Provost Kristin Sobolik announces 25 faculty promotions taking effect before the next academic year

by UMSL Daily | May 3, 2019

Ten faculty members received tenure and promotions to associate professor, eight more earned the rank of full professor, and seven non-tenure track faculty members were also promoted.

(Photo collage by August Jennewein)

Twenty-five tenure and non-tenure track faculty members at the University of Missouri–St. Louis have earned promotions ahead of the 2019-20 academic year.

Provost and Executive Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs Kristin Sobolik announced the promotions, which are effective Aug. 1.

“We are pleased to celebrate with all of these faculty as they achieve such important career milestones,” Sobolik said. “They are all important members of our faculty, instrumental in helping UMSL fulfill its mission to educate students, generate knowledge and engage with our community. I commend them all for their accomplishments and thank them for their service to our university.”

Ten faculty members received tenure and promotions to associate professor, eight more earned the rank of full professor, and seven non-tenure track faculty members also received promotions, five to full teaching professor.

TENURE TRACK

Tenure and promotion to associate professor

Jennifer (He) Wen, Department of Accounting

Aimee Dunlap, Department of Biology

Nathan Muchhala, Department of Biology

Benjamin Bythell, Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry

Shaji Khan, Department of Information Systems and Technology

Min Ju, Department of Marketing

Julia Sakharova, Department of Music

Adriano Udani, Department of Political Science

Bettina Casad, Department of Psychological Sciences

Sha-Lai Williams, School of Social Work