Promotion and/or Tenure for 29 UMaine Professors

The University of Maine System Board of Trustees has approved promotion and/or tenure for 29 University of Maine faculty members. The professors, who represent the broad spectrum of UMaine academic programs, were nominated by University of Maine President Paul Ferguson after an extensive process reviewing their work in teaching, research and community service.

“I am so very pleased to announce the most recent recipients of tenure and/or promotion,” says President Ferguson. “This extensive peer-review process is a fundamental strength of the Academy and is designed to ensure both our commitment to the professional development of our faculty and to the growth and success of the University of Maine. We should all be proud of the wonderful accomplishments and successes of these outstanding faculty members.”

Promoted to professor
College of Liberal Arts and Sciences

• Benjamin Friedlander, English
• Paul Grosswiler, Communication and Journalism
• Jennifer Moxley, English

College of Natural Sciences, Forestry, and Agriculture

• Brenda Hall, Earth Sciences and Climate Change Institute
• Rebecca Holberton, Biological Sciences
• Michael Kinnison, Biological Sciences

Promoted to UMaine Extension professor

• Kathryn Hopkins

Promoted to associate professor
College of Natural Sciences, Forestry, and Agriculture

• Joseph Zydlewski, Wildlife Ecology

Promoted to associate research professor
College of Natural Sciences, Forestry, and Agriculture

• Gayle Zydlewski, School of Marine Sciences

Granted tenure at the rank of associate professor
College of Natural Sciences, Forestry, and Agriculture

• Robert Lilieholm, Forest Resources

Promoted to associate professor with tenure
College of Business, Public Policy, and Health

• Terry Porter, Management

College of Education and Human Development

• Victoria Susan Bennett-Armistead, Early Literacy
• Julie DellaMattera, Early Childhood Development and Education

College of Engineering

• Shaleen Jain, Civil and Environmental Engineering

College of Liberal Arts and Sciences

• Laura Artesani, Music
• Thane Fremouw, Psychology
• Kirsten Jacobson, Philosophy
• Michael Lang, History
• Justin Wolff, Art History
• Gregory Zaro, Anthropology and Climate Change

College of Natural Sciences, Forestry, and Agriculture

• Jeffrey Benjamin, Forest Operations
• Stephen Coghlan, Jr., Freshwater Fisheries
• Christopher Gerbi, Earth Sciences
• Brian McGill, Ecological Modeling
• Patricia Poirier, Nursing

Promoted to associate UMaine Extension professor with continuing contract

• Barbara Baker
• Debra Kantor
• Ellen Libby

Promoted to associate UMaine Extension professor with continuing contract and associate professor

• Beth Calder

Contact: Jessica Bloch, (207) 581-3777