Faculty members at Appalachian granted tenure and promotion

Posted April 3, 2015 at 1:18 p.m.

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

As the premier public undergraduate institution in the state of North Carolina, Appalachian State University prepares students to lead purposeful lives as global citizens who understand and engage their responsibilities in creating a sustainable future for all. The 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 to embrace diversity and difference. Located in the Blue Ridge Mountains, Appalachian is one of 17 campuses in the University of North Carolina System. Appalachian enrolls more than 19,000 students, has a low student-to-faculty ratio and offers more than 150 undergraduate and graduate majors.