Faculty Honored for Service Milestones, Awarded Tenure and Promotion

April 26, 2017 — The College of Saint Rose today honored faculty who reached service milestones, announced retirement, and received promotions of rank and tenure.

25 Year Awards

(L-R) Dr. Claire Ziamandanis, Dr. David DeBonis, Dr. Susan Deluke, Dr. Stephen Birchak, Dr. Ann Neilson

• Stephen J. Birchak, Ph.D., professor of counseling;
• David DeBonis, Ph.D., professor of communication disorders;
• Susan Deluke, Ph.D., associate professor of special education;
• Ann Neilson, D.P.E., assistant professor of physical education;
• Claire Ziamandanis, Ph.D., professor of Spanish.

Faculty Retirements

(L-R) Dr. Katherine Voegtle, Dr. Marguerite Lodico, Dr. Esther Murillo-Miklic, Dr. James Allen, Dr. Maria Fast

• James Allen, Ph.D., professor of educational psychology;
• James Burns, Ph.D., professor of special education;
• Eric Eslinger, Ph.D., professor of earth science;
• Maria Fast, Ph.D., associate professor of school psychology;
• Nancy Lawson, Ph.D., associate professor of computer information systems;
• Marguerite Lodico, Ph.D., professor of educational psychology;
• Esther Murillo-Miklic, Ph.D., associate professor of Spanish;
• Travis Plowman, Ph.D., associate professor of educational technology;
• Irene Rosenthal, Ph.D., associate professor of literacy;
• Katherine Voegtle, Ph.D., professor of educational psychology.

Promotions and Tenure

Promoted to Professor

(L-R) Dr. Stephanie Bennett-Knapp, Dr. Claudia Lingertat-Putnam

• Stephanie Bennett-Knapp, Ph.D., sociology;
• Claudia Lingertat-Putnam, Psy.D., counseling.

Awarded Tenure

• Susan Meyer, M.F.A., art foundations

Awarded Tenure and Promoted to Associate Professor

• Sara Alvaro, Ph.D., chemistry;
• Brad Bauer, Ph.D., physical chemistry;
• Alfred Chapleau, J.D., criminal justice, behavior and law;
• Christa Deno, Ph.D., mathematics;
• Anne Hobday, M.F.A., graphic design;
• Frances Ihle, Ph.D., special education and literacy;
• Jin Kim; Ph.D., communications;
• Sean McClowry, Ph.D., music industry;
• Maureen Rotondi, M.S.W., social work;
• Chris St. Cyr, M.F.A., graphic design;
• Sherwood Wise, D.M., music;
• Dandan Wu, Ph.D., finance.

Awarded Professor Emeritus

• Fred Antico, Ph.D.;
• Catherine Cavanaugh, Ph.D.;
• Willard Washburn, Ph.D.

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