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April 5, 1999 Purdue faculty members earn promotions WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. -- The following faculty promotions were approved Friday (4/2) by the Purdue University Board of Trustees, effective with the 1999-2000 academic year. West Lafayette To professor Dor Ben-Amotz, chemistry Ernest R. Blatchley III, civil engineering Jeffrey T. Bolin, biological sciences Leslie N. Csonka, biological sciences Susan Curtis, history V. Jo Davisson, medicinal chemistry and molecular pharmacology David J. Denis, management Raymond E. Dumett, history Robert G. Elkin, animal sciences James D. Forney, biochemistry H. George Geahigan, visual and performing arts Saul B. Gelfand, electrical and computer engineering Arif Ghafoor, electrical and computer engineering Alan L. Grant, animal sciences Bruce R. Hamaker, food science William A. Harper, health, kinesiology and leisure studies Marietta L. Harrison, medicinal chemistry and molecular pharmacology Stephen D. Heister, aeronautical and astronautical engineering Chad T. Jafvert, civil engineering Hilkka I. Kenttamaa, chemistry John Thomas Kirby, foreign languages and literatures Eric P. Kvam, materials engineering John G. Lee, agricultural economics James S. Lehnert, electrical and computer engineering Glenis R. Long, audiology and speech sciences P. Youli Mantzicopoulos, educational studies Craig L. Miller, technical graphics Dennis J. Minchella, biological sciences Bruce A. Mueller, pharmacy practice Michael D. Murray, pharmacy practice Steven L. Nail, industrial and physical pharmacy David D. Nolte, physics Robert L. Nowack, earth and atmospheric sciences Antonio C. Sa Barreto, mathematics F. David Schoorman, management Ian P. Shipsey, physics David L. Sigman, visual and performing arts Timothy L. Skvarenina, electrical engineering technology Jeffrey H. Smith, mathematics Thomas J. Smith, biological sciences Paul E. Sojka, mechanical engineering Cynthia V. Stauffacher, biological sciences Jen Tang, management John J. Turek, basic medical sciences Reha M. Uzsoy, industrial engineering Kevin J. Webb, electrical and computer engineering Flora L. Williams, consumer sciences and retailing Ching Ching Wu, veterinary pathobiology To associate professor Dulcy M. Abraham, civil engineering Jerald D. Balakrishnan, psychological sciences Rex N. Bernardo, agronomy Thomas H. Brush, management Sugato Chakravarty, consumer sciences and retailing John A. Christian, veterinary pathobiology Kathleen A. Clark, library science Alexander W. Crispo, organizational leadership and supervision Sharon A. DeVaney, consumer sciences and retailing Kevin C. Dittman, computer technology John B. Dunning Jr., forestry and natural resources James S. Eales, agricultural economics James G. Elicker, child development and family studies Gregory S. Francis, psychological sciences Steven H. Frankel, mechanical engineering Ana M. Gomez-Bravo, foreign languages and literatures William J. Hutzel, mechanical engineering technology Sabre Kais, chemistry Roberta J. Kraft, visual and performing arts Patrick B. Lawless, mechanical engineering Denver W. Lopp, aviation technology Jacqueline Marina, philosophy Mariselle Melendez, foreign languages and literatures Suresh K. Mittal, veterinary pathobiology Lawrence J. Mykytiuk, library science Jan Olek, civil engineering O. Eugene Rhodes Jr., forestry and natural resources Rodrigo Salgado, civil engineering Elliott B. Slamovich, materials engineering Christopher J. Staiger, biological sciences B. Allen Talbert, curriculum and instruction Volker K. Thomas, child development and family studies Rodney C. Vandeveer, organizational leadership and supervision Mark J. Volkmann, curriculum and instruction Melinda S. Zook, history To adjunct associate professor Dennis C. Flanagan, agricultural and biological engineering To clinical assistant professor Clara J. Richardson, nursing Tenure without promotion Darcy M. Bullock, associate professor, civil engineering Zhiqiang Cai, associate professor, mathematics Jayanta K. Ghosh, professor, statistics Reto Giere, associate professor, earth and atmospheric sciences Sandor Goodhart, associate professor, English Rao S. Govindaraju, associate professor, civil engineering George A. Kamberelis, associate professor, curriculum and instruction Kenneth R. Morris, associate professor, industrial and physical pharmacy Lynn R. Nelson, associate professor, curriculum and instruction Jens Palsberg, associate professor, computer sciences Arkady Plotnitsky, associate professor, English Scott D. Sudhoff, associate professor, electrical and computer engineering Purdue Calumet To professor Bette S. Bergeron, education Theresa M. Carilli, communication Peggy S. Gerard, nursing E. James Jennings, economics David F. Pick, psychology Judith O. Smith, education To associate professor Judith A. Conedera, nursing Maurice M. Eisenstein, political science Lisa Hopp, nursing Barbara L. Mania-Farnell, biology Linda S. Mura, sociology James A. Russett, education Elaine Waples, management Indiana University-Purdue University Fort Wayne To professor Thomas S. Laverghetta, electrical and computer engineering technology To associate professor Michael R. Columbia, chemistry Desiderio A. Vasquez, physics Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis To professor Charles R. Goodlett, psychology Ramana M. Pidaparti, mechanical engineering To associate professor Pamela L. Crowell, biology Sanjiv B. Gokhale, construction technology Kathy E. Johnson, psychology Bethany S. Neal-Beliveau, psychology Zhe-Yu Jeff Ou, physics Tenure without promotion Gary Felsten, psychology Timothy W. Price, computer technology John C. Watson, biology Purdue North Central To professor Joseph W. Camp Jr., biological sciences To associate professor David J. Feikes, mathematics Daniel L. Padberg, communication School of Technology Statewide Delivery System To associate professor Robert J. Hofinger, electrical engineering technology Jeffrey C. Holle, aviation technology Writer: Frank Koontz, (765) 494-2080; home, (765) 742-8371; fkoontz@purdue.edu Purdue News Service: (765) 494-2096; e-mail, purduenews@uns.purdue.edu To the Purdue News and Photos Page