Northwest Missouri State University has approved the promotions and tenure appointments of 19 faculty members.

The promotion and tenure applications were approved Thursday by the Board of Regents.

“These 19 individuals are excellent examples of the high-quality and hard-working faculty at Northwest,” Northwest Provost Dr. Jamie Hooyman said. “All of them are outstanding in their areas of teaching, service to the institution and scholarly activity. I could not be prouder to work alongside such amazing and talented people.” 

Faculty receiving promotions and tenure are listed below with their academic disciplines and new ranks, which become effective at the start of the 2024-25 academic year.

Faculty receiving promotion

• Matthew Bax, to senior instructor in the School of Agricultural Science
• Dr. Elyssa Ford, to professor in the Department of Humanities and Social Science
• Dr. Nissa Ingraham, to professor in the School of Education
• Dr. John Katsion, to professor in the School of Communication and Mass Media
• Dr. Jennifer Wall, to professor in the Department of Mathematics and Statistics

Faculty receiving promotion to the rank of associate professor and tenure

• Dr. Amy Barton, in the School of Health Science and Wellness

• Dr. Karen Britt, in the Department of Fine and Performing Arts
• Dr. Debra Brown, in the Department of Fine and Performing Arts
• Dr. Travis Dimmitt, in the School of Education
• Dr. Giselle Greenidge, in the School of Health Science and Wellness
• Dr. Bronson Herrera, in the Department of Humanities and Social Sciences
• Dr. Heather Hill, in the Department of Language, Literature and Writing
• Dr. Charles Hoot, in the Department of Computer Science and Information Systems
• Dr. Jason McCain, in the School of Health Science and Wellness
• Dr. Kyle Miller, in the School of Communication and Mass Media
• Dr. Michael Miller, in the School of Agricultural Sciences
• Dr. Sandra Seipel, in the School of Education
• Dr. Sara Taylor, in the School of Education
• Veronica Watkins, in the Department of Fine and Performing Arts

To receive tenure and promotion, faculty members must demonstrate sustained excellence in teaching and professional development, scholarship and creative activities, and show service and student support by submitting a portfolio documenting accomplishments in these areas. Tenure is an arrangement under which a faculty member remains employed with an institution of higher education until he or she resigns, retires or is discharged.

Faculty are eligible to apply for tenure and promotion to the rank of associate professor after four years in the rank of assistant professor at Northwest. The rank of full professor is granted to faculty who have served a minimum of five years in the rank of associate professor at Northwest. Faculty serving within the rank of instructor for a minimum of six years at Northwest are eligible to apply for promotion to the rank of senior instructor.