Following is a list of academic promotions for tenured and tenure-line faculty at Penn State, effective July 1.
TO PROFESSORSedig S. Agili, electrical engineering, Penn State HarrisburgBryan E. Anderson, dermatology, College of MedicineCharles T. Baird, landscape architecture, College of Arts and ArchitectureRicky M. Bates, ornamental horticulture, College of Agricultural SciencesTodd D. Batzel, electrical engineering, Penn State AltoonaGail L. Boldt, education, College of EducationKenneth R. Bridges, psychology, Penn State New KensingtonPeter J. Butler, biomedical engineering, College of EngineeringPeter J. Capelotti, anthropology, Penn State AbingtonKatrice Bridges Copeland, law, Dickinson School of LawPeter J. Dendle, English, Penn State Mont AltoKathryn D. R. Drager, communication sciences and disorders, College of EngineeringGerardo F. Edelstein, music, College of Arts and ArchitectureDeborah L. Eicher-Catt, communication arts and sciences, Penn State YorkKaren A. Fisher-Vanden, environmental and resource economics, College of Agricultural SciencesDavid C. Flatto, law, Dickinson School of LawLeonard P. Gamberg, physics, Penn State BerksScott D. Gest, human development and family studies, College of Health and Human DevelopmentLonnie K. Graham, art, College of Arts and ArchitectureAlicia A. Grandey, psychology, College of the Liberal ArtsSean P. Griffin, criminal justice, Penn State AbingtonTalha D. Harcar, marketing, Penn State BeaverJoseph F. Horn, aerospace engineering, College of EngineeringStephen E. Humphrey, management, Smeal College of BusinessMichael D. Ioffreda, dermatology and pathology, College of MedicineBernard J. Jansen, information sciences and technology, College of Information Sciences and TechnologyLaura C. Klein, biobehavioral health, College of Health and Human DevelopmentDonna H. Korzick, kinesiology, College of Health and Human DevelopmentAnthony M. Kwasnica, business economics, Smeal College of BusinessDavid L. Lee, education, College of EducationYanxi Liu, computer science and engineering, and electrical engineering, College of EngineeringZhiwen Liu, electrical engineering, College of EngineeringKevin Luhman, astronomy and astrophysics, Eberly College of ScienceJanna K. Maranas, chemical engineering, College of EngineeringStephen A. Matthews, sociology, anthropology, demography and geography, College of the Liberal ArtsMichael A. McGinnis, business administration, Penn State New KensingtonPrasenjit Mitra, information sciences and technology, College of Information Sciences and TechnologyAnton Nekrutenko, biochemistry and molecular biology, Eberly College of ScienceDenise T. Ogden, marketing, Penn State Lehigh ValleyM. Kevin Parfitt, architectural engineering, College of EngineeringStephen J. Piazza, kinesiology, College of Health and Human DevelopmentSarma V. Pisupati, energy and mineral engineering, College of Earth and Mineral SciencesKumble S. Prabhu, immunology and molecular toxicology, College of Agricultural SciencesAmy B. Reed, vascular surgery, College of MedicineMarylyn D. Ritchie, biochemistry and molecular biology, Eberly College of ScienceAaron D. Rubin, classics and ancient Mediterranean studies, Jewish studies, and linguistics, College of the Liberal ArtsBrenda L. Russell, psychology, Penn State BerksJosé A. Stoute, medicine, and microbiology and immunology, College of MedicineChristie R. Travelute, dermatology, College of MedicineSheila G. West, biobehavioral health, College of Health and Human DevelopmentStephen R. Yeaple, economics, College of the Liberal ArtsVivian Yenika-Agbaw, education, College of EducationCharles D. Youmans, music, College of Arts and ArchitectureTO LIBRARIANJacqueline R. Esposito, university archivist, University LibrariesKevin R. Harwell, business librarian, University LibrariesAmy L. Paster, life sciences librarian, University LibrariesCourtney L. Young, head librarian, University Libraries, Penn State Greater AlleghenyTO SENIOR SCIENTISTShujun Zhang, Materials Research InstituteTO ASSOCIATE PROFESSORJonathan E. Abel, comparative literature and Asian studies, College of the Liberal ArtsMa'moun A. Abu-Ayyad, mechanical engineering, Penn State HarrisburgLee A. Ahern, communications, College of CommunicationsGeorge Anghelcev, communications, College of CommunicationsAmit Banerjee, mechanical engineering, Penn State HarrisburgAdrian S. Barb, information science, Penn State Great ValleyJason A. Bennett, chemistry, Penn State Erie, The Behrend CollegeMelissa J. Bopp, kinesiology, College of Health and Human DevelopmentBrady L. Bowman, philosophy, College of the Liberal ArtsJames J. Brannick, mathematics, Eberly College of ScienceKirsteen N. Browning, neural and behavioral science, College of MedicineDonald