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Academic Affairs

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AUGUST 2005 BOARD OF REGENTS MEETING

1. Bernadette Pruitt, PHD, Assistant Professor of History, effective for the 2005-2006 academic year (0.75 position).

NOVEMBER 2005 BOARD OF REGENTS MEETING

1. Mary E. Gutermuth, PHD, Professor of French, effective for the 2005-2006 academic year (0.25 position).
2. Graciela Gonzalez, PHD, Assistant Professor of Computing Science, effective for the 2005-2006 academic year (1.00 position).
3. Julie E. Hall, PHD, Associate Professor of English, effective for the fall 2005 semester (1.00 position).
4. Robert H. Stretcher, III, PHD, Associate Professor of Finance, effective for the spring 2006 semester (1.00 position).

AUGUST 2006 BOARD OF REGENTS MEETING

1. Carroll F. Nardone, PHD, Assistant Professor of English, effective fall semester 2006 (1.00 position).
2. Joseph L. Peterson, DCRIM, Professor of Criminal Justice, effective fall semester 2006 (1.00 position).

NOVEMBER 2006 BOARD OF REGENTS MEETING

1. Helen Berg, MED, Assistant Professor of Education, effective for the fall 2006 semester (1.00 position).
2. Stacy R. Carter, PHD, Assistant Professor of Psychology, effective for the 2006-07 academic year (1.00 position).
3. James R. DeShaw, PHD, Professor of Biology, effective for the 2006-07 academic year (1.00 position).
4. Mary E. Gutermuth, PHD, Professor of French, effective for the 2006-07 academic year (0.25 position).
5. Kristin R. Hightower, DMA, Assistant Professor of Music, effective for the 2006-07 academic year (1.00 position).

FEBRUARY 2007 BOARD OF REGENTS MEETING

1. Jerry L. Cook, PHD, Associate Professor of Biology, effective for the 2007 calendar year (1.00 position).

AUGUST 2007 BOARD OF REGENTS MEETING

1. Kersten J. Biehn, PHD, Assistant Professor of History, effective for the spring 2007 semester (1.00 position). [Note: Leave for spring 2007 was rescinded at November 2007 Board of Regents meeting.]
2. Michelle R. Pierczynski-Ward, PHD, Assistant Professor of Education, effective for the 2007-2008 academic year (1.00 position).

NOVEMBER 2007 BOARD OF REGENTS MEETING

1. Kersten J. Biehn, PHD, Assistant Professor of History, effective for the 2007-2008 academic year.
2. Amy M. Kirk, PHD, Assistant Professor of Sociology, effective for the fall 2007 semester.

MAY 2008 BOARD OF REGENTS MEETING

1. Simmons, Aneika L., Assistant Professor, Management (.5 FTE), effective for the spring 2008 semester, (3/1/2008 to 5/31/2008).
2. Tucker, Shirley H., Associate Professor, Business Administration, effective for the spring 2008 semester.

AUGUST 2008 BOARD OF REGENTS MEETING

1. Walker, Amber, Assistant Professor, Communication Studies, effective for the 2008-2009 academic year.

NOVEMBER 2008 BOARD OF REGENTS MEETING

1. Tucker, Shirley, Associate Professor, Business Administration, effective September 1, 2008, fall 2008 semester.

FEBRUARY 2009 BOARD OF REGENTS MEETING

1. Balas, Glenda R., Associate Professor and Chair, Mass Communication, effective January 16, 2009, Spring 2009 semester.

AUGUST 2009 BOARD OF REGENTS MEETING

1. Vargas-Silva, Carlos, Assistant Professor, Business Analysis, effective September 1, 2009.

MAY 2010 BOARD OF REGENTS MEETING

1. Jensen, Jacqueline A., Associate Professor, Mathematics and Statistics, effective for the 2010-2011 academic year.

AUGUST 2010 BOARD OF REGENTS MEETING

1. Babenko, Yuliya V., Assistant Professor, Mathematics and Statistics, effective for the 2010-2011 academic year.
2. Jensen, Jacqueline, Associate Professor, Mathematics and Statistics, effective for the 2010-2011 academic year.
3. Vargas-Silva, Carlos, Assistant Professor, Economics and International Business, effective for the 2010-2011 academic year.

NOVEMBER 2010 BOARD OF REGENTS MEETING

1. Hsieh, Ivy H., Assistant Professor, Language, Literacy and Special Populations, effective September 27, 2010.

FEBRUARY 2011 BOARD OF REGENTS MEETING

1. Liu, Lirong, Assistant Professor, Economics and International Business, (.25 FTE) effective January 16, 2011.
2. Ruiz, Isabel, Assistant Professor, Economics and International Business, (.50 FTE) effective January 16, 2011.

AUGUST 2011 BOARD OF REGENTS MEETING

1. Jensen, Jacqueline A., Associate Professor, Mathematics and Statistics, effective for the 2011-2012 academic year.

NOVEMBER 2011 BOARD OF REGENTS MEETING

1. Pierce, Katherine A., Assistant Professor, History, effective for the 2011-2012 academic year.
2. Ruiz, Isabel, Assistant Professor, Economics and International Business, effective for the 2011-2012 academic year.
3. Zey, Nancy, Assistant Professor, History, effective for the 2011-2012 academic year.

MAY 2012 BOARD OF REGENTS MEETING

1. Bhattacharyya, Aditi, Assistant Professor, Economics and Interational Business, effective for the spring 2012 semester.
2. Souryal, Sam, Professor, Criminal Jutice, effective for the spring 2012 semester.