Agenda Item No.

TEXAS A&M UNIVERSITY

Office of the President

November 9, 2018

Members, Board of Regents

The Texas A&M University System

Subject: Approval of Academic Tenure, February 2018, Texas A&M University

I recommend adoption of the following minute order.

“The Board of Regents of The Texas A&M University System, in accordance with System Policy 12.01, Academic Freedom, Responsibility and Tenure, hereby authorizes the granting of tenure to the following faculty members at Texas A&M University as set forth in the exhibit, Tenure List No. 18-02.”

Respectfully submitted,

Michael K. Young

President

Approval Recommended: Approved for Legal Sufficiency:

John Sharp Ray Bonilla

Chancellor General Counsel

Billy Hamilton

Executive Vice Chancellor and

Chief Financial Officer

James R. Hallmark, Ph.D.

Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs

TEXAS A&M UNIVERSITY

RECOMMENDATIONS FOR TENURE

TENURE LIST NO. 18-02

Present Rank / Yrs. Towards Tenure* / Effective / Employment
Name / Department / Univ. / Other Inst. / Date/Tenure / Education / Towards Tenure
COLLEGE OF AGRICULTURE AND LIFE SCIENCES
Dr. James R. Frank / Professor
Biochemistry and Biophysics / 0 / >15 / Upon Approval
by the Board and Faculty Arrival / Ph.D. (1984)
Brandeis University / 1987 – 1994
Assistant Professor
Duke University Medical Center
1994 – 1999
Associate Professor (Tenured 1994)
Duke University
1999 – Su 2017
Professor (Tenured 1999)
University of Michigan
Fa 2017
Professor
Texas A&M University
COLLEGE OF ARCHITECTURE
Dr. Andrew H. Banks / Associate Professor
Construction Science / 0 / 9 / Upon Approval
by the Board and Faculty Arrival / Ph.D. (2008)
University of Michigan / Fa 2008 – Su 2009
Assistant Professor
New York City College of Technology
COLLEGE OF ARCHITECTURE (Continued)
Dr. Andrew H. Banks (continued)
Fa 2009 – Su 2015
Assistant Professor
University of Central Florida
Fa 2015 – Su 2017
Associate Professor (Tenured 2015)
Missouri State University
Fa 2017
Associate Professor
Texas A&M University
COLLEGE OF DENTISTRY
Dr. Harry J. Monroe / Associate Professor
Endodontics / 0 / 11 / Upon Approval
by the Board and Faculty Arrival / D.M.D. (2008)
University of Pittsburgh / Su 2006 – Su 2007
Assistant Professor
University of Michigan
Su 2007– Sp 2014
Assistant Professor
University of Pittsburgh
Su 2014 – Sp 2017
Associate Professor (Tenured 2014)
University of Pittsburgh
Su 2017
Associate Professor
Texas A&M University
COLLEGE OF LIBERAL ARTS
Dr. Herbert W. Johnson / Professor
Communication / 4 / >15 / Upon Approval
by the Board and Faculty Arrival / Ph.D. (1994) Princeton University / Fa 1997 – Su 2002
Assistant Professor
State University of New York at Albany
Fa 2002 – Su 2005
Associate Professor (Tenured 2003)
University of North Carolina
Fa 2005 – Su 2008 (Tenured 2005)
Associate Professor
Texas A&M University
Fa 2008 – Su 2009
Professor
Texas A&M University
Fa 2009 – Su 2011
Associate Professor
University of Connecticut
Fa 2011 – Su 2017 (Tenured 2012)
Professor
University of Connecticut
Fa 2017
Professor
Texas A&M University
COLLEGE OF LIBERAL ARTS (Continued)
Dr. Dana P. Rogers / Associate Professor
Political Science / 0 / 5 / Upon Approval
by the Board and Faculty Arrival / Ph.D. (2012)
Washington University / Fa 2012 – Su 2014
Assistant Professor
University of Southern California
Fa 2014 – Su 2017
Assistant Professor
Indiana University
Fa 2017
Associate Professor
Texas A&M University
Dr. Lori P. Sanders / Associate Professor
