In conjunction with Fall Start-up activities, President Richard A. Hanson on Aug. 17 announced faculty promotions and tenures and sabbaticals granted for the 2012-13 academic year.

Promotions – assistant professor to associate professor
Dr. Angela Fournier, psychology
Dr. John Gonzalez, psychology
Dr. Michael Hamann, biology
Ms. Natalia Himmirska, visual arts

Promotions – associate professor to full professor
Dr. Thomas Beech, political science
Dr. Cheryl Byers, social work
Dr. Marsha Driscoll, psychology
Dr. Bonnie Higgins, technological studies
Mr. Roger Paskvan, mass communications
Dr. Mehdi Sheikholeslami, accounting

Tenure granted – College of Health Sciences and Human Ecology
Dr. Angela Fournier, associate professor of psychology
Dr. John Gonzalez, associate professor of psychology

Tenure granted – College of Arts & Sciences
Dr. Michael Hamann, associate professor of biology
Ms. Natalia S. Himmirska, associate professor of visual arts

Tenure granted – College of Business, Technology and Communications
Dr. Mehdi Sheikholeslami, professor, accounting

Leaves granted – academic year-long sabbatical
Dr. Brian Donovan, professor of English
Mr. John Holden, professor of visual arts
Dr. Eric Lund, associate professor of mathematics and computer science
Dr. Dwight Fultz, associate professor of psychology
Ms. Dianne Narum, assistant professor of library and library services

Leaves granted – Fall 2012 sabbatical
Dr. Patrick Donnay, professor of political science
Dr. Derek Webb, professor of mathematics and computer science
Dr. David Smith, associate professor of business administration

Leaves granted – Spring 2013 sabbatical
Mr. Rick Koch, professor of biology
Dr. Jeff Ueland, associate professor of geography
Dr. Jan Guggenheimer, professor of social work