Appalachian Board of Trustees confers faculty emeriti status, promotions and tenure

By Jeff Cloninger

Posted May 4, 2018 at 11:59 a.m.

BOONE, N.C. — Emeriti status was conferred on 26 individuals by the Appalachian State University Board of Trustees at its meeting on March 16. Additionally, 59 other faculty members were voted to receive promotion and/or tenure.

“Promotion and tenure ensure faculty are retained and academic freedom is safeguarded, further advancing the quality of teaching and research at Appalachian,” said Dr. Darrell Kruger, provost and executive vice chancellor at Appalachian. “Post-tenure review serves to enhance that quality by providing support and opportunities for faculty development, while faculty emeriti status plays a significant role in keeping our retiring faculty connected to Appalachian and engaged with their departments.”

According to the Appalachian State University Faculty Handbook, “Emeritus faculty status may be awarded to honor a faculty member who is retired or resigns due to a long-term disability and has had a distinguished professional career and has made significant contributions to Appalachian State University.”

Faculty emeriti status

Emeriti status was received by the following individuals:

Dr. William Baker
Professor Emeritus, Department of Accounting, 26 years
Dr. William Bauldry
Professor Emeritus, Department of Mathematical Sciences, 31 years
Dr. Hall Beck
Professor Emeritus, Department of Psychology, 22 years
Dr. Barbara Bonham
Professor Emerita, Department of Leadership and Educational Studies, 29 years
Dr. Cheryl Claassen
Professor Emerita, Department of Anthropology, 34 years
Dr. Betty Coffey
Professor Emerita, Department of Management, 26 years
Dr. Joseph Daly
Professor Emeritus, Department of Management, 28 years
Dr. Paul Fox
Professor Emeritus, Department of Psychology, 47 years
Dr. Paul Gaskill
Professor Emeritus, Department of Recreation Management and Physical Education, 31 years
Dr. William Harbinson
Professor Emeritus, Hayes School of Music, 33 years
Dr. Edelma Huntley
Professor Emerita, Department of English, 36 years
Dr. Susan Keefe
Professor Emerita, Department of Anthropology, 38 years
Dr. Holly Martin
Professor Emerita, Department of English, 15 years
Dr. Grace McEntee
Professor Emerita, Department of English, 29 years
Dr. Richard McGarry
Professor Emeritus, Department of Languages, Literatures and Cultures, 25 years
Dr. Michael McKee
Professor Emeritus, Department of Economics, 10 years
Dr. Thomas McLaughlin
Professor Emeritus, Department of English, 40 years
Dr. Darrell Morris
Professor Emeritus, Department of Reading Education and Special Education, 28 years
Dr. Myra Pennell
Professor Emerita, Department of History, 21 years
Dr. Carol Pollard
Professor Emerita, Department of Computer Information Systems and Supply Chain Management, 13 years
Dr. Arthur Quickenton
Professor Emeritus, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, 38 years
Dr. Mary Reichel
Professor Emerita, Belk Library and Information Commons, 25 years
Glenn Ellen Starr Stilling
Professor Emerita, Belk Library and Information Commons, 33 years
Dr. John Tashner
Professor Emeritus, Department of Leadership and Educational Studies, 41 years
Dr. Margaret Werts
Professor Emerita, Department of Reading Education and Special Education, 20 years
Dr. James Young
Professor Emeritus, Department of Geography and Planning, 24 years

Promotions

The following faculty members were promoted to the rank of either associate professor or professor. Stringent requirements are in place for faculty to receive these ranks, which include years of appropriate experience, skill in teaching, research and professional service.

Beaver College of Health Sciences

Dr. Rebecca Battista
Department of Health and Exercise Science
Dr. Susan Lane
Department of Nursing
Dr. Eric Frauman
Department of Recreation Management and Physical Education
Dr. Joy James
Department of Recreation Management and Physical Education
Dr. Emily Dakin
Department of Social Work

College of Arts and Sciences

Dr. Susan Lappan
Department of Anthropology
Dr. Michael Gangloff
Department of Biology
Dr. Darren Seals
Department of Biology
Dr. Brett Taubman
Department of Chemistry
Dr. Mitch Parry
Department of Computer Science
Dr. Germán Campos-Muñoz
Department of English
Dr. Alison Gulley
Department of English
Dr. David Orvis
Department of English
Mark Powell
Department of English
Dr. Tammy Wahpeconiah
Department of English
Dr. Lester Baker Perry
Department of Geography and Planning
Dr. Gabriele Casale
Department of Geological and Environmental Sciences
Dr. Jamie Levine
Department of Geological and Environmental Sciences
Dr. Tammatha Clodfelter
Department of Government and Justice Studies
Dr. Robert Eskridge
Department of Government and Justice Studies
Dr. Ellen Key
Department of Government and Justice Studies
Dr. Craig Caldwell
Department of History
Dr. Sheila Phipps
Department of History
Dr. Jason White
Department of History
Dr. Catherine Fountain
Department of Languages, Literatures and Cultures
Dr. Salwa Ali Ben Zahra
Department of Languages, Literatures and Cultures
Dr. Kevin Shirley
Department of Mathematical Sciences
Dr. Christopher Bartel
Department of Philosophy and Religion
Dr. Randall Reed
Department of Philosophy and Religion
Dr. Jennifer Burris
Department of Physics and Astronomy
Dr. Brooke Hester
Department of Physics and Astronomy
Dr. Rachel Smith
Department of Physics and Astronomy
Dr. Shawn Bergman
Dr. Wiley F. Smith Department of Psychology
Dr. Rose Mary Webb
Dr. Wiley F. Smith Department of Psychology
Dr. Lindsay Masland
Dr. Wiley F. Smith Department of Psychology
Dr. Cameron Lippard
Department of Sociology
Dr. Pavel Osinsky
Department of Sociology