Communication / 0 / 10 / Upon Approval
by the Board and Faculty Arrival / Ph.D. (2007)
University of Southern California / Fa 2007 – Su 2009
Assistant Professor
University of Tennessee
Fa 2009 – Su 2015
Assistant Professor
University of Alabama
Fa 2015 – Su 2017
Associate Professor (Tenured 2015)
University of Alabama
Su 2017
Associate Professor
Texas A&M University
COLLEGE OF LIBERAL ARTS (Continued)
Dr. Jeff H. Zimmers / Associate Professor
Psychology / 0 / 7 / Upon Approval
by the Board and Faculty Arrival / Ph.D. (2010)
University of Missouri / Fa 2010 – Su 2013
Assistant Professor
Ohio University
Su 2013 – Su 2017
Assistant Professor
Montana State University
Su 2017
Associate Professor
Texas A&M University
COLLEGE OF MEDICINE
Dr. Kenneth P. Green / Professor
College of Medicine / 0 / >15 / Upon Approval
by the Board and Faculty Arrival / M.D. (1979)
University of Miami / Fa 1984 – Su 1990
Assistant Professor
Emory University School of Medicine
Fa 1990 – Su 1996
Associate Professor (Tenured 1990)
Emory University School of Medicine
Fa 1996 – Su 2017
Professor
Emory University School of Medicine
Fa 2017
Professor
Texas A&M University
COLLEGE OF SCIENCE
Dr. Kari J. Nelson / Professor
Biology / 0 / >15 / Upon Approval
by the Board and Faculty Arrival / Ph.D. (1984)
Georgia State University / 1987 – 1994
Assistant Professor
University of Minnesota
1994 – 1999
Associate Professor (Tenured 1994)
University of Florida
1999 – Su 2017
Professor (Tenured 1999)
Princeton University
Fa 2017
Professor
Texas A&M University
Dr. George E. Perlon / Associate Professor
Statistics / 0 / 5 / Upon Approval
by the Board and Faculty Arrival / Ph.D. (2012)
Duke University / Fa 2012 – Su 2017
Assistant Professor
Florida State University
Fa 2017
Associate Professor
Texas A&M University
Dr. James K. Salten / Professor
Chemistry / 0 / >15 / Upon Approval
by the Board and Faculty Arrival / Ph.D. (1966)
Edinburgh University / 1970 – 1982
Lecturer (Assistant Professor)
Sheffield University
1982 – 1991
Reader (Professor)
Sheffield University
COLLEGE OF SCIENCE (Continued)
Dr. James K. Salten (continued)
1990 – 1997
Professor (Tenured 1990)
Birmingham University
Fa 1997 – Fa 2007
Professor (Tenured 1997)
University of California, Los Angeles
Sp 2008 – Sp 2017
Professor (Tenured 2008)
Northwestern University
Su 2017
Professor
Texas A&M University
COLLEGE OF VETERINARY MEDICINE AND BIOMEDICAL SCIENCES
Dr. Kevin James Griffin / Professor
Large Animal Clinical Sciences / 0 / >15 / Upon Approval
by the Board and Faculty Arrival / D.V.M. (1982)
Louisiana State University / Su 1989 – Su 1993
Assistant Professor
University of Georgia
Su 1993 – Sp 1998
Associate Professor (Tenured 1993)
University of Georgia
Sp 1998 – Su 2002
Associate Professor (Tenured 1998)
Louisiana State University
COLLEGE OF VETERINARY MEDICINE AND BIOMEDICAL SCIENCES (Continued)
Dr. Kevin James Griffin (continued)
Su 2002 – Sp 2017
Professor
Louisiana State University
SCHOOL OF LAW
Ms. David James Wells / Professor
School of Law / 0 / >15 / Upon Approval
by the Board and Faculty Arrival / J.D. (1982)
Harvard Law School / Fa 1998 – Su 2002
Assistant Professor
Penn State University
Fa 2002 – Su 2004
Associate Professor
Penn State University
Fa 2004 – Su 2017
Professor (Tenured 2004)
Penn State University
Fa 2017
Professor
Texas A&M University

*  Each university determines, through a review process, the number of years each faculty member

will be awarded tenure based on his/her dossier.

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