The Ithaca College board of trustees granted tenure and promotion to 16 faculty, tenure to one professor and emeritus status to another professor at their February meeting.
The following 16 assistant professors were granted tenure and promoted to associate professor:
Luanne Andersson, Department of Speech Language Pathology and Audiology
David Brown, Department of Mathematics
Beth Ellen Clark Joseph, Department of Physics
Edward Cluett, Department of Biology
Vincent DeTuri, Department of Chemistry
Mary Ann Erickson, Department of Gerontology
Mike Haaf, Department of Chemistry
Jason Hamilton, Department of Biology
Cynthia Henderson, Department of Theatre Arts
Peter Johanns, Department of Television and Radio
Tom Kerr, Department of Writing
Deborah King, Department of Exercise and Sport Sciences
Patrick Meister, Department of Economics
Judith Pena-Shaff, Department of Psychology
Leigh Ann Vaughn, Department of Psychology
Baruch Whitehead, Department of Music Education
Srijana Bajracharya, associate professor in the Department of Health Promotion and Physical Education, was awarded tenure.
The board granted emeritus status to Charles Spencer, who retired in 2003 after a 30-year career in the Department of Physics, which included seven years as chair. He served on the Faculty Council and the Tenure and Promotion Committee.