Seventy-one University of Nebraska-Lincoln faculty members will receive promotion and/or tenure in 2017. Faculty will be honored April 25 during a celebration at the International Quilt Study Center and Museum.
Faculty receiving honors are listed below. The 2017 Promotion and Tenure brochure is available here. A PDF version is available for download via the Office of the Executive Vice Chancellor home page.
Promoted to Full Professor
Mark Anderson, Earth and atmospheric sciences
Shannon Bartelt-Hunt, civil engineering
Kirill Belashchenko, physics and astronomy
John Brunero, philosophy
Jennifer Clarke, food science and technology
Eddie Dominguez, School of Art, Art History and Design
Ece Erdogmus, Durham School of Architectural Engineering and Construction
Paul Hanson, School of Natural Resources
Tamra Jackson-Ziems, plant pathology
Yijia Lin, finance
Bernard McCoy, journalism and mass communications
Brian Moore, Glenn Korff School of Music
Matthew Novak, law
Wei Qiao, electrical and computer engineering
Kathleen Rudasill, educational psychology
Hans Sturm, Glenn Korff School of Music
Brigitte Tenhumberg, biological sciences
Hamid Vakilzadian, electrical and computer engineering
Promoted to full professor of practice
Kent Mann, educational administration
Jeff Rudy, nutrition and health sciences
Granted tenure
James MacDonald, animal science
Andy Suyker, School of Natural Resources
Promoted to associate professor and granted tenure
Keenan Amundsen, agronomy and horticulture
Ozgur Araz, supply chain management and analytics
Stacy Asher, School of Art, Art History and Design
Julian Atanassov, finance
Jack Beard, law
Theresa Catalano, teaching, learning and teacher education
John DeLong, biological sciences
Samodha Fernando, animal science
Katrina Jagodinsky, history
Alice Kang, political science; ethnic studies
David Karle, architecture
Emily Kazyak, sociology; women’s and gender studies
Oleh Khalimonchuk, biochemistry
Joe Luck, biological systems engineering
Jonathan Markham, biochemistry
Regis Moreau, nutrition and health sciences
Peter Olshavsky, architecture
Jeff Ondrak, School of Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences
Jamie Reimer, Glenn Korff School of Music
Jessica Shoemaker, law
Matthew Sontheimer, School of Art, Art History and Design
Kelly Stage, English
Jeffrey Stevens, psychology
Adam Thimmesch, law
Sarah Thomas Karle, architecture
Matthew Van Den Broeke, Earth and atmospheric sciences
Stacey Waite, English
David Warner, sociology
Adrian Wisnicki, English
Shi-Hua Xiang, School of Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences
Changmin Yan, journalism and mass communications
Jian Zhang, chemistry
Promoted to associate professor
Mary Rittenhouse, Nebraska College of Technical Agriculture
Douglas Smith, Nebraska College of Technical Agriculture
Promoted to associate professor of practice
Matt Kreifels, agricultural leadership, education and communication
Michael Lippman, classics and religious studies
Laurie Miller, economics
Wayne Babchuk, educational psychology; anthropology
Chris Bourke, computer science and engineering
Promoted to full research professor
David Swanson, computer science and engineering
Promoted to research associate professor
Javier Seravalli, biochemistry
Promoted to extension associate professor
Bradley Lubben, agricultural economics
Promoted to extension educator
F. John Hay, biological systems engineering
Promoted to associate extension educator
Linda Dannehl, West Central Research and Extension Center
Cynthia Gill, Panhandle Research and Extension Center
Nicole Stoner, Southeast District
Tammy Stuhr, Southeast District
Promoted to forester
Rache Allison, Nebraska Forest Service
Richard Woollen, Nebraska Forest Service
Promoted to associate geoscientist
Brian Fuchs, School of Natural Resources
