Tenure, Promotion, and Emeritus Status Granted

At its February meeting the Ithaca College Board of Trustees approved a number of faculty status changes:

Emeritus

John "Kesh" Keshishoglou (pictured with Walter Cronkite), who retired in 2000, was named professor emeritus of television-radio. He was the founding dean of the communications school, serving in that role from 1971 to 1979. He had joined the College in 1965 as chair of the Department of Television-Radio and director of the instructional resources center. An expert on international and intercultural communications, he developed a student exchange program between the Roy H. Park School of Communications and Nanyang Technological University in Singapore, where he currently serves as a visiting professor.

A three-time recipient of Fulbright research awards, Keshishoglou has served as a consultant for the United States Information Agency, United States Agency for International Development, and United Nations. He has written three books; published more than 100 articles in journals, magazines, and newspapers; and produced and directed numerous educational films and documentaries.

Tenure

Gina Marchetti (cinema and photography) and John Wolohan (sport management and media) were granted tenure.

Promotion

Jodi Cohen (speech communication), Bruce Henderson (speech communication), Elia Kacapyr (economics), Betsy Keller (exercise and sport sciences), Michael Malpass (anthropology), Patrice Pastore (performance studies), and Gladys Varona-Lacey (modern languages and literatures) were promoted to professor. Laurie Bitting (exercise
and sport sciences), Christine Cecconi (speech-language pathology and audiology), and Frank Micale (exercise and sport sciences) were promoted to clinical associate professor. Susan Durnford (speech-language pathology and audiology) was promoted to clinical assistant professor.

Tenure and Promotion

Jean Hardwick (biology), Naeem Inayatullah (politics), Deborah Martin (performance studies), and Greg Shelley (exercise and sport sciences) were granted tenure and promoted to associate professor.