So much of what CU Denver faculty members do focuses on our students and their success, as well as the innovative research and creative work that will change our communities. And on Sept. 22, CU Denver had a chance to shine a light on their professional achievements during the annual Tenure and Promotion Lunch.
Read on for a list of this year’s honorees and see photos from the event.
Tenure and Transfer of Tenure
| David C. Mays, Associate Professor of Civil Engineering and Construction, College of Engineering, Design and Computing (CEDC) | Catherine Simmons, Professor of Sociology, College of Liberal Arts & Sciences (CLAS) |
Tenure and Promotion
| Kari Campeau, Associate Professor of English, CLAS Sofia E. Chaparro, Associate Professor of Culturally & Linguistically Diverse Education, School of Education & Human Development (SEHD) Benjamin R. Crawford, Associate Professor of Geography & Environmental Sciences, CLAS Tülay Flamand, Associate Professor of Business Analytics, Business School Emilie Brigitte Guidez, Associate Professor Chemistry, CLAS Boram Jeong, Associate Professor of Philosophy, CLAS Katharine C. Kelsey, Associate Professor of Geography & Environmental Sciences, CLAS Woonghee Lee, Associate Professor of Chemistry, CLAS |
Farhad Pourkamali Anaraki, Associate Professor of Mathematical & Statistical Sciences, CLAS Amy Roberts, Associate Professor of Physics, CLAS Christine Sargent, Associate Professor of Anthropology, CLAS Chad Shomura, Associate Professor of Ethnic Studies, CLAS Edward R. Tyndall, Associate Professor of Film & Television, College of Arts & Media (CAM) Anthony N. Villano, Associate Professor of Physics, CLAS Steven M. Vose, Associate Professor of History, CLAS Anna G. Warrener, Associate Professor of Anthropology, CLAS Jiayue (Cecilia) Wu, Associate Professor of Music & Entertainment Industry Studies, CAM |
Appointment with Tenure
| Karen Marrongelle, Provost and Professor of Mathematical & Statistical Sciences, CLAS | Jodi Shepherd, University Librarian and Associate Professor, Auraria Library |
Promoted Tenured Faculty
| Margarita Bianco, Professor of Education Foundations, SEHD Jorge M. Chavez, Professor of Human Development & Family Relations, SEHD Michelle R. Comstock, Professor of English, CLAS Xiang Fang, Professor of Business Analytics, Business School Benjamin N. Greenwood, Professor of Psychology, CLAS Amy A. Hasinoff, Professor of Communication, CLAS |
Jiban Khuntia, Professor of Information Systems, Business School Martin Otañez, Professor of Anthropology, CLAS Jeffrey Schrader, Professor of Visual Arts, CAM Omar Swartz, Professor of Political Science, CLAS Jason M. Watson, Professor of Psychology, CLAS Bryan S. Wee, Professor of Geography & Environmental Sciences |
Promoted IRC Faculty
| Gisella Bassani, Associate Teaching Professor of Information Systems, Business School Cameron Blevins, Teaching Professor of History, CLAS Priscilla Burrow Crocker, Teaching Professor of History, CLAS Kirsten Christensen, Senior Instructor of Geography & Environmental Sciences, CLAS Christina Collins, Senior Instructor of Psychology, CLAS Kyle Crawford, Principal Instructor of English, CLAS Maryam Darbeheshti, Teaching Professor of Mechanical Engineering, CEDC Paul De Marte, Principal Instructor of English, CLAS Dennis DeBay, Teaching Professor of STEM Education, SEHD Thomas A. Duster, Associate Teaching Professor, Geography & Environmental Sciences, CLAS Yelena Gordiyenko, Principal Instructor of Discovery Systems & Metadata, Auraria Library Ileana Gross, Senior Instructor of Modern Languages, CLAS Roxann Hayes, Principal Instructor of Civil Engineering and Construction, CEDC Jeffrey Helton, Teaching Professor of Finance, Business School Qiong Hu, Associate Teaching Professor of Business Analytics, Business School Laurel Hyslop, Senior Instructor of Psychology, CLAS |
Molly Kugel, Senior Instructor of English, CLAS Andrea Laser, Associate Teaching Professor of Early Childhood Education, SEHD Jim Lopresti, Principal Instructor, Management and Sustainable Business, Business School Jason Machado, Principal Instructor, School of Public Affairs (SPA) Robyn Mobbs, Associate Teaching Professor, SPA Ibrahim Ali Mohamed, Senior Instructor of Discovery Systems & Metadata, Auraria Library Leslie Prock, Principal Instructor, ASPIRE to Teach, SEHD Matthew (Brett) Rutland, Associate Teaching Professor of Visual Arts, CAM Paula Schmidtlein, Senior Instructor of Psychology, CLAS Lisa Spears, Principal Instructor of English, CLAS Dane Stickney, Associate Teaching Professor, ASPIRE to TEACH, SEHD Susan Stirrup, Senior Instructor of Civil Engineering and Construction, CEDC Julie Vick, Senior Instructor of English, CLAS Amanda Weaver, Senior Instructor of Geography & Environmental Sciences, CLAS Pamela Whitten, Principal Instructor of Mathematical & Statistical Sciences, CLAS |
