The following faculty have earned tenure or promotion during the 2008-09 academic year. They were honored during a May 5 reception. These individuals names were not available for the April 30 edition of the Scarlet.

Promotion to associate professor and tenure
• Gregory Bashford, Biological Systems Engineering
• Jaekwon Lee, Biochemistry
• Richard A. J. “Drew” Tyre, School of Natural Resources

Promotion to Full Professor
• Donald Becker, Biochemistry
• Thomas Clemente, Agronomy and Horticulture
• Bruce Dvorak, Biological Systems Engineering-Civil Engineering
• Loren Gielser, Plant Pathology
• Qi S. “Steve” Hu, School of Natural Resources

Promotion to Associate Professor of Practice
• Suzanne Kemp, Special Education and Communication Disorders
• William Lopez, Teaching, Learning and Teacher Education
• Kathryn Phillips, Teaching, Learning and Teacher Education
• Michelle Rupiper, Child, Youth and Family Studies

Promotion (includes name, area of employment and promotion)
• Steve Karloff, Nebraska Forest Service, Forester
• Eric Berg, Nebraska Forest Service, Associate Forester
• You Zhou, Veterinary and Biomedical Sciences, Research Professor
• Timothy Kettler, Agronomy and Horticulture, Associate Professor of Practice
• Craig Allen, School of Natural Resources/Nebraska Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit, Adjunct Professor
• Cindy Brison, Southeast Research and Extension Center, Extension Educator
• Aaron Berger, Panhandle Research and Extension Center, Associate Extension Educator
• Tim Lemmons, Southeast Research and Extension Center, Associate Extension Educator
• Jennifer Rees, Southeast Research and Extension Center. Associate Extension Educator
• D’Ette Scholtz, Southeast Research and Extension Center, Associate Extension Educator