The University of Toledo Board of Trustees approved 44 faculty members for promotion and tenure at its April meeting.
There were 16 faculty members who received tenure and another 28 were promoted to professor, associate professor, assistant professor or clinical associate professor.
“We are proud to recognize our faculty leaders with tenure and promotion for their exceptional teaching, research and service, and to celebrate their important role in ensuring a strong future for The University of Toledo,” said Dr. Risa Dickson, interim provost and executive vice president for academic affairs.
The faculty members who received tenure are:
College of Medicine and Life Sciences
• Dr. John Jun, Medicine
• Dr. Jyl Matson, Medical Microbiology and Immunology
• Dr. Puneet Sindhwani, Urology
Faculty members who received tenure and promotion to professor are:
College of Medicine and Life Sciences
• Dr. George Moukarbel, Medicine
• Dr. Jason Schroeder, Surgery
Faculty members who received tenure and promotion to associate professor are:
College of Arts and Letters
• Dr. James Bland, Economics
• Dr. Jason Cox, Art
• Dr. Monita H. Mungo, Sociology and Anthropology
John B. and Lillian E. Neff College of Business and Innovation
• Dr. Xinlei Zhao, Accounting
College of Engineering
• Dr. Anju Gupta, Mechanical, Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering
• Dr. Abbas Semnani, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science
College of Health and Human Services
• Dr. Laura Schmelzer, Exercise and Rehabilitation Sciences
College of Medicine and Life Sciences
• Dr. Scott Pappada, Anesthesiology
• Dr. Dayanidhi Raman, Cell and Cancer Biology
College of Natural Sciences and Mathematics
• Dr. W. Scott Crawley, Biological Sciences
• Dr. Emanuela Gionfriddo, Chemistry and Biochemistry
The faculty members who achieved promotion to professor are:
• College of Arts and Letters: Dr. Daniel Compora, English Language and Literature; Dr. W. Benjamin Myers, Communication; Professor Daniel Hernandez, Art; Dr. Ami Pflugrad-Jackisch, History; and Professor Barry Whittaker, Art.
• Neff College of Business and Innovation: Dr. Kainan Wang, Finance; Dr. Jenell Wittmer, Management; and Dr. Yue Zhang, Information, Operations and Technology Management.
• Judith Herb College of Education: Dr. Noela Haughton, Educational Studies.
• University Libraries: Professor Wade Lee-Smith.
• College of Medicine and Life Sciences: Dr. Jennifer Hill, Physiology and Pharmacology; and Dr. Paul Schaefer, Family Medicine.
• College of Natural Science and Mathematics: Dr. Rong Liu, Mathematics and Statistics; and Dr. Akaki Tikaradze, Mathematics and Statistics.
The faculty members who achieved promotion to associate professor are:
• College of Medicine and Life Sciences: Dr. Joyce Bevington, Pediatrics; Dr. Ritu Chakravarti, Physiology and Pharmacology; Dr. Lori DeShetler, Medical Education; Dr. Maged Hanna, Orthopaedic Surgery; Dr. Naeem Mahfooz, Neurology; Dr. Bindu Menon, Medical Education; Dr. Nagalakshmi Nadiminty, Urology; Dr. Michael Nedley, Dentistry; Dr. Vithal Shendge, Orthopedic Surgery; and Dr. Svitlana Zhukivska, Family Medicine.
The faculty members who achieved promotion to clinical associate professor are:
• College of Medicine and Life Sciences: Dr. Camelia Arsene, Professor Community-Based/Volunteer Track in the Department of Medicine; Dr. Nauman Khurshid, ProMedica Practitioner Track in the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology; Dr. Sonyoung Seo-Patel, ProMedica Practitioner Track in the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology; and Dr. Laura Wharry, ProMedica Practitioner Track in the Department of Surgery.
