2025 CFAES Faculty Promotions and Tenure Approved

Congratulations to the College of Food, Agricultural, and Environmental Sciences faculty who were granted promotion and/or tenure at the April 16, 2025 meeting of the Ohio State University Board of Trustees and to the assistant professors and professional practice and research faculty who were reappointed at their current ranks after undergoing review during the 2024-2025 promotion and tenure cycle.

Promotion to the rank of Professor:
Eric Barrett (OSU Extension)
Jim Bates (OSU Extension)
Julie Fox (OSU Extension)
Christopher Simons (Food Science and Technology)

Promotion to the rank of Associate Professor with Tenure:
Darren Drewry (Food, Agricultural, and Biological Engineering)
Sarah Short (Entomology)
Jon Van Gray (Agricultural Technical Institute)

Promotion to the rank of Professor - Clinical and Reappointment:
Justin Keiffer (Animal Sciences)

Professional Practice Reappointment:
Adem Cakmak (Agricultural Technical Institute)

Fourth Year Review Reappointment:
Lee Beers (OSU Extension)
Braden Campbell (Animal Sciences)
Kellie Claflin (Agricultural Communication, Education, and Leadership)
Margaret Jodlowski (Agricultural, Environmental, and Development Economics)
Seungki Lee (Agricultural, Environmental, and Development Economics)
Rob Leeds (OSU Extension)
Horacio Lopez-Nicora (Plant Pathology)
Ali Nazmi (Animal Sciences)
Dominic Petrella (Agricultural Technical Institute)
Guilherme Signorini (Horticulture and Crop Science)
Theodore Wiseman (OSU Extension)