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L O Y O L A U N I V E R S I T Y C H I C A G O

THE NINTH ANNUAL

FACULTY CONVOCATIONSunday, September 20, 2015 • 3 p.m.

Mundelein Center Auditorium • Lake Shore Campus

LOYOLA UNIVERSITY CHICAGO

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FACULTY CONVOCATION 2015

Faculty Convocation 2015 celebrates the official opening of the

new academic year at Loyola University Chicago. Led by Interim

President John P. Pelissero, PhD, and Interim Provost Samuel Attoh,

PhD, this event recognizes new faculty members, congratulates

those who have been promoted or tenured, honors distinguished

faculty, pays tribute to deceased or retired faculty, and looks ahead

to another year of academic excellence.

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WELCOME & INTRODUCTION

Beverly B. Kasper, EdD Assistant Provost

INVOCATION

Marian Diaz, PhD

Assistant Professor

Institute of Pastoral Studies

PRESIDENT’S WELCOME

John P. Pelissero, PhD

Interim President

PROVOST’S ADDRESS

Samuel A. Attoh, PhD

Interim Provost

PRESENTATION OF NEW FACULTY

College and School Deans

RECOGNITION OF TENURE & PROMOTION

Beverly B. Kasper

PRESENTATION OF PROVOST’S AWARDS

Samuel Attoh

COLLEGE & SCHOOL AWARDS

Beverly B. Kasper

Please join us immediately after the convocation

for a cocktail reception in the Piper Hall rose garden and patio.

2015 CONVOCATION PROGRAM

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Peter Bergeron Philosophy, LecturerPhD, Loyola University Chicago

Daniel CavanaughBiology, Assistant ProfessorPhD, University of California, San Francisco

Hee Yeon ChoChemistry & Biochemistry, Assistant ProfessorPhD, Boston College

Elise Matel CohenSociology, InstructorPhD, University of Illinois at Chicago

Helena DagaduSociology, Assistant ProfessorPhD, Vanderbilt University

James DeFrancescoChemistry & Biochemistry, Senior LecturerPhD, Michigan State University

James DeveryChemistry & Biochemistry, Assistant ProfessorPhD, Lehigh University

Dmitriy Dligach Computer Science, Assistant Professor PhD, University of Colorado, Boulder

Christopher DonnerCriminal Justice & Criminology, Assistant ProfessorPhD, University of South Florida

Julie FiorelliEnglish, InstructorPhD, University of Illinois at Chicago

Sarita HeerFine & Performing Arts, InstructorPhD, University of Illinois at Chicago

Olivier Henripin Political Science, Assistant ProfessorPhD, Northwestern University

NEW FULL-TIME FACULTY, 2015–16

B. Minerva Ahumada Philosophy, LecturerPhD, Loyola University Chicago

Andy Alexis-BakerTheology, LecturerABD, Marquette University

Julia BninskiLiterature, LecturerPhD, Loyola University Chicago

Jennifer Wozniak BoyleAssociate Dean, Clinical Associate ProfessorPhD, Loyola University Chicago

Daniel BurkeLiterature and Writing, LecturerPhD, Marquette University

Katherine NissanMathematics, LecturerMA, DePaul University

Sean O’BrienLiterature, LecturerPhD, Loyola University Chicago

ARRUPE COLLEGE

COLLEGE of ARTS & SCIENCES

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Kelly HoweFine & Performing Arts, Assistant ProfessorPhD, University of Texas at Austin

Nadine Kenney JohnstoneEnglish, InstructorMFA, Columbia College Chicago

Ross LehmanFine & Performing Arts, Visiting Artist in ResidencyBA, Pennsylvania State University

Brett LewisTheology, Advanced LecturerPhD, Arizona State University

Brent LittleTheology, InstructorPhD, Loyola University Chicago

Cristina Lombardi-DiopModern Languages & Literatures; Women’s & Gender Studies, Senior LecturerPhD, New York University

