University of North Texas

Faculty members recommended by the Office of the Provost for tenure and/or promotions were approved by the UNT System Board of Regents in May and August.

Tenure and title are effective Sept. 1, except where noted, with the start of the fiscal and academic year. 

• Learn more about the tenure and promotion process.

These faculty members met teaching, research, creative activities and service guidelines for advancement:

College of Arts and Sciences

Katsura Aoyama

Associate Professor of Speech and Hearing Sciences with Tenure

Harry Benshoff

Promotion to Professor of Radio, Television and Film

Glen Biglaiser

Associate Professor of Political Science with Tenure

Carol Anne Costabile-Heming

Professor and Chair, Department of World Languages, Literatures and Cultures with Tenure

Yolanda Flores Niemann

Senior Vice Provost and Professor of Psychology with Tenure

Jacqueline Foertsch

Promotion to Professor of English

Teresa Golden

Promotion to Professor of Chemistry

Duane Hugget

Promotion to Associate Professor of Biological Sciences with Tenure

Melinda Levin

Promotion to Professor of Radio, Television and Film

Corey Marks

Promotion to Professor of English

Aaron Roberts

Promotion to Associate Professor of Biological Sciences with Tenure

Kai-Sheng Song

Promotion to Professor of Mathematics

Ruthanne Thompson

Promotion to Associate Professor of Biological Sciences with Tenure

Guido Verbeck

Promotion to Associate Professor of Chemistry with Tenure

Justin Trudeau

Promotion to Associate Professor of Communication Studies with Tenure

Harry Williams

Promotion to Professor of Geography

Sally Vahle

Promotion to Associate Professor of Dance and Theatre with Tenure

Kevin Curran

Promotion to Associate Professor of English with Tenure

Nicole D. Smith

Promotion to Associate Professor of English with Tenure

Steven Wolverton

Promotion to Associate Professor of Geography with Tenure

Jennifer Jensen-Wallach

Promotion to Associate Professor of History with Tenure

Regina Paunee Branton

Promotion to Associate Professor of Political Science with Tenure

Adriel Boals

Promotion to Associate Professor of Psychology with Tenure

College of Business

Tomas Manetcon

Promotion to Associate Professor of Finance, Insurance, Real Estate and Law with Tenure

Manjula S. Salimath

Promotion to Associate Professor of Management with Tenure

Francisco Guzman

Promotion to Associate Professor Marketing and Logistics with Tenure

Ching-Chung Kuo

Promotion to Professor of Management

Brian Sauser

Associate Professor of Marketing and Logistics with Tenure

College of Education

Colleen Eddy

Promotion to Associate Professor of Teacher Education and Administration with Tenure

Delini Fernando

Promotion to Associate Professor of Counseling and Higher Education with Tenure

Brian McFarlin

Assistant Professor of Kinesiology, Health Promotion and Recreation with Tenure

Wendy Middlemiss

Associate Professor of Educational Psychology, granted Tenure

Dee Ray

Promotion to Professor of Counseling and Higher Education

Anne Rinn

Promotion to Associate Professor of Educational Psychology with Tenure

College of Engineering

Samir Aouadi

Associate professor, Materials Science and Engineering and Physics with Tenure (Effective January 2013)

Tae-Yuol Choi

Promotion to Associate Professor of Mechanical and Energy Engineering with Tenure

Jincheng Du

Promoted to Associate Professor of Materials Science and Engineering with Tenure

Seifollah Nasrazadani

Promotion to Professor of Engineering Technology

JungHwan Oh

Promotion to Associate Professor of Computer Science and Engineering with Tenure

Nigel Dexter Shepherd

Promotion to Associate Professor of Materials Science and Engineering with Tenure

Srinivasan G. Srivilliputhur

Promotion to Associate Professor of Materials Science and Engineering with Tenure

Xiaohui Yuan

Promotion to Associate Professor of Computer Science and Engineering with Tenure

College of Information

Lin Lin

Promotion to Associate Professor of Learning Technologies with Tenure

Barbara Schultz-Jones

Promotion to Associate Professor of Library and Information Sciences with Tenure

Tandra Tyler-Wood

Promotion to Professor of Learning Technologies

College of Merchandising, Hospitality and Tourism

Chuanian Liu

Associate Professor of Merchandising and Digital Retailing with Tenure (Effective January 2013)

Daniel L. Spears

Promotion to Associate Professor of Hospitality and Tourism with Tenure

College of Music

Christoph Hammer

Associate Professor of Conducting and Ensembles, granted Tenure

David Itkin

Professor of Conducting and Ensembles, granted Tenure

Benjamin Brand

Promotion to Associate Professor of Music History, Theory, and Ethnomusicology with Tenure

Kris Chesky

Associate Professor of Instrumental Studies, granted Tenure

Kimberly Luevano

Promotion to Associate Professor of Instrumental Studies with Tenure

Richard DeRosa

Associate Professor of Jazz Studies, granted Tenure

Bradford Leali

Promotion to Associate Professor of Jazz Studies with Tenure

Terri Sundberg

Promotion to Professor of Instrumental Studies; photo below

Donald Taylor

Promotion to Associate Professor of Music Education with Tenure

College of Public Affairs and Community Service

Simon Andrew

Promotion to Associate Professor of Public Administration with Tenure

Denise Catalano

Promotion to Associate Professor of Rehabilitation, Social Work and Addictions with Tenure

Gabriel Ignatow

Promotion to Associate Professor of Sociology with Tenure

Mark Wardell

Dean, Toulouse Graduate School and Professor of Sociology with Tenure

College of Visual Arts and Design

Lisa Owen

Promotion to Associate Professor of Art Education/Art History with Tenure

Ana M. Lopez

Promotion to Associate Professor of Studio Art with Tenure

Below, Terri Sundberg, professor of instrumental studies, with participants at a workshop in Guangzhou, China.