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3 PM • September 11, 2011

Mundelein Center AuditoriumLake Shore Campus

faculty convocation

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faculty convocation 2011 celebrates the official opening of the new academic year

at Loyola University Chicago. Led by President Michael J. Garanzini, S.J., and Provost John P.

Pelissero, PhD, this event recognizes new faculty members, congratulates those who have been

promoted or tenured, honors distinguished faculty, pays tribute to deceased and retired faculty, and

looks ahead to another year of academic excellence. This year we also hold in memory the events

of September 11, 2001 ten years ago.

master of ceremoniesanne H. Reilly, PhD

Assistant Provost

invocationRev. John D. cunningham, S.J.

Associate Professor of Physics

president’s welcomeRev. Michael J. Garanzini, S.J.

President

remembering september 11, 2001Julia a. lieblich, MtS

Assistant Professor of Journalism

John allen Williams, PhD Professor of Political Science

provost’s addressJohn P. Pelissero, PhD

Provost

presentation of new facultycollege and School Deans

faculty recognitionanne Reilly

presentation of faculty member of the year

Peter J. Schraeder, PhD Professor of Political Science

By Gordon P. Ramsey, PhD Chair, Faculty Council

Please join us immediately following the convocationfor a cocktail reception in the Piper Hall Rose Garden and Patios.

2011 convocation PRoGRaM

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neW full-tiMe faculty,

College of Arts and Sciences

sawsan abbadiModern Languages & Literatures, InstructoredD, university of Massachusetts, amherst

aaron bakerEnglish, Visiting Assistant ProfessorMfa, university of virginia

loretta bartoliniMathematics & Statistics, InstructorPhD, university of Melbourne

deborah baskinCriminal Justice, ProfessorPhD, university of Pennsylvania

peter bergeronPhilosophy, InstructorPhD, loyola university chicago

twyla blackmond larnellPolitical Science, InstructorPhD, Michigan State university

marian boceaMathematics & Statistics, Assistant ProfessorPhD, carnegie Mellon university

mario borhaMathematics & Statistics, InstructorMS, loyola university chicagoMS, university of St. francis

Juliet brophyAnthropology, InstructorPhD (cand.), texas a&M university

binh thi thanh chuBiology, Research FacultyPhD, Braunschweig university of technology

ana croegaertAnthropology, InstructorPhD, northwestern university

david dohertyPolitical Science, Assistant ProfessorPhD, university of colorado

anna dygas-holzChemistry, Laboratory InstructorMS, Silesian university of technology

edward floresSociology, Assistant ProfessorPhD, university of Southern california

ruth gomberg-munozAnthropology, Assistant ProfessorPhD, university of illinois at chicago

Keith goraPsychology, InstructorPhD, university of texas

aaron greiciusMathematics & Statistics, InstructorPhD, university of california

reuben KellerEnvironmental Science, Assistant ProfessorPhD, university of notre Dame

daniel KilleleaChemistry, Assistant ProfessorPhD, tufts university

changwon limMathematics & Statistics, Assistant ProfessorPhD, university of north carolina at chapel Hill

College of Arts and Sciences (continued)

yarina listonTheology, Lecturer PhD, temple university

James lodolceBiology, InstructorPhD, university of chicago

michelle nickersonHistory, Assistant ProfessorPhD, yale university

gerald noraCriminal Justice, InstructorJD, Georgetown university

elizabeth olsonAnthropology, InstructorPhD, case Western Reserve university

Zachary osnerChemistry, InstructorPhD (cand.), loyola university chicago

thomas regan, s.J.Philosophy, Associate ProfessorPhD, fordham university

Kyle robertsHistory, Assistant ProfessorPhD, university of Pennsylvania

stephen schloesser, s.J.History, Associate ProfessorPhD, Stanford university

sapna sharmaBiology, Assistant ProfessorPhD, university of toronto

Kelsey squireEnglish, InstructorPhD, Marquette university

elissa stogerEnglish, InstructorPhD, Marquette university

hans svebakkenTheology, InstructorPhD, loyola university chicago

amy wilkinsonFine and Performing Arts, InstructorMa, loyola university chicago

neW full-tiMe faculty,

vicki ann andreoni Nursing, Assistant ProfessorDnP, university of illinois at chicago

