SUBJECT: Congratulations from the Provost!

Dear Colleagues,

It is with great pleasure that I share this message celebrating the distinguished UM-Dearborn faculty members who received promotions for the 2025–2026 academic year. These colleagues have demonstrated a commitment to pedagogical excellence, innovative research, and institutional leadership. We proudly recognize this significant career milestone and look forward to their continued contributions, achievements, and impact in the years ahead. 

Congratulations to all of our promoted colleagues on this well-deserved accomplishment!  

College of Arts, Sciences, and Letters

Promoted to Professor 

• William Clarkson (NSCI)
• Kalyan Kondapalli (NSCI)
• Simona Marincean (NSCI)
• Carmel Price (BSCI)
• Nadja Rottner (LCA)

Promoted to Associate Professor

• Jie Fan (NSCI)
• Suvranta Tripathy (NSCI)

Promoted to LEO Lecturer IV

• Bushra Hussain (NSCI)

Promoted to LEO Lecturer II

• Michelle Beddow (BSCI)
• Abbas Al Haj Ahmad (NSCI)
• Leah Goodwin (NSCI)
• KC Semrau (NSCI)
• Alisa Young (NSCI)
• Nisar Ahmad (NSCI)

Teaching Professor

• P.F. Potvin (LCA)
• Ahmad Farhat (NSCI)
• Jamie Wraight (SSCI)

College of Engineering and Computer Science

Promoted to Professor 

• Georges Ayoub (IMSE)
• Jian Hu (IMSE)
• Mengqi Wang (ECE)

Promoted to Associate Professor

• Hugo Casquero Penelas (ME)
• Junaid Farooq (ECE)
• Christopher Pannier (ME)
• Zheng Song (CIS)

Promoted to LEO Lecturer II

• Raef Aidibi (CIS)
• Richard Frost (CIS)
• Eyad Hailat (CIS)
• Syed Rizvi (CIS)
• Oleg Sapunkov (ECE)
• Syeda Ghani (ME)

Teaching Professor

• Vivek Bhise (IMSE)

College of Education, Health, and Human Services

Promoted to Associate Professor

• Kyongson Park (EDU)

Promoted to LEO Lecturer II

• Michelle Proctor (HHS)
• Michael Montgomery (HHS)

College of Business

Promoted to LEO Lecturer IV

• Jennifer Coon (MGMT)

Promoted to LEO Lecturer II

• Timothy Williams (MGMT)
• Gail Wilson (MGMT)

Teaching Professor

• Tim Davis (MGMT)
• Diana Smrt (MGMT)

Mardigian Library

• Natalie Hagopian, Promoted to Associate Librarian
• Raya Samet, Promoted to Senior Associate Librarian
• Amy Seipke, Promoted to Senior Associate Librarian

I would also like to take this opportunity to offer sincere congratulations to Chancellor Gabriella Scarlatta on being confirmed by the Board of Regents as the 10th Chancellor of the University of Michigan-Dearborn. Her appointment marks an exciting new chapter for UM-Dearborn. Congratulations Chancellor Scarlatta! 

Respectfully,

Ghassan Kridli
Interim Provost and Executive Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs