UW Trustees Approve Personnel Items

Sept. 15, 2006 -- University of Wyoming trustees today (Friday) approved the following personnel items:

Faculty Appointments

College of Agriculture
Dannele E. Peck as instructor int the Department of Agricultural and Applied Economics. Peck recieved a B.S. (2000) in wildlife and fisheries biology and management and an M.S. (2002) in agricultural and applied economics from UW.

Benjamin Rashford as instructor in the Department of Agricultural and Applied Economics. Rashford received a B.S. (1999) and an M.S. (2001) in economics from UW, and a Ph.D. (2006) in agricultural and resource economics from Oregon State University.

Brenda M. Alexander as assistant professor in the Department of Animal Science. Alexander received a B.S. (1986), M.S. (1988) and a Ph.D. (1999) degrees at UW.

Kyle Kostelecky as assistant professor in the Department of Family and Consumer Sciences. Kostelecky received a B.A. (1991) in sociology from Washington State University, Pullman, and an M.S. (1994) and a Ph.D. (1997) in human development and family studies from Iowa State University.

Dale M. Woods as associate professor in the Department of Plant Sciences. Woods received a B.A. (1978) in biology from Rocky Mountain College, Billings, Mont., and a Ph.D. (1984) in plant pathology from the University of California, Davis.

Jay B. Norton as assistant professor in the Department of Renewable Resources. Norton received a B.A. (1985) in geology from the University of Montana, an M.S. (1996) in agronomy and soil science from Iowa State University, and a Ph.D. (2000) in forestry and soil science from the University of Montana.

Ana C. Bratanich, as instructor in the Department of Veterinary Sciences. Bratanich received a D.V.M. (1979) from the University of Buenos Aires, Argentina, and a Ph.D. (1992) in veterinary sciences from the University of Nebraska, Lincoln.

Leslie J. Woods as professor in the Department of Veterinary Sciences. Woods received a B.A. (1977) in chemistry from the University of San Diego, a D.V.M. (1982) from the University of California, Davis, and a Ph.D. (1996) in comparative pathology from the University of California.

College of Business
Thorsten M. Janus as instructor in the Department of Economics and Finance. Janus received a B.A. (2000) in economics from the University of Copenhagen, and an M.A. (2003) and a Ph.D. (2006) both in economics from the University of California, Santa Cruz.

College of Education
Doris C. Bolliger as assistant professor in the Department of Adult Learning and Technology. Bolliger received a B.S. (1991) in management from Park University, an M.A. (1995) in business administration, and a Ph.D. (2002) in education from the University of West Florida.

Edward Janak as assistant professor in the Department of Educational Studies. Janak received a B.A. (1992) in education from the State University of New York, Fredonia, and an M.Ed. (1996) in secondary education and a Ph.D. (2003) in foundations of education from the University of South Carolina.

Robert L. Mayes as professor in the Department of Secondary Education. Mayes received a B.S. (1979) and an M.S. (1981) in mathematics from Emporia State University, and a Ph.D. (1989) in mathematics from Kansas State University.

William J. Medina-Jerez as assistant professor in the Department of Secondary Education. Medina-Jerez received a B.S. (1990) in secondary education from the Universidad de Pamplona, Colombia, and an M.S. (2002) and a Ph.D. (2005) in science education from the University of Iowa.

College of Engineering
Tara C. LaForce as assistant professor in the Department of Chemical and Petroleum Engineering. LaForce received a B.S. (1999) in mathematics from Colorado State University, and an M.S. (2002) in computational and applied mathematics and a Ph.D. (2005) in petroleum engineering from the University of Texas, Austin.

Sukky Jun as assistant professor in the Department of Mechanical Engineering. Jun received a B.S. (1988) in physics from Yonsei University, Korea, an M.S. (1992) in materials science and mechanics from Michigan State University, and a Ph.D. (1996) in mechanical engineering from Northwestern University, Illinois.

College of Health Sciences
Matthew Bundle as assistant professor in the Division of Kinesiology and Health. Bundle received a B.A. (1996) in biology from Harvard University and a Ph.D. (2005) in biology from the University of Montana.

Tena B. Hoyle as assistant professor in the Department of Kinesiology and Health. Hoyle received a B.S. (1966) in home economics education and an M.A. (1971) in special education from the University of Alabama, and an Ed.D. (2005) in health education administration from the University of South Carolina, Columbia.

Mona Schatz as professor in the Division of Social Work. Schatz received a B.A. (1976) in sociology from Metropolitan State University, Denver, an M.S.W. (1979) from the University of Denver, and a Ph.D. (1986) in social work from the University of Pennsylvania.

Frederick Deiss as clinical assistant professor in the Family Practice Residency Program - Casper. Deiss received a B.A. (1951) in biology from Pacific Union College and an M.D. (1957) from Loma Linda University.

Pamala D. Larsen as professor in the School of Nursing. Larsen received a B.S. (1969) in nursing from Fort Hays State University, an M.S. (1984) in nursing from the University of Colorado, and a Ph.D. (1989) in human rehabilitation from the University of Northern Colorado, Greeley.