Jorgia connor Nursing, Assistant ProfessorPhD, university of illinois at chicago

regina conway-phillips Nursing, Assistant ProfessorPhD, loyola university chicago

maria derylo Nursing, Assistant ProfessorDnP, case Western Reserve university

audrey Klopp Nursing, Assistant ProfessorPhD, university of illinois at chicago

Marcella Neihoff School of Nursing

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hae mi choiFinance, Assistant ProfessorPhD, university of Washington

george davidsonFinance, InstructorMSa, Western connecticut State university

Kathleen getzManagement, ProfessorPhD, university of Pittsburgh

dennis nirtautHuman Resources & Employment Relations, Clinical ProfessorMBa, DePaul university

School of Business Administration

meghan condonUrban Affairs and Public Policy, InstructorPhD (cand.), university of Wisconsin–Madison

The Graduate School

neW full-tiMe faculty, 2011–12

atanu dasLaw, Senior LecturerJD, loyola university chicago

allyson goldLaw, Research FacultyJD, emory university

Kathleen hirsmanLaw, Senior LecturerJD, loyola university chicago

fazal KhanLaw, Visiting ProfessorJD, MD, university of illinois at urbana-champaign

nora o’callaghanLaw, Senior InstructorJD, Georgetown university

Juan pereaLaw, ProfessorJD, Boston college law School

matthew sagLaw, Associate ProfessorBachelor of laws, the australian national university

School of Law

darrell wheelerSocial Work, ProfessorPhD, university of Pittsburgh

School of Social Work

Kristin davinEducation, Assistant ProfessorPhD, university of Pittsburgh

marlon JamesEducation, Assistant ProfessorPhD, texas a&M university

tavis JulesEducation, Assistant ProfessoredD, columbia university

georgianna martinEducation, Clinical InstructorPhD, university of iowa

Jose mesa, s.J. Education, Visiting Professor PhD, columbia university

lara smetanaEducation, Assistant ProfessorPhD, university of virginia

School of Education

neW full-tiMe faculty, 2011–12

nicholas haywardTextual Studies & Digital Humanities, InstructorPhD, university of Birmingham

tham hoangUrban Environmental Research & Policy, Assistant Professor PhD, clemson university

University Centers & Programs

william clark, s.J.IPS, Research FacultyStD, Weston Jesuit School of theology

Institute of Pastoral Studies

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badia ahad, phdEnglish, Promotion toAssociate Professor with Tenure

miguel ballicora, phdChemistry, Promotion toAssociate Professor with Tenure

deborah baskin, phdCriminal Justice, Appointment as Professor with Tenure

tracy dehart, phdPsychology, Promotion toAssociate Professor with Tenure

suzy fox, phdHuman Resources & Employment Relations, Promotion to Professor

elizabeth fraterrigo, phdHistory, Promotion to Associate Professor with Tenure

noni gaylord-harden, phdPsychology, Promotion toAssociate Professor with Tenure

Kathleen getz, phdManagement, Appointment as Professor with Tenure

aaron greer, mfaCommunication, Promotion toAssociate Professor with Tenure

robert lombardo, phdCriminal Justice, Promotion toAssociate Professor with Tenure

Kathleen maas weigert, phdCarolyn Farrell, BVM, Professorship in Women & Leadership Appointment as Professor with Tenure

mary malliaris, phdInformation Systems & Operations Management, Promotion to Professor

r. benjamin penglase, phd Anthropology, Promotion toAssociate Professor with Tenure

Juan perea, JdLaw, Appointment as Professor with Tenure

terri piggot, phdEducation, Promotion to Professor

henry rose, JdLaw, Promotion to Professor

matthew sag, JdLaw, Promotion toAssociate Professor with Tenure

Kim searcy, phdHistory, Promotion to Associate Professor with Tenure

ann shanahan, mfaFine and Performing Arts, Promotion toAssociate Professor with Tenure

shweta singh, phdSocial Work, Promotion toAssociate Professor with Tenure

gunes tezcur, phdPolitical Science, Promotion toAssociate Professor with Tenure

george thiruvathukal, phdComputer Science, Promotion to Professor

alex tsesis, JdLaw, Promotion toAssociate Professor with Tenure

linda tuncay-Zayer, phdMarketing, Promotion toAssociate Professor with Tenure

darrell wheeler, phdSocial Work, Appointment as Professor with Tenure

univeRSity tenuRe & PRoMotion DeciSionS, 2010–11

mark bosco, s.J., phdassociate Professor of english and theologyCollege of Arts and Sciences Master Teacher Award

anthony cardoza, phdProfessor of HistoryCollege of Arts and Sciences Master Teacher Award

alexandru grigorescu, phdassociate Professor of Political ScienceCollege of Arts and Sciences Master Teacher Award

John Janiga, llmProfessor of accounting School of Business Administration Outstanding Graduate Teacher of the Year

frederick Kaefer, phdassociate Professor of information Systems Management School of Business Administration Outstanding Undergraduate Teacher of the Year

