LEXINGTON, Va., Oct. 11, 2021—Brig. Gen. Robert “Bob” Moreschi, deputy superintendent for academics and dean of the faculty, has announced the promotion and granting of tenure to several faculty members.

Promoted:

• Applied Mathematics—Col. John David, promoted from associate professor to professor.
• Biology—Col. Emily Lilly, promoted from associate professor to professor.
• Civil and environmental engineering—Col. Matthew Swenty, promoted from associate professor to professor.
• Economics and business—Col. Jennifer Gerow, promoted from associate professor to professor.
• International studies—Col. Brent Hierman, promoted from associate professor to professor.
• Mechanical engineering—Col. Joyce Blandino, promoted from associate professor to professor.

Promoted and Granted Tenure:

• Applied mathematics—Lt. Col. Amy Chapman, promoted from assistant professor to associate professor.
• Computer and information sciences—Dr. Youna Jung, promoted from assistant professor to associate professor.
• English, rhetoric, and humanistic studies—Lt. Col. Mary Atwell, promoted from assistant professor to associate professor; Lt. Col. Catharine Ingersoll, promoted from assistant professor to associate professor; Lt. Col. Michelle Iten, promoted from assistant professor to associate professor.
• International studies—Col. Spencer Bakich, promoted from associate professor to professor.
• Modern languages and cultures—Dr. Sabrina Laroussi, promoted from assistant professor to associate professor.

New Full-Time Faculty:

• Applied mathematics—Maj. Megan Chambers
• Chemistry—Maj. Shannon Quevado
• Computer and information sciences—Dr. Sherif Abdelhamid, Dr. Imran Ghani
• Electrical and computer engineering—Lt. Col. Jaafar Alghazo
• English, rhetoric, and humanistic studies—Maj. Curry Kennedy
• History—Maj. Patrick Klinger, Maj. Jonathan Jones
• International studies—Maj. Megan Roosevelt
• Modern languages and cultures—Dr. Lu Lu
• Physics—Lt. Col. Durig Lewis
• Psychology—Maj. Aubrey Whitehead

Adjunct/Part-Time Faculty:

• Computer and information sciences—Adjunct Kurt Luther
• Economics and business—Adjuncts Stephen Lowe and Hannah Becker
• English, rhetoric, and humanistic studies—Adjuncts George Walter, Laura Parsons, and Margot Hughes
• Modern languages and cultures—Adjuncts Stephen Gerome and Hugo Moreira
• LEAD fellow/psychology—Adjunct Kelly Henry

All promotions and tenure were effective Aug. 1, 2021, and are listed here by department.

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