Texas State announces faculty promotions, tenure for 2013

Posted by Jayme Blaschke
University News Service
May 28, 2013

Texas State University has promoted 54 faculty members and approved tenure for 33.

The measures will take effect on Sept. 1 and were approved by the Texas State University System Board of Regents during its regular meeting held May 23-24 in San Marcos on the Texas State campus.

Promoted from associate professor to professor (with academic department in parentheses) were Gwynne E. Ash (curriculum and instruction), Lynn Brinckmeyer (music), Jeffrey Dell (art and design), Richard W. Dixon (geography), Debra A. Feakes (chemistry and biochemistry), Jon S. Lasser (counseling, leadership, adult education and school psychology), Thomas Longoria, Jr. (political science), Yongmei Lu (geography), Stanley A. McClellan (engineering), Karen S. Meaney (health and human performance), Chris Nice (biology), Edwin L. Piner (physics), Rodney E. Rohde (clinical laboratory science program), Eric A. Schmidt (counseling, leadership, adult education and school psychology), Karen H. Smith (marketing), Michelle L. Toews (family and consumer sciences), Dhiraj A. Vattem (family and consumer sciences), Melinda M. Villagran (communication studies), Toni T. Watt (sociology), Floyd Weckerly (biology), Brian L. Withrow (criminal justice).

Promoted from assistant professor to associate professor were Ulrich E. Bach (modern languages), Yasmine C. Beale-Rosano-Rivaya (modern languages), Beth Bos (curriculum and instruction), Scott W. Bowman (criminal justice), Christopher R. Brown (political science), Tzee Kiu “Edwin” Chow (geography), Carol Delaney (curriculum and instruction), Gail Dickinson (curriculum and instruction), Johanna R. Fauerso (art and design), Valarie B. Fleming (communication disorders), Denise V. N. Gobert (physical therapy), Joshua F. Gonzales (respiratory care), Patricia L. Guerra (counseling, leadership, adult education and school psychology), Michelle D. Hamilton (anthropology), Deborah A. Harris (sociology), Mary E. Huerta (curriculum and instruction), Tongdan Jin (engineering), Laurie Klose (counseling, leadership, adult education and school psychology), Oleg Komogortsev (computer science), Lyn G. Litchke (health and human performance), Apan M. Qasem (computer science), Nandhini Rangarajan (political science), William P. Ruger, III (political science), Amy L. Simmons (music), Martha Katherine Spradley (anthropology), Barry D. Stone (art and design), Raphael Travis, Jr. (social work), Ronald C. Ulen (music), Diego E. Vacaflores Rivero (finance and economics), Luzita I. Vela (health and human performance), Graeme A. Wend-Walker (English), Kathy Ybanez-Llorente (counseling, leadership, adult education and school psychology), Jo An Zimmermann (health and human performance).

Granted tenure were Ulrich E. Bach (modern language), Yasmine C. Beale-Rosano-Rivaya (modern languages), Beth Bos (curriculum and instruction), Scott W. Bowman (criminal justice), Christopher R. Brown (political science), Tzee Kiu “Edwin” Chow (geography), Carol Delaney (curriculum and instruction), Gail Dickinson (curriculum and instruction), Johanna R. Fauerso (art and design), Valarie B. Fleming (communication disorders), Denise V. N. Gobert (physical therapy), Joshua F. Gonzales (respiratory care), Patricia L. Guerra (counseling, leadership, adult education and school psychology), Michelle D. Hamilton (anthropology), Deborah A. Harris (sociology), Mary E. Huerta (curriculum and instruction), Tongdan Jin (engineering), Oleg Komogortsev (computer science), Lyn G. Litchke (health and human performance), Edwin L. Piner (physics), Apan M. Qasem (computer science), Nandhini Rangarajan (political science), William P. Ruger, III (political science), Amy L. Simmons (music), Martha Katherine Spradley (anthropology), Barry D. Stone (art and design), Raphael Travis, Jr. (social work), Ronald C. Ulen (music), Diego E. Vacaflores Rivero (finance and economics), Luzita I. Vela (health and human performance), Graeme A. Wend-Walker (English), Kathy Ybanez-Llorente (counseling, leadership, adult education and school psychology), Jo An Zimmermann (health and human performance).