Deans and Department Chairs • Vice President for Academic Affairs and Dean of the College – Dr. Timothy Elston • Associate Dean of the College, and Associate Accreditation Liaison – Dale Brown • Associate Dean for Educational Services – Jane Willis • Assistant Dean for Transformative Initiatives; Director, RETAIN Center of Excellence – Dr. Cindy Johnson • Department of Arts and Communications – Patrick Gagliano, Chair • Department of Business, Behavioral and Social Sciences – Dr. Joseph Franklin, Chair • Department of Teacher Education and Sport Professions – Jennifer Morrison, Chair • Department of Humanities – Dr. Timothy Elston, Co-Chair – Dale Brown, Co-Chair • Department of Music – Dr. Victor Vallo, Chair • Department of Nursing – Dr. Betsy McDowell, Chair • Department of Sciences and Mathematics – Dr. Christina McCartha, Chair
Professors Who Were Granted Tenure and/or Promotion Beginning Fall 2012: Tenure: Dr. Cindy Johnson Dr. Christina Wendland Promotion to Full Professor: Dr. Greg Cole Dr. Cindy Johnson Dr. Wayne Kannaday Dr. Jodie Peeler Dr. Steven Schweizer Promotion to Associate Professor: Dr. Christian Hipp Dr. Christina Wendland
Faculty in New Roles: Jennifer Morrison, Chair, Department of Teacher Education and Sport Professions Dr. Cindy Johnson, Assistant Dean for Transformative Initiatives; Director, RETAIN Center of Excellence Dr. Sid Parrish, Associate Director of Institutional Effectiveness
New Faculty Fall 2012 Abdelnaser Al-Hasan Department of Sciences and Mathematics Associate Professor of Mathematics University of Wisconsin Milwaukee, Ph.D., 1998
Jessica L Nelson Department of Sciences and Mathematics Visiting Assistant Professor of Mathematics University of South Carolina, Ph.D., 2011
Mandy L. Butler Department of Arts and Communications Assistant Professor of Theatre and Speech Virginia Commonwealth University, M.F.A., 2011
Sara Ann Peters Department of Business, Behavioral and Social Sciences Assistant Professor of Psychology University of South Carolina, M.A., 2010 Daphne Poore Department of Teacher Education and Sport Professions Assistant Professor of Early Childhood Education Walden University, M.Ed., 2008
Donald Lawrimore Department of Teacher Education and Sport Professions Assistant Professor of Secondary Education The Citadel, M.Ed., 1995 John Lesaine Department of Teacher Education and Sport Professions Assistant Professor of Physical Education Valdosta State University, M.Ed., 2009 Jennifer Martinsen Department of Humanities Assistant Professor of English University of South Carolina, Ph.D., 2010
Nancy Rosenwald Director of Wessels Library Assistant Professor of Library Services Columbia University, M.L.S., 1979. Dwaine Thomas Department of Nursing Assistant Professor of Nursing Walden University, Masters of Nursing, 2011 Victor William Vallo Department of Music Professor of Music University of Florida, Ph.D., 1991 19