Stephen LondonMathematics & Statistics, Instructor PhD, University of Illinois at Chicago

Noritaka MinamiFine & Performing Arts, Assistant ProfessorMFA, University of California, Irvine

Omer MozaffarTheology, Muslim Chaplain, InstructorMA, University of Chicago

Lauren O’ConnellTheology, InstructorPhD, Loyola University Chicago

Betsy OdomFine & Performing Arts, LecturerMFA, Yale University

Patrick RandolphEnglish, LecturerPhD, University of California, Riverside

Lamya SalehPhysics, LecturerPhD, Michigan State University

Thomas SangerBiology, Assistant ProfessorPhD, Washington University in St. Louis

Brian SeguinMathematics & Statistics, Assistant Professor PhD, Carnegie Mellon University

Jason ShapiroBiology, Post-Doctoral Research AssociatePhD, Yale University

Philip SorensonEnglish, LecturerMFA, University of Washington

Tanya Stabler MillerHistory, Assistant ProfessorPhD, University of California, Santa Barbara

Catherine TalleyModern Languages & Literatures, InstructorPhD, University of California, Berkeley

Natalia ValenciaModern Languages & Literatures, Instructor PhD, University of California, Berkeley

Rafael E. VeraFine & Performing Arts, LecturerMFA, The School of the Art Institute of Chicago

Veronika WalkoszPhysics, InstructorPhD, University of Illinois at Chicago

NEW FULL-TIME FACULTY, 2015–16

CONTINUED

COLLEGE of ARTS & SCIENCES

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Michael CanarisPastoral Studies, Assistant ProfessorPhD, Fordham University

Timone DavisPastoral Studies, Clinical InstructorDMin, Catholic Theological Union

Felipe Legarreta-CastilloPastoral Studies, InstructorPhD, Loyola University Chicago

NEW FULL-TIME FACULTY, 2015–16

Ray DybzinskiEnvironmental Studies, Assistant ProfessorPhD, University of Minnesota Laura BrentnerEnvironmental Studies, InstructorPhD, University of Iowa

Julie OtadoyEnvironmental Studies, Visiting ProfessorPhD, University of the Philippines, Diliman

Heather WheelerBiology & Computer Science, Assistant Professor PhD, Stanford University

Wei-Ming YuBiology, Assistant ProfessorPhD, Rockefeller University

Adriano ZambomMathematics & Statistics, Assistant ProfessorPhD, Pennsylvania State University

SCHOOL of CONTINUING AND PROFESSIONAL STUDIES

INSTITUTE of PASTORAL STUDIES

INSTITUTE of ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY

COLLEGE of ARTS & SCIENCESCONTINUED

Marie HarriganAssistant Director, Institute of Paralegal Studies,

Clinical Assistant ProfessorJD, Fordham University

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Robert AkersCreative Advertising, InstructorBFA, Syracuse University

Jill GeislerBill Plante Chair in Media Integrity, Clinical ProfessorMA, Duquesne University

George VillanuevaCommunication, Assistant ProfessorPhD, University of Southern California

NEW FULL-TIME FACULTY, 2015–16

Celia ArresolaEducation, Clinical Assistant ProfessorEdD, Loyola University Chicago Geralyn LawlerEducation, Clinical Assistant ProfessorMA, DePaul University

Seungho MoonEducation, Assistant ProfessorEdD, Teachers College, Columbia University

Sandria MortenEducation, Clinical Assistant ProfessorEdD, Loyola University Chicago

SCHOOL of LAW

SCHOOL of EDUCATION

SCHOOL of COMMUNICATION

Bjorn BergAccounting, Visiting ProfessorMBA, University of Wisconsin, Madison

George DavidsonFinance, Executive LecturerMSA, Western Connecticut State University

