ISSUED: 22 March 2022
MEDIA CONTACT: Dana Costa
SHEPHERDSTOWN, WV — Nine Shepherd University faculty members have been promoted and six have been granted tenure effective the 2022-2023 academic year.
Faculty who have been promoted are:
• Dr. Rachel Carlson (Music) to Associate Professor
• Dr. Craig Cline (Social Work) to Associate Professor
• Ms. Rhonda Donaldson (Library) to Associate Librarian
• Dr. Samuel Greene (Political Science, Global Studies, and Geography) to Associate Professor
• Dr. Melissa Hall (Recreation, Sport, and Exercise Science) to Associate Professor
• Dr. Chiquita Howard-Bostic (Sociology, Criminology, and Criminal Justice) to Professor
• Dr. Janine Sam (Business Administration) to Associate Professor
• Dr. John Steffen (Biology) to Associate Professor
• Dr. Christy Wenger (English and Modern Languages) to Professor
The following faculty have been granted tenure:
• Dr. Rachel Carlson (Music)
• Dr. Craig Cline (Social Work)
• Dr. Samuel Greene (Political Science, Global Studies, and Geography)
• Dr. Melissa Hall (Recreation, Sport, and Exercise Science)
• Dr. Janine Sam (Business Administration)
• Dr. John Steffen (Biology)
“Congratulations are due to all these individuals for the contributions they’ve made and that they continue to make to the University, the communities they serve, and to their profession,” said Dr. Ben Martz, interim provost, and vice president of Academic Affairs. “I would like to also thank the members of the College Promotion and Tenure Committees for their contributions to the well-being of the University through their service.”
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