W. Bruckner, philosophy, Penn State New KensingtonIsabella Cattadori, biology, Eberly College of ScienceMarcelo Chamecki, meteorology, College of Earth and Mineral SciencesDouglas M. Charles, history, Penn State Greater AlleghenyGong Chen, chemistry, Eberly College of ScienceEdward B. Christopher, music, College of Arts and ArchitectureAnthony J. Costa, music, College of Arts and ArchitectureBonnie B. Cutsforth-Huber, music, Penn State AltoonaFrancisco J. Diaz, reproductive biology, College of Agricultural SciencesMarcia W. DiStaso, communications, College of CommunicationsCorina S. Drapaca, engineering science and mechanics, College of EngineeringQiang Duan, information sciences and technology, Penn State AbingtonRyan J. Elias, food science, College of Agricultural SciencesKaren E. Eppley, education, Penn State AltoonaMatthew D. Evans, political science, Penn State AltoonaElaine Farndale, human resource management, College of the Liberal ArtsD. Lance Ferris, organizational behavior and human resources, Smeal College of BusinessBeth K. Gugino, plant pathology, College of Agricultural SciencesJohn C. Hammond, history, Penn State New KensingtonMarissa A. Harrison, psychology, Penn State HarrisburgKyoungrae Jung, health policy and administration, College of Health and Human DevelopmentMargot W. Kaye, forest ecology, College of Agricultural SciencesMahsa Kazempour, science education, Penn State BerksKathleen E. Kennedy, English, Penn State BrandywineDaniel Kifer, computer science and engineering, College of EngineeringJoslyn S. Kirby, dermatology, College of MedicineRoderick L. Lee, information systems, Penn State HarrisburgNergis Ertürk Lennon, comparative literature, College of the Liberal ArtsZugang Liu, business administration, Penn State Hazleton CampusFulgentius N. Lugemwa, chemistry, Penn State YorkAntonio Mastroberardino, mathematics, Penn State Erie, The Behrend CollegeDeirdre McCaughey, health policy and administration, College of Health and Human DevelopmentMark P. McNicholas, history, Penn State AltoonaJessica N. Mittler, health policy and administration, College of Health and Human DevelopmentAdam I. Muchmore, law, Dickinson School of LawMihran Papikian, mathematics, Eberly College of ScienceScott T. Phillips, chemistry, Eberly College of ScienceMichael T. Putnam, German and linguistics, College of the Liberal ArtsFarshad Rajabipour, civil engineering, College of EngineeringRobert M. Rioux Jr., chemical engineering, College of EngineeringSteven D. Rubin, art, College of Arts and ArchitectureTimothy M. Ryan, anthropology, geosciences, and information sciences and technology, College of the Liberal ArtsChiara Sabina, social science, Penn State HarrisburgBenjamin J. Schreier, English and Jewish studies, College of the Liberal ArtsKarl E. Schwede, mathematics, Eberly College of ScienceStephanie C. Serriere, education, College of EducationMarcus S. Shaffer, architecture, College of Arts and ArchitectureScott A. Showalter, chemistry, Eberly College of ScienceAmara L. Solari, art history and anthropology, College of Arts and ArchitectureJianxun Song, microbiology and immunology, College of MedicineAnna Stasto, physics, Eberly College of ScienceDavid B. Stewart, surgery, College of MedicineRobin L. Thomas II, art history, College of Arts and ArchitectureFang Tian, biochemistry and molecular biology, College of MedicineJohn F. Tooker, entomology, College of Agricultural SciencesTriparna B. Vasavada, public administration, Penn State HarrisburgDonghai Wang, mechanical engineering, College of EngineeringTom M. Warms, computer science, Penn State AbingtonGordon P. Warn, civil engineering, College of EngineeringCraig R. Welsh, humanities and communications, Penn State HarrisburgKaren P. Winterich, marketing, Smeal College of BusinessJoseph G. Wright, political science, College of the Liberal ArtsJu Zhou, mechanical engineering, Penn State Erie, The Behrend CollegeHeather A. Zimmerman, education, College of EducationTO ASSOCIATE LIBRARIANC. Dawn Childress, Sally W. Kalin Librarian for Technological Innovations and Humanities Librarian, University LibrariesJeffrey A. Knapp, reference and instruction librarian, University Libraries, Penn State AltoonaTO SENIOR RESEARCH ASSOCIATETimothy J. Eden, Applied Research LaboratoryChristopher H. Griffin, Applied Research Laboratory
Promotions for county extension educators, effective July 1, 2014
TO SENIOR EXTENSION EDUCATORSusan Alexander, 4-H youth developmentThomas Butzler, horticultureTO EXTENSION EDUCATORLouise Bugbee, horticultureJennifer Grooms, 4-H youth developmentAmber Yutzy, dairyTO ASSOCIATE EXTENSION EDUCATORBryan Dickinson, 4-H youth developmentStacie Hritz, 4-H youth developmentAmberleigh Packard, 4-H youth development