Dear members of the UIS Campus Community:

I am pleased to announce that on July 21, 2022, after campus-level review, the University of Illinois Board of Trustees approved the following UIS faculty for tenure and/or promotion:

Faculty Promotion:

• Tena Helton, Associate Professor in English and Modern Languages—promotion to Professor
• Elizabeth Kosmetatou, Associate Professor in History - promotion to Professor
• Ali Nizamuddin, Associate Professor in School of Politics and International Affairs - promotion to Professor
• Milissa Thibodeaux-Thompson, Associate Professor in Art, Music and Theatre—promotion to Professor
• Marcel Yoder, Associate Professor in School of Health Sciences—promotion to Professor

Faculty Tenure and Promotion:

• Matthew Brown, Assistant Professor in Accounting, Economics & Finance – tenure granted and promotion to Associate Professor
• Brandon Derman, Assistant Professor in School of Integrated Sciences, Sustainability, and Public Health—tenure granted and promotion to Associate Professor
• Jennifer Martin, Assistant Professor in School of Education— tenure granted and promotion to Associate Professor
• Neetu Singh, Assistant Professor in Management Information Systems – tenure granted and promotion to Associate Professor

Thank you,

Janet

Janet L. Gooch, PhD

Chancellor

University of Illinois Springfield