{"id":77805,"date":"2026-04-27T13:47:10","date_gmt":"2026-04-27T20:47:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/news\/?p=77805"},"modified":"2026-04-28T10:51:17","modified_gmt":"2026-04-28T17:51:17","slug":"2026-faculty","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/news\/2026-faculty\/","title":{"rendered":"NAU faculty who earned promotion in the 2025-26 academic year"},"content":{"rendered":"<h4>Promotion to senior lecturer<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>Julia Berry<\/li>\n<li>Emma Canning<\/li>\n<li>Ian Williams<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4>Promotion to associate teaching professor<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>Steven Acton<\/li>\n<li>Tyler Brock<\/li>\n<li>Jennifer Duis<\/li>\n<li>Brad Fobar<\/li>\n<li>Helen Hawley<\/li>\n<li>Rachelle Huntington<\/li>\n<li>Heidi Kloeppel<\/li>\n<li>Natalie Landman<\/li>\n<li>William Mahan<\/li>\n<li>Jessica Manzone<\/li>\n<li>Seth Muttler<\/li>\n<li>Rod Parish<\/li>\n<li>Allie Stender<\/li>\n<li>Emily Thomas<\/li>\n<li>Spence Townsend<\/li>\n<li>Pegge Vissicaro<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4>Promotion to teaching professor<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>Nancy Baca<\/li>\n<li>Jessica Barnes<\/li>\n<li>Marija Bekafigo<\/li>\n<li>Christina C<\/li>\n<li>Ethan Dolle<\/li>\n<li>Nellie Gopaul<\/li>\n<li>Meredith Heller<\/li>\n<li>Scott Hoefle<\/li>\n<li>Taylor Joyal<\/li>\n<li>Kristen Konkel<\/li>\n<li>Nicholas Lim<\/li>\n<li>Kevin Massoletti<\/li>\n<li>Jose Moreno<\/li>\n<li>Anthony Osborn<\/li>\n<li>Eylin Palamaro-Munsell<\/li>\n<li>Claudia Rodas<\/li>\n<li>Ann Rumble<\/li>\n<li>Alma Montemayor Sandigo<\/li>\n<li>Kevin Shumway<\/li>\n<li>Donna Simon<\/li>\n<li>Bethany Weber<\/li>\n<li>Melissa Westover<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4>Promotion to associate clinical professor<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>Kara Ahearn<\/li>\n<li>Regina Buban<\/li>\n<li>Miriam Espinoza<\/li>\n<li>Julia Gardner<\/li>\n<li>Elizabeth Heick<\/li>\n<li>Garrett Mitchell<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4>Promotion to clinical professor<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>Norma Clark<\/li>\n<li>Fe Murray<\/li>\n<li>Chris Repka<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4>Promotion to associate professor of practice<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>Margaret Dunfee<\/li>\n<li>Len Hostetter<\/li>\n<li>Samuel Mungo<\/li>\n<li>Lance Rohs<\/li>\n<li>Kevin Woolley<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4>Promotion to professor of practice<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>Bill Carter<\/li>\n<li>Rory Faust<\/li>\n<li>Christopher Finet<\/li>\n<li>J.R. 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