Illinois State University promoted 25 faculty members to full professor, 26 faculty members from assistant to associate professor and awarded 27 tenure. Tenure is a property right extended to an individual by a university or college after the completion of six years of full-time service at the rank of instructor or above at one or more accredited institutions of higher education, including at least three years at Illinois State University. Tenure criteria included the quality of professional achievements in teaching, research and service.
Promoted from associate professor to full professor were Adel Al-Bataineh, Curriculum & Instruction; Tony Amorose, Kinesiology and Recreation; Alison Bailey, Philosophy; Jeff Barrett, Mathematics; Joseph Blaney, Communication; George Byrnes, Health Sciences; Jon Friesen, Chemistry; Craig Gatto, Biological Sciences; Dan Goebel, Marketing; Shawn Hitchcock, Chemistry; William Hunter, Chemistry; Guang Jin, Health Sciences, Heather Jordan, Mathematics; Jessie Krienert, Criminal Justice Sciences; Kristen Lagally, Kinesiology and Recreation; David Loomis, Economics; Chris Merrill, Technology; Robert Rariden, Information Technology; Jay Rich, Accounting; Klaus Schmidt, Technology; George Seelinger, Mathematics; Ranee Thiagarajah, Mathematics; Laura Vogel, Biological Sciences; Mardell Wilson, Family and Consumer Sciences; and Kevin Zhang, Economics.
Promoted from assistant professor to associate professor were Glenn Bailey, Marketing; Cheryl Ball, English; Phillip Chidester, Communication; Michaelene Cox, Politics and Government; Diane Dean, Educational Administration and Foundations, Kevin Devine, Technology; Peter Foreman, Management and Quantitative Methods; Roslin Hauck, Accounting; Ann Haugo, Theatre; Melissa Johnson, Art; Tricia Johnson, Family and Consumer Sciences; Peter Kaufman, Marketing; Nancy Latham, Curriculum and Instruction; Kathleen Lonbom, Milner Library; Tom Lucey, Curriculum and Instruction; Katrin Paehler, History; Borinara Park, Technology; Nat Pope, Finance, Insurance and Law; Cara Rabe-Hemp, Criminal Justice Sciences; Amy Robillard, English; William Schneider, Psychology; Sara Semonis, Theatre; Richard Sullivan, Sociology and Anthropology; Wendy Troxel, Educational Administration and Foundations; James Wolf, Information Technology; and Amy Wood, History.
Faculty who were extended tenure were Glenn Bailey, Marketing; Cheryl Ball, English; Phillip Chidester, Communication; Michaelene Cox, Politics and Government; Diane Dean, Educational Administration and Foundations; Kevin Devine, Technology; Peter Foreman, Management and Quantitative Methods; Roslin Hauck, Accounting; Ann Haugo, Theatre; Melissa Johnson, Art; Tricia Johnson, Family and Consumer Sciences; Peter Kaufman, Marketing; Nancy Latham, Curriculum and Instruction; Kevin Laudner, Kinesiology and Recreation; Kathleen Lonbom, Milner Library; Tom Lucey, Curriculum and Instruction; Katrin Paehler, History; Borinara Park, Technology; Nat Pope, Finance, Insurance and Law; Amy Robillard, English; William Schneider, Psychology; Sara Semonis, Theatre; Richard Sullivan, Sociology and Anthropology; Wendy Troxel, Educational Administration and Foundations; Jeffrey Walsh, Criminal Justice Sciences; James Wolf, Information Technology; and Amy Wood, History.
