Personnel.Abilene Christian University: Mark Cullum promoted to assistant professor. University of Alabama at Birmingham UAB began in 1936 as the Birmingham Extension Center of the University of Alabama. Because of the rapid growth of the Birmingham area, it was decided that an extension program for students who had difficulties which prevented them from studying in Tuscaloosa was needed. : Brian D. Steele appointed assistant professor. University of Arkansas The University of Arkansas strives to be known as a "nationally competitive, student-centered research university serving Arkansas and the world." The school recently completed its "Campaign for the 21st Century," in which the university raised more than $1 billion for the school, used , Fayetteville: Robert C. McMath appointed professor; David L. Chappell promoted to professor. Auburn University: Charles Israel appointed associate professor; Joseph Turrini appointed assistant professor; Wayne Flynt and David Edwin Harrell Jr. have retired. Austin College: Max Grober named chair. Baylor University: Barry G. Hankins promoted to professor and named graduate program director; Kimberly R. Kellison and Eric C. Rust promoted to professor. Bucknell University: Mary DeCredico named provost. Campbell University: Lloyd Johnson promoted to professor; James Martin is on leave spring 2006. Christian Brothers University In addition to intercollegiate athletics, CBU offers intramural sports. Types of intramurals, such as volleyball, flag football, and bowling, vary from year to year. Greek life Fraternity and sorority members comprise 21 - 24% of CBU students. : Theresa L. Womble appointed visiting assistant professor. Clemson University: Joanna L. Grisinger appointed assistant professor; Stephanie Barczewski promoted to professor; J. Rodham Andrew Jr. promoted to associate professor; David Nicholas and Joseph L. Arbena have retired. University of Delaware [3] The student body at the University of Delaware is largely an undergraduate population. Delaware students have a great deal of access to work and internship opportunities. : Suzanne E. Austin has returned to teach; Meri L. Clark has resigned. Delta State University History Established in 1924 by an act of the Mississippi Legislature, Delta State Teachers College first opened its doors to students in 1925. The name was later changed to Delta State College (1955) and then Delta State University (1974). : Adam N. Lynde appointed assistant professor; Jerry W. Dallas has retired. Eastern Kentucky University Student Life The Eastern Kentucky University Office of Student Life works closely with Registered Student Organizations (RSO's), Greek Life, and Thursday Alternative Getaway (TAG). : David W. Coleman appointed associate professor and named chair; David A. Sheridan appointed lecturer; Jennifer B. Spock and Bradford J. Wood promoted to associate professor; Mary Ellen Klatte and Kenneth Nelson named emeritus. University of Florida University of Florida is the third-largest university in the United States, with 50,912 students (as of Fall 2006) and has the eighth-largest budget (nearly $1.9 billion per year). UF is home to 16 colleges and more than 150 research centers and institutes. : Brian E. Ward promoted to professor. Floyd College--See Georgia Highlands College Georgia Highlands College is a community college located in Rome, Georgia, USA. Since opening in 1970, it has been part of the University System of Georgia. The school was originally named for Floyd County, of which Rome is the county seat. Georgia Highlands College: Robert D. Page Jr. appointed chair of the Social and Cultural Studies division. Georgia State University History Georgia State University was founded in 1913 as the Georgia School of Technology's "School of Commerce." The school focused on what was called "the new science of business. : Michele Reid appointed assistant professor. University of Kentucky The University of Kentucky, also referred to as UK, is a public, co-educational university located in Lexington, Kentucky. : Shearer Davis Bowman appointed senior lecturer; Francie Chassen-Lopez promoted to professor; George C. Herring has retired. Lander University: H. Paul Thompson appointed associate professor; Marvin L. Cann has retired. Lincoln Memorial University LMU's 1,000-acre campus borders on Cumberland Gap National Historical Park. LMU is accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools (SACS). Its Abraham Lincoln Library and Museum houses a large collection of memorabilia relating to the school's namesake, : Barry A. Vann appointed associate professor; Joanna T. Neilson appointed assistant professor. Louisiana State University Louisiana State University and Agricultural and Mechanical College, generally known as Louisiana State University or LSU, is a public, coeducational university located in Baton Rouge, Louisiana and the main campus of the Louisiana State University System. : David Culbert named John L. Loos Professor; Reza Pirbhai appointed assistant professor; Suzanne L. Marchand and Paul F. Paskoff are on leave 2005-2006; Maribel Dietz is on leave spring 2006; Katheryn Lewis and Thomas C. Owen have retired. Louisiana Tech University Louisiana Tech University, at Ruston; coeducational; state supported; chartered 1894, opened 1895 as an industrial institute. It became Louisiana Polytechnic Institute in 1921 and attained university status in 1970. : Abraham M. Attrep has retired. Lynchburg College: James L. Owens named chair; Dorothy Potter reappointed assistant professor; Kirt Von Daacke appointed assistant professor. Marshall University: David Winter appointed assistant professor; Kathie Williams promoted to associate professor; Frank Riddel and Paul F. Lutz have retired. Maryville College: Chad Berry is on leave January-August 2006. University of Memphis The University of Memphis is a public research university located in Memphis, Tennessee, United States, and is a flagship public research university of the Tennessee Board of Regents system. : Kevin W. Martin appointed assistant