Chippewa Valley Times

The Universities of Wisconsin Board of Regents has approved promotions and tenure recommendations for 18 University of Wisconsin-Stout faculty members, effective for the 2024-25 academic year.

The professors and their departments are as follows:

Promoted to professor:

- Monika Herrmann, engineering and technology

- Emily Hines, teaching, leadership and learning

- Jerry Hui, visual and performing arts

- Kelly O’Brien, visual and performing arts

- Matthew Simoneau, teaching, leadership and learning

Monika Herrmann has been promoted to professor at UW-Stout. She teaches in the engineering and technology department.

Promoted to associate professor:

- Kathleen Brock, teaching, leadership and learning

- Frazier Clark, business

- Becky DeGreeff, English, philosophy and communication studies

- Kevin MacDonald, operations and management

- Greg Slupe, engineering and technology

Promoted to associate professor with tenure:

- Michael Heagle, design

- Alex Jordan, engineering and technology

- Anne Schmitz, engineering and technology

- Tyler Thomas, mathematics, statistics and computer science

- Abhishek Verma, engineering and technology

- Vince Wheeler, engineering and technology

Tenure:

- Mike Bird, kinesiology; health; food; nutritional sciences

- Kevin Wilkinson: operations; management

Provost Glendalí Rodríguez celebrated the professors’ commitment to success. "I look forward to recognizing the faculty and their accomplishments as the new academic year kicks off," Rodríguez said. "Our polytechnic mission — that focus on applied learning; business partnerships; career-focused education — continues to guide their work across diverse disciplines. Each year I am inspired by the hard work of the faculty."

The 2024–25 academic year began on August 19. Opening Day activities include campus-wide Engagement Sessions for faculty and staff on Monday; August 26. Classes begin Wednesday; September 4.

In fall 2023 UW-Stout had 222 faculty members.