“The annual tenure and promotion process is truly a celebration of the excellence of our faculty,” says UMaine President Susan J. Hunter. “They are key to helping UMaine fulfill its statewide mission of teaching, research, scholarship, economic development and outreach. And they are essential to the UMaine distinction — from the student experience and community engagement to the national- and international-caliber research.”
University of Maine Faculty Promoted and/or Tenured, 2014-15
Promoted to professor
College of Education and Human Development
- Susan K. Gardner, Higher Education
College of Engineering
- Ali Abedi, Electrical and Computer Engineering
- Philip A. Dunn, Jr., Construction Management Technology
- Michael D. Mason, Chemical and Biological Engineering
- Judith R. Pearse, Electrical Engineering Technology
- Yifeng Zhu, Electrical and Computer Engineering
College of Liberal Arts and Sciences
- Amy M. Blackstone, Sociology
- Laura A. Lindenfeld, Mass Communication/Media Studies and Public Policy
- Nathan E. Stormer, Communication and Journalism
College of Natural Sciences, Forestry, and Agriculture
- Kathleen P. Bell, Resource Economics and Policy
- John J. Daigle, Forest Recreation Management
- Eric R. Gallandt, Weed Ecology and Management
- Brian J. McGill, Ecological Modeling
Promoted to professor with tenure
College of Natural Sciences, Forestry, and Agriculture
- Gordon S. Hamilton, Earth Sciences and Climate Change Institute
Promoted to associate professor with tenure
College of Natural Sciences, Forestry, and Agriculture
- Brian J. Olsen, Biology and Ecology
Granted tenure at current rank of associate professor
Honors College
- Mark E. Haggerty, Rezendes Preceptor of Civil Engagement
Promoted to Extension professor
- Jennifer F. Lobley, Cooperative Extension
Promoted to associate Extension professor with continuing contract
- Mitchell D. Mason, Cooperative Extension
- Kathryn G. Yerxa, Cooperative Extension
Contact: Margaret Nagle, 207.581.3745