The University of Findlay announces faculty members who recently were approved for promotions and tenure. UF employs 195 full-time faculty members, and 40 of those were added within the past five years in response to growing demand for academic programs.

The following faculty members at The University of Findlay were promoted:
•    Mark Carroll, physical therapy, assistant to associate professor
•    Christine Denecker, English, assistant to associate professor
•    Nicole Diederich, English, associate to full professor
•    Julie Toney, physical therapy, assistant to associate professor
•    Judy Wahrman, education, associate to full professor
•    Chris Ward, business, assistant to associate professor

The following faculty members were awarded tenure in 2009:
•    Mark Carroll, physical therapy; B.S., The Ohio State University; M.Ed., Mt. Vernon Nazarene University; Ed.D., Bowling Green State University
•    Christine Denecker, English (composition); B.A., Bluffton College; M.A., Bowling Green State University; Ph.D., Bowling Green State University
•    Dave Essinger, English (creative writing); B.Phil., Miami University; M.F.A., Art Institute of Chicago
•    Nabarun Ghose, business (marketing); B.A., Madras Christian College (India); M.I.J., Baylor University; D.B.A., Southern Illinois University
•    Diane Kontar, art (art history); B.A., University of Minnesota; M.A., University of Michigan; M.L.S., Indiana University; Ph.D., Florida State University
•    S. Chris Ward, business; B.S., The University of Findlay; M.B.A., The University of Findlay; Ed.D., Argosy University
•    Pam Warton, mathematics; B.S., Bowling Green State University; M.A., Bowling Green State University; Ph.D., Bowling Green State University