Congratulations to the current and former members of the faculty who have been recognized by the Ithaca College Board of Trustees. At its February meetings, the board awarded promotions and tenure to 14 faculty members, designated 2 as Dana professors, and granted emerita/emeritus status to 25 retired faculty members.
The following were named professor emerita or emeritus. This is an honorary title awarded after retirement to those who have made sustained contributions to Ithaca College and/or to their profession in teaching, scholarship, and service.
School of Business
Abraham Mulugetta, Dana professor of finance and international business, who retired in 2020.
School of Health Sciences and Human Performance
Carole Dennis, professor of occupational therapy, who retired in 2020.
Linda Heyne, professor of recreation and leisure studies, who retired in 2020.
Janice Elich Monroe, professor of recreation and leisure studies, who retired in 2021.
School of Humanities and Sciences
Laurie Arliss, professor of communication studies, who retired in 2020.
Susannah Berryman, associate professor of theatre arts, who retired in 2020.
Nancy Brcak, professor of art history, who retired in 2020.
Vivian Conger, professor of history, who retired in 2021.
Michael Malpass, Dana professor of anthropology, who retired in 2021.
Kevin Murphy, professor of literatures in English, who retired in 2021.
Nancy Rader, professor of psychology, who retired in 2020.
Greg Robbins, associate professor of theatre arts, who retired in 2020.
Jim Rothenberg, associate professor of sociology, who retired in 2020.
Stan Seltzer, associate professor of mathematics, who retired in 2020.
Tom Shevory, professor of politics, who retired in 2021.
School of Music
Janet Galvan, professor of performance studies, who retired in 2021.
Michael Galvan, professor of performance studies, who retired in 2020.
Carol McAmis, professor of performance studies, who retired in 2020.
Deborah Montgomery, professor of performance studies, who retired in 2021.
Paige Morgan, professor of performance studies, who retired in 2021.
Timothy Nord, associate professor of music theory, history, and composition, who retired in 2020.
Alex Perialas, associate professor of performance studies, who retired in 2020.
Hal Reynolds, professor of performance studies, who retired in 2021 (posthumously).
Peter Rothbart, professor of music theory, history, and composition, who retired in 2020.
Elizabeth Simkin, associate professor of performance studies, who retired in 2021.
The following faculty members were honored with Dana professorships, which are awarded for five-year terms to selected full professors who have demonstrated a continued record of excellence as well as a promise of outstanding future contributions in teaching and service.
Jennifer Jolly, Dana professor of art history, who earned her B.A. from Oberlin College and her M.A. and Ph.D. from Northwestern University.
Cyndy Scheibe, Dana professor of psychology, who earned her B.S., M.P.S., and Ph.D. from Cornell University.
The following faculty members were awarded tenure and promoted from assistant to associate professor. Criteria for promotion to associate professor include: a sustained record of teaching excellence, evidence of significant scholarly or appropriate professional attainment, and evidence of service to the college and profession.
School of Business
Department of Accounting and Business Law
Margaret Shackell, who earned her B.A. and M.A. from the University of Waterloo and her Ph.D. from the University of Michigan.
Roy H. Park School of Communications
Department of Journalism
Timothy Mirabito, who earned his B.S. from Ithaca College, M.S. from the University of Miami, and Ph.D. from the University of Tennessee.
Department of Media Arts, Sciences and Studies
Rhonda Vanover, who earned her B.A. from Pratt Institute and M.F.A. from Pacific Northwest College of Art.
Department of Strategic Communication
Yvette Sterbenk, who earned her B.A. from Adelphi University and M.A. from Emerson College.
School of Health Sciences and Human Performance
Department of Occupational Therapy
Jenna Heffron, who earned her B.S. and M.O.T. from Quinnipiac University and her Ph.D. from the University of Illinois at Chicago.
Department of Physical Therapy
Michael Costello, who earned his B.S. and M.S. from Ithaca College and his D.SC. from Rocky Mountain University of Health Professions.
Karen Lomond, who earned her B.S. from Acadia University and her M.S. and Ph.D. from McGill University.
School of Humanities and Sciences
Department of Psychology
Tamara Fitzwater, who earned her B.S. from Cornell University and her M.A. and Ph.D. from Binghamton University.
Department of Theatre Arts
Walter Byongsok Chon, who earned his B.A. from Sungkyunkwan University, M.A from Washington University, St. Louis, and M.F.A. and D.F.A. from Yale University.
Courtney Young, who earned her B.F.A. from New York University and M.F.A. from Pennsylvania State University.
Daniel Zimmerman, who earned his B.A. from Western Washington University and M.F.A. from New York University.
School of Music
Department of Music Education
Matthew Clauhs, who earned his B.S. from Pennsylvania State University, M.M. from the University of Massachusetts, and Ph.D. from Temple University.
Department of Music Theory, History, and Composition
Elizabeth Medina-Gray, who earned her B.A. from Swarthmore College and her M.A., M.M., and Ph.D. from Yale University
Department of Performance Studies
Christopher Zemliauskas, who earned his B.M. from Ithaca College and M.M. from the University of Minnesota.