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More than 30 UTSA faculty earn tenure, promotion this fall

More than 30 UTSA faculty earn tenure, promotion this fall

(Sept. 5, 2017) -- The UTSA Office of the Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs announces the promotion of 34 faculty members. The promotions were approved by the UT System Board of Regents in late August and are effective Sept. 1, 2017.

Ten faculty members were promoted to associate professor with tenure. Tenure is awarded to faculty who distinguish themselves in the areas of teaching; research, scholarship or creative activities; and service to the university and community; and who further demonstrate strong potential for continued excellence in these areas. Twenty-four faculty members were promoted to full professor in recognition of sustained professional accomplishment.

“These faculty members have made significant contributions both to the body of knowledge in their respective fields and to UTSA’s mission as a top-tier educational institution,” said C. Mauli Agrawal, interim provost and vice president for academic affairs. “The process of promotion and tenure review is rigorous, and each of these individuals is to be commended for their exemplary work as teachers and scholars.”

Also this year, 12 retired faculty members have been awarded emeritus status in honor of their years of valued service and contribution to the university mission. Lastly, for the first time in UTSA history, emeritus status was granted posthumously to a faculty member who passed away suddenly during the spring 2017 semester.

Promotion to associate professor with tenure:

Krystel Castillo, Department of Mechanical Engineering

Jerry Gonzalez, Department of History

Brian Hermann, Department of Biology

Chin-Hsing (Annie) Lin, Department of Biology

Charles Mahood, Department of Communication

Annette Portillo, Department of English

Arturo Sotomayor, Department of Political Science and Geography

Marina Suarez, Department of Geological Sciences

Dengfeng Yan, Department of Marketing

Xiaowei Zeng, Department of Mechanical Engineering

Promotion to professor:

Sonia Alconini, Department of Anthropology

Richard Boon, Department of Interdisciplinary Learning and Teaching

Samer Dessouky, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering

Sara DeTurk, Department of Communication

Matthew Dunne, Department of Music

Lucila Ek, Department of Bicultural-Bilingual Studies

Matthew Gdovin, Department of Biology

Rhonda Gonzales, Department of History

Richard Hartley, Department of Criminal Justice

Judith Haschenburger, Department of Geological Sciences

Myung Ko, Department of Information Systems and Cyber Security

Marie Miranda, Department of Bicultural-Bilingual Studies

Sharon Nichols, Department of Educational Psychology

Jianwei Niu, Department of Computer Science

John Nix, Department of Music

Carlos Paladini, Department of Biology

Mariela Rodríguez, Department of Educational Leadership and Policy Studies

Patricia Sánchez, Department of Bicultural-Bilingual Studies

Scott Sherer, Department of Art and Art History

Heather Shipley, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering

Boyka Stefanova, Department of Political Science and Geography

Firat Testik, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering

Heather Trepal, Department of Counseling

JingYong Ye, Department of Biomedical Engineering

Associate professor emeritus:

Felicia Briscoe, Department of Educational Leadership and Policy Studies (retired May 31, 2017)

Gerry Dizinno, Department of Educational Leadership and Policy Studies (retired May 31, 2017)

Michael Gilbert, Department of Criminal Justice (retired May 31, 2017)

Professor emeritus:

James Balentine, Department of Music (retired Aug. 31, 2017)

Steven Boyd, Department of History (retired Aug. 31, 2017)

Youn-Min Chou, Department of Mathematics (retired Aug. 31, 2017)

Anthony Chronopoulos, Department of Computer Science (retired Jan. 9, 2017)

Blanche Desjean-Perrotta, Department of Interdisciplinary Learning and Teaching (retired May 31, 2015)

Mark Lengnick-Hall, Department of Management (retired Aug. 31, 2017)

John Morris, Department of Political Science and Geography (passed away Feb. 16, 2017)

Carolyn Orange, Department of Educational Psychology (retired Aug. 31, 2017)

Christopher Wickham, Department of Modern Languages and Literatures (retired May 31, 2017)

Lawrence Williams, Dean of the University College and Professor, Department of Mathematics (retired Aug. 31, 2017) 

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