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Annual tenure and promotion actions will become effective Sept. 1 and have been reported by the office of the president for the following schools. (T) indicates a faculty member who was previously granted tenure.

School of Allied Health Sciences

Clinical Laboratory Sciences
George Kudolo, Ph.D., to professor with tenure (T).

Dental Hygiene
Kathy M. Geurink to associate professor.

Occupational Therapy
Gale Haradon, Ph.D., to professor with tenure (T).


Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences

Microbiology and Immunology
Guangming Zhong, Ph.D., to professor with tenure (T).

Molecular Medicine
Thomas G. Boyer, Ph.D., to associate professor with tenure.
Maria E. Gaczynska, Ph.D., to associate professor with tenure.

Pathology
Aamir Ehsan, M.D., to associate professor/clinical.
Pothana Saikumar, Ph.D., to associate professor.

Pharmacology
Feng Liu, Ph.D., to professor with tenure (T).
David A. Morilak, Ph.D., to professor with tenure (T).

Physiology
Patricia Camacho, Ph.D., to professor with tenure (T).
Mark Shapiro, Ph.D., to associate professor with tenure.
James Stockand, M.D., to associate professor with tenure.

Dental School

Community Dentistry
Nuala Porteous, B.D.S., to associate professor/clinical.
Jane E.M. Steffensen, to associate professor with tenure.

Dental Diagnostic Science
Sarah Dirks, D.D.S., to clinical associate professor.

Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery
Jim L. Burk, D.D.S., to clinical associate professor.
Wendell A. Edgin, D.D.S., to associate professor/clinical.
Ron C. King, D.D.S., M.S., to clinical associate professor.
James M. Startzell, D.D.S., to associate professor/clinical.
Gustavo Zardeneta, Ph.D., to associate professor/research.

Orthodontics
Clarence C. Bryk, D.D.S., to clinical associate professor.

Prosthodontics
Lily T. Garcia, D.D.S., to professor with tenure (T).
Lisa A. Lang, D.D.S., to associate professor.
Michael A. Mansueto, D.D.S., to associate professor with tenure.

Restorative Dentistry
Neera Satsangi, Ph.D., to associate professor/research.

Medical School

Family and Community Medicine
F. David Schneider, M.D., to professor with tenure (T).
James W. Tysinger, Ph.D., to associate professor.

Medicine
Robert G. Badgett, M.D., to professor/clinical.
Oscar R. Benavente, M.D., to associate professor with tenure.
James W. Freeman, Ph.D., to professor with tenure (T).
Goutam Ghosh-Choudhury, Ph.D., to associate professor with tenure.
Debra K. Hunt, M.D., to professor/clinical.
Christopher P. Jenkinson, Ph.D., to associate professor/research.
Bertram E. Joseph, M.D., to associate professor/clinical.
Jane E. O’Rorke, M.D., to associate professor/clinical.

Ophthalmology
Carlos A. Rosende, M.D., to associate professor/clinical.

Pediatrics
Robert Castro, M.D., to professor with tenure (T).
Jannine De Mars Cody, Ph.D., to associate professor/research.
Robert J. Ferry, M.D., to associate professor with tenure.
Janet F. Williams, M.D., to professor with tenure (T).

Psychiatry
Michael A. Escamilla, M.D., to associate professor with tenure.
Leonard E. Lawrence, M.D., to professor emeritus (T).
Rene L. Olvera, M.D., to associate professor with tenure.

Surgery
Robert M. Esterl, M.D., to professor with tenure.
John G. Myers, M.D., to associate professor/clinical.
Edward Y. Sako, M.D., Ph.D., to professor with tenure (T).

School of Nursing

Acute Nursing Care
Mickey L. Parsons, Ph.D., to associate professor with tenure.
Stacy A. Rupert to assistant professor/clinical.

Family Nursing Care
Jane D. Champion, Ph.D., to associate professor with tenure.
Gail Williams, Ph.D., to professor with tenure (T).