BOONE—The following faculty members at Appalachian State University have been promoted to associate professor and granted tenure by the university’s Board of Trustees, effective July 1:
College of Arts and Sciences
- Maryam Ahmed
- Department of Biology
- Laura Ammon
- Department of Philosophy and Religion
- Andrea Burns
- Department of History
- Sarah Carmichael
- Department of Geology
- William Cook
- Department of Mathematical Sciences
- Chuanhui Gu
- Department of Geology
- Michael Hambourger
- Department of Chemistry
- Catherine Marcum
- Department of Government and Justice Studies
- Twila Wingrove
- Department of Psychology
College of Health Sciences
- Ben Alexander-Eitzman
- Department of Social Work
- Melissa Gutschall
- Department of Nutrition and Health Care Management
- Mike Howell
- Department of Social Work
- Melissa Weddell
- Department of Recreational Management and Physical Education
- Kelly Williams
- Department of Social Work
- Kevin Zwetsloot
- Health and Exercise Science
College of Fine and Applied Arts
- Laurie Atkins
- Department of Theatre and Dance
- Susan Doll
- Department of Technology and Environmental Design
- Richard Elaver
- Department of Technology and Environmental Design
- Jennifer Gray
- Department of Communication
- Jim Houser
- Department of Technology and Environmental Design
- John Marty
- Department of Theatre and Dance
- Thomas Mueller
- Department of Communication
- John Stephenson
- Department of Art
Reich College of Education
- Kim Becnel
- Department of Leadership and Educational Studies
- William Gummerson
- Department of Leadership and Educational Studies
- Greg McClure
- Department of Curriculum and Instruction
- Patrick O’Shea
- Department of Leadership and Educational Studies
- Chris Osmond
- Department of Leadership and Educational Studies
- Laurie Ramirez
- Department of Curriculum and Instruction
- Krista Terry
- Department of Leadership and Educational Studies
Walker College of Business
- Pia Albinsson
- Department of Marketing
- Penelope Bagley
- Department of Accounting
- Ken Corley
- Department of Computer Information Systems
- Alanah Mitchell
- Department of Computer Information Systems
- Tracy Reed
- Department of Accounting
- Sandy Vannoy
- Computer Information Systems
In addition, George Glisan, an associate professor in the Department of Technology and Environmental Design, Eric Koontz, an associate professor in the Hayes School of Music, and Brian Whitaker, an associate professor in the Walker College of Business, were granted tenure.
About Appalachian State University
Appalachian State University, in North Carolina’s Blue Ridge Mountains, prepares students to lead purposeful lives as global citizens who understand and engage their responsibilities in creating a sustainable future for all. The transformational Appalachian experience promotes a spirit of inclusion that brings people together in inspiring ways to acquire and create knowledge, to grow holistically, to act with passion and determination, and embrace diversity and difference. As one of 17 campuses in the University of North Carolina System, Appalachian enrolls about 19,000 students, has a low student-to-faculty ratio and offers more than 150 undergraduate and graduate majors.
