicine and public health sciences, College of Medicine
Holly Ryan, English, Penn State Berks
Christopher P. Salguero, Asian history and religious studies, Penn State Abington
Howard M. Salis, biological and chemical engineering, College of Agricultural Sciences
Sven Schmitz, aerospace engineering, College of Engineering
Jessica B. Schocker, social studies education and women's studies, Penn State Berks
Valerie L. Schrader, communications, Penn State Schuylkill
C. Rudolph Shepherd Jr., art, College of Arts and Architecture
Lee J. Silverberg, chemistry, Penn State Schuylkill
Noel J. Sloboda, English, Penn State York
Stephanie B. Snider, art, College of Arts and Architecture
Asif ud-Doula, physics, Penn State Worthington Scranton
E. George Walters III, electrical and computer engineering, Penn State Erie, The Behrend College
Kesha M. Williams, communication arts and sciences, Penn State Berks
Dawn P. Witherspoon, psychology, College of the Liberal Arts
Bradley P. Wyble, psychology, College of the Liberal Arts
Jiro Yoshida, business, Smeal College of Business
The following individuals have been promoted to associate librarian:
Nancy E. Adams, education and instruction, University Libraries, Hershey Medical Center
Patricia M. Hswe, ScholarSphere user services, University Libraries
Thomas L. Reinsfelder, reference and instruction librarian, University Libraries, Penn State Mont Alto
The following individuals have been promoted to senior research associate:
Jules W. Lindau, Applied Research Laboratory
Edward W. Reutzel, Applied Research Laboratory
Following is a list of promotions for county extension educators, effective July 1:
The following individual has been promoted to senior extension educator:
Kelly Weisner, 4-H youth development
The following individual has been promoted to extension educator:
Amy Murphy, 4-H and youth
The following individual has been promoted to associate extension educator:
Paula J. Lucas, 4-H youth development
For a full list of fixed-term faculty promotions at Penn State, click here.
