News release prepared by: Andy Badeker, 785-532-6415, abadeker@k-state.edu
Monday, Nov. 12, 2007
NEW FACULTY JOIN K-STATE FOR 2007-2008 SCHOOL YEAR
MANHATTAN -- More than 90 new faculty have joined Kansas State University for the 2007-2008 academic year. Although some of the faculty members joined K-State earlier this year, most started their new positions at the beginning of the 2007 fall semester.
New faculty members by college include:
College of Agriculture and K-State Research and Extension -- Christopher B. Lavergne, instructor, communications; and Sunghun Park, assistant professor, horticulture, forestry and recreation resources.
College of Architecture, Planning and Design -- Blake Belanger, assistant professor, landscape architecture and regional and community planning; Lorraine Cutler, professor and head of interior architecture and product design; Donna Fullmer, assistant professor, interior architecture and product design; Richard Gnat, assistant professor, architecture; Paul Holmquist, assistant professor, architecture; Peter Magyar, professor and head of architecture; Michael McGlynn, associate professor, architecture; and Miriam Neet, assistant professor, architecture.
College of Arts and Sciences -- Christine Aikens, assistant professor, chemistry; Timothy Behrens, assistant professor, kinesiology; Emma Betz, assistant professor, German; Gary Brase, associate professor, psychology; Charles Braymen, assistant professor, economics; Matthew Brueseke, assistant professor, geology; Jianhan Chen, assistant professor, biochemistry, and research and extension; Mary Copple, assistant professor, Spanish; Gerry Craig, professor and head, art; Alexander DiBenedetto, assistant instructor, modern combatives; Douglas Dow, assistant professor, art; David Durnil, instructor, modern combatives; Hamilton Fout, assistant professor, economics; Gary Gadbury, associate professor, statistics; Erica J. Hateley, assistant professor, English; JohnElla Holmes, instructor, American ethnic studies; Michael Krysko, assistant professor, history; Vinod Kumarappan, assistant professor, physics; Mary Leyendecker, instructor, theater and dance; Jun Li, associate professor, chemistry; Andrew Long, assistant professor, political science; Daniel Matthews, assistant professor, theater; George Matthews, instructor, theater; Kendra McLauchlan, assistant professor, geography; Kristin Michel, assistant professor, biology, and research and extension; Leigh Murray, professor, statistics; Jesse Nippert, assistant professor, biology; Mervi Pakaste, assistant professor, art; Matthew Palmatier, assistant professor, psychology; Shireen Roshanravan, assistant professor, women's studies.
College of Arts and Sciences, continued -- Amy Rosine, assistant professor, music; Jeffrey Smith, assistant professor, art; Travis Smith, instructor of speech, communication, theater and dance; Joel Spencer, assistant professor, geology; Victor Turchin, assistant professor, mathematics; Dan Volok, assistant professor, mathematics; Brett Wong, assistant professor, kinesiology; Spencer Wood, assistant professor, sociology, anthropology and social work; Weixin Yao, assistant professor, statistics; Satoris Youngcourt, assistant professor, psychology; Han Yu, assistant professor, English; and Julie Yu, assistant professor, music.
College of Business Administration -- Gangshu "George" Cai, assistant professor, management; Xnanjuan "Jane" Chen, assistant professor, finance; Chairat Chuwonganat, associate professor, finance; John J. Morris, assistant professor, accounting; Kingsley O. Olibe, assistant professor, accounting; Ester Swilley, assistant professor, marketing; and Thomas A. Wright, professor, organizational behavior.
College of Engineering -- Vikas Berry, assistant professor, chemical engineering; Ray Buyle, instructor, architectural engineering and construction science; Brian A. Coon, associate professor, civil engineering and director of the University Transportation Center; and Renee Slick, research assistant professor, civil engineering and assistant director of the University Transportation Center.
College of Human Ecology -- Jared Anderson, assistant professor, family studies and human services; Joycelyn Falsken, assistant professor, apparel, textiles and interior design; Barbara Hammerli, instructor, family studies and human services; Jana Hawley, professor and head, department of apparel, textiles and interior design, and research and extension; Sandra Stith, professor, family studies and human services; Katie Thompson-Laswell, instructor, family studies and human services; and Ali Trammell, instructor, family studies and human services.
College of Veterinary Medicine -- Luciana Bergamasco, research assistant professor of electrophysiology; Michele Borgarelli, associate professor, cardiology; Mary Lynn Higginbotham, assistant professor, oncology; Troy Holder, clinical assistant professor, large animal emergency medicine; Tracey Jackson, clinical assistant professor, small animal internal medicine; Marco Margiocco, assistant professor, cardiology; Dudley McCaw, professor, oncology; Dirsko von Pfeil, assistant professor, small animal surgery; David Rankin, clinical assistant professor, anesthesia; and Amy Rankin, assistant professor, ophthalmology.
K-State at Salina: Kurt Barnhart, professor and head, department of aviation; Teresa Detweiler, instructor, arts, sciences and business; Elizabeth Janzen, instructor, arts, sciences and business; Charles Van Gundy, instructor, arts, sciences and business; and Danielle Roth, assistant professor, engineering technology.
K-State Libraries: Cindy Logan, assistant professor, veterinary medicine library; Jenny McCraw, assistant professor and instructional design librarian; Jenny Oleen, assistant professor and science librarian; Elisabeth Pankl, assistant professor and humanities librarian; Antoinette Satterfield, assistant professor and government resources librarian; Jane Schillie, associate professor and associate dean; and Danielle Theiss-White, assistant professor and general reference unit head.