tenure/promotion 10-09

Ten Clarion University faculty members were promoted and 10 received tenure during the 2009 Faculty Promotion and Tenure Recognition held in Carlson Library's Center for Academic Excellence.

The program recognizes faculty who have been promoted to full professor or associate professor, and those who have received tenure. In honor of their recognition, each faculty member is invited to choose a book or other work that has made an impact in their lives, or that they feel will make an impact in someone else's, and those books are dedicated to the Carlson Library or Suhr Library collections.

"This is an opportunity to celebrate you and celebrate this university," said Clarion University President Joseph Grunenwald during his remarks. "The values of Clarion University are shown in our behavior and your achievements say this is good, this is us.

"When I received my tenure I felt that now I had to really go to live up to that tenure or promotion. All of it mattered more to me after the tenure. I did my best work after that final promotion because it meant so much to me. You have all gotten to a place of excellence and we see it in this room."

Dr. Laurie Occhipnti, president of Clarion University Faculty Senate, provided a colleague's perspective in her remarks. "I am very happy to thank you for the work you do endlessly," she said. "We don't pat ourselves on the back often enough for what we do. Tenure and promotion reflect the remarkable work you do in scholarship, teaching, and service. We thank you for all you do."

"Knowledge is power," said Provost Valentine James in his opening remarks. "You have reached a point of excellence and done something to celebrate. Thank you for your passion for teaching, researching, and sharing knowledge."
Those honored and book selected included:
Promoted to full professor:  Dr. Jon Beal, mathematics, "The Honors Class:  Hilbert's Problems and Their Solvers" by Ben Yendell; Dr. Karen Bolinger, mathematics, "CRC Standard Mathematics Tables and Formulae, 31^st edition" by Daniel Zwillinger; Dr. Carie Forden, psychology, Clarion University - Venango Campus, "Happiness:  A Guide to Developing Life's Most Important Skill" by Matthieu Riccard; Dr. Cynthia Kennedy, history, "Slavery, Atlantic Trade and the British Empire, 1660-1800" by Kenneth Morgan; Dr. Sharon Montgomery, physics, "Lonely Hearts of the Cosmos:  The Scientific Quest for the Secret of the Universe" by Dennis Overbye; Dr. Sandra Trejos, economics, "Linking Emotional Intelligence and Performance at Work" edited by Vanessa Urch Druskat, Fabio Sala, and Gerald Mount; and Dr. Lisa Turner, special education and rehabilitative sciences, "It's A Wonderful Life" DVD.
Promoted to associate professor:  Kaersten Colvin-Woodruff, art, "Neohoodoo:  Art for a Forgotten Faith" by Ishmael Reed; Dr. Ellen Foster, English, Clarion University - Venango Campus, "American Women Authors and Literary Property, 1822-1869" by Melissa J. Homestead; and Dr. Hubert Toney Jr., music, "Teaching Music Through Performance in Band, Vol. 1" edited by Richard Miles.
Receiving tenure were:  Dr. Valerie Bennett, biology, "The Courage to Teach:  Exploring the Inner Landscape of a Teacher's Life" by Parker J. Palmer; Dr. Ellen Foster, English, Clarion University - Venango Campus, "Stories Matter:  The Role of Narrative in Medical Ethics, edited by Rita Cheron and Martha Montello; Dr. Young-Gyoung Kim, special education and rehabilitative sciences, "Crazy Love" by Francis Chan; Melissa Kuntz, art, "Marsden Hartley" by Kornhauser L. McDonnell; Dr. J. Andrew Lingwall, communication, who spoke about his research on student writing skills; Dr. Kathleen O'Donnell, modern languages, "Puerta del Sol, Vol. 15, No. 2"; Dr. Hubert Toney Jr., music, "Teaching Music Through Performance in Band, Vol. II" edited by Richard Miles; Dr. Sandra Trejos, economics, "The End of Poverty:  Economic Possibilities for Our Time" by Jeffrey D. Sachs; Angela West, nursing, Clarion University - Venango Campus; Shari Wynkoop, special education and rehabilitative sciences, "General Psychology" (1946 edition, 5^th printing) by J. P. Guilford.
The Clarion University Office of the President, Office of the Provost, and Carlson Library sponsor the recognition program.