2009 tenure and promotion
WSU faculty granted tenure and promotion in 2009 include:
2009 PROMOTION AND TENURE
COLLEGE OF AGRICULTURAL, HUMAN AND NATURAL RESOURCE SCIENCES
| NAME | ACTION | RANK | DEPARTMENT | EFFECTIVE DATE |
| Matthew F. Bumpus | Grant and Promote | Associate Professor | Human Development | August 16, 2009 |
| Kenneth C. Eastwell | Promote | Professor | Plant Pathology, Prosser | July 1, 2009 |
| Eric L. Jessup | Promote | Associate Research Professor (non tenure-track) | School of Economic Sciences | August 16, 2009 |
| G.N. Mohan Kumar | Promote | Associate Research Professor and Clinical Associate Professor (non tenure-track) | Horticulture and Landscape Architecture | July 1, 2009 |
| Thomas L. Marsh | Promote | Professor and Scientist | School of Economic Sciences | August 16, 2009 |
| Derek J. McLean | Grant and Promote | Associate Professor and Associate Scientist | Animal Sciences | July 1, 2009 |
| Michael M. Neff | Grant and Promote | Associate Professor and Associate Scientist | Crop and Soil Sciences | August 16, 2009 |
| B. Dan Rodgers | Grant and Promote | Associate Professor and Associate Scientist | Animal Sciences | August 16, 2009 |
| Sanja Roje | Grant and Promote | Associate Scientist | Institute of Biological Chemistry | August 16, 2009 |
| Barry G. Swanson | Promote | Regents Professor and Scientist | School of Food Science | August 16, 2009 |
| Douglas B. Walsh | Promote | Extension Specialist E-4 and Scientist | Entomology, Prosser | July 1, 2009 |
COLLEGE OF BUSINESS
| NAME | ACTION | RANK | DEPARTMENT | EFFECTIVE DATE |
| Shung Jae Shin | Grant and Promote | Associate Professor | Management and Operations, Tri-Cities | August 16, 2009 |
COLLEGE OF COMMUNICATION
| NAME | ACTION | RANK | DEPARTMENT | EFFECTIVE DATE |
| Richard F. Taflinger | Promote | Clinical Associate Professor (non tenure-track) | Communication | August 16, 2009 |
COLLEGE OF EDUCATION
| NAME | ACTION | RANK | DEPARTMENT | EFFECTIVE DATE |
| Joy L. Egbert | Promote | Professor | Teaching and Learning | August 16, 2009 |
| Leslie D. Hall | Promote | Clinical Associate Professor (non tenure-track) | Teaching and Learning | August 16, 2009 |
| Jason M. Margolis | Grant and Promote | Associate Professor | Teaching and Learning, Vancouver | August 16, 2009 |
| Laurie D. McCubbin | Grant and Promote | Associate Professor | Educational Leadership and Counseling Psychology | August 16, 2009 |
| Judith A. Morrison | Grant and Promote | Associate Professor | Teaching and Learning, Tri-Cities | August 16, 2009 |
| D. Michael Pavel | Promote | Professor | Educational Leadership and Counseling Psychology | August 16, 2009 |
| Kelly A. Ward | Promote | Professor | Educational Leadership and Counseling Psychology | August 16, 2009 |
COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING AND ARCHITECTURE
| NAME | ACTION | RANK | DEPARTMENT | EFFECTIVE DATE |
| Birgitte K. Ahring | Grant | Professor | School of Chemical Engineering and Bioengineering, Tri-Cities | August 16, 2009 |
| Matthew A. Cohen | Grant and Promote | Associate Professor | School of Architecture and Construction Management and Interdisciplinary Design Institute, Spokane | August 16, 2009 |
| Dae-Wook Kim | Grant and Promote | Associate Professor | School of Engineering and Computer Science, Vancouver | August 16, 2009 |
| Deuk Heo | Grant and Promote | Associate Professor | School of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science | August 16, 2009 |
| Sandip Roy | Grant and Promote | Associate Professor | School of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science | August 16, 2009 |
COLLEGE OF LIBERAL ARTS
| NAME | ACTION | RANK | DEPARTMENT | EFFECTIVE DATE |
| Leana A. Bouffard | Grant and Promote | Associate Professor | Political Science | August 16, 2009 |
| Todd W. Butler | Grant and Promote | Associate Professor | English | August 16, 2009 |
| Weiguo Cao | Promote | Clinical Associate Professor (non tenure-track) | Foreign Languages and Cultures | August 16, 2009 |
| Patricia F. Ericsson | Grant and Promote | Associate Professor | English | August 16, 2009 |
| Scott Frickel | Grant and Promote | Associate Professor | Sociology | August 16, 2009 |
| Elizabeth Fussell | Grant and Promote | Associate Professor | Sociology | August 16, 2009 |
| Rebecca M. Goodrich | Promote | Senior Instructor (non tenure-track) | English | August 16, 2009 |
| Ryan M. Hare | Grant and Promote | Associate Professor | School of Music | August 16, 2009 |
| L. Harrison Higgs | Grant and Promote | Associate Professor | Fine Arts, Vancouver | August 16, 2009 |
