Purdue trustees approve faculty promotions

FORT WAYNE, Ind. - Purdue University's Board of Trustees on Friday (April 5) approved faculty promotions. The following promotions are effective with the 2013-14 academic year:

WEST LAFAYETTE CAMPUS: To Professor

College of Agriculture

Dennis R. Buckmaster, professor of agricultural and biological engineering

James J. Camberato, professor of agronomy

Brent A. Gloy, professor of agricultural economics

Catherine A. Hill, professor of entomology

Peter M. Hirst, professor of horticulture and landscape architecture

Richard Meilan, professor of forestry and natural resources

Paul C. Siciliano, professor of horticulture and landscape architecture

College of Education

Teresa Taber Doughty, professor of educational studies

College of Engineering

Saurabh Bagchi, professor of electrical and computer engineering

Gregory A. Blaisdell, professor of aeronautics and astronautics

Ji-Xin Cheng, professor of biomedical engineering

Heidi A. Diefes-Dux, professor of engineering education

James V. Krogmeier, professor of electrical and computer engineering

David J. Love, professor of electrical and computer engineering

Evgueni E. Narimanov, professor of electrical and computer engineering

Eric A. Nauman, professor of mechanical engineering

William C. Oakes, professor of engineering education

Dimitrios Peroulis, professor of electrical and computer engineering

Rodney W. Trice, professor of materials engineering

Alejandro H. Strachan, professor of materials engineering

T.N. Vijaykumar, professor of electrical and computer engineering

Dan Jiao, professor of electrical and computer engineering

College of Health and Human Sciences

David J. Ertmer, professor of speech, language, and hearing sciences

College of Liberal Arts

Becky A. Brown, professor of languages and cultures

Patrice D. Rankine, professor of languages and cultures

Sara H. Wallace, professor of visual and performing arts

Hyunyi Cho, professor of communication

Marifran Mattson, professor of communication

College of Science

Erica Carlson, professor of physics

Timothy Filley, professor of earth, atmospheric, and planetary sciences

Andrew Freed, professor of earth, atmospheric, and planetary sciences

Matthew Lister, professor of physics

Michael Manfra, professor of physics

Leonid Rokhinson, professor of physics

Andrew Toms, professor of mathematics

Michael Zhu, professor of statistics

Dongyan Xu, professor of computer science

Clifton Bingham, professor of computer science

WEST LAFAYETTE CAMPUS: To Associate Professor

College of Agriculture

W. Scott Downey, associate professor of agricultural economics

Benjamin M. Gramig, associate professor of agricultural economics

Tomas O. Hook, associate professor of forestry and natural resources

Kee-Hong Kim, associate professor of food science

Shihuan Kuang, associate professor of animal sciences

Tamilee D. Nennich, associate professor of animal sciences

Aaron J. Patton, associate professor of agronomy

Michael R. Saunders, associate professor of forestry and natural resources

Rod N. Williams, associate professor of forestry and natural resources

College of Education

Minchi C. Kim, associate professor of learning design and technology

William R. Watson, associate professor of learning design and technology

College of Engineering

Alexandra Boltasseva, associate professor of electrical and computer engineering

Monica E. Cardella, associate professor of engineering education

Xinyan Deng, associate professor of mechanical engineering

Nicole L. Key, associate professor of mechanical engineering

Young L. Kim, associate professor of biomedical engineering

Seokcheon Lee, associate professor of industrial engineering

Carlos J. Martinez, associate professor of materials engineering

Venkatesh M. Merwade, associate professor of civil engineering

Alice L. Pawley, associate professor of engineering education

Li Qiao, associate professor of aeronautics and astronautics

Xiulin Ruan, associate professor of mechanical engineering

Johannes MJ Strobel, associate professor of engineering education and curriculum & instruction

