February 2019 BOV personnel resolutions
The William & Mary Board of Visitors approved several personnel resolutions at its February 2019 meeting regarding faculty promotions, designated professorships, leaves of absence, tenure and the appointment of instructional faculty and retirements. - Ed.
The following members of the instructional faculty have been recommended for promotion in academic rank:
Research Assistant Professor to Research Associate Professor:
Jan R. McDowell, School of Marine Science
Assistant Professor to Associate Professor:
Stephanie J. Blackmon, School of Education
Eddie Rice Cole, School of Education
Jozef J. Dudek, Department of Physics
Donglai Gong, School of Marine Science
Monika Gosin, Department of Sociology
Christopher J. Hein, School of Marine Science
Calvin Hui, Department of Modern Languages and Literatures
Chelsey E. Johnson, Department of English
Meredith W. Kier, School of Education
John W. Lopresti, Department of Economics
Kara T. Thompson, Department of English
Associate Professor to Professor:
Eric D. Chason, Law School
Thomas J. McSweeney, Law School
James Y. Stern, Law School
The following members of the instructional faculty have been recommended for designated professorships:
Kveta E. Benes, James Pinckney Harrison Associate Professor of History
Rowan Lockwood, Margaret Hamilton Professor of Geology
Philip G. Roesslet, Margaret Hamilton Associate Professor of Government
Jaime E. Settle, David and Carolyn Wakefield Term Distinguished Associate Professor of Government
Douglas D. Young, Cornelia Brackenridge Talbot Term Distinguished Associate Professor of Chemistry
The following faculty members have requested a leave of absence during the 2018-2019 academic year:
Carey K. Bagdassarian, Senior Lecturer of Interdisciplinary Studies, to focus on writing and creative activities during the Fall 2019 semester.
S.P. Harish, Assistant Professor of Government, to accept a fellowship at Princeton University during the Fall 2019 semester.
The following members of the instructional faculty have been recommended for the award of academic tenure:
Stephanie J. Blackmon, School of Education
Eddie Rice Cole, School of Education
Myriam L. Cotten, Department of Applied Science
Jozef J. Dudek, Department of Physics
Donglai Gong, School of Marine Science
Monika Gosin, Department of Sociology
Christopher J. Hein, School of Marine Science
Calvin Hui, Department of Modern Languages and Literatures
Chelsey E. Johnson, Department of English
Meredith W. Kier, School of Education
John W. Lopresti, Department of Economics
Thomas J. McSweeney, Law School
James Y. Stern, Law School
Kara T. Thompson, Department of English
The following people have been appointed to to fill vacancies in the instructional faculty:
Adrian J. Bravo, Assistant Professor of Psychological Sciences, effective August 10, 2019
Lori C. Bland, Clinical Associate Professor of Curriculum Development and Research and Director of Curriculum, effective January 10, 2019
The following people have announced their plans to retire from W&M:
Sharon L. Zuber, Department of English
Susan Verdi Webster, Department of Art & Art History
Yanfang Tang, Department of Modern Languages and Literatures
Joel D. Schwartz, Department of Government
Nancy J. Schoenberger, Department of English
George T. Rublein, Department of Mathematics
Marc Lee Raphael, Department of Religious Studies
John H. Oakley, Department of Classical Studies
Rosa Alejandra Lukaszew, Department of Physics
Colleen Kennedy, Department of English
William J. Hausman, Department of Economics
John W. Conlee, Department of English