Andrew JohnsonEconomics, LecturerMA, University of Missouri, Kansas City

Margaret JohnssonManagement, Senior LecturerMBA, Northwestern University

QUINLAN SCHOOL of BUSINESS

Calli Leigh BurnettLaw, Illinois Bar Foundation Clinical Fellow

JD, Loyola University Chicago

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John KielbManagement, Executive LecturerMBA, Loyola University Chicago

Alexander KrasnikovMarketing, Assistant ProfessorPhD, University of South Carolina

Peter NorlanderManagement, Assistant ProfessorPhD, University of California, Los Angeles

John NyhoffEconomics, Senior LecturerMS, University of Rochester

Kevin StevensDean, Professor of AccountingDBA, University of Kentucky

Carolyn Tang-KmetInformation Systems & Operations Management, Senior LecturerMBA, Loyola University Chicago

Amy KringsSocial Work, Assistant ProfessorPhD, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor

Nathan PerkinsSocial Work, Clinical Assistant ProfessorPhD, Virginia Commonwealth University

Jonathan SingerSocial Work, Associate ProfessorPhD, University of Pittsburgh

NEW FULL-TIME FACULTY, 2015–16

UNIVERSITY CENTERS & PROGRAMS

Ann AstellTeilhard de Chardin Fellow in Catholic Studies, Hank Center for Catholic Intellectual Heritage, Visiting ProfessorPhD, University of Wisconsin, Madison Adam AvrushinAssociate Director, Center for Human Rights of Children, LecturerPhD, University of Chicago

John Crowley-BuckHank Center for Catholic Intellectual Heritage, Post-doctoral FellowPhD, Loyola University Chicago

Bob EnglandOffice of the Provost, Visiting ProfessorPhD, University of Oklahoma

Chad JohnstonEngineering Science, Assistant ProfessorPhD, University of Connecticut, Storrs

Lucien NgalamouEngineering Science, Clinical Associate Professor PhD, Joseph Fourier University

SCHOOL of SOCIAL WORK

QUINLAN SCHOOL of BUSINESSCONTINUED

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TENURE & PROMOTION, 2015–16

Marian BoceaMathematics & Statistics, Promotion to Associate Professor with Tenure

Hank BohanonEducation, Promotion to Professor

Jennifer FiebigPsychology, Promotion to Advanced Lecturer

Anne FigertSociology, Promotion to Professor

Sarah GabelFine & Performing Arts, Promotion to Professor

Jeffrey GloverEnglish, Promotion to Associate Professor with Tenure

Jona GoldschmidtCriminal Justice & Criminology, Promotion to Professor

Aaron GreiciusMathematics & Statistics, Promotion to Advanced Lecturer

Edin HajdarpasicHistory, Promotion to Associate Professor with Tenure

James HarringtonPhilosophy, Promotion to Senior Lecturer

Amy HeinekeEducation, Promotion to Associate Professor with Tenure

Philip Young HongSocial Work, Promotion to Professor

Leona Hood StatonCommunication, Promotion to Associate Professor with Tenure

David KamererCommunication, Promotion to Associate Professor with Tenure

James KnappEnglish, Promotion to Professor

In Hyeock LeeManagement, Promotion to Associate Professor with Tenure

Yarina ListonTheology, Promotion to Advanced Lecturer

Dali LiuChemistry & Biochemistry, Promotion to Associate Professor with Tenure

James LodolceBiology, Promotion to Advanced Lecturer

Robert McNeesPhysics, Promotion to Associate Professor with Tenure

Molly MelinPolitical Science, Promotion to Associate Professor with Tenure

Sung Min KimManagement, Promotion to Professor

Tom NohelFinance, Promotion to Professor

Agnieszka OrlofChemistry, Promotion to Advanced Lecturer

Katherine PhillippoEducation, Promotion to Associate Professor with Tenure

Robert PolakPhysics, Promotion to Advanced Lecturer

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Daniel Becker, PhDAssociate Professor of Chemistry & BiochemistryHayes Award for Advising and Mentoring

Linda Janusek, PhDProfessor of NursingUniversity Faculty Member of the YearPresented at the HSC Faculty Convocation on Monday, September 21, 2015.

