August 27, 2004
New Hires and Promotions at UW-RF
Nearly 70 new hires and promotions at UW-River Falls will add a fresh perspective to the 2004-05 academic year, which begins on Thursday, Sept. 2.
"We're always delighted to have new staff join the University," says Chancellor Virgil Nylander. "We're looking forward to another positive year, and the new additions to our faculty will only add to the college's success." New hires and promotions are listed by colleges and/or departments. Some individuals were hired spring semester but will begin their first full academic year fall semester.
Administration/Academic Support
Office of Human Resources: Katherine Schultz, director, M.A. St. JohnÕs University,
B.A. St. Norbert College. Academic Success Center: Amy Lloyd, academic staff
advisor, M.A. Cleveland State University, M.S. St. Cloud State University, B.A.
College of St. Benedict; Tyra Nelson, multicultural student advisor; B.A. University
of Northern Iowa. Chalmer Davee Library: Susan Ginter-Watson: academic archivist
I to academic archivist II. Brad Gee: academic librarian to senior academic
librarian. Leadership Center: Timothy Ryerson, staff associate student services
coordinator, M.Ed. Hardin-Simmons University, B.S. UW-Stevens Point; Jason Neuhaus,
academic staff student services coordinator, M.S. Mankato State University,
B.A. University of Nebraska-Lincoln. University Advancement: Julie Stucky, associative
administrative specialist, B.S. Mankato State University. Student Health Services:
Nicole Haakinson, academic staff advisor, M.S.E. UW-River Falls, B.A. UW-Eau
Claire. Wisconsin in Scotland: Timothy Dohmen, administrative program manager,
M.A. University of St. Thomas, B.S. St. Cloud State University. Facilities Management:
Charleen Valenzuela, custodian (floater); Ronald O'Hair, custodian (floater);
Carol Matara, custodian (Ag Science); Susan Bischof, IS network services-professional;
Esekiel Mendoza, power plant operator; Mark Gills, maintenance mechanic; William
Jones, power plant operator. Student Services Center: Yulonda Oliver, custodian-Parker;
Mark Carr, custodian-Hathorn; Connie Frantz, custodian-McMillan. Office of Financial
Assistance: Lana Delsart, IS business automation-senior. Office of Accounts
Receivable: Brenda Aumock, financial program supervisor.
College of Agriculture, Food and Environmental Sciences
Animal and Food Science: Dr. Donatus Amako, visiting professor, Ph.D. University
of Kentucky, M.Sc. Dalhousie University, B.Sc. Federal Polytechnic; Amber Qureshi,
instructional academic staff, M.S. McGill University, B.S. McGill University.
Plant and Earth Science: Janelle Glady, instructional academic staff, M.S. Michigan
State University, B.S. UW-River Falls. Lab Farms: Harry Larson, assistant director
of lab farms, B.S. UW-River Falls. CAFES Internship Office: Connie Simpson,
program assistant.
College of Arts and Sciences
Art: Todd Anderson, instructional academic staff, M.F.A. University of New Mexico,
B.F.A. UW-Madison; Peter Mak, assistant professor, M.F.A. Arizona State University,
M.A. City Polytechnic University of Hong Kong, B.A. Valley City State University;
Petronella Ytsma, instructional academic staff, M.A. Michigan State University,
M.A. University of Stockholm, B.A. Calvin College. Biology: E. Katherine Miller,
promoted to professor. Chemistry: Lisa Kroutil, promoted to associate professor
and granted tenure. English: James Austin, instructional academic staff, M.F.A.
University of California/Irvine, M.A. Iowa State University, B.A. Wittenberg
University; Matthew Bissell, instructional academic staff, M.A. University of
Chicago, B.A. St. Olaf College; Joseph Fischer, instructional academic staff,
M.A. University of St. Thomas, B.S. UW-River Falls; Sarah Matthey, instructional
academic staff, M.A. University of St. Thomas, B.A. University of Minnesota;
Dr. Vladimir Pavlov, assistant professor, Ph.D. Odessa State University, M.Ed.
Rutgers University, M.A. and B.A. Azerbaijan State Institute of Foreign Languages;
M. Laurel Walsh, instructional academic staff, M.F.A. Hamline University, B.A.
UW-Milwaukee; Jennifer Brantley, promoted to associate professor and granted
tenure. History: Dr. Kiril Petkov, assistant professor, Ph.D. New York University,
M.A. State University of New York-Albany, B.A. University of Veliko Tarnovo.
Journalism: Dr. Tracy OÕConnell, assistant professor, Ed.D. University of California-Los
Angeles, M.A. UW-Stout, B.A. UW-River Falls; Patricia Berg, promoted to associate
professor and granted tenure; Colleen Callahan, promoted to associate professor.
Marketing Communications: Stephen Olsen, promoted to professor. Mathematics:
Dr. Ioana Ghenciu, assistant professor, Ph.D. University of North Texas, M.S.
and B.S. University of Bucharest. Modern Languages: Amanda Castro-Spinelli,
instructional academic staff, M.A. University of Minnesota, B.A. University
of Minnesota. Political Science: Wes Chapin, promoted to associate professor
and granted tenure. Physics: Frank Hunte, instructional academic staff, Ph.D.
University of Minnesota (currently in progress), M.S. Florida Agricultural &
Mechanical University, B.S. Florida Agricultural & Mechanical University; Dr.
Matthew Vonk, assistant professor, Ph.D. University of Minnesota, B.S. Hope
College. Speech, Communication and Theatre Arts: Dr. Jennifer Willis-Rivera,
assistant professor, Ph.D. Bowling Green State University, M.A. Bowling Green
State University, B.A. University of California-Irvine; Barbara Werner, promoted
to professor.
College of Business and Economics
Business Administration: Dr. Jude Rathburn, assistant professor, Ph.D. Arizona
State University, M.B.A. Arizona State University, M.C. Arizona State University,
B.A. Marquette University; Dawn Hukai, promoted to associate professor and granted
tenure. Computer Science/Information Systems: Arpankumar Jani, instructional
academic staff, Ph.D. University of Minnesota (currently in progress), Bachelor
of Engineering S.P. University, India. Economics: Oliver Unal, instructional
academic staff, M.S. University of Illinois-Urbana-Champaign, B.S. College of
Agriculture-Erzurum, Turkey; Pascal Ngoboka, promoted to professor. Small Business
Development Center: Chris Bye, director; Lori Clark, program assistant.
College of Education and Professional Studies
Counseling and School Psychology: Carol Robinson, instructional academic staff,
M.S.T. UW-River Falls, B.S. Northwestern University. Health & Human Performance:
Jamie Herrick, instructional academic staff/coach, M.S. UW-LaCrosse, B.S. UW-River
Falls; Crystal Lanning, trainer/instructional academic staff, M.S. University
of Kentucky, B.S. Winona State University; Dr. Martha Brennan, instructional
academic staff/coach, Ph.D. Texas A & M University, M.A. Louisiana State University,
B.S. Louisiana State University. Teacher Education: Dr. Michael Miller, assistant
professor, Ph.D. University of Minnesota, M.S. George WilliamÕs College of Aurora
University, B.A. University of Michigan; Mary Donaldson, instructional academic
staff, A.B.D. and M.A. St. MaryÕs University of Minnesota, B.S. UW-River Falls;
Corey Mohan, academic staff lecturer, M.S. UW-River Falls, M.SW. West Virginia
University, B.S. University of Illinois-Champaign. Health and Human Performance:
Deb Allyn, promoted to professor. Teacher Education: Margaret Phinney, promoted
to professor; Terri Crotty, promoted to professor. Patricia Radle, program assistant.
Outreach and Graduate Studies
Outreach: Sharon Sabatke, instructional program manager, M.S. UW-Stout, B.S.
UW-Eau Claire. Graduate Studies: Kristine Tappe, program assistant. Interim
Appointments: Katrina Larsen: appointed interim director of Outreach Programs;
Dr. Douglas Johnson: appointed interim director of Graduate Programs.
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