3:49 p.m., May 13, 2009----The University of Delaware Board of Trustees approved faculty promotions at its spring meeting May 12 at the Trabant University Center. The appointments are effective Sept. 1.

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Twenty members of the faculty were promoted to the rank of full professor with tenure: Jennifer Barker, music; Pei Chiu, civil and environmental engineering; James Corbett, marine policy; Xiang Gao, music; Guido Geerts, accounting and management information systems; Paul Head, music; Amy Johnson, nursing; Thomas Kaminski, health, nutrition and exercise sciences; Willett Kempton, marine policy; Blake Meyers, plant and soil sciences; Jeffrey Rosen, psychology; Karen Rosenberg, anthropology; David Smith, biological sciences; Joel Schneider, chemistry and biochemistry; David Stone, art history; Andrew Teplyakov, chemistry and biochemistry; David Usher, biological sciences; Uma Velury, accounting and management information systems; Barry Walker, physics and astronomy; and Lian-Ping Wang, mechanical engineering.

Promoted to the rank of associate professor with tenure were 34 faculty members: Constantin Bacuta, mathematical sciences; Srikanth Beldona, hotel, restaurant and institutional management; Wendy Bellion, art history; Kathleen Brewer-Smyth, nursing; Monica Dominguez-Torres, art history; David Edwards, health, nutrition and exercise sciences; Andrea Everard, accounting and management information systems; Aaron Fichtelberg, sociology and criminal justice; Daniel Freeman, business administration; Marika Ginsburg-Block, education; Carla Guerron-Montero, anthropology; Thomas Hanson, marine biosciences; Melissa Ianetta, English; Shreeram Inamdar, bioresources engineering; Jonathan Justice, urban affairs and public policy; Heidi Kaufman, English; Christopher Knight, health, nutrition and exercise sciences; Edward Larkin; English; Nancy Lavigne, education; Jung-Youn Lee, plant and soil sciences; Delphis Levia, geography; David Luke, mathematical sciences; Steve Mortenson, communication; Chrystalla Mouza, education; Jason Mycoff, political science and international relations; Anna Papafragou, psychology; Claire Rasmussen, political science and international relations; Christopher Roberts, chemical engineering; Katherine Rudolph, physical therapy; Erica Selva, biological sciences; John David Smith, music; Jorge Soares, economics; Douglas Swany, computer and information sciences; and Lance Winn, art.

Three faculty members were promoted to the rank of associate professor without tenure: Norma Gaines-Hanks, human development and family studies; Eileen Grycky, music; and Julie Wilgen, human development and family studies.

Promoted to assistant professor without tenure were Karen Avino, nursing; and Bettyann Daley, mathematical sciences.

In addition, tenure was awarded to Bingqing Wei, associate professor of mechanical engineering.