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Board Grants Tenure
June 11, 2021
MACOMB/MOLINE, IL – Fourteen Western Illinois University faculty members were granted tenure by the WIU Board of Trustees at the Board's meeting today (June 11).
Tenure requests were submitted by WIU President Guiyou Huang based on an extensive evaluation process at the department, college and University levels regarding the faculty member's teaching, research and service activities.
Faculty members granted tenure, effective Fall 2021:
College of Arts and Sciences
Department of Sociology/Anthropology: Andrea Alveshere
Department of English: Barbara Lawhorn
Department of Chemistry: Liguo Song
College of Business and Technology
School of Agriculture: Daniel Atherton
School of Computer Science: Hoang Bui
School of Accounting, Finance, Economics and Decision Sciences: Shankar Ghimire
School of Agriculture: Keela Trennepohl
College of Education and Human Services
Department of Counselor Education and College Student Personnel: Matthew Beck
Department of Recreation, Park and Tourism Administration: Katherine Broughton
Department of Kinesiology: Timothy Piper
Department of Recreation, Park and Tourism Administration: Jeremy Robinett
School of Law Enforcement and Justice Administration: Heriberto Urby, Jr.
College of Fine Arts and Communication
Department of Broadcasting and Journalism: Eun Go
Library
University Libraries, Krista Bowers Sharpe
Faculty Promotions
On April 30, 2021, President Guiyou Huang approved promotions of the following tenured faculty members from the rank of associate professor to professor, effective Fall 2021.
College of Arts and Sciences
Department of Biological Sciences: Meshack Afitlhile
Department of Sociology and Anthropology; Davison Bideshi
Department of Political Science: Jonathan Day
College of Business and Technology
School of Agriculture: Joel Gruver
School of Accounting, Finance, Economics and Decision Sciences: Jessica Lin
College of Education and Human Services
Department of Kinesiology: Jennifer Plos
Department of Health Sciences and Social Work: Mei Wen
Department of Health Sciences and Social Work: Karen Zellman
College of Fine Arts and Communication
Department of Communication: Christopher Carpenter
Department of Art and Design: Sherry Lindquist
School of Music: Matt Thomas
Promotions of the following faculty members from the rank of assistant professor to associate professor, effective Fall 2021:
College of Arts and Sciences
Department of Sociology and Anthropology: Andrea Alveshere
Department of English: Barbara Lawhorn
Department of Chemistry: Liguo Song
College of Business and Technology
School of Agriculture: Daniel Atherton
School of Computer Sciences: Hoang Bui
School of Accounting, Finance, Economics and Decision Sciences: Shankar Ghimire
School of Agriculture: Keela Trennepohl
College of Education and Human Services
Department of Counselor Education and College Student Personnel: Matthew Beck
Department of Recreation, Park, and Tourism Administration: Katherine Broughton
Department of Kinesiology: Timothy Piper
Department of Recreation, Park, and Tourism Administration: Jeremy Robinett
School of Law Enforcement and Justice Administration: Heriberto Urby, Jr.
College of Fine Arts and Communication
Department of Broadcasting and Journalism: Eun Go
University Libraries
Libraries: Krista Bowers Sharpe
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