Ithaca College

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 granted emeritus status to five retired faculty members and awarded promotions and tenure to nine current 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
Fahri Unsal, professor of marketing, who retired in 2020.

School of Health Sciences and Human Performance
Stephen Lahr, professor of physical therapy, who retired in 2018.

School of Humanities and Sciences
Asma Barlas, professor of politics, who retired in 2020.

Carla Golden, professor of psychology, who retired in 2020.

Bruce Henderson, professor of communication studies, who retired in 2020.

The following faculty member was awarded tenure and promoted from associate professor to professor. Criteria for promotion to professor include: evidence of a continued record of teaching excellence, evidence of significant scholarly or appropriate professional attainment, evidence of having attained regional or national stature in the discipline or distinguished academic leadership at the college, and evidence of significant service to the college and profession.

School of Health Sciences and Human Performance
Department of Occupational Therapy
Julie Dorsey, who earned her B.A. and M.S. from Ithaca College and Ph.D. from Boston 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 Humanities and Sciences
Department of Art History
Risham Majeed, who earned her B.A. from the University of Chicago, M.A. from the Courtauld Institute of Art, and M.A., M.Phil., and Ph.D. from Columbia University.

Department of Biology
Brooks Miner, who earned his B.S. and Ph.D. from the University of Washington.

Department of Mathematics
Megan Martinez, who earned her B.A. from St. Olaf College, and M.A. and Ph.D. from Dartmouth College.

Department of Modern Languages and Literatures
Enrique González-Conty, who earned his B.A. and B.S. from the University of Puerto Rico, and M.A. and Ph.D. from the University of Texas at Austin.

Department of Politics
Carlos Figueroa, who earned his B.A. from Fairleigh Dickinson University, M.S. from Central Michigan University, and M.A. and Ph.D. from The New School for Social Research.

Department of Sociology
Jessica Dunning-Lozano, who earned her B.A. from the University of California, Berkley; M.A. from the University of Chicago; and Ph.D. from the University of Texas at Austin.

Department of Writing
Christine Kitano, who earned her B.A. from the University of California, Riverside; M.F.A. from Syracuse University, and Ph.D. from Texas Tech University.

School of Music
Department of Performance Studies
Christin Schillinger, who earned her B.M. from Northwestern University, M.M. from Michigan State University, and D.M.A. from Arizona State University.