PVM Faculty Promotions Approved by Purdue University Board of Trustees

April 12, 2024

The Purdue University Board of Trustees has approved the promotion of more than 150 faculty across the West Lafayette, Northwest, Fort Wayne and IUPUI campuses for the 2024-25 academic year, including nine College of Veterinary Medicine faculty.  The trustees took the action on Friday, April 5.  Faculty promotions are approved annually by the trustees in April, per the Purdue academic tenure and promotion policy.

Congratulations to the PVM faculty who are listed below, along with the effective dates of their promotions:

To Associate Professor 

  • Kari J. Ekenstedt, associate professor of basic medical sciences, August 12, 2024
  • Sun Young Kim, associate professor of veterinary clinical sciences, July 1, 2024
  • Shin Ae Park, associate professor of veterinary clinical sciences, July 1, 2024

To Clinical Associate Professor 

To Clinical Professor

  • Elizabeth J. Thomovsky, clinical professor of veterinary clinical sciences, July 1, 2024
  • Stephanie A. Thomovsky, clinical professor of veterinary clinical sciences, July 1, 2024
  • Nobuko Wakamatsu-Utsuki, clinical professor of comparative pathobiology, July 1, 2024

To Full Professor 

  • Sandra D. Taylor, professor of veterinary clinical sciences, July 1, 2024
  • GuangJun Zhang, professor of comparative pathobiology, August 12, 2024

The promoted PVM faculty will be honored later this month at the college’s annual Faculty Awards and Promotions Celebration. The event will be held Thursday, April 25 at 3:30 p.m. in LYNN 1136 with a reception to follow in the Veterinary Medical Library.

Writer(s): Kevin Doerr | pvmnews@purdue.edu

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