Faculty Excellence Awards
WNMU faculty are eligible to earn Distinguished Faculty Awards which are overseen by Academic Affairs/Faculty Senate President and the Sabbatical Leave and Faculty Awards Committee. Each year, the Faculty recipients are honored during the Fall Convocation. This years winners are as follows:
- Excellence in Research – Sundar Tamang – Recognition bestowed upon faculty members who have demonstrated outstanding contributions and achievements in the field of research.
- Excellence in Teaching – Shiva Kyasa – Recognition given to faculty members have demonstrated exceptional skill, dedication, and effectiveness in the field of teaching
For full award details, see section 701 of the WNMU Faculty Handbook.
Promotion & Tenure
PROMOTIONS:
Instructor to Assistant Professor:
- Mary McBrayer – School of Nursing & Kinesiology
Assistant Professor to Associate Professor:
- Matt Drissell – Department of Expressive Arts
- Margaret Driver – School of Nursing & Kinesiology
- Heather Frankland – Department of Humanities
- Catherine Gregorius – College of Education
- Tamara Ogilvie – College of Education
- Garrett Peltonen – School of Nursing & Kinesiology
- Gregory Robinson-Guerra – College of Education
- Erin Wood – School of Nursing & Kinesiology
Associate Professor to Professor:
- Damon Bullock – School of Behavioral Sciences
- Gordon Flanders – School of Business
- Shiva Kumar Kyasa – Department of Natural Sciences
- Cindy Martinez – College of Education
- Gilbert Najar – School of Behavioral Sciences
- Corrie Neighbors – Department of Natural Sciences
- James Pendergast – Department of Expressive Arts
- Krista Wood – School of Nursing & Kinesiology
TENURE:
- Courtney Michaud – Department of Expressive Arts
Post-Tenure Review:
- Manuel Bustamante – College of Education
- Wen-chi Chen – School of Behavioral Sciences
- James Pendergast – Department of Expressive Arts
- Susan McFeaters – School of Social Work
- Gilbert Najar – School of Behavioral Sciences
- Tanya Rivers – Department of Math & Computer Science
- Miguel Vicens – School of Business
- Krista Wood – School of Nursing & Kinesiology
- Kathy Whiteman – Department of Natural Sciences
FACULTY EMERITUS:
- Steven M. Chavez – School of Business
- Michael Metcalf – Department of Expressive Arts