Texas A&M University-Kingsville

KINGSVILLE - August 05, 2009

Contact: Jason Marton
jason.marton@tamuk.edu or 361.593.4143

Eight faculty members of Texas A&M University-Kingsville were granted tenure.

Tenure implies an expectation of job security as long as a faculty member meets job performance expectations and the faculty member’s area of study is supported by the university.

Teaching effectiveness, scholarly activity, service and professional development are among the qualities studied in determining which faculty members earn a recommendation for tenure. Positive recommendations for tenure are forwarded by the president to the Board of Regents of The Texas A&M University System. Tenure is granted only by an affirmative vote of the Board of Regents.

The following are the faculty members that earned tenure, effective September 1, 2009:

Dr. Michelle Garcia, assistant professor, animal and wildlife sciences

Degrees: B.S., M.S. in animal science, University of Missouri-Columbia; Ph.D. in reproductive physiology, Texas A&M University
Served at Texas A&M-Kingsville since: 2003

Dr. Reza Ahangar, associate professor, mathematics

Degrees: B.S. in mathematics, Tehran University; M.S. in computational mathematics, Ph.D. in applied mathematics, The Catholic University of America.
Served at Texas A&M-Kingsville since: 2007

Dr. Sajid Bashir, assistant professor, chemistry

Degrees: B.S. in chemistry and biochemistry, University of Wales; M.A. in chemistry, State University of New York at Buffalo; Ph.D. in chemistry, Warwick University
Served at Texas A&M-Kingsville since: 2003

Dr. Greg Moehring, professor, chemistry

Degrees: B.S. in chemistry, Western Washington University; Ph.D. in inorganic chemistry, Purdue University
Served at Texas A&M-Kingsville since: 2006

Dr. Joon-Yeoul Oh, assistant professor, accounting and computer information systems

Degrees: B.S., M.S. in industrial engineering, Chong-Ju University, Korea; M.S., Ph.D. in industrial engineering, New Mexico State University
Served at Texas A&M-Kingsville since: 2003

Dr. Michelle Brown, associate professor, educational leadership and counseling

Degrees: B.S. in education, Pennsylvania State University; M.A. in sociology, Baylor University; Ed.D. in educational leadership, Texas A&M University-Kingsville
Served at Texas A&M-Kingsville since: 2003

Dr. Lifford McLauchlan, assistant professor, electrical engineering and computer science

Degrees: B.S., M.S. in electrical engineering, Texas A&M University-Kingsville; Ph.D. in electrical engineering, Texas A&M University
Served at Texas A&M-Kingsville since: 2003

Dr. Jianhong Ren, associate professor, environmental engineering

Degrees: B.S. in environmental engineering, Beijing Polytechnic University (China); M.S.  in civil and environmental engineering, Drexel University; Ph.D. in civil and environmental engineering, Northwestern University
Served at Texas A&M-Kingsville since: 2003