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On Oct. 14, CU Anschutz faculty gathered to celebrate their academic achievements at the annual Tenure and Promotion Luncheon. Hosted by Chancellor Don Elliman and Executive Vice Chancellor for Academic and Student Affairs Rod Nairn, PhD, the event recognized faculty members who have earned tenure, received promotions or both.
Chancellor Elliman acknowledged the tremendous effort of all the honorees, “You have demonstrated excellent and meritorious performance in teaching, research or creative work, leadership, service and – in some cases – clinical care. It is your expertise and contributions that elevate CU Anschutz among the top tier of academic medical campuses and that shape the arc of our future success.”
Nairn, who is retiring in June, reflected on his career saying, “After almost five decades in academic life, I can tell you that among the most exciting and meaningful milestones for me were the achievement of tenure and promotion. And I hope that the same is true for each of you. This achievement should tell you that you have what it takes.”
During the luncheon, each honoree had the opportunity to introduce themselves and acknowledge a mentor who played a meaningful role in their professional journey.
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| Valeria Canto-Soler, PhD, professor of ophthalmology, thanks her mentors. |
In the 2025 academic year, a total of 267 faculty members were recognized for their accomplishments in tenure and promotion.
The honorees are below:
Tenured Faculty
College of Nursing
- Samantha Stonbraker, Associate Professor
Colorado School of Public Health
- Alison K. Bauer, Associate Professor, Environmental and Occupational Health
- Antonio R. Porras , Associate Professor, Biostatistics & Informatics
- Natalie V. Schwatka, Associate Professor, Environmental and Occupational Health
School of Medicine
- Christopher Daniel Baker, Professor, Pediatrics
- John Bankston, Associate Professor, Physiology & Biophysics
- Judith Blaine, Professor, Medicine-Renal Diseases & Hypertension
- Marc Bonaca, Professor, Medicine-Cardiology & Vascular Medicine
- Laura Brown, Professor, Pediatrics
- Valeria Canto-Soler, Professor, Ophthalmology
- Victoria A. Catenacci, Professor, Medicine-Endocrinology, Metabolism and Diabetes
- Katrina Claw, Associate Professor, Biomedical Informatics
- Emily M. DeBoer, Professor, Pediatrics
- Jennifer Robinson Diamond, Professor, Medicine-Medical Oncology
- Melanie Diane Everitt, Professor, Pediatrics
- Saketh Guntupalli, Professor, Obstetrics & Gynecology
- Rebecca A. Ihrie, Professor, Pediatrics
- Jonathan M. Irish, Professor, Pediatrics
- Colleen Julian, Professor, Biomedical Informatics
- Ihab R. Kamel, Professor, Radiology
- Arjun Krishnan, Associate Professor, Biomedical Informatics
- Lisa M.J. Lee, Professor, Cell & Developmental Biology
- Cari R. Levy, Professor, Medicine-Geriatric Medicine
- Hilary D. Lum, Professor, Medicine-Geriatric Medicine
- Stacey Martiniano, Professor, Pediatrics
- Michael McMurray, Professor, Cell & Developmental Biology
- Kerrie Moreau, Professor, Medicine-Geriatric Medicine
- J. Matthew Taliaferro, Associate Professor, Biochemistry & Molecular Genetics
- Livia Agnes Veress, Professor, Pediatrics
- Raj Paul Wadwa, Professor, Pediatrics
Skaggs School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences
- Jed N. Lampe, Associate Professor, Pharmaceutical Sciences
- Rebecca McCullough, Associate Professor, Pharmaceutical Sciences
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