Kansas State University

Kansas State University promotes 74 faculty members, 30 receive tenure

Submitted by Office of the Provost

Seventy-four Kansas State University faculty members are receiving promotions in rank, with 30 faculty members earning tenure. These will go into effect Jul. 1.

"These faculty exemplify Kansas State University's tradition of excellence in research, teaching, and service to the university and beyond," said Jesse Perez Mendez, provost and executive vice president. "Their contributions are pivotal in advancing our status as a very high research-intensive institution, driving significant student success and economic impact. We are proud of the outstanding achievements of these newly tenured and promoted faculty. I congratulate them and look forward to their continued success and further contributions to our community."

The promotions include 36 faculty members to the rank of full professor, 29 faculty members to the rank of associate professor with tenure, nine additional faculty promotions and one earning tenure.

Earning promotion to full professor are Amir Bahadori, mechanical and nuclear engineering; Sanjoy Das, electrical and computer engineering; Bin Liu, chemical engineering; Lior Shamir, computer science; Aleksey Sheshukov, biological and agricultural engineering; Brian Coffey, agricultural economics; Jennifer Ifft, agricultural economics; Elizabeth Yeager, agricultural economics; Romulo Lollato, agronomy; Kelly Getty, animal sciences and industry; Travis O'Quinn, animal sciences and industry; Jeremy Marshall, entomology; Michael Gibson, architecture; Revathi Govind, biology; Jocelyn McDonald, biology; Mark Crosby, English; Matthew Kirk, geology; Xiannan Li, mathematics; Dinh-Liem Nguyen, mathematics; Dan Volok, mathematics; Li Yang, modern languages; Shay Logan, philosophy; Scott Tanona, philosophy; Christie Launius, social transformation studies; Trevor Hefley, statistics; Marne Arthaud-Day, management; Brooke Beyer, accounting; Shuang Zhu, finance; Donna Augustine-Shaw, educational leadership; Sherri Martinie, curriculum and instruction; Wendy Troxel, special education, counseling and student affairs; Steven Copp, kinesiology; Livia Olsen, academic services; Eduard Plett, integrated studies; Emily Reppert, clinical sciences; Natalia Cernicchiaro, diagnostic medicine and pathobiology.

Earning promotion to associate professor with tenure are Husain Aziz, civil engineering; Xiaolong Guo, electrical and computer engineering; Kyle Larson, architectural engineering and construction science; Won Min Park, chemical engineering; Logan Britton, agricultural economics; Katie Starzec, communications and agricultural education; Adulsak “Otto” Chanyakorn, architecture; Mekin Elçioğlu, interior architecture and industrial design; Shakil Kashem, landscape architecture and regional and community planning; Kendra Kirchmer, interior architecture and industrial design; Anthony Warnick, art; Abigail Langston, geography and geospatial sciences; Sean Eddington, media and communications; James "Alex" McVey, media and communications; Anan Wan, media and communications; Andrea Faber, modern languages; James Davis, music, theatre and dance; Colleen White, music, theatre and dance; Cosmin Blaga, physics; Christopher Barlett, psychological sciences; Bethany Plakke, psychological sciences; Rachel Mui, management; Ashley West, accounting; Craig McGill, special education, counseling and student affairs; Peter Stoepker, kinesiology; Megan McCoy, personal financial planning; Kristin Anders, applied human sciences; Matt Basel, anatomy and physiology; Jordan Gebhardt, diagnostic medicine/pathobiology.

Nathan Bean, computer science; Charles Carlson, electrical and computer engineering; Sigifredo Castro-Diaz, chemical engineering; Helal Uddin, chemical engineering; Joshua Weese, computer science; Angélique Courbou, modern languages, earned promotion to teaching associate professor.

Barbara Fennell, physics, earned promotion to teaching professor.

Chieko Azuma, clinical sciences, earned promotion to clinical professor. Stefanie Durbin, clinical sciences, earned promotion to clinical associate professor.

Laura Miller, diagnostic medicine/pathobiology earned tenure.