John e. nowak, JdProfessor of law, Raymond and Mary Simon chair in constitutional lawLaw School Faculty Member of the Year

catherine putonti, phdassistant Professor of Bioinformatics Sujack Award for Teaching Excellence in the College of Arts and Sciences

peter schraeder, phdProfessor of Political Science Sujack Award for Teaching Excellence in the College of Arts and Sciences Graduate Faculty Member of the YearUniversity Faculty Member of the Year

noah sobe, phdassociate Professor of education School of Education Distinguished Faculty Award for Excellence in Teaching

brian stanko, phdProfessor of accounting School of Business Administration Dean’s Faculty Service Award

vefa tarhan, phdProfessor of finance School of Business Administration Researcher of the Year

arup varma, phdProfessor of Human Resources & employment RelationsSchool of Business Administration Researcher of the Year

aana vigen, phdassociate Professor of theology College of Arts and Sciences Master Teacher Award

michael welch, Jdinstructor of Management School of Business Administration Dean’s Faculty Service Award

aWaRDS, 2010–11

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christine cooper, llmProfessor of lawAfter 33 years of service

chaim ehrman, phdassociate Professor of MarketingAfter 25 years of service

erwin epstein, phdProfessor of educationAfter 13 years of service

richard fay, phdDistinguished university Research ProfessorAfter 36 years of service

gerald funk, phdassociate Professor of Mathematical SciencesAfter 33 years of service

anne mcdonald, phdassociate Professor of Mathematical SciencesAfter 28 years of service

raymond nackoney, phdassociate Professor of environmental ScienceAfter 39 years of service

Janet nolan, phdProfessor of HistoryAfter 24 years of service

magnus seng, phdassociate Professor of criminal JusticeAfter 30 years of service

patricia simpson, phdassociate Professor of Human Resources & employment RelationsAfter 13 years of service

sandra urban, maSenior instructor of english After 24 years of service

gad bensinger, phdProfessor of criminal JusticeApril 19, 2011

richard maher, phdassociate Professor of MathematicsSeptember 14, 2010

gerard mcdonald, phdassociate Professor of Mathematics and computer ScienceSeptember 19, 2010

sharon walsh, phdadjunct Professor of englishJuly 25, 2011

william wasserman, phdassociate Professor of BiologyAugust 10, 2011

RetiReMentS, 2010–11

in MeMoRiaM, 2010–11

enDoWeD cHaiRS anD PRofeSSoRSHiPS, 2011–12

robert araujo, s.J.John Courtney Murray ChairJSD, columbia university John boatrightRaymond C. Baumhart, S.J., Professor of Business EthicsPhD, university of chicago

James garbarinoMaude C. Clarke Professor of Humanistic PsychologyPhD, cornell university

diane geraghtyA. Kathleen Beazley Chair in ChildLawJD, northwestern university

hille hakerRichard A. McCormick, S.J., Chair of Moral TheologyPhD, university of tubingen

abol JalilvandRalph Marotta Professor of Free EnterprisePhD, university of north carolina at chapel Hill

linda JanusekMarcella Niehoff Professorship in NursingPhD, university of illinois at chicago

george KaufmanJohn F. Smith, Jr. Professor of Finance and EconomicsPhD, university of iowa

James KnappEdward Surtz, S.J., Professor of EnglishPhD, university of Rochester

robert KolbFrank W. Considine Chair in Applied EthicsPhD, university of north carolina at chapel Hill

edmondo lupieriJohn Cardinal Cody Professor of Theologylaurea in classical Studies, university of Pisa Kathleen maas weigertCarolyn Farrell, BVM, Professorship in Women and LeadershipPhD, university of notre Dame

anastasios malliarisWalter F. Mullady, Sr. Professor of Economics and FinancePhD, university of oklahoma

diana tietjens meyersIgnacio Ellacuria, S.J., Chair of Normative/Social EthicsPhD, city university of new york Graduate center

John e. nowakRaymond and Mary Simon Chair in Constitutional LawJD, university of illinois college of law

adriaan peperzakArthur J. Schmitt Professor of PhilosophyPhD, university of Paris (Sorbonne)

peter shillingsburgMartin J. Svaglic Chair in Textual StudiesPhD, university of South carolina

clifford J. shultz iiCharles H. Kellstadt Professor of MarketingPhD, columbia university

barry sullivan Cooney & Conway Chair in AdvocacyJD, university of chicago

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a diverse community seeking God in all things and working to expand knowledge in the service of humanity through learning, justice, and faith.