Hires

Erica Franich, director-grants and contracts in Graduate Education and Research.

Georgia Tillotson, secretary (4D) in Physics.

Mary Torreano, staff nurse (AP) in the Health Center.

Emma Macauley, admissions counselor (AP) in Admissions.

Inga Kurgonaite, assistant women's volleyball coach in Intercollegiate Athletics and Recreational Sports.

Marion Paris, administrative specialist (AP) in the Controller’s Office.

Herbert Brundage, maintenance operations supervisor (AP) in Housing and Residence Life.

Megan Niemi, resident director (AP) in Housing and Residence Life.

 

Promotions

Robyn Stille, executive director-alumni relations and annual giving (SA) in the NMU Foundation.

Julie Downs, principal secretary (4B) in the College of Business.

 

Transfers

 

Joshua Cook, to programmer/analyst I (AP) in Information Technology-Information Services.

Lorraine Hillock, to senior secretary (4C) in Health, Physical Education and Recreation.

 

New Department Heads/Deans

 

Robert Engelhart (Music)

Nanci Gasiewicz (Nursing)

Dale Kapla (Political Science and Public Administration; in addition to existing post in Criminal Justice)

Mark Paulsen (Chemistry)

John Rebers (Biology)

 

Faculty Appointments, Tenure and Promotions

The NMU Board of Trustees approved the following new tenure-track appointments at the assistant professor rank:

 

Matthew Bell (English)

Jason Bishop (Health, Physical Education and Recreation)

Scott Drum (Health, Physical Education and Recreation)

Lisa Eckert (English)

Thomas Isaacson (Communications and Performance Studies)

Michael Kowalczyk (Mathematics and Computer Science)

Christine Lenzen (Art and Design)

Josh Sharp (Biology)

Jessica Thompson (Communication and Performance Studies)

Joshua Thompson (Mathematics and Computer Science)

Abigail Wyche (Sociology and Social Work)       

 

The following faculty members were granted tenure:

Jonathan Allen (Political Science and Public Administration)

Gabriel Brahm (English)

Christine Flavin (Art and Design)

Nanci Gasiewicz (Nursing)

Tim Hilton (Sociology and Social Work)

Sarah Jones (Philosophy)

Daniel Konku (Business)

Robert Legg (Earth, Environmental and Geographical Sciences)

Nancy Maas (Nursing)

Rachel Nye (Nursing)

Alex Ruuska (Sociology and Social Work)

Katherine Teeter (Biology)

Adam Prus (Psychology)

Susy Ziegler (Earth, Environmental and Geographical Sciences)

 

Faculty member promoted to the rank of assistant professor:

Nick Griewahn (Technology and Applied Sciences)

 

The NMU board promoted the following to associate professor:

 

Jonathan Allen (Political Science and Public Administration)

Gabriel Brahm (English)

Christine Flavin (Art and Design)

Tara Foster (Modern Language and Literatures)

Nanci Gasiewicz (Nursing)

Tim Hilton (Sociology and Social Work)

Jennifer Howard (English)

Sarah Jones (Philosophy)

Daniel Konku (Business)

Robert Legg (Earth, Environmental and Geographical Sciences)

Nancy Maas (Nursing)

Rachel Nye (Nursing

Barbara Rhyneer (Music)

Alex Ruuska (Sociology and Social Work)

Katherine Teeter (Biology)

SaraJane Tompkins (AIS/Library)

Rebecca Ulland (Modern Languages and Literatures)

Susy Ziegler (Earth, Environmental and Geographical Sciences)

 

The NMU board promoted the following to full professor:

 

Carol Bell (Mathematics and Computer Science)

Robert Marlor (Engineering Technology)

K. D. Holder (Education)

Michelle Johnson (Nursing)

Zhuang-Zhong Lehmberg (English)

James McCommons (English)

Marcus Robyns (AIS/Library)

Carol Sotiropoulos (Modern Languages and Literatures)

Alan Willis (History)

 

The NMU Board also agreed to change the following from term to continuing appointments:

 

Catherine Greer Cole (Counseling and Consultation Services)

Marsha Lucas (Chemistry)

Keith Norton (Technology and Occupational Sciences)

Rebecca Ulland (Modern Languages and Literatures)

 

 

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