After another successful academic year, The Citadel recognized some of its outstanding faculty members.

During a general faculty meeting held in April, the Provost and Dean of the College, Sally Selden, Ph.D., announced the newest faculty promotions.

This year’s awards, promotions and recognitions include:

Faculty Excellence Awards

Faculty Mentoring Undergraduate Research Award: Thad Le-Vasicek, Ph.D.

Faculty Excellence Award for Non-Tenure Track Teaching: Melissa Myrick

New Faculty Excellence Award: Stephanie Laughton, Ph.D.

Faculty Excellence in Research: Russell Sobel, Ph.D.

Faculty Excellence in Service: Guy Ilagan, Ph.D.

Faculty Excellence in Teaching: Ronald Hayne, Ph.D.

The C.A. Medbery Excellence in Teaching Award: Todd Wittman, Ph.D.

Promotion to Professor

Benjamin Dean, J.D., Ph.D.
Department of Management and Entrepreneurship

Guy Ilagan, Ph.D.
Zucker Family School of Education

Greg Mazzaro, Ph.D.
Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering

Tracey Sigler, Ph.D.
Department of Leadership Studies

Caroline Strobbe, Ph.D.
Department of Modern Languages, Literatures and Cultures

Mary Katherine Watson, Ph.D.
Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering and Construction Management

Todd Wittman, Ph.D.
Department of Mathematical Sciences

Promoted to Associate Professor and Tenure

Mostafa Batouli, Ph.D.
Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering and Construction Management

James Bezjian, Ph.D.
Department of Management and Entrepreneurship

Christopher Dague, Ph.D.
Zucker Family School of Education

Kaelyn Leake, Ph.D.
Department of Physics

Ju Young Lee, Ph.D.
Department of Health and Human Performance

Thad Le-Vasicek, Ph.D.
Department of Chemistry

Deirdre Ragan, Ph.D.
Department of Mechanical Engineering

Muhammad Fraser-Rahim, Ph.D.
Department of Intelligence and Security Studies

John Ryan, Ph.D.
Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering and Construction Management

Shao-cheng “Michael” Sun, Ph.D.
Department of Political Science

Yun-Chu “Tiffany” Tsai, Ph.D.
Department of Modern Languages, Literatures and Cultures

Nathan Washuta, Ph.D.
Department of Mechanical Engineering

Tenure

Jeffrey Lyons, Ph.D.
Department of Mathematical Sciences

Kirsten Passyn, Ph.D.
Department of Marketing, Supply Chain Management and Economics

Promotion to Associate Professor

Dan Hawkins
Daniel Library

Emeritus status

William Trumbull, Ph.D.
Professor of Marketing, Supply Chain Management and Economics

Georgie Williams, Ed.D.
Professor of Education

Sabbaticals

DuBose Kapeluck, Ph.D., from the Department of Political Science and Amanda Mushal, Ph.D., from the Department of History will both receive a full-year sabbatical.

Kerry Taylor, Ph.D., from the Department of History will receive a one-semester sabbatical.

Service pins and certificates

30 Years

Suzanne Mabrouk, Ph.D.
Department of Chemistry  

20 Years

Kevin Bower, Ph.D.
Associate Provost for Academic Affairs and Dean of General Studies

Danny Gustafson, Ph.D.
Department of Biology

Guy Ilagan, Ph.D.
Zucker Family School of Education

Renee Jefferson, Ph.D.
Zucker Family School of Education

David Preston, Ph.D.
Department of History

10 Years          

Nancy Aguirre, Ph.D.
Department of History

Simon Ghanat, Ph.D.
Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering and Construction Management

Gregory Mazzaro, Ph.D.
Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering

Dimitra Michalaka, Ph.D.
Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering and Construction Management

Silvia Roca-Martinez, Ph.D.
Department of Modern Languages, Literatures and Cultures

Scott Segrest, Ph.D.
Department of Political Science

Breeanne Swart, Ph.D.
Department of Mathematical Sciences

William Trumbull, Ph.D.
Department of Marketing, Supply Chain Management and Economics

Mary Katherine Watson, Ph.D.
Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering and Construction Management

Gabriel Williams, Ph.D.
Department of Physics

Todd Wittman, Ph.D.
Department of Mathematical Sciences