The University of Nebraska–Lincoln will award promotion and/or tenure to 111 faculty in 2022.

Faculty receiving honors are listed below and at 2022 Promotion and Tenure.

2022 Promotion and Tenure List

Promoted to associate professor and granted tenure

• Elvira Abrica, Educational Administration
• Fadi Alsaleem, Architectural Engineering and Construction
• Ajai Ammachathram, Nutrition and Health Sciences
• Hamid Bagheri, Computing
• John Benson, Natural Resources
• Nate Bicak, Architecture
• Dirk E. Black, Accountancy
• Kelley Buchheister, Child, Youth and Family Studies
• Carrie Clark, Educational Psychology
• Shudipto Dishari, Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering
• Melanie Downs, Food Science and Technology
• Huijing Du, Mathematics
• Lynne Elkins, Earth and Atmospheric Sciences
• Jongwan Eun, Civil and Environmental Engineering
• Holly Hatton-Bowers, Child, Youth and Family Studies
• Réka Howard, Statistics
• Nicole Iverson, Biological Systems Engineering
• Phil Johnson, Food Science and Technology
• Jennifer Johnson Jorgensen, Textiles, Merchandising and Fashion Design
• Forrest Kievit, Biological Systems Engineering
• Surin Kim, Textiles, Merchandising and Fashion Design
• Lydiah Kiramba, Teaching, Learning and Teacher Education
• Tri Lai, Mathematics
• Nevin Lawrence, Agronomy and Horticulture
• Yanxin (Graham) Liu, Finance
• Kate Lyons, Biological Sciences
• Bijesh Maharjan, Agronomy and Horticulture
• Renee McFee, Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences
• Aaron Mittelstet, Biological Systems Engineering
• Benny Mote, Animal Science
• Max Perry Mueller, Classics and Religious Studies
• Toshi Obata, Biochemistry
• Xavier Pérez Giménez, Mathematics
• Ingrid Robyn, Modern Languages and Literatures & Ethnic Studies
• Rajib Saha, Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering
• Chungwook Sim, Civil and Environmental Engineering
• Greg Simon, Music
• Troy A. Smith, Management
• Xinghui Sun, Biochemistry
• Julie Tippens, Child, Youth and Family Studies
• Brian Vander Ley, Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences
• Liz VanWormer, Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences
• Hiep Vu, Animal Science
• Hope Wabuke, English
• Yingying Wang, Special Education and Communication Disorders
• Juan (Julie) Wu, Finance
• Judy Wu-Smart, Entomology
• Ruiguo Yang, Mechanical and Materials Engineering
• Yuzhen Zhou, Statistics
• Yunxia (Peter) Zhu, Supply Chain Management and Analytics
• Sarah Zuckerman, Educational Administration

Granted tenure

• William Belcher, Global Integrative Studies

Promoted to professor and granted tenure

• Jiong Hu, Civil and Environmental Engineering
• Peter Wagner, Earth and Atmospheric Sciences & Biological Sciences

Promoted to professor

• Keenan Amundsen, Agronomy and Horticulture
• Toni Anaya, University Libraries
• Özgür Merih Araz, Supply Chain Management and Analytics
• Jeffrey Bradshaw, Entomology
• Tony Bushard, Music
• Theresa Catalano, Teaching, Learning and Teacher Education
• Elaine Chan, Teaching, Learning and Teacher Education
• Carrick Detweiler, Computing
• Jiantao Guo, Chemistry
• Courtney Hillebrecht, Political Science
• Xia Hong, Physics and Astronomy & Nebraska Center for Materials and Nanoscience
• Lisa Kort-Butler, Sociology
• Michelle Krehbiel, 4-H Youth Development
• Thomas R. Kubick, Accountancy
• Beth Lewis, Teaching, Learning and Teacher Education
• Dustin Loy, Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences
• Stanislava Nikolova, Finance
• James Schnable, Agronomy and Horticulture
• Matt Stockton, Agricultural Economics
• Kim Todd, Agronomy and Horticulture
• Emre Unlu, Finance
• Isabel Velázquez, Modern Languages and Literatures
• Kara Viesca, Teaching, Learning and Teacher Education
• Joe Weber, Journalism and Mass Communications
• Matt Wiebe, Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences
• Karla Wilke, Animal Science

Promoted to associate professor of practice

• Rebecca Buller, Global Integrative Studies
• Roberto Cortinas, Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences
• Jennifer A. Davidson, Economics
• Hannah Ditmars, Special Education and Communication Disorders
• Matthew Douglass, Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources
• Alan Eno, Journalism and Mass Communications
• Samantha Fairclough, Management
• Steven Hegemann, Accountancy
• Shavonna Holman, Educational Administration
• George Hunt, Civil and Environmental Engineering
• Hye-Won Hwang, Music
• Emira Ibrahimpasic, Global Integrative Studies
• Uchechukwu A. Jarrett, Economics
• Katie Krcmarik, Journalism and Mass Communications
• Chris Mann, Economics
• Leah Sandall, Agronomy and Horticulture
• Meghan Sindelar, Agronomy and Horticulture
• Roberto Stein, Finance
• Jill Trucke, Accountancy
• Hana Waisserova, Modern Languages and Literatures
• Kevin R. Wesley, Management
• Sijia Yao, Modern Languages and Literatures

Promoted to professor of practice

• Debra Cosgrove, Accountancy
• Manda Williamson, Psychology

Promoted to research associate professor

• Marcel Ngoko, Physics and Astronomy
• Trish Wonch Hill, Social and Behavioral Sciences Research Consortium & Sociology
• Craig Zuhlke, Electrical and Computer Engineering

Promoted to associate extension educator

• Bradley Schick, Nebraska Extension, Engagement Zone 6

Promoted to extension educator

• Katie Krause, Nebraska Extension, Engagement Zone 9
• Katie Pekarek, Natural Resources

Promoted to geoscientist

• Brian Fuchs, Natural Resources