Furman Board approves faculty promotions, grants tenure

GREENVILLE, SC – April 21, 2012 – During its spring meeting Saturday, the FurmanUniversity Board of Trustees approved promotions and/or tenure for ninefaculty members and recognized the contributions of ten board memberswhose terms will expire this summer.

Those promoted to the rank of full professor were Carmela Epright(Philosophy), Ronald Friis (Modern Languages and Literatures) and AngelaHalfacre (Earth and Environmental Sciences and Political Science).  Halfacre was also awarded tenure.

Those receiving tenure and promoted to the rank of associateprofessor were Karen Buchmueller (Chemistry), Brian Goess (Chemistry),Allison Hurst (Sociology) and Greg Springsteen (Chemistry).

DebbieLee Landi was promoted to the rank of full librarian, and Jennifer Colvin was promoted to associate librarian.

The board also granted emeritus status to three retiring professors —Stanley Crowe (English), John Poole (Mathematics) and Hayden Porter(Computer Science).

All promotions, tenure and emeritus status become effective Aug. 1.

The board recognized 10 trustees whose terms will expire June 30.  Those leaving the board are Merl Code of Greenville, Angela Franklin ofWest Des Moines, Iowa, Ed Good of Greenville, Francie Heller ofGreenwich, Conn., Gordon Herring of Greenville, Celeste Patrick ofCharleston, Buddy Puckett of Greenville, Richard Riley of Greenville,Stewart Spinks of Greenville and Lizanne Thomas of Atlanta, Ga.