John Kelly, PhDProfessor of BiologyThe Provost’s Award for Excellencein Teaching Freshmen

David Dennis, PhDProfessor of HistoryThe Provost’s Award for Excellencein Teaching Freshmen

Howard Laten, PhDProfessor of BiologyLangerbeck Award for UndergraduateResearch Mentoring

F. Bryan Pickett, PhDAssociate Professor of BiologyIgnatius Loyola Award for Excellence in Teaching

PROVOST & UNIVERSITY AWARDS, 2014-15

David ShribergEducation, Promotion to Professor

Adam SpieglerMathematics & Statistics, Promotion to Senior Lecturer

Kevin StevensAccounting, Professor with Tenure

Elissa StognerEnglish, Promotion to Advanced Lecturer

Hans SvebakkenTheology, Promotion to Advanced Lecturer

Amy WilkinsonFine & Performing Arts, Promotion to Advanced Lecturer

TENURE & PROMOTION, 2015–16CONTINUED

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Raymond Benton Jr., PhDProfessor of Marketing, RetiredQuinlan School of Business Award for Lifetime Achievement in Teaching & Service

Robert Bucholz, PhDProfessor of HistoryUSGA and Maroon & Gold Society Faculty Member of the Year

Mine Cinar, PhDProfessor of EconomicsQuinlan School of Business OutstandingUndergraduate Teaching & Student Engagement

Jacob Ciszek, PhDAssociate Professor of Chemistry & BiochemistryCollege of Arts & SciencesSujack Award for Research Excellence

David G. Embrick, PhDAssociate Professor of SociologyGraduate Faculty Member of the Year

Leonard Gingerella, MSClinical Professor of Management, RetiredQuinlan School of Business Award for Lifetime Achievement in Teaching & Service

Jeffrey Glover, PhDAssociate Professor of EnglishCollege of Arts & SciencesSujack Award for Teaching Excellence

Michael Hewitt, PhDAssistant Professor of Supply ChainManagementQuinlan School of Business Award forOutstanding Research

Marla Israel, EdDAssociate Professor of EducationSchool of Education Distinguished Faculty Award for Excellence in Teaching

Lauren Labrecque, PhDAssistant Professor of MarketingQuinlan School of Business Award for Outstanding Research

Elizabeth Lozano, PhDAssociate Professor of CommunicationSchool of Communication Award for Outstanding Teaching

Robyn Mallett, PhDAssociate Professor of PsychologyCollege of Arts & SciencesSujack Award for Teaching Excellence

Mary Malliaris, PhDProfessor of Information Systems & Operations Management Quinlan School of Business Outstanding Undergraduate Teaching & Student Engagement

Anne-Marie Rhodes, JDProfessor of LawSchool of Law Faculty Member of the Year

Stephen Schloesser, S.J., PhDProfessor of HistoryCollege of Arts & Sciences Sujack Award for Research Excellence

Clifford J. Shultz II, PhDCharles H. Kellstadt Professor of MarketingQuinlan School of Business OutstandingGraduate Teaching & Student Engagement

Arup Varma, PhDProfessor of ManagementQuinlan School of BusinessDean’s Faculty Service Award

Elizabeth Vera, PhDProfessor of EducationSchool of Education Distinguished Faculty Award for Excellence in Research

Michael Welch, JDInstructor of ManagementQuinlan School of Business Award for Lifetime Achievement in Teaching & Service

COLLEGE & SCHOOL AWARDS, 2014-15

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John BoatrightRaymond C. Baumhart, S.J.,Professor of Business EthicsPhD, University of Chicago

Helena DagaduEndowed Assistant Professorship in SociologyPhD, Vanderbilt University

Miguel DiazJohn Courtney Murray ChairPhD, University of Notre Dame

Paul EggertMartin J. Svaglic Chair in Textual StudiesPhD, University of Kent at Canterbury

