Central College announces changes among its faculty for the 2020-21 academic year.

Two assistant professors have earned tenure and promotion to associate professor:

-C.D. Adamson (B.A., M.A., Central Missouri State University; Ph.D., Texas Tech University), department of theatre. He has been with Central since 2014.
-Sara Shuger Fox (B.S., Iowa State University; Ph.D., University of South Carolina), department of exercise science. She started at Central in 2014.
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One associate professor was promoted to professor:

Viktor Martisovits (RNDr.; Comenius University, Slovakia; M.S., Ph.D., The Ohio State University), department of physics. He started at Central in 1999 and was granted tenure and promoted to associate professor in 2004.

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Emeritus status to the following Central College faculty:

David Timmer (A., Calvin College; Ph.D., University of Notre Dame), department of philosophy/religion. He started at Central in 1980, was granted tenure in 1986 and promoted to associate professor of religion in 1990. He was promoted to professor of religion in 2001.

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Central also made six new faculty hires:

Anna Christensen (B.A., Northwestern College; A.M. and Ph.D., Washington University), assistant professor of philosophy.
Kate Kanne (B.S. from South Dakota State University; M.F.A., Minnesota State University), assistant professor of theatre.
Eileen McGonigal (B.M., Florida State University; M.A., Arizona State University; and a Ph.D., in progress, Florida State University), instructor of music.
Tamara Masters (B.S., University of Nebraska; M.S., Concordia University; Ph.D., in progress, Drake University), instructor of education.
Shelby Messerschmitt-Coen (B.A. from Central College; M.C., Arizona State University; Ph.D., in progress, The Ohio State University), instructor of psychology.
Gil Reynders (B.A.; Lake Forest College; M.S., University of Rochester; Ph.D., University of Iowa), lecturer of chemistry.