May 15, 2003

Contact: Andrea Albright, University Relations, (785) 864-8860.

Kansas Board of Regents announces promotions and tenure at KU

LAWRENCE -- The Kansas Board of Regents has approved promotions and tenure for University of Kansas and KU Medical Center faculty, librarians, curators and researchers on the Lawrence, Wichita and Kansas City, Kan., campuses.

The new positions will start with the 2003-04 academic year.

Lawrence campus recipients

To full professor
 • Danny Anderson, Spanish and Portuguese
 • Alice Bean, physics and astronomy
 • Monica Biernat, psychology
 • Walter Clark, music and dance
 • Michael Ettredge, business
 • Siyuan Han, physics and astronomy
 • Anita Herzfeld, Latin American studies
 • Christopher Johnson, music and dance
 • Cynthia Larive, chemistry
 • Judith McCrea, art
 • Richard Prum, ecology and evolutionary biology
 • Christian Schoneich, pharmaceutical chemistry
 • Val Smith, environmental studies/ecology and evolutionary biology
 • Rodolfo Torres, mathematics
 • Peter Ukpokodu, African and African-American studies
 • Judy Wu, physics and astronomy

To associate professor with tenure
 • Christopher Anderson, business
 • Paul Atchley, psychology
 • Matthew Buechner, molecular biosciences
 • Byron Caminero-Santangelo, English
 • Kathryn Conrad, English
 • James Daugherty, music and dance
 • Donald Haider-Markel, political science
 • Eric Hanley, sociology
 • Tanya Hartman, art
 • Stephen Ilardi, psychology
 • Stephen Kapp, social welfare
 • Melinda Lacy, pharmacy practice
 • Shane Lopez, psychology and research in education
 • Jeffrey Moran, history
 • Cornel Pewewardy, teaching and leadership
 • Theresa Shireman, pharmacy practice
 • Hong-Guo Xu, mathematics

To associate specialist
 • Antha Cotten-Spreckelmeyer, humanities and Western civilization

To senior curator
 • Richard Prum, Natural History Museum

Awarded tenure
 • David Andrews, electrical engineering and computer science
 • James Ellis, teaching and leadership
 • Mark Joslyn, political science
 • Lyn Wolz, university libraries

Med Center recipients

To full professor
 • Helen Connors, nursing
 • Dianne Durham, otolaryngology and head neck surgery
 • Douglas A. Girod, otolaryngology and head neck surgery
 • Steven M. Levine, molecular and integrative physiology
 • Joan McDowd, occupational therapy
 • John S. Neuberger, preventive medicine and public health
 • Kenneth R. Peterson, biochemistry and molecular biology
 • Edward B. Stephens, anatomy and cell biology
 • Ossama W. Tawfik, pathology and laboratory medicine
 • Robert R. Wittler, pediatrics (Wichita)

To clinical professor
 • David Pinson, pathology and laboratory medicine

To associate professor with tenure
 • Matthew S. Mayo, preventive medicine and public health
 • Martha M. Montello, history and philosophy of medicine
 • Warren B. Nothnick, obstetrics and gynecology
 • Debra Sullivan, dietetics/nutrition
 • Kimberly J. Templeton, surgery
 • Douglas E. Wright, anatomy and cell biology

To associate professor (non-tenure track)
 • Sharon E. Cain, psychiatry and behavioral sciences
 • Dean M. Reker, health policy and management
 • Grace H. Shih, anesthesiology
 • Scott W. Roberts, obstetrics and gynecology (Wichita)

To clinical associate professor
 • Mary C. Boyce family and community medicine (Wichita)
 • Ronald C. Brown, family and community medicine (Wichita)
 • Bruce R. Buhr, surgery (Wichita)
 • Sally A. Frutiger, neurology
 • Kore K. Liow, internal medicine (Wichita)
 • Gregory M. Thomas, family and community medicine (Wichita)

To research associate professor
 • Shilpa J. Buch, microbiology, molecular genetics and immunology
 • Robin L. Maser, biochemistry and molecular biology
 • Marilyn S. Smith, molecular genetics and immunology

Awarded tenure
 • Edward F. Ellerbeck, preventive medicine and public health