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Annual tenure and promotion actions were effective Sept. 1 and were 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


Physical Therapy
Patricia A. Brewer, Ph.D., to associate professor with tenure.

Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences

Biochemistry
Peter J. Hart, Ph.D., to professor with tenure (T).

Cellular and Structural Biology
Victoria Frohlich, Ph.D., to associate professor/research.

Molecular Medicine
E. Paul Hasty, D.V.M., to associate professor with tenure.
P. Renee Yew, Ph.D., to associate professor with tenure.

Pathology
Larry J. Fowler, M.D., to professor with tenure (T).
Nandini Ghosh-Choudhury, Ph.D., to associate professor/research.
Howard S. McGuff, D.D.S., to professor with tenure (T).
Michael Naski, M.D., Ph.D., to associate professor with tenure.
Sherry Werner, M.D., to professor with tenure (T).

Pharmacology
John R. Strong, Ph.D., to professor with tenure (T).

Physiology
Lynette Daws, Ph.D., to associate professor with tenure.
Walter Ward, Ph.D., to professor with tenure (T).

Dental School

Dental Diagnostic Science
Michaell Huber, D.D.S, to associate professor.

Endodontics
Scott A. Schwartz, D.D.S., to associate professor.

General Dentistry
Jeffrey L. Hicks, D.D.S., to professor with tenure (T).
Ivy S. Schwartz, D.D.S., to professor with tenure (T).

Orthodontics
Jerome M. Gibson, D.D.S., to clinical associate professor.

Prosthodontics
Richard Seals, D.D.S., to professor with tenure (T).
Ronald Verrett, D.D.S., to associate professor with tenure.
Chong F. Zhu, D.D.S., to instructor.

Restorative Dentistry
Lawrence Morris, D.D.S., to clinical associate professor.
Rita Parma, D.D.S., to clinical associate professor.
Diane J. Sullivan, D.D.S., to clinical associate professor.

School of Medicine

Family and Community Medicine
Miguel Ramirez-Colon, M.D., to associate professor/clinical.

Medicine
Deborah L. Baruch-Bienen, M.D., to associate professor/clinical.
Anshu Bhatla, M.D., to clinical associate professor.
Robert J. Chilton, D.O., to professor/clinical.
John E. Cornell, Ph.D., to professor/research.
Alfredo Garcia, M.D., to clinical associate professor.
Poonam Gogia, M.D., to clinical associate professor.
Carlayne E. Jackson, M.D., to professor with tenure (T).
Senlin Li, M.D., to associate professor/research.
Meyer D. Lifschitz, M.D., to professor emeritus.
Joe M. Moody, M.D., to professor/clinical.
Polly H. Noel, Ph.D., to associate professor/research.
Robert A. O’Rourke, M.D., to professor emeritus.
Chandrasekhar T. Reddy, M.D., to clinical associate professor.
Patricia I. Wathen, M.D., to professor/clinical.
Elliot Weser, M.D., to professor emeritus.

Otolaryngology – Head and Neck Surgery
Blake Simpson, M.D., to professor with tenure (T).

Pediatrics
Terence I. Doran, M.D., Ph.D., to professor/clinical.
Sandra J. Ehlers, M.D., to associate professor/clinical.
Jorge Gomez, M.D., to professor with tenure (T).
Alice K. Gong, M.D., to professor with tenure (T).
Rolando A. Lozano, M.D., to associate professor/clinical.
Reginald M. Moore, M.D., to associate professor/clinical.
Anthony A. Scott, Ph.D., to professor/clinical.

Psychiatry
Michael A. Escamilla, M.D., to professor with tenure (T).
David C. Glahn, Ph.D., to associate professor with tenure.
Stephen B. Shanfield, M.D., to professor emeritus.
Kozue Shibazaki, Ph.D., to assistant professor.
Jair C. Soares, M.D., to professor with tenure.

Radiology
Geoffrey D. Clarke, Ph.D., to professor/research.

Surgery
Morton Kahlenberg, M.D., to associate professor with tenure.
Paula Shireman, M.D., to associate professor with tenure.
Boulos Toursarkissian, M.D., to associate professor with tenure.
Kenneth Washburn, M.D., to professor with tenure.

Urology
Joseph W. Basler, M.D., Ph.D., to professor.
Stephen R. Kraus, M.D., to associate professor.
A. Pratap Kumar, M.D., to associate professor.

School of Nursing

Acute Nursing Care
Stephanie A. Elms, R.N., to assistant professor/clinical.
Linda Fortmeier-Saucier, R.N., to assistant professor/clinical.
Carol A. Reineck, Ph.D., R.N., to associate professor with tenure.
Judith C. Trotti, R.N., to clinical assistant professor.
Martha L. Tuller, R.N., to clinical assistant professor.

Family Nursing Care
Carol Deresz, R.N., to assistant professor/clinical.