UMKC Faculty Earn Promotion and Tenure Appointments

Board of Curators selects two faculty members to receive Curators’ Distinguished Professorship, the university’s highest academic honor

UMKC celebrated the promotion and tenure of more than 30 faculty members Sept. 20.

“Achieving promotion and tenure requires significant focus and dedication. In addition to the rigorous academic review required to be promoted and or tenured, you persevered through the challenges that the pandemic has brought over the past few years,” Jenny Lundgren, UMKC provost, said. “You shifted to remote learning, and sometimes shifted back again, modified curricula, reconfigured research studies and performances, and supported students in distress – all while handling the disruption in your personal lives. Your accomplishments are nothing short of remarkable.”

Lundgren noted the depth and commitment to their students and academic disciplines were admirable.

“We are fortunate that you have invested your time and talent here at UMKC. Your achievements are your own, but your colleagues, students, and the world benefit from them.”

Lundgren announced that the UM System Board of Curators approved two UMKC faculty members for the System’s highest academic honor. Max Vitiello, Ph.D., from the Department of History in the School of Humanities and Social Sciences, was appointed Curators’ Distinguished Professor. Tina Niemi, Ph.D., Earth and Environmental Sciences in the School of Science and Engineering, has been appointed as Curators’ Distinguished Teaching Professor.  

Other faculty awards and honors – such as new Curators’ Distinguished Professors, and Trustees’, Governor’s and Chancellor’s awards for research, teaching, mentoring, community engagement and commitment to diversity and inclusion – will be presented at a separate event in the spring semester.

The promotion and tenure process at UMKC involves a lengthy and rigorous review of academic performance in the areas of teaching, scholarship and service. Each of the academics recognized at the celebration has demonstrated to their peers and to the administration that they have met high standards for sustained contributions and outstanding performance.

UMKC 2022 Promotion and Tenure

Alison Graettinger, School of Science and Engineering, tenure with promotion to associate professor     

Oh Ha, School of Education, Social Work and Psychological Sciences, tenure with promotion to associate professor

Erin Hambrick, School of Education, Social Work and Psychological Sciences, tenure with promotion to associate professor

Bryan Hong, Bloch School of Management, tenure with promotion to associate professor           

Ryan Mohan, School of Science and Engineering, tenure with promotion to associate professor

Mostafizur Rahman, School of Science and Engineering, tenure with promotion to associate professor

Roozmehr Safi,  Bloch School of Management, tenure with promotion to associate professor

Joanna Scott, School of Dentistry, tenure with promotion to associate professor

Fengpeng Sun, School of Science and Engineering, tenure with promotion to associate professor

Sarah Cox, School of Pharmacy, promotion to associate clinical professor

Elizabeth Englin, School of Pharmacy, promotion to associate clinical professor    

Kristin Lee, School of Nursing and Health Studies, promotion to associate clinical professor         

Juliana Redford, School of Dentistry, promotion to associate clinical professor

Linda Seabaugh, School of Dentistry, promotion to associate clinical professor     

Holly Hagle, School of Nursing and Health Studies, promotion to associate research professor    

Paul Barron, School of Science and Engineering, promotion to associate teaching professor

Bryan Boots, Bloch School of Management, promotion to associate teaching professor   

Lena Hoober-Burkhardt, School of Science and Engineering. promotion to associate teaching professor

Preetham Goli, School of Science and Engineering, promotion to associate teaching professor

Bill Keeton, Bloch School of Management promotion to associate teaching professor       

Julie Kline, Bloch School of Management, promotion to associate teaching professor

Melisa Schulte, Bloch School of Management, promotion to associate teaching professor

Amy Simmons, School of Education, Social Work and Psychological Sciences, promotion to associate teaching professor

Pat Welsh, Bloch School of Management, promotion to associate teaching professor

Larry Wigger, Bloch School of Management, promotion to associate teaching professor

Michael Wizniak, Bloch School of Management, promotion to associate teaching professor

Cynthia Flanagan, promoted to librarian II

Stuart Hinds, University Libraries, promoted to librarian III 

Tracey Hughes, University Libraries, promotion to librarian III

Mardi Mahaffy, University Libraries, promotion to librarian IV

Sandy Rodriguez, University Libraries,  promoted to librarian IV

Lindy Smith, University Libraries, Promoted to Librarian III 

Marie Thompson, University Libraries, Promoted to Librarian III    

Cydney McQueen, School of Pharmacy, promotion to clinical professor

Eileen Cocjin, School of Dentistry, promotion to clinical professor

Cydney E. McQueen, School of Pharmacy, promoted to clinical professor 

Erica Ottis, School of Pharmacy, promotion to clinical professor     

Andrew Smith, School of Pharmacy, promotion to clinical professor          

Rebeca Weisleder, School of Dentistry, promotion to clinical professor

Brenda Bethman, School of Humanities and Social Sciences, promotion to teaching professor

John Eck, School of Science and Engineering, promotion to teaching professor

Beth Elswick, UMKC Conservatory, promotion to teaching professor

Phillip Gonsher, Bloch School of Management, promotion to teaching professor

Brian Hare, School of Science and Engineering, promotion to teaching professor

Margaret Kincaid, School of Science and Engineering, promotion to teaching professor

Kevin Kirkpatrick, School of Science and Engineering, promotion to teaching professor

Rana Lehr-Lehnardt, School of Law, promotion to teaching professor

Brian Frehner, School of Humanities and Social Sciences, promotion to professor

DeAnna Hiett, UMKC Conservatory, promotion to professor

Zhu Li, School of Science and Engineering, promotion to professor

Tim Lynch, School of Law, promotion to professor

Cynthia Petrie, School of Dentistry, promotion to professor

Melisa Rempfer, School of Social Work and Psychological Sciences, promotion to professor

Tom Rosenkranz, UMKC Conservatory, promotion to professor

Zach Shemon, UMKC Conservatory, promotion to professor

Mikah Thompson, School of Law, promotion to professor

Michael Wacker, School of Medicine, promotion to professor

Ye Wang, School of Humanities and Social Sciences, promotion to professor

 


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