The Arkansas Tech University Office of Academic Affairs hosted a reception at Lake Point Conference Center on Monday, April 30, for ATU faculty members who earned promotions and tenure during the 2017-18 academic year.
Twenty-five members of the ATU faculty were promoted and 11 Tech faculty members were granted tenure by the ATU Board of Trustees during its March 2018 meeting.
The promotion and tenure actions celebrated at the reception will become effective at the beginning of the 2018-19 academic year.
The following individuals were promoted to professor:
*Dr. Rebecca Callaway, Department of Curriculum and Instruction
*Dr. Shelly Daily, Department of Nursing
*Dr. David Eshelman, Department of Communication and Journalism
*Dr. Terri McKown, Department of Nursing
*Dr. Cathi McMahan, Department of Parks, Recreation and Hospitality Administration
*Dr. Michael Rogers, Department of History and Political Science
*Dr. Sandra Smith, Department of Emergency Management
*Dr. Ivan Still, Department of Biological Sciences
*Dr. Jason Ulsperger, Department of Behavioral Sciences
*Dr. James Walton, Department of Management and Marketing
*Dr. Jason Warnick, Department of Behavioral Sciences
The following individuals were promoted to associate professor:
*Dr. Wanda Christie, Department of Nursing
*Dr. Pam Dixon, Center for Leadership and Learning
*Dr. Sean Reed, Department of Music
The following individuals were promoted to associate professor and granted tenure:
*Dr. Rene Couture, Department of College Student Personnel
*Dr. Mariusz Gajewski, Department of Physical Sciences
*Dr. Patrick Hagge, Department of History and Political Science
*Dr. Masanori Kuroki, Department of Accounting and Economics
*Dr. Dong Soo Lee, Department of Parks, Recreation and Hospitality Administration
*Dr. Aaron McArthur, Department of History and Political Science
*Dr. Shelly Randall, Department of Nursing
*Dr. Jeremy Schwehm, Department of Professional Studies
*Dr. Ellen Treadway, Center for Leadership and Learning
The following individuals were promoted to assistant professor:
*Nancy Cox, Department of English and World Languages
*Donna Sherrill, Department of Mathematics
The following individuals were granted tenure:
*Dr. John Freeman, Center for Leadership and Learning
*Dr. Alaric Williams, Department of College Student Personnel
