Recent Faculty & Staff Milestones

Academic Affairs is delighted to announce and celebrate the promotions and permanent/continuing appointments of our faculty and staff. If you see them on campus or have a moment to send an email, please congratulate them.

Faculty Promotion

To Distinguished Teaching Professor, effective 4/29/2025

  • Scott Giorgis, Geological, Environmental, and Planetary Sciences 

To Professor, effective 9/1/2025

  • Dori Farthing, Geological, Environmental, and Planetary Sciences
  • Jennifer Guzmán, Anthropology
  • Aaron Heap, Mathematics
  • Andrew Herman, Communication
  • James Kernan, Geography & Sustainability Studies
  • Jani Lewis, Biology
  • Kathleen Mapes, History
  • Alla Myzelev, Art History
  • Jason Ozubko, Psychology
  • Amanda Roth, Philosophy and Women & Gender Studies 

To Associate Professor, effective 9/1/2025

  • Sarah Brookes, Communication
  • Varuni Jamburuthugoda, Biology
  • Amanda Lewis-Nang'ea, History
  • Ling Ma, History
  • Olaocha Nwabara, English & Creative Writing
  • Michael Webb, Chemistry & Biochemistry

To Librarian, effective 9/1/2025

  • Sherry Larson-Rhodes, Milne Library

Staff Promotion

  • Gerald Meade, Computing & Information Technology, promotion to Technical Support Engineer, effective 4/10/2025
  • Paige Piccola, Computing & Information Technology, promotion to Manager of Support Services, effective 6/19/2025
  • Leah Root, Milne Library, promotion to Web Developer & Systems Administrator, effective 1/30/2025

Faculty Continuing Appointment

The following faculty appointments are effective 9/1/2026:

  • Hanna Brant, Political Science and International Relations
  • Mackenzie Gerringer, Biology
  • Amanda Lewis-Nang'ea, History
  • Ling Ma, History
  • Olaocha Nwabara, English & Creative Writing