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Faculty achieve excellence with promotions and tenure in 2024

By College of Science Communications

The College of Science congratulates 20 faculty on receiving promotions and/or tenure for the 2023-24 academic year.

The College of Science proudly announces that 20 of our faculty members have received a promotion and/or tenure for the 2023-24 academic year. These distinguished individuals represent the excellence of our researchers, scholars, teachers and mentors. Their achievements are vital to the success of our students, our College, and Oregon State University.

Please join me in congratulating them on their accomplishments.

Biochemistry and Biophysics Department

David Hendrix has been promoted to Professor
Kenton Hokanson has been promoted to Senior Instructor I
Kate Shay has been promoted to Senior Instructor I
Zhen Yu has been promoted to Senior Faculty Research Assistant II

Chemistry Department

Denis Drolet has been promoted to Senior Instructor I
Kyriakos Stylianou has been promoted to Associate Professor with indefinite tenure

Integrative Biology Department

Staci Bronson has been promoted to Senior Instructor I
Molly Burke has been promoted to Associate Professor with indefinite tenure
Jamie Cornelius has been promoted to Associate Professor with indefinite tenure
Nathan Kirk has been promoted to Senior Instructor II

Mathematics Department

Chad Giusti has been promoted to Associate Professor with indefinite tenure
Stacey Vaughn has been promoted to Senior Instructor I

Microbiology Department

Maude David has been promoted to Associate Professor with indefinite tenure
Kimberly Halsey has been promoted to Professor, Microbiology
Kenton Hokanson has been promoted to Senior Instructor I
Tom Sharpton has been promoted to Professor

Physics Department

Elizabeth Gire has been promoted to Professor
Randall Milstein has been promoted to Senior Instructor II
Bo Sun has been promoted to Professor
Rebecka Tumblin has been promoted to Senior Instructor I

Statistics Department

Kelsi Espinoza has been promoted to Senior Instructor I
Tom Sharpton has been promoted to Professor

Thank you!

Thanks to all of the committee members who served on the College of Science Promotions and Tenure Committee this year.

Bob Mason, Integrative Biology - Committee Chair
Chong Fang, Chemistry
Michael Freitag, Biochemistry & Biophysics
Lisa Madsen, Statistics
Ethan Minot, Physics
Oksana Ostroverkhova, Physics
Devon Quick, Integrative Biology
Holly Swisher, Mathematics
Rebecca Vega Thurber, Microbiology
KC Walsh, Physics
Virginia Weis, Integrative Biology


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