Elon University trustees approved promotions and tenure for faculty members in a March 1 meeting.
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Trustees granted tenure to the following faculty members:
Christina Benson (Department of Management)
Naeemah Clark (School of Communications)
Mina Garcia Soormally (Department of World Languages and Cultures)
Neeraj Gupta (Department of Finance)
Daniel Haygood (School of Communications)
Dugald “Duke” Hutchings II (Department of Computing Sciences)
Antonio Izzo (Department of Biology)
Nina Namaste (Department of World Languages and Cultures)
Rebecca Pope-Ruark (Department of English)
Michael Pregill (Department of Religious Studies)
Safia Swimelar (Department of Political Science and Policy Studies)
Anthony Weaver (Department of Sport and Event Management)
James Exum Jr. (School of Law)
Andrew Haile (School of Law)
Thomas Molony (School of Law)
Michael Rich (School of Law)
Catherine Wasson (School of Law)
Trustees promoted Rebecca Peters (Department of Religious Studies) and Brant Touchette (Department of Environmental Studies) to professor. Promoted to associate professor were:
Christina Benson (Department of Management)
Naeemah Clark (School of Communications)
Mina Garcia Soormally (Department of World Languages and Cultures)
Neeraj Gupta (Department of Finance)
Dugald “Duke” Hutchings II (Department of Computing Sciences)
Antonio Izzo (Department of Biology)
Nina Namaste (Department of World Languages and Cultures)
Rebecca Pope-Ruark (Department of English)
Michael Pregill (Department of Religious Studies)
Safia Swimelar (Department of Political Science and Policy Studies)
Anthony Weaver (Department of Sport and Event Management)
Lynda Butler-Storsved (Department of Health and Human Performance) and Paula Weller (Department of Accounting) were promoted to senior lecturer. Trustees learned that continuance in lecture track appointment was approved for George Hlavaty (Department of English). Continuance was also approved for Vitaliy Strohush (Department of Economics) and Tonya Train (Department of Biology) in their continuing track appointments.