Faculty Promotions/Tenure

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
June 19, 2006
Contact: Dr. Julio León
(417) 625-9501

 

JOPLIN (SNS) - The following Missouri Southern State University faculty members have been recommended for promotion by their deans, the Promotion Committee, Vice President for Academic Affairs and the President.

 

The recommendations were approved at the meeting of the MSSU Board of Governors on Thursday, June 15.

 

Instructor to Assistant Professor
Ms. Brenda Kilby (Communication Department)

 

Assistant Professor to Associate Professor
Dr. Laura Adkins (Mathematics Department)
Dr. Crystal Lemmons (Biology and Environmental Health Department)
Dr. Melissa Locher (Learning Center)
Dr. Karen Plucinski (Biology and Environmental Health Department)
Mr. J. J. Spurlin (Criminal Justice Department)
Dr. Cliff Toliver (English/Philosophy Department)

 

Associate Professor to Full Professor
Dr. John Summerfield (Physical Sciences Department)
Dr. Phillip Wise (Music Department)

 

Tenure Candidates -- 2006
Each of the faculty members listed below has been recommended by his or her department head and dean to be awarded tenure with the 2006-2007 contract.

 

The probationary years’ evaluations of these faculty members by their deans and department heads show them to be above average in teaching. The Vice President for Academic Affairs concurs with these recommendations.

 

School of Arts and Sciences
Mr. Robert Heth (Biology and Environmental Health Department)
Mr. Michael Kennedy (Biology and Environmental Health Department)
Dr. Crystal Lemmons (Biology and Environmental Health Department)
Dr. Kexi Liu (Music Department)
Dr. Karen Plucinski (Biology and Environmental Health Department)
Dr. Cliff Toliver (English/Philosophy Department)
Dr. Steve Wagner (Social Science Department)

 

School of Technology
Mrs. Elke Howe (CADD/CAMT/MIMS)
Mr. Stephen Schiavo (Computer Information Science)
Mr. Alan Schiska (Radiologic Technology)