LOCAL EDUCATION NEWS — Over the past year, 33 faculty members at Motlow State Community College have been promoted and/or granted tenure.

Promotion to professor is the appointment of a faculty member to the highest academic rank in recognition of continued distinguished performance in teaching, service to the College and the faculty member’s profession, and research and creative activities.

A faculty member achieves tenure through demonstrated peer-reviewed distinction in three evaluative areas: teaching, service to the College and the faculty member’s profession, and research/scholarship/creative activities. Granting tenure represents a long-term commitment by the College to the individual and represents a positive evaluation of a faculty member’s total contribution to the College and potential for the future.

Awarded Tenure: Jenna Caviezel, Charle Coffey, Dr. Meagan McManus, Eric Claunch, Omar Tantawi, Dr. Kim-Sue Tudor, Promoted to Professor, Dr. David Bowlby

Promoted to Associate Professor: Charle Coffey, Misty Griffith, Mary Matthews, Dr. Meagan McManus, Debra Simpson, Eric Claunch, Omar Tantawi

Promoted to Assistant Professor: Sheryl (Kate) Benson, Robert Davenport, Olivia Lee, Beth Martin, Dr. William Murphy, Henry Stanfield, Debra Stockdale, David Vaughan, Dr. Monica Butler, Richard (Tom) Cruz, Nathan Fisher, Robert Fitzgerald, Rebecca Geary-Childress, Anastasia (Stacy) Harlan, Tracey Lee, James (Walter) McCord, Melissa Paz, Rachel Perri, David Powell, Eric Reynolds, Janet Thornton, Dr. Kim-Sue Tudor, Dr. Charles Wexler, Johnathan Young •

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