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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.

TOPONYMS

The Bridwell Botany Research Laboratory on west campus, built in 1965, was funded by a gift from Texas cattle breeder Joseph S. Bridwell, who was interested in research into developing better strains of grasses and legumes for cattle. The building houses the Ronald L. McGregor Herbarium, named in honor of the longtime director who oversaw a vast expansion of KU's plant collections. In addition to more than 350,000 pressed specimens and a slide collection, the building houses a botanical library.