Regents approve promotion and tenure
The Kansas Board of Regents has approved the following promotions and awards of tenure.
Promotions to full professor:
- Paul D'Anieri, political science
- Rick Dobrowsky, pharmacology and toxicology
- Johannes Feddema, geography
- Yaozhong Hu, mathematics
- Rongqing Hui, electrical engineering and computer science
- Krzysztof Kuczera, chemistry/molecular biosciences
- Bruce Lieberman, geology
- John Lynch, music and dance
- George Marakas, business
- William Picking, molecular biosciences
- David Smith, sociology.
Promotions to associate professor:
- Mikhail Barybin, chemistry
- Michael Baskett, theatre and film
- Cindy Berrie, chemistry
- Brian Blagg, medicinal chemistry
- Hannah Britton, political science/women's studies
- J. Christopher Brown, geography/ environmental studies
- Mary Catherine Davidson, English
- Stuart Day, Spanish and Portuguese
- Heather Desaire, chemistry
- Apurba Dutta, medicinal chemistry
- Bruce Frey, psychology and research in education
- Elizabeth Friis, mechanical engineering
- Bryan Haaheim, music and dance
- Paul Kelton, history
- Marni Kessler, art history
- Arne Koch, Germanic languages and literatures
- Jeffrey Krise, pharmaceutical chemistry
- Patricia Lowe, psychology and research in education
- Genaro Mendez, music and dance
- Lorraine Messinger, social welfare
- Mark Mort, ecology and evolutionary biology
- Scott Murphy, music and dance
- Yoonmi Nam, art
- Holly Nelson-Becker, social welfare
- Shannon O'Lear, geography/environmental studies
- Naima Omar, African and African-American studies
- Ivana Radovanovic, anthropology
- Jennifer Roberts, geology
- Roberta Schwartz, music and dance
- Milena Stanislavova, mathematics
- Atanas Stefanov, mathematics
- Eric Stomberg, music and dance
- Rachel Thompson, applied behavioral sciences
- Jon Tunge, chemistry
- Sara Wilson, mechanical engineering
- Shu Wu, economics.
To librarian II
- Karen Cook, KU Libraries
- Frances Devlin, KU Libraries
- Scott McEathron, KU Libraries.
To associate curator
- Mark Mort, Natural History Museum.
To associate scientist
- Gerald Lushington, molecular graphics and modeling lab.
To senior scientist
- Todd Little, Life Span Institute
- Sara Sack, Life Span Institute
- Jianghai Xia, Kansas Geological Survey.
To full research professor
- Roger Rajewski, Higuchi Biosciences Center
- Jean Summers, Life Span Institute.
To clinical associate specialist
- James Backes, pharmacy practice.
To courtesy full professor
- Roger Rajewski, pharmaceutical chemistry.
Award of tenure, fiscal year 2008
- Mikhail Barybin, chemistry
- Michael Baskett, theatre and film
- Cindy Berrie, chemistry
- Brian Blagg, medicinal chemistry
- Hannah Britton, political science/women's studies
- J. Christopher Brown, geography/ environmental studies
- Jeffrey Bullington, KU Libraries
- Karen Cook, KU Libraries
- Mary Catherine Davidson, English
- Stuart Day, Spanish and Portuguese
- Heather Desaire, chemistry
- Frances Devlin, KU Libraries
- Apurba Dutta, medicinal chemistry
- Bruce Frey, psychology and research in education
- Elizabeth Friis, mechanical engineering
- Bryan Haaheim, music and dance
- Paul Kelton, history
- Marni Kessler, art history
- Arne Koch, Germanic languages and literatures
- Jeffrey Krise, pharmaceutical chemistry
- Patricia Lowe, psychology and research in education
- Scott McEathron, KU Libraries
- Genaro Mendez, music and dance
- Lorraine Messinger, social welfare
- Mark Mort, ecology and evolutionary biology
- Scott Murphy, music and dance
- Yoonmi Nam, art
- Holly Nelson-Becker, social welfare
- Shannon O'Lear, geography/eenvironmental studies
- Naima Omar, African and African-American studies
- Ivana Radovanovic, anthropology
- Jennifer Roberts, geology
- Roberta Schwartz, music and dance
- Milena Stanislavova, mathematics
- Atanas Stefanov, mathematics
- Eric Stomberg, music and dance
- Rachel Thompson, applied behavioral sciences
- Jon Tunge, chemistry
- Sara Wilson, mechanical engineering
- Shu Wu, economics.



