CONWAY, Ark. (May 16, 2014) – At its May meeting, the
Hendrix College Board of Trustees approved the tenure and promotion for 13
faculty members.
Faculty
members approved for tenure and promotion to associate professor include:
- Melissa
Gill (Art)
- Courtney
Hatch (Chemistry)
- Brett
Hill (Anthropology)
- Tyrone
Jaeger (English-Creative Writing)
- Megan
Leonard (Economics)
- Aleksandra
Pfau (History)
- Robert
Williamson (Religious Studies)
Faculty
members approved for promotion to full professor include:
- Matthew
Lopas (Art)
- Maxine
Payne (Art)
- Jennifer
Peszka (Psychology)
- Rebecca
Resinski (Classics)
In addition, Britt Murphy, associate librarian, was approved
for promotion to full librarian, and Dr. Eva Windsor, director of integrated
advising, was elected to the faculty as assistant professor of education.
Founded in 1876, Hendrix College is a national leader in
engaged liberal arts and sciences education. For the sixth consecutive year,
Hendrix was named one of the country’s “Up and Coming” liberal arts colleges by
U.S. News and World Report. Hendrix is featured in the latest edition of Colleges That Change Lives: 40 Schools That Will Change
the Way You Think about Colleges,
as well as the 2014 Princeton Review’s The Best 378 Colleges, Forbes magazine's list of America's Top Colleges, and
the 2014 Fiske Guide to Colleges. Hendrix has been affiliated with the United
Methodist Church since 1884. For more information, visit www.hendrix.edu.