[Congratulations!]

Dear Colleagues:

Please join me in congratulating our colleagues who were awarded promotions by action of the NLU Board of Trustees. This truly represents a shared commitment to excellence.

Tenure and/or Promotions

Seema Imam, NCE: Promotion to Full Professor
Donna Kirkpatrick Pinson, CPSA: Promotion to Associate Professor
Amy LeFager, LLS: Promotion to Associate Professor

Tenure and promotions will be effective at the beginning of the 2017 fiscal year.

Additionally, I am pleased to announce the following faculty members were awarded a sabbatical leave for Academic Year 17-18 by the Board of Trustees. Sabbaticals provide an opportunity for faculty to focus on their professional development and dedicate time for research and scholarship productivity.

Sabbatical Leave Awards

Stuart Carrier, NCE
Sophie Degener, NCE
Eun Ko, NCE
Debbie O'Connor, NCE

Thank you to all who have contributed to the success of National Louis University through teaching excellence, research and scholarship, and service to the professional community and institution. We are proud of your many accomplishments.

Additionally, thank you to members of the Faculty Development and Welfare and Promotion and Tenure committees for their work this year as they continue to support the growth and development of their faculty colleagues.

[http://www.nl.edu/eblasts/Congrats-promotions-july-2016/images/hilsabeck-signature.jpg]

Alison R. Hilsabeck, Ph.D.
Provost and Chief Academic Officer