| Ella R. Inglebret | Grant and Promote | Associate Professor | Speech and Hearing Sciences | August 16, 2009 |
| C. Richard King | Promote | Professor | Comparative Ethnic Studies | August 16, 2009 |
| Lance T. LeLoup | Promote | Vice Provost for International Programs and Regents Professor | Political Science | August 16, 2009 |
| Lynn T. Levy | Promote | Clinical Associate Professor (non tenure-track) | English | August 16, 2009 |
| Carmen R. Lugo-Lugo | Grant and Promote | Associate Professor | Comparative Ethnic Studies | August 16, 2009 |
| Karen D. Lupo | Promote | Professor | Anthropology | August 16, 2009 |
| Vilma Navarro-Daniels | Grant and Promote | Associate Professor | Foreign Languages and Cultures | August 16, 2009 |
| Robert J. Quinlan | Grant and Promote | Associate Professor | Anthropology | August 16, 2009 |
| Travis N. Ridout | Grant and Promote | Associate Professor | Political Science | August 16, 2009 |
| Samantha Swindell | Promote | Clinical Associate Professor (non tenure-track) | Psychology | August 16, 2009 |
| Victor Villanueva | Promote | Regents Professor | English | August 16, 2009 |
LIBRARIES
| NAME | ACTION | RANK | DEPARTMENT | EFFECTIVE DATE |
| Trevor J. Bond | Promote | Librarian IV | Libraries | July 1, 2009 |
| Eileen E. Brady | Promote | Librarian IV | Libraries | July 1, 2009 |
| Elizabeth B. Lindsay | Promote | Assistant Dean and Librarian IV | Libraries | July 1, 2009 |
COLLEGE OF NURSING
| NAME | ACTION | RANK | DEPARTMENT | EFFECTIVE DATE |
| Louise Kaplan | Grant and Promote | Associate Professor | Nursing, Vancouver | August 16, 2009 |
| Janet R. Katz | Grant and Promote | Associate Professor | Nursing, Spokane | August 16, 2009 |
COLLEGE OF SCIENCES
| NAME | ACTION | RANK | DEPARTMENT | EFFECTIVE DATE |
| Michael L. Allen | Promote | Senior Instructor (non tenure-track) | Physics and Astronomy | August 16, 2009 |
| Robert H. Dillon | Promote | Professor | Mathematics | August 16, 2009 |
| Peter W. Engels | Grant and Promote | Associate Professor | Physics and Astronomy | August 16, 2009 |
| Consetta M. Helmick | Promote | Clinical Associate Professor (non tenure-track) | School of Molecular Biosciences | August 16, 2009 |
| Mark G. Kuzyk | Promote | Regents Professor | Physics and Astronomy | August 16, 2009 |
| Jeanette C. Martin | Promote | Senior Instructor (non tenure-track) | Mathematics | August 16, 2009 |
| Norah R. McCabe | Promote | Clinical Associate Professor (non tenure-track) | School of Molecular Biosciences | August 16, 2009 |
| Matthew D. McCluskey | Promote | Professor | Physics and Astronomy | August 16, 2009 |
| Judith J. McDonald | Promote | Professor | Mathematics | August 16, 2009 |
| Philip Mixter | Promote | Clinical Associate Professor (non tenure-track) | School of Molecular Biosciences | August 16, 2009 |
| Mary Sanchez-Lanier | Promote | Clinical Associate Professor and Associate Dean (non tenure-track) | School of Molecular Biosciences | July 1, 2009 |
| Cheryl B. Schultz | Grant and Promote | Associate Professor | School of Biological Sciences, Vancouver | August 16, 2009 |
| Brian N. Tissot | Promote | Professor | School of Earth and Environmental Sciences, Vancouver | August 16, 2009 |
| Kimberly M. Vincent | Promote | Clinical Associate Professor (non tenure-track) | Mathematics | August 16, 2009 |
COLLEGE OF VETERINARY MEDICINE
| NAME | ACTION | RANK | DEPARTMENT | EFFECTIVE DATE |
| Wendy C. Brown | Promote | Regents Professor | Veterinary Microbiology and Pathology | July 1, 2009 |
| Janean L. Fidel | Grant and Promote | Associate Professor | Veterinary Clinical Sciences | July 1, 2009 |
| Katrina A. Mealey | Promote | Professor | Veterinary Clinical Sciences | July 1, 2009 |
| Dale A. Moore | Promote | Clinical Professor and Extension Specialist E-4 (non tenure-track) | Veterinary Clinical Sciences and WSU Extension | July 1, 2009 |
| Hans P.A. Van Dongen | Promote | Research Professor (non tenure-track) | Veterinary and Comparative Anatomy, Pharmacology and Physiology, Spokane | July 1, 2009 |
WSU EXTENSION
| NAME | ACTION | RANK | DEPARTMENT | EFFECTIVE DATE |
| Tipton D. Hudson | Grant and Promote | Extension County Director, E-3 | Southeast District, WSU Kittitas County Extension | July 1, 2009 |
| Deborah M. Moberg-Williams | Grant and Promote | Extension County Director, E-3 | Southeast District, WSU Walla Walla County Extension | July 1, 2009 |
| Gary F. Varrella | Grant | County Extension Educator, E-3 | Northeast District, WSU Spokane County Extension | July 1, 2009 |