James GarbarinoMaude C. Clarke Professor of Humanistic PsychologyPhD, Cornell University

James T. GathiiWing-Tat Lee Chair in International LawSJD, Harvard University

Jill GeislerWilliam M. Plante Professorship in Media IntegrityMA, Duquesne University

Diane GeraghtyA. Kathleen Beazley Chair in ChildLawJD, Northwestern University

Joy GordonIgnacio Ellacuria, S.J., Chair of Normative/Social EthicsPhD, Yale University

Elliott J. GornJoseph A. Gagliano Chair in Urban HistoryPhD, Yale University

Hille HakerRichard A. McCormick, S.J.,Chair of Moral TheologyPhD, University of Tubingen

Olivier HenripinHelen Houlahan Rigali Assistant ProfessorshipPhD, Northwestern University

Abolhassan JalilvandRalph Marotta Professor of Free EnterprisePhD, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill

George KaufmanJohn F. Smith Jr., Professor of Finance and EconomicsPhD, University of Iowa Robert KolbFrank W. Considine Chair in Applied EthicsPhD, University of North Carolina, 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

Mark McIntoshEndowed Professorship in Christian SpiritualityPhD, University of Chicago

Lorraine OzarRev. Andrew M. Greeley Chair in Catholic EducationPhD, Fordham University

Adriaan PeperzakArthur J. Schmitt Professor of PhilosophyPhD, University of Paris (Sorbonne)

ENDOWED CHAIRS & PROFESSORSHIPS, 2015–16

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ENDOWED CHAIRS & PROFESSORSHIPS, 2015–16

Raymond Benton Jr., PhDProfessor of MarketingAfter 35 years of service

David Crumrine, PhDProfessor of ChemistryAfter 43 years of service

Frank Fennell, PhDProfessor of EnglishAfter 47 years of service

Janis Fine, PhDAssociate Professor of EducationAfter 25 years of service

Frank Forst, PhDAssociate Professor of ManagementAfter 29 years of service

Carlean Gilbert, PhDAssociate Professor of Social WorkAfter 16 years of service

Dorothy Giroux, PhDClinical Assistant Professor of EducationAfter 18 years of service

Edward Gumz, PhDAssociate Professor of Social WorkAfter 22 years of service

Denis Heyck, PhDProfessor of Modern Languages & LiteraturesAfter 24 years of service

Jerry Norton, JDProfessor of LawAfter 44 years of service

David Ozar, PhDProfessor of PhilosophyAfter 43 years of service

Gilda Parrella, PhDAssociate Professor of CommunicationAfter 42 years of service

Barbara Rosenwein, PhDProfessor of HistoryAfter 44 years of service

Pauline Viviano, PhDAssociate Professor of TheologyAfter 35 years of service

Frank Vodvarka, PhDProfessor of Fine & Performing ArtsAfter 36 years of service

Terry Williams, PhDAssociate Professor of EducationAfter 35 years of service

Judith Wittner, PhDProfessor of SociologyAfter 39 years of service

RETIREMENTS, 2014–15

Clifford J. Shultz IICharles H. Kellstadt Professor of MarketingPhD, Columbia University

Barry SullivanCooney & Conway Chair in AdvocacyJD, University of Chicago

CONTINUED

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IN MEMORIAM, 2015–16

Sr. Mary Pat Haley, BVMProfessor Emerita of Communication

May 30, 2015

A. Keith Jameson, PhDProfessor Emeritus of Chemistry & Biochemistry

June 24, 2015

Eugene Cullen Kennedy, PhDProfessor Emeritus of Psychology

June 3, 2015

Ernest Proulx, PhDProfessor Emeritus of Education

July 14, 2015

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UNIVERSITY MISSION

We are Chicago’s Jesuit, Catholic University—

a diverse community seeking God in all things

and working to expand knowledge in the service

of humanity through learning, justice, and faith.