ORONO — The University of Maine System board of trustees announced that it has approved promotion and-or tenure for 19 University of Maine faculty members. The faculty were nominated by UMaine President Susan J. Hunter based on a peer and administrative review of their successful work in teaching, research and public service.
Promoted to professor:
College of education and human development:
- Susan K. Gardner, higher education.
College of engineering:
- Ali Abedi, electrical and computer engineering.
- Philip A. Dunn Jr., construction management technology.
- Michael D. Mason, chemical and biological engineering.
- Judith R. Pearse, electrical engineering technology.
- Yifeng Zhu, electrical and computer engineering.
College of liberal arts and sciences:
- Amy M. Blackstone, sociology.
- Laura A. Lindenfeld, mass communication-media studies and public policy.
- Nathan E. Stormer, communication and journalism.
College of natural sciences, forestry and agriculture:
- Kathleen P. Bell, resource economics and policy.
- John J. Daigle, forest recreation management.
- Eric R. Gallandt, weed ecology and management.
- Brian J. McGill, ecological modeling.
Promoted to professor with tenure, college of natural sciences, forestry and agriculture:
- Gordon S. Hamilton, earth sciences and Climate Change Institute
Promoted to associate professor with tenure, college of natural sciences, forestry and agriculture:
- Brian J. Olsen, biology and ecology.
Granted tenure at current rank of associate professor, Honors College:
- Mark E. Haggerty, Rezendes Preceptor of Civil Engagement.
Promoted to Extension professor:
- Jennifer F. Lobley, Cooperative Extension.
Promoted to associate Extension professor with continuing contract:
- Mitchell D. Mason, Cooperative Extension.
- Kathryn G. Yerxa, Cooperative Extension.