More than 30 faculty members receive new ranks starting this academic year
Dave Evensen
August 31, 2023
Lincoln Hall
The College of LAS has announced faculty promotions.

The College of LAS has announced 33 faculty promotions to take effect during the fall semester. The promotions include 15 faculty members who were promoted from associate professor to professor; 13 who were promoted from assistant professor to associate professor; and five who received specialized faculty promotions.

“We are proud to grant these well-deserved promotions to our faculty members,” said Venetria K. Patton, the Harry E. Preble Dean of the College of LAS. “They have displayed a spirit of service and learning to their fields and the people around them. The College of LAS is honored to support these individuals as they enter a new stage of their careers.”

The promotions are as follows:

Specialized faculty promotions

  • David Dalpiaz, statistics
  • Kelly Findley, statistics
  • Karle Flanagan, statistics
  • Christopher Kinson, statistics
  • Gabriele La Nave, mathematics

To the rank of associate professor

To the rank of professor

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