Trustees grant faculty promotions, tenure

At recent Board of Trustees meetings, the following faculty members were promoted with tenure, appointed with tenure, granted tenure or granted track/title change effective July 1, 2006, unless otherwise noted.

Promotion with tenure

Heather Corcoran, to associate professor of art

Michael Diamond, to associate professor of medicine

Lev D. Gelb, to associate professor of chemistry

Martin Jacobs, to associate professor of rabbinic studies

Phyllis I. Hanson, to associate professor of cell biology and physiology, (promotion effective Jan. 1, tenure effective March 3, 2006)

David B. Haslam, to associate professor of pediatrics, effective Jan. 1, 2006

Erik D. Herzog, to associate professor of biology

Kathleen B. McDermott, as associate professor of psychology

James C. Morley, to associate professor of economics

Robert B. Pless, to associate professor of computer science and engineering, effective March 3, 2006

Scott Saunders, to associate professor of pediatrics

Ralf Wessel, to associate professor of physics

Jeffrey M. Zacks, to associate professor of psychology

Appointment with tenure

Robert E. Blankenship, as professor of biology and of chemistry

Michele Boldrin, as professor of economics

Carmon Colangelo, as the E. Desmond Lee Professor for Community Collaboration in the Arts and dean, Sam Fox School of Design and Visual Arts

Thomas E. Ellenberger, as the Raymond H. Wittcoff Professor of Biochemistry and Molecular Biophysics and head of the Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biophysics (appointment effective Jan. 1, 2006, tenure effective May 5, 2006)

Matthew J. Gabel, as associate professor of political science

Raj Jain, as professor of computer science and engineering, effective March 3, 2006

Evan D. Kharasch, as professor of anesthesiology, (appointment effective Oct. 1, 2006, tenure effective March 3, 2006)

Timothy R. Kuklo, as associate professor of orthopaedic surgery (appointment effective Aug. 15, tenure effective Oct. 6, 2006)

David K. Levine, as professor of economics

Bruce M. Lindsey, as professor of architecture and dean, college of architecture, effective Aug. 9, 2006

George A. Macones, as professor of obstetrics and gynecology, (appointment effective Sept. 1, 2005, tenure effective March 3, 2006)

James F. Spriggs II, as professor of political science

Lihong Wang, as professor of biomedical engineering, effective Sept. 1, 2006

Stephen D. Williamson, as professor of economics

Granting of tenure

Ingrid B. Borecki, associate professor of genetics, effective Oct. 6, 2006

Track and title change

Mark F. Jacquin, to professor of neurology with tenure, effective Oct. 6, 2006