Fall 2018 BOV personnel resolutions
The William & Mary Board of Visitors approved several personnel resolutions at its September and November 2018 meetings regarding faculty promotions, designated professorships, leaves of absence, tenure and the appointment of instructional faculty. - Ed.
The following members of the instructional faculty have been recommended for promotion in academic rank:
September:
Associate Professor to Professor
Kevin C. Weng, School of Marine Science
Clinical Assistant Professor to Clinical Associate Professor
Mihyeon Kim, School of Education
Research Associate Professor to Research Professor
Jennifer R. Cross, School of Education
The following members of the instructional faculty have been recommended for designated professorships:
September:
JASON A. CHEN, Gerdelman Family Term Distinguished Associate Professor of Education
DAVISON M. DOUGLAS, John Stewart Bryan Professor of Jurisprudence
SHIWEI ZHANG, Chancellor Professor of Physics
TIMOTHY ZICK, John Marshall Professor of Government and Citizenship
November:
SIMON A. STOW, John Marshall Professor of Government and Citizenship
ALEXANDER WOODS, KPMG Peat Marwick Associate Professor of Business
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The following faculty members have requested a leave of absence during the 2018-2019 academic year:
September:
MARTHA LEE ALEXANDER, Senior Lecturer of English, to accept a Fulbright Lecturer position at Liepaja University in Latvia and to serve as a fellow at the State University of Santa Catarina in Brazil.
CHELSEY JOHNSON, Assistant Professor of English, to accept a position at Northern Arizona University.
LAWRENCE L. LEEMIS, Professor of Mathematics, to accept a visiting appointment at the University of Richmond.
ZHENMING LIU, Assistant Professor of Computer Science, to accept a visiting fellowship at the Alan Turing Institute in London, England.
PRIYA MUKHERJEE, Assistant Professor of Economics and Public Policy, for research purposes.
FABRICIO P. PRADO, Assistant Professor of History, to accept a National Endowment for the Humanities Fellowship at Brown University.
JEREMY D. STODDARD, Professor of Education, to accept a position at the University of Wisconsin-Madison.
KARA T. THOMPSON, Assistant Professor of English and American Studies, to accept a position at Northern Arizona University.
November:
JACQUELINE A. RODRIGUEZ, Assistant Professor of Education, to accept a position as the Assistant Vice President of Programs and Professional Learning with the American Association of Colleges for Teacher Education.
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The following members of the instructional faculty have been recommended for the award of academic tenure:
September:
KEVIN C. WENG, Associate Professor of Marine Science
YU AMY XIA, Associate Professor of Business Analytics
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The following people have been appointed to to fill vacancies in the instructional faculty:
September:
JODY LYNN ALLEN, Assistant Professor of History
MATTHEW D. DEAN, Clinical Associate Professor of Business
JAMIE DIAZ, Clinical Associate Professor of Business
CHRISTINA MARIE JONES, Professor of the Practice and Director of the PELE Special Education Advocacy Clinic
SEFIKA KUMRAL, Assistant Professor of Sociology
SIYUAN LI, Assistant Professor of Business Analytics
CHRISTOPHER MCCOY, Assistant Professor of Accounting
MARC B. MOYERS, Clinical Associate Professor of Business
DAVID B. RUDDERS, Research Assistant Professor of Marine Science
ANGELICA SERNA, Assistant Professor of Modern Languages and Literatures
WILLIAM L. SKIMMYHORN, Assistant Professor of Finance
AYSE DURUKAN SONMEZ, Clinical Assistant Professor of Business
SUZETTE A. SPENCER, Assistant Professor of English and Africana Studies
YU AMY XIA, Associate Professor of Business Analytics
WEI YANG, Assistant Professor of Finance
November:
GRACE S. CHIU, Associate Professor of Marine Science, effective May 15, 2019
GREGORY J. HUNT, Assistant Professor of Mathematics, effective January 10, 2019
