Vol. 19, No. 32

May 25, 2000

Board of Trustees approves 35 faculty promotions

Promotions of 35 members of the University of Delaware faculty were approved at the semiannual Board of Trustees meeting, held Tuesday, May 23, in the Trabant University Center on the Newark campus. The appointments take effect Sept. 1. Twelve members of the faculty promoted to full professor are College of Agriculture and Natural Resources Joan Burnside, animal and food sciences; College of Arts and Science Robert Bennett, English; Randall C. Bolton, art; Mary Farach-Carson, biological sciences/chemistry and biochemistry; Steven Helmling, English; Chung Hgoc Leung, physics and astronomy; James MacDonald, physics and astronomy; Bryant F. Tolles, Jr., art conservation; College of Business and Economics Lalita A. Manrai, business administration; College of Engineering David Saunders, computer and information sciences; Adarshpal S. Sethi, computer and information sciences; and College of Marine Studies William J. Ullman, marine studies. Twenty-one faculty members promoted to the rank of associate professor with tenure are College of Arts and Science Gretchen Bauer, political science and international relations; Jinfa Cai, mathematical sciences; Richard Patrick Evans, music; McKay Bradley Jenkins, English; Michael C. Rea, philosophy; and John Qiang Xiao, physics and astronomy; College of Business and Economics Gary R. Weaver, business administration; College of Engineering Kenneth E. Barner, electrical and computer engineering; Daniel K. Cha, civil and environmental engineering; Ashfaq A. Khokhar, electrical and computer engineering; John Lambros, mechanical engineering; Raul F. Lobo, chemical engineering; Dennis W. Prather, electrical and computer engineering; Harry W. Shenton III, civil and environmental engineering; College of Health and Nursing Sciences Karen Edwards, health and exercise sciences; Bethany Ann Hall-Long, Thomas L. Hardie, Lisa Ann Plowfield, Barbara Lee Sheer, all nursing; College of Human Services, Education and Public Policy David J. Blacker, education; and Cheng-Shun Fang, nutrition and dietetics. In the College of Business and Economics, William T. Harris, economics, was promoted to the rank of associate professor without tenure. In the College of Human Services, Education and Public Policy, Janet L. Hethorn, consumer studies, was promoted to assistant professor with tenure.