Diverse Faculty Talent Honored at Annual Tenure and Promotion Lunch

CU Denver honored 51 faculty members who received tenure or a promotion in rank in the past year at a Thursday, Oct. 19 luncheon at the Lawrence Street Center’s Terrace Room. “When we recognize our own with these milestones that we set, it’s a way of raising the bar on ourselves. And I see that as one of the very best ways to honor our own,” Provost Constancio Nakuma told attendees. “Congratulations for reaching this milestone. You’ve earned it.” 

CU Denver faculty members, which included 25 Instructional, Research, and Clinical (IRC) faculty, honored for career advancement this year include:  

• 11 incumbent faculty that earned tenure and/or promotion to associate professor 
• Four new faculty appointed with tenure 
• 10 incumbent faculty promoted to professor 
• 15 promotions to senior or principal instructor 
• 10 clinical teaching faculty promotions to associate professor or professor 
• One promotion to senior research associate 

“I’m appreciative of being at an institution that supports faculty who are able to take different tracks to success,” Chancellor Michelle Marks told attendees. “There are so many faculty that are critical to creating the learning environments to help our students succeed.” 

See below for full list of honorees.