Faculty Promotion and Tenure

From: Freeman A. Hrabowski, III, President
Elliot Hirshman, Provost and Senior Vice President for Academic Affairs
One of the hallmarks of UMBC as an Honors University is the outstanding caliber of its faculty. Each year dozens of faculty members undergo a comprehensive and rigorous review leading to promotions in rank and, for some, the awarding of academic tenure. The standards for promotion and for tenure at UMBC are very high, and successful candidates must demonstrate that their contributions in scholarship/ research/creative activity, teaching/mentoring, and service to their profession, the university, and their academic department meet these high standards. During academic year 2007-2008, 20 faculty members received promotion and tenure or promotion to the rank of professor.

To: The UMBC Community
From: Freeman A. Hrabowski, III
President
Elliot Hirshman
Provost and Senior Vice President for Academic Affairs
One of the hallmarks of UMBC as an Honors University is the outstanding caliber of its faculty. Each year dozens of faculty members undergo a comprehensive and rigorous review leading to promotions in rank and, for some, the awarding of academic tenure. The standards for promotion and for tenure at UMBC are very high, and successful candidates must demonstrate that their contributions in scholarship/ research/creative activity, teaching/mentoring, and service to their profession, the university, and their academic department meet these high standards.
During academic year 2007-2008, 20 faculty members received promotion and tenure or promotion to the rank of professor. We join with the entire academic community in recognizing and congratulating the following individuals for their exceptional achievements. We look forward to their continuing success at UMBC in the years to come.
Promotion to Associate Professor with tenure:
Brian Cullum and Veronika Szalai
Chemistry and Biochemistry
Marc Olano
Computer Science and Electrical Engineering
Piotr Gwiazda
English
Michele Scott
History
George Karabatis, Anita Komlodi, and Ant Ozok
Information Systems
Muruhan Rathinam
Mathematics and Statistics
Denis Provencher
Modern Languages and Linguistics
Jeffrey Davis
Political Science
Charissa Cheah and Laura Stapleton
Psychology
Colette Searls
Theatre
Guenet Abraham
Visual Arts
Promotion to Professor:
Mark Marten
Chemical and Biochemical Engineering
Constantine Vaporis
History
Arrya Gangopadhyay and Victoria Yoon
Information Systems
Jere Cohen
Sociology and Anthropology