College of Fine and Applied Arts

Brian Bookwalter
Department of Art
April Flanders
Department of Art
Dr. Brooke Hofsess
Department of Art
Tricia Treacy
Department of Art
Dr. Kelly Davis
Department of Communication
Dr. Carolyn Edy
Department of Communication
Dr. Dinesh Paudel
Department of Sustainable Development
Kevin Warner
Department of Theatre and Dance

Hayes School of Music

Dr. Joby Bell
Dr. Scott Kallestad
Scott Wynne

Reich College of Education

Dr. Elizabeth Bellows
Department of Curriculum and Instruction
Dr. Shanan Fitts
Department of Curriculum and Instruction
Dr. Brandy Bryson
Department of Leadership and Educational Studies
Dr. Precious Mudiwa
Department of Leadership and Educational Studies
Dr. Peter Nelsen
Department of Leadership and Educational Studies

Walker College of Business

Dr. Owen Ashton Morgan
Department of Economics
Dr. Karen Epermanis
Department of Finance, Banking and Insurance
Dr. Jarrod Johnston
Department of Finance, Banking and Insurance
Dr. Jacqueline Bergman
Department of Management
Dr. Kemp Ellington
Department of Management

Tenure

Finally, Appalachian’s Board of Trustees approved the following faculty to receive tenure. According to the Appalachian State University Faculty Handbook, “Academic tenure … refers to the protection of a faculty member against discharge from employment except for reasons of (i) incompetence, (ii) neglect of duty, or (iii) misconduct of such a nature as to indicate that the individual is unfit to continue as a member of the faculty.” The purposes of tenure are “to secure academic freedom and to help the institution attract and retain faculty members of high quality.”

Additionally, the handbook indicates the candidate must have met criteria for rank as associate professor to receive tenure, and permanent tenure is conferred at promotion to the rank of professor.

Beaver College of Health Sciences

Dr. Susan Lane
Department of Nursing
Dr. Laura McArthur
Department of Nutrition and Health Care Management
Dr. Emily Dakin
Department of Social Work

College of Arts and Sciences

Dr. Susan Lappan
Department of Anthropology
Dr. Michael Gangloff
Department of Biology
Dr. Darren Seals
Department of Biology
Dr. Mitch Parry
Department of Computer Science
Dr. Germán Campos-Muñoz
Department of English
Mark Powell
Department of English
Dr. Craig Caldwell
Department of History
Dr. Jason White
Department of History
Dr. Salwa Ali Ben Zahra
Department of Languages, Literatures and Cultures
Dr. Gabriele Casale
Department of Geological and Environmental Sciences
Dr. Jamie Levine
Department of Geological and Environmental Sciences
Dr. Tammatha Clodfelter
Department of Government and Justice Studies
Dr. Robert Eskridge
Department of Government and Justice Studies
Dr. Ellen Key
Department of Government and Justice Studies
Dr. Brooke Hester
Department of Physics and Astronomy
Dr. Rachel Smith
Department of Physics and Astronomy
Dr. Lindsay Masland
Dr. Wiley F. Smith Department of Psychology

College of Fine and Applied Arts

Brian Bookwalter
Department of Art
Dr. Brooke Hofsess
Department of Art
Tricia Treacy
Department of Art
Dr. Kelly Davis
Department of Communication
Dr. Carolyn Edy
Department of Communication
Dr. Dinesh Paudel
Department of Sustainable Development

Reich College of Education

Dr. Elizabeth Bellows
Department of Curriculum and Instruction
Dr. Brandy Bryson
Department of Leadership and Educational Studies

Walker College of Business

Dr. Kemp Ellington
Department of Management

About Appalachian’s Board of Trustees

The Appalachian State University Board of Trustees is a 13-member body that promotes the development of the institution within the functions prescribed by the UNC Board of Governors. The board serves as advisor to the Board of Governors on matters pertaining to the university and also serves as advisor to the chancellor concerning the management and development of Appalachian. The powers and duties of the Board of Trustees are primarily defined and delegated by the Board of Governors. Individuals are appointed to four-year terms by the President Pro Tempore of the Senate, the Speaker of the House of Representatives, and the UNC Board of Governors. Included as a voting member of the board is the president of Appalachian’s Student Government Association. The president of Appalachian’s Alumni Council and chairs of the Faculty Senate and Staff Senate serve as ex officio constituency representatives to the board. Learn more at http://chancellor.appstate.edu/bot.

About Appalachian State University

As a premier public institution, Appalachian State University prepares students to lead purposeful lives. App State is one of 17 campuses in the University of North Carolina System, with a national reputation for innovative teaching and opening access to a high-quality, affordable education for all. The university enrolls more than 21,000 students, has a low student-to-faculty ratio and offers more than 150 undergraduate and 80 graduate majors at its Boone and Hickory campuses and through App State Online. Learn more at https://www.appstate.edu.