Ten Northwestern State University faculty members have received tenure and 11 faculty members have earned a promotion in rank effective with the start of the 2012-2013 academic year, according to Dr. Lisa Abney, provost and vice president for academic and student affairs. The tenure and promotion recommendations have been approved by the Board of Supervisors for the University of Louisiana System.

Faculty receiving tenure are: Brooks DeFee, Dr. Sharon Joy and Dr. Andrej Kurti of the Mrs. H.D. Dear Sr. and Alice E. Dear School of Creative and Performing Arts, Dr. Sanghoon Park of the Department of Educational Leadership and Technology, Deborah Hickman and Leah Ann Young of the Department of Nursing, Jack Atherton of the Department of Criminal Justice, History and Social Science, James Crawford and Dr. Tammy Croghan of the Department of Language and Communication and Sepora Fisher of the Department of Social Work.

Dr. Laura Aaron of the Department of Allied Health was promoted to full professor.

Nine faculty were promoted to the rank of associate professor. Those promoted were Paul Christopher and Dr. Paul Forsyth of the School of Creative and Performing Arts, Dr. Henrietta Pinchon of the Department of Educational Leadership and Technology, Atherton, Dr. James McDonald, Dr. Charles Pellegrin and Bill Sexson of the Department of Criminal Justice, History and Social Science, Dr. James Crank of the Department of Language and Communication and Fisher.

Dr. Thomas Reynolds of the Department of Language and Communication was promoted to assistant professor.