Carol L. Macnee as clinical professor in the School of Nursing. Macnee received a B.S.N. (1973) from the University of Michigan, an M.S.N. (1979) from the University of Virginia, and a Ph.D. (1990) in nursing from the University of Michigan.

Jaime R. Hornecker as clinical assistant professor in the School of Pharmacy. Hornecker received a B.S. (1999) in animal science at Texas Tech University and a Pharm.D (2003) at the University of Wyoming.

Kem P. Krueger as associate professor in the School of Pharmacy. Krueger received a Pharm.D. (1993) from the University of Missouri-Kansas City, and a Ph.D. (1998) in pharmaceutical science from the University of Arizona.

Amy L. Stump as clinical assistant professor in the School of Pharmacy. Stump received a Pharm.D. (2003) from the University of Nebraska Medical Center.

College of Law
Johanna E. Bond as associate professor. Bond received a B.A. (1991) in political science from Colorado College, an M.A. (1998) in women’s studies and public policy from the University of Minnesota, and a J.D. (1996) from the University of Minnesota Law School.

Michael C. Duff as assistant professor. Duff received a B.A. (1991) in philosophy from West Chester University, Pennsylvania and a J.D. (1995) from Harvard Law School.

Michael R. Smith as instructor. Smith received a B.A. (1994) in sociology from Saint John's University, an M.A. (1996) in educational psychology from the University of Minnesota, Duluth, and a Ph.D. (2002) in counselor education and supervision from the University of Nevada, Reno.

Robert W. Southard as instructor. Southard received a B.A. (1980) in English from the University of Notre Dame and a J.D. (1984) from the University of Michigan.
University Libraries

Tierney Morse McGill as University Libraries assistant librarian. McGill received a B.S. (1981) in mathematics at the University of California, Davis, an M.A. (1987) in applied mathematics from the University of California, San Diego, and an M.L.S. (2001) from San Jose State University.

Sara R. Williams as University Libraries associate librarian. Williams received a B.A. (1976) in history and German from Nebraska Wesleyan University, an M.A. (1980) in medieval history from Boston College, and an M.S.L. (1981) from Simmon’s College Graduate School of Library and Information Science.

Academic Professionals

Academic Affairs
Wendy E. Bredehoft as Art Museum assistant research scientist. Bredehoft received a B.F.A. (1984) from the University of Wyoming and an M.F.A. (1996) from Vermont College.

College of Agriculture
Ryan E. Rapp as assistant extension educator in the Cooperative Extension Service. Rapp received a B.S. (2003) and an M.S. (2006) in agroecology from the University of Wyoming.
Lindsay R. Taylor as assistant extension educator in the Cooperative Extension Service. Taylor received a B.S. (2004) in animal science from California Polytechnic State University, and an M.S. (2006) in integrated resource management from Colorado State University.

College of Arts and Sciences
Terry McClean as assistant research scientist in the Department of Botany. McClean received a B.S. (1982) and an M.S. (1985) in biology from Southwest Texas State University, San Marcos.

College of Education
Diana L. Wiig as assistant lecturer in the Department of Elementary and Early Childhood Education. Wiig received a B.A. (1975) in elementary education from the University of Northern Iowa, and an M.A. (1990) and a Ph.D. (2004) in curriculum and instruction from the University of Wyoming.

College of Engineering
Stephen T. Gray as associate research scientist in the Department of Civil and Architectural Engineering. Gray received a B.S. (1994) in biology from the University of Tulsa, an M.S. (1998) in botany from the University of Oklahoma, and a Ph.D. (2003) in botany from the University of Wyoming.

Jeffrey R. Anderson as assistant lecturer in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering. Anderson received a B.S. (1989) and an M.E. (1992) in electrical engineering from the University of Utah, and a Ph.D. (2004) in electrical engineering from the University of Wyoming.

College of Health Sciences
Marci L. Smith as assistant lecturer in the Division of Kinesiology and Health. Smith received a B.S. (1995) in exercise and sport science from Colorado State University and an M.S. (1998) in health and exercise science from Wake Forest University, North Carolina.

Administrative Appointments

Academic Affairs
Carol D. Frost as interim director in the School of Energy Resources. Frost is a professor in the Department of Geology and Geophysics.

Student Affairs
David S. Cozzens as associate vice president. Cozzens received a B.S. (1973) and an M.A. (1978) in psychology from UW and a Ph.D. (1990) in counseling psychology from the University of North Dakota.

Beth M. McCuskey as executive director of Residence Life, Dining Services, and Wyoming Union. McCuskey received a B.S. (1988) in economics, M.A. (1991) in education administration, M.S. (1996) in industrial relations, and Ed.D. (2003) in educational leadership, all from West Virginia University.

Darcy DeTienne as director of the Wyoming Union. DeTienne received a B.S. (1986) in business administration from Montana State University and an M.S. (1994) in counseling and human development from Minnesota State University.

Ovid A. Plumb was reappointed as the dean of the College of Engineering.

Posted on Friday, September 15, 2006