Which Professors Were Granted Tenure By Western Illinois University?
At the recent Board of Trustees meeting, six Western Illinois University faculty were granted tenure by the Board. In addition, I have approved promotions for 23 faculty. I’d like to take this opportunity to publicly congratulate our newly tenured and promoted faculty members, and to thank all of our faculty members for their continued dedication to WIU and our students.
Faculty members granted tenure, effective Fall 2022:
College of Arts & Sciences
Susan Brooks, Department of Mathematics and Philosophy
Mette Soendergaard, Department of Chemistry
College of Education & Human Services
Niyazi Ekici, School of Law Enforcement and Justice Administration
College of Fine Arts & Communication
Matthew Hughes, School of Music
George Turner, School of Music
Brian Winnie, School of Music
Faculty promotions, associate professor to professor, effective Fall 2022:
College of Arts & Sciences
Gregory Baldi, Department of Political Science
Rebekah Buchanan, Department of English
Saisudha Mallur, Department of Physics
College of Business & Technology
Jason Franken, School of Agriculture
Blair McDonald, School of Engineering and Technology
Chunying Zhao, School of Computer Science
College of Education & Human Services
Yuki Hasebe, School of Education
Michael Lukkarinen, Department of Recreation, Park and Tourism Administration
Sebastian Szyjka, School of Education
John Schafer, School of Law Enforcement and Justice Administration
College of Fine Arts & Communication
Henry Oursler, Department of Art and Design
Yong Tang, Department of Broadcasting and Journalism
Faculty promotions, assistant professor to associate professor, effective Fall 2022:
College of Arts & Sciences
Susan Brooks, Department of Mathematics and Philosophy
Mette Soendergaard, Department of Chemistry
College of Education & Human Services
Niyazi Ekici, School of Law Enforcement and Justice Administration
College of Fine Arts &Communication
Matthew Hughes, School of Music
George Turner, School of Music
Brian Winnie, School of Music
Associate faculty (Unit B promotions), instructor to associate instructor, effective Fall 2022:
College of Business & Technology
David Leonard, Department of Engineering and Technology
Bruce Western, Department of Management and Marketing
College of Arts & Sciences
Kaila Fox, School of Nursing
Molly Wolfe, School of Nursing
Associate faculty (Unit B promotions), associate instructor to senior instructor, effective Fall 2022:
College of Arts & Sciences
Angela Kline, Department of Mathematics and Philosophy
Again, congratulations to our faculty members receiving tenure and promotions. Western continues to be a tremendous place because of our outstanding faculty and staff.
In appreciation,
Guiyou Huang, Ph.D.
President
Western Illinois University