Fu Zhao, associate professor of mechanical engineering

College of Health and Human Sciences

Azza H. Ahmed, associate professor of nursing

Cheryl A. Cooky, associate professor of health and kinesiology

Karen S. Yehle, associate professor of nursing

Ulrike Dydak, associate professor of health sciences

Melissa M. Franks, associate professor of human development and family studies

College of Liberal Arts

Laura J. Drake, associate professor of visual and performing arts

Lance A. Duerfahrd, associate professor of English

Ahmed Idrissi Alami, associate professor of languages and cultures

Yonsoo Kim, associate professor of languages and cultures

Andrew D. King, associate professor of bands and orchestras

Michael J. McNamara, associate professor of visual and performing arts

Manushag N. Powell, associate professor of English

Libraries

Mary M. Dugan, associate professor of library science

Michael C. Witt, associate professor of library science

School of Management

Mohitosh Kejriwal, associate professor of economics

Brian Roberson, associate professor of economics

College of Pharmacy

Sonak D. Pastakia, associate professor of pharmacy practice

Yoon Yeo, associate professor of industrial and physical pharmacy

College of Science

Guang Cheng, associate professor of statistics

Erika Kaufmann, associate professor of mathematics and physics

Bo Li, associate professor of statistics

Peijun Li, associate professor of mathematics

Lyudmila Slipchenko, associate professor of chemistry

Mark Ward, associate professor of statistics

Jianlin Xia, associate professor of mathematics

Wei Xie, associate professor of physics

Chen Yang, associate professor of chemistry

Ramana Kompella, associate professor of computer science

Jennifer Neville, associate professor of computer science and statistics

Yuan Qi, associate professor of computer science

College of Technology

Bryan J. Hubbard, associate professor of building construction management

Todd R. Kelley, associate professor of technology leadership and innovation

Eric T. Matson, associate professor of computer and information technology

Henry Zhang, associate professor of mechanical engineering technology

College of Veterinary Medicine

Annette L. Litster, associate professor of veterinary clinical sciences

Susan M. Mendrysa, associate professor of basic medical sciences

WEST LAFAYETTE CAMPUS: To Clinical Professor

College of Health and Human Sciences

Jennifer M. Simpson, clinical professor of speech, language, and hearing sciences

School of Management

Clifford D. Fisher, clinical professor of management

WEST LAFAYETTE CAMPUS: To Clinical Associate Professor

College of Pharmacy

Jasmine D. Gonzalvo, clinical associate professor of pharmacy practice

Kara L. Weatherman, clinical associate professor of pharmacy practice

College of Technology

Timothy D. Ropp, clinical associate professor of aviation technology

College of Veterinary Medicine

Christina R. Wilson, clinical associate professor of comparative pathobiology

WEST LAFAYETTE CAMPUS: To Research Associate Professor

College of Agriculture

Grzegorz A. Buczkowski, research associate professor of entomology

College of Engineering

Valeryi Sizyuk, research associate professor

Gennady V. Miloshevsky, research associate professor

CALUMET CAMPUS

To Associate Professor

Arifin Angriawan, associate professor of management

Karen L. Bishop-Morris, associate professor of English

Bin Chen, associate professor of electrical engineering

Paolo Miranda, associate professor of finance

Shoji Nakayama, associate professor of organizational leadership and supervision

Xiuling Wang, associate professor of mechanical engineering

Lin Zhao, associate professor of management information systems

To Clinical Associate Professor

Bonnie R. Colon, clinical associate professor of education/school counseling

Renee Z. Fife, clinical associate professor of nursing

FORT WAYNE CAMPUS

To Professor

Bongsu Kang, professor of mechanical engineering

To Associate Professor

Jeffrey C. Casazza, associate professor of theatre

Hongli Luo, associate professor of computer, electrical and information technology

Reynaldo Pablo Jr., associate professor of civil engineering technology

Abraham P. Schwab, associate professor of philosophy

Jin Soung Yoo, associate professor of computer science

NORTH CENTRAL CAMPUS

To Professor

Kenneth C. Holford, professor of biology

Kumara Jayasuriya, professor of mathematics

To Associate Professor

Cheryl DeLeon, associate professor of psychology

Mary Jane H. Eisenhauer, associate professor of education

Kenneth R. Kincaid, associate professor of history