Three Faculty Earn Tenure; 11 Faculty Earn Tenure With Promotion

Dr. Susan Huber

Dr. Susan Huber

The University of St. Thomas is pleased to announce that the following faculty members have been granted tenure or tenure with promotion. These recommendations were made by the Tenure and Promotion Committee at its recent meetings and subsequently were approved by Father Dennis Dease, president of the University of St. Thomas.

Tenured

  • Dr. Massimo Faggioli, College of Arts and Sciences, Department of Theology
  • Dr. Kurt Gehlert, College of Education, Leadership and Counseling, Graduate School of Professional Psychology
  • Mr. Wulf Kaal, J.D., School of Law

Tenured with promotion to associate professor

  • Dr. Ozer Asdemir, Opus College of Business, Department of Accounting
  • Dr. Matthew Batt, College of Arts and Sciences, Department of English
  • Dr. Vanessa Cornett-Murtada, College of Arts and Sciences, Department of Music
  • Dr. Michael DeVaughn, Opus College of Business, Department of Management
  • Dr. Dina Gavrilos, College of Arts and Sciences, Department of Communication and Journalism
  • Dr. Matthew Kim, College of Arts and Sciences, Department of Economics
  • Dr. Shelley Neilsen Gatti, College of Education, Leadership and Counseling, Department of Special Education and Gifted Education
  • Dr. Terence Pitre, Opus College of Business, Department of Accounting
  • Dr. Sonia Rey-Montejo de Cesteros, College of Arts and Sciences, Department of Modern and Classical Languages
  • Dr. Uta Wolfe, College of Arts and Sciences, Department of Psychology
  • Dr. Wen Yu, Opus College of Business, Department of Accounting

The granting of tenure and promotion recognizes the achievements of faculty in their teaching, professional engagement and service to the university. Please join me in congratulating them on their accomplishments.