Appointment to the 2022-2023 University Committee on Promotions

September 12, 2022
Dr. Kenneth C. Holford

In accordance with the Purdue University Northwest Faculty Promotion and Tenure Criteria, Guidelines, and Procedures, the following members of the Purdue University Northwest faculty at the rank of professor will serve on the University Committee on Promotions.

These members have been selected by their fellow faculty to represent their colleges on the committee:


Representing the College of Humanities, Education and Social Sciences

  • Nicky Jackson, Professor of Criminal Justice
  • Herlinda Ramirez-Barradas, Professor of Spanish

Representing the College of Engineering and Sciences

  • Daniel Suson, Professor of Physics
  • Alain Togbe, Professor of Mathematics

Representing the College of Technology

  • Ralph Ocon, Professor of Organizational Leadership and Supervision
  • Michael Tu, Professor of Computer Information Technology

Representing the College of Business

  • Kuan Chen, Professor of Management Information Systems
  • Lawrence Hamer, Professor of Marketing

Representing the College of Nursing

  • Lakshman Mapa, Professor of Mechanical Engineering Technology
  • Nicolae Tarfulea, Professor of Mathematics

The committee members have named Nicolae Tarfulea, Professor of Mathematics as the Chair of the 2022-2023 University Committee on Promotions.

Kenneth C. Holford, Provost and Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs