The University of Alabama in Huntsville (UAH) announced awards of tenure and/or promotion for 22 faculty members and recognized eight others who were granted emeritus status over the past year at the University Awards for Excellence celebration on May 1. UAH is a part of The University of Alabama System.
The tenure and promotion awards begin with the 2025-26 academic year. These faculty members include three who were promoted to professor, eight who were awarded tenure and promotion to associate professor, three promotions to clinical associate professor, one promotion to librarian IV, one promotion to librarian II, and six promotions to senior lecturer.
“These newly promoted and tenured faculty have achieved high levels of excellence in the areas of teaching, research and service,” said Dr. David Puleo, provost and executive vice president for academic affairs. “They are a tribute to the faculty who recruited them, mentored them and encouraged them along the way.”
PROMOTION TO PROFESSOR
- Hank Alewine – Accounting, College of Business
- Yu Lei – Chemical and Materials Engineering, College of Engineering
- Huaming Zhang – Computer Science, College of Science
AWARD OF TENURE AND PROMOTION TO ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR
- Amalia Osuga – Music, College of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences
- Robert Thomson – Sociology, College of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences
- Joseph Watson – Theatre and Film, College of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences
- Aubrey Beal – Electrical and Computer Engineering, College of Engineering
- Dana Skelley – Curriculum and Instruction, College of Education
- Brad Kraemer – Biological Sciences, College of Science
- Sharifa Love-Rutledge – Chemistry, College of Science
- Stephen Walker – Physics, College of Science
PROMOTION TO CLINICAL ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR
- Nicholas Loyd – Industrial and Systems Engineering and Engineering Management, College of Engineering
- Kimberly Budisalich – Nursing, College of Nursing
- Tracie Morgan – Nursing, College of Nursing
PROMOTION TO LIBRARIAN IV
- Laura Slavin – Salmon Library
PROMOTION TO LIBRARIAN II
- Anna Kate Tippett – Salmon Library
PROMOTION TO SENIOR LECTURER
- Beth Boswell – English, College of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences
- Lacy Marschalk-Brecciaroli – English, College of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences
- Joseph Robertshaw – English, College of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences
- Linda Hannah – Psychology, College of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences
- Janice Burrows – Mathematical Sciences, College of Science
- Kevin Preston – Computer Science, College of Science
RECOGNITION OF EMERITUS
- Kevin Knupp – Atmospheric and Earth Science, College of Science
- Sampson Gholston – Industrial and Systems Engineering and Engineering Management, College of Engineering
- W. David Allen (awarded posthumously) – Accounting, Economics and Finance, College of Business
- Stephen Waring – History, College of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences
- Louise O’Keefe – Nursing, College of Nursing
- Ravi Gorur – Electrical and Computer Engineering, College of Engineering
- Fat Duen Ho (awarded posthumously) – Electrical and Computer Engineering, College of Engineering
- Jeffrey Neuschatz – Psychology, College of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences