Ithaca College Board of Trustees Awards Tenure, Promotions to Faculty Members

By Molly Israel, June 2, 2016

Board of Trustees Awards Tenure, Promotions to Faculty Members

At its May meeting, the Ithaca College Board of Trustees awarded tenure and/or promotions to 10 faculty members.

The following faculty were promoted from associate professor to full professor:

  • Hilary Greenberger, Department of Physical Therapy, who received her Ph.D. from Virginia Commonwealth University, M.S. from Dalhousie University, B.S. from Ithaca College and B.A. from Oberlin College.
  • Jerry Mirskin, Department of Writing, who received his Ph.D. from the University of Wisconsin-Madison, M.A. from SUNY Binghamton and B.A. from SUNY Fredonia.
  • Alexander Shuhan, Department of Performance Studies, who received his M.M. from the Meadows School of the Arts and B.M. from the Eastman School of Music.
  • Matthew Sullivan, Department of Physics and Astronomy, who received his Ph.D. and M.S. from the University of Maryland, and B.S. and A.B. from Stanford University.
  • Stephen Sweet, Department of Sociology, who received his Ph.D. and M.A. from the University of New Hampshire and B.A. from SUNY Potsdam.
  • Catherine Weidner, Department of Theatre Arts, who received her M.F.A. from the University of Minnesota and B.F.A. from Ithaca College.

Chad West, Department of Music Education, was awarded tenure and promoted from assistant professor to associate professor. West received his Ph.D. from the University of Michigan, M.M. from the University of Georgia and B.M. Arizona State University.

Jana Waller, Department of Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology, was promoted from clinical instructor to clinical assistant professor. Waller received her M.S. from Ithaca College, B.S. from the University of Washington and B.A. from SUNY Albany.

Susan Durnford, Department of Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology, was promoted from clinical assistant professor to clinical associate professor. Durnford received her M.S. from Colorado State University and B.A. from Adams State College.

Mary Pitti, Department of Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology, was promoted from clinical assistant professor to clinical associate professor. Pitti received her M.S. and B.S. from Ithaca College.