Tenure & Promotion

Achieving tenure and promotion at The University of South Alabama is a multi-step process that begins in the Department and ends with the Board of Trustees.

Guidelines Specific to Each College/School

Allied Health Professions AHP Tenure and Promotion Guidelines

Arts & Sciences A&S Tenure and Promotion

Business MCOB Faculty Resources

Computing SoC Tenure and Promotion Guidelines

Education and Professional Studies CEPS Tenure and Promotion Guidelines

Engineering ENG Promotion and Tenure Policy

Global USA Global Tenure and Promotion Guidelines

Library LIB Tenure and Promotion Guidelines

Nursing CON Tenure and Promotion Guidelines

2025 Successfully Tenured/Promoted Faculty

Recommend Awarding Tenure:

Kelly 0. Byrd - Leadership and Teacher Education Jeremiah A. Henning - Biology
Christina Johnson -Theatre and Dance
Tristan B. Johnson -Accounting
Nancy J. Kelley- Sociology, Anthropology, and Social Work Dakota Lindsey - Psychology
Craig A. Parkes - Health, Kinesiology and Sport
Hans-J org Schanz - Chemistry
Stephen B. Scyphers - Marine Sciences
Hua "Christine" Xin - Accounting

Recommend Promotion to Senior Instructor:

Mary Curtis - Radiologic Sciences
R. Mark Foster - Accounting
Ricky E. Green, Jr. - Information Systems and Technology Alison K. Henry - Biomedical Sciences
Melissa R. Walter - Communication
Brent L. Wiles -Speech Pathology and Audiology

Recommend Promotion to Research Associate Professor:

Candice N. Selwyn - Community Mental Health Nursing

Recommend Promotion to Associate Professor:

Jennifer Anderson - Adult Health Nursing
Ashleigh F. Bowman - Maternal Child Nursing
Michael Black - Information Systems and Technology
Kelly 0. Byrd - Health, Kinesiology and Sport
Jeremiah A. Henning - Biology
Christina L. Johnson - Theatre and Dance
Tristan B. Johnson - Accounting
Dakota Llndsey - Psychology
Craig A. Parkes - Health, Kinesiology and Sport Hans-Jorg Schanz - Chemistry

Recommend Promotion to Professor of Instruction:

Richard A. O'Brien - Chemistry

Recommend Promotion to Senior Librarian:

Rachel F. Fenske - Biomedical Library
Elizabeth R. Shepard - Marx Library

Recommend Promotion to Full Professor:

Ryan G. Benton - Computer Science
Brian Dzwonkowsld - Marine Sciences
Matthew C. Howard - Marketing, SCL and Analytics Khandokar Istiak - Economics, Finance and Real Estate Henry M. McKiven, Jr. - History
Andrei Pavelescu - Mathematics and Statistics
Hua "Christine" Xin - Accounting