professor; Jonathan Judaken and Daniel L. Unowsky promoted to associate professor; C. Edward Skeen has retired. University of Miami: Richard Godbeer, Mary Lindemann, and Michael Miller appointed professor; Martin Nesvig and Kate Ramsey appointed assistant professor; Joseph Bonica appointed visiting assistant professor; Edmund Abaka promoted to professor; David Lines and Jennifer Ratner-Rosenhagen on leave 2005-2006. Mississippi State University: Alan I. Marcus promoted to professor and named head. Murray State University: Alice N. Walters appointed associate professor and named chair; Regina D. Sullivan appointed associate professor. University of North Carolina at Greensboro Additionally, UNCG is home to a bevy of research institutes and centers including the Center for Applied Research, Center for Creating Writing in the Arts, Center for Global Business Education & Research, Center for Biotechnology, Genomics & Health Research, Center for Music Research and : Charles C. Bolton appointed professor and named head; Jodi Bilinkoff promoted to professor; Peter S. Carmichael promoted to associate professor. University of North Texas: Geoffrey D. W. Wawro named Major General Olinto Mark Barsanti Chair in Military History and Director of the Center for the Study of Military History; Adrian Lewis named chair; Christopher Fuhrmann and J. Todd Moye appointed assistant professor; Donald E. Chipman has retired. University of Oklahoma: F. Jamil Ragep named acting chair for 2005-2006; Katherine Tredwell appointed lecturer; Steven J. Livesey is on leave 2005-2006. College of the Ozarks Enrollment is 1,500 to 1,600, and all tuition costs for students are covered by a workstudy program. Students put in 15 hours a week throughout the semester at a workstation, and one 40-hour work week is required outside of the semester. : David Ringer appointed assistant professor; William Horrell has retired. Radford University: Mark R. Munzinger appointed visiting assistant professor; John E. Davis has died. Rice University: Ronald Turner appointed visiting professor. Sam Houston State University Sam Houston State University, (known as SHSU and Sam, for short) founded in 1879, is a public university located in Huntsville, Texas. It is one of the oldest purpose-built institutions for the instruction of teachers west of the Mississippi River and the first such : Thomas Cox, Brian Domitrovic, and Jeff Littlejohn appointed assistant professor. Shepherd University: Robert G. Parkinson appointed assistant professor. Southern Wesleyan University: Mark Elliott named coordinator of history studies. Stephen F. Austin University: Perky Beisel and Andrew Lannen appointed assistant professor; Randi B. Cox and Troy D. Davis promoted to associate professor; Timothy B. Neary and Daniel Newcomer have resigned; Joseph A. Devine and Bobby H. Johnson have retired. University of Tennessee at Martin: Alice-Catherine Carls named Tom Elam Distinguished Professor of History; David Coffey promoted to associate professor and named chair; L. David Barber appointed assistant professor; Donna Cooper Graves is on leave spring 2006. University of Texas at San Antonio The main campus is situated on 600 acres (2.4 km²,) at the intersection of Interstate 10 and Loop 1604 near the northern edge of San Antonio, Texas in Bexar County. The university is also one of the UT System's fastest growing schools, maintaining a 12. : Gregg L. Michel promoted to associate professor. Texas A&M University: R. Jovita Baber, Benjamin C. Brower, and Adam R. Seipp appointed assistant professor; Roger R. Reese promoted to professor; Leor Halevi and April Hatfield are on leave. Texas Christian University: Jodi Campbell, Todd Kerstetter, Peter Szok, and Peter Worthing promoted to associate professor; Steven E. Woodworth promoted to professor. Texas Tech University: Alwyn Barr has retired. Towson University: Robert E. Rook named chair; Rita Costa-Gomes appointed assistant professor; Mark Whitman, Karl Larew, and Laura Eldridge named emeritus. Tusculum College: Joel Van Amberg appointed assistant professor; Donald J. Sexton has retired. United States Naval Academy United States Naval Academy, at Annapolis, Md.; for training young men and women to be officers of the U.S. navy or marine corps. George Bancroft, Secretary of the Navy, founded and opened (1845) it as the Naval School at Annapolis. : Wayne Hsieh, Laura Kamoie, and Thomas Burgess appointed assistant professor. Valdosta State University: Mary Block and Dixie Ray Haggard appointed assistant professor; Christopher C. Meyers promoted to associate professor; F. Lamar Pearson has retired. Virginia Military Institute: Malcolm Muir named Henry King Burgwyn, Boy Colonel of the Confederacy, Chair in Military History; Turk McCleskey was put on active duty; Rose Mary Sheldon named interim chair; Brad Wineman has returned from active duty in Iraq. Virginia Polytechnical Institute and State University: Ellen A. Brown named director of the Reynolds Homestead in Critz, Virginia; Greta Grace Kroeker and Brett L. Shadle appointed assistant professor; Justin Nystrom appointed visiting assistant professor; Peter Wallenstein promoted to professor; Beverly Bunch-Lyons is on leave for spring 2006; Crandall A. Shifflett is on leave 2005-2006. Wake Forest University: James Wilson is on leave. West Virginia University: Joseph M. Hodge appointed assistant professor; Evan Widders and Shannon Frystak appointed visiting professor; Katherine Bankole promoted to associate professor; Robert E. Blobaum and Katherine B. Aaslestad are on leave for 2005-2006; Gregory Good, Robert Maxon, and Jason Parker are on leave for spring 2006; Stephen McCluskey and Mary Lou Lustig will retire at the end of 2006. Western Carolina University: Alexander S. Macaulay appointed assistant professor; Michael Paul, Amanda Epperson, and Greg McLamb appointed visiting assistant professor; Curtis W. Wood has retired. College of William and Mary: Bart Erik van der Boom appointed visiting associate professor. |
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