At its May meeting the BGSU Board of Trustees approved tenure and promotion to 57 members of the faculty.
According to Glenn Davis, senior vice president and vice president of student engagement and success, who was thwn serving as interim provost: “At BGSU, we are grateful to have world-class faculty that prioritize student learning experiences and contribute to meaningful research and creative activities across various discipline. Achieving promotion and tenure status signifies a deep dedication to teaching excellence and conducting high-impact research that advances knowledge for students and society.”
Promotion to Professor
College of Arts and Sciences
Amílcar Challú, history, Robert Green, computer science.
Amy Robinson, World Languages and Cultures, Jennifer Stucker, art, and Sheri Wells-Jensen, English.
College of Education and Human Development
Sungho Cho, Hyungsuk Choo, and Adam Fullenkamp, all Applied Human Development.
College of Health and Human Services
Brent Archer and Jason Whitfield, Communication Sciences and Disorders, and Michelle Bussard, Nursing.
College of Musical Arts
Christopher Dietz and Sidra Lawrence, Musicology/Composition/Theory
Tenure and Promotion to Associate Professor
College of Arts and Sciences
Meagan Docherty, Psychology; Carles Ferrando Valero, World Languages and Cultures,; Umar Islambekov Mathematics and Statistics, Melissa Keith, Psychology; Ruinian Li, Computer Science; Cortland Rankin, Theatre and Film; Xiaohong Tan, Chemistry; and Jari Willing, Psychology.
College of Education and Human Development
Jeremy Oehrtman, Counseling, Higher Education, Leadership and Foundations
College of Health and Human Services
Lisa Jacobs, Nursing; Siva Santhanam, Communication Sciences and Disorders; and Wan Shen, Public and Allied Health.
College of Musical Arts
Keith Phares and Yevgeny Yontov, Music Performance Studies.
College of Technology, Architecture, and Applied Engineering
Yong Huang, School of Built Environment
Allen W. and Carol M. Schmidthorst College of Business
Shuchismita Sarkar, Applied Statistics and Operations Research
Tenure
College of Education and Human Development
Amy French, Counseling, Higher Education, Leadership and Foundations
Promotion to Teaching Professor
College of Arts and Sciences
Meredith Gilbertson, Sociology.
Firelands
Megan Ashker, Karen Black, and Mary Wisnom, Applied Sciences.
Allen W. and Carol M. Schmidthorst College of Business
Leigh Devine, Applied Statistics and Operational Research
Promotion to Associate Teaching Professor
College of Arts and Sciences
Shari Densel, Art, and Crystal Oechsle, Biology.
College of Education and Human Development
Sarah Guensche, Applied Human Development
Firelands
Kyle Closen, Megan Green, and Matthew Rome, Department of Humanities.
Andrew Hartke, Department of Natural and Social Sciences.
College of Technology, Architecture, and Applied Engineering
James Adamcik, School of Aviation
Allen W. and Carol M. Schmidthorst College of Business
Michael Good, Accounting and Information Systems; Walter Ryley, Economics; Jennifer Price, Applied Statistics and Operational Research, and Michael Slates, Finance
Promotion to Associate Clinical Professor
College of Health and Human Services
Allison Durham and Jamie O’Brien Physical and Occupational Therap and Nicole Lawrence and Lara Wilken, Nursing.
The trustees also awarded emeritus status to 37 faculty members who have retired or will retire from BGSU at the end of Summer 2025 term.
Professor Emeriti
Janet Ballweg, School of Art; Colleen Boff, University Libraries; Margaret Zoler Booth, School of Counseling, Higher Education, Leadership and Foundations; Francisco Cabanillas, World Languages and Cultures; Lynn Darby, School of Applied Human Development; Neil Englehart, Political Science; and Christina Guenther, World Languages and Cultures.
Also, Vikki Krane, School of Applied Human Development; Elainie Lillios, Musicology/Composition/Theory; I-Fen Lin, Sociology; Mohammad Mayyas, School of Engineering; Myra Merritt-Grant, Music Performance Studies; Trinka Messenheimer, School of Inclusive Teacher Education; Jeffrey Miner, Biological Sciences; Bonnie Mitchell, School of Art; Bruce Moss, Music Education; and Mark Munson, Music Education.
Also, Dara Musher-Eizenman, Psychology; Mary Natvig, Musicology/Composition/Theory; Paul Schauer, Accounting and Management Information Systems; Laura Stafford, School of Media and Communication; Sherry Sullivan, Management; and Tong Sun, Mathematics and Statistics
Teaching Professor Emeriti
Dorothy Kern-Blystone, School of Inclusive Teacher Education; Mearl Sutton, Marketing
Associate Professor Emeriti
Dawn Anderson, Public and Allied Health Madeline Duntley, Sociology; Timothy Jurkovac, Natural and Social Sciences; Sue Ellen McComas, Humanities; Sridevi Menon, School of Cultural and Critical Studies; Julie Rabine, University Libraries; Jane Schoonmaker Rodgers, Music Performance Studies; Marc Simon, Political Science; J. Gordon Wade, Mathematics and Statistics
Associate Teaching Professor Emeriti
Gary Benjamin, School of Engineering; Debra Gallagher, School of Inclusive Teacher Education; Cynthia Whipple, World Languages and Cultures.
