BETHUNE-COOKMAN COLLEGE AWARDS TENURE, PROMOTIONS

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla.  FL -- Bethune-Cookman College has awarded tenure to Dr. Herbert Thompson, Jr.

Dr. Herbert Thompson Jr.

Dr. Thompson, Professor and Department Head of Biology, joined the B-CC faculty in 1985.  He was promoted to associate professor in 1991 and to professor in 2002.

In addition, the College announces several faculty promotions.  Dr. Walter Fordham, Sr., has been promoted from associate professor to professor of Physical Education.  Five assistant professors have been promoted to the rank of associate professor:  Dr. Valentina David, associate professor of Physics; Dr. Lawrence Fausti, associate professor of Reading; Dr. Kenneth Lindberg, associate professor of Biology; Dr. Morrison Obeng, associate professor of Computer Science; and Dr. Elsie Wanjohi, associate professor of Mass Communications.  Dr. Deborah Freckleton has been promoted from instructor to assistant professor of Reading.

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Bethune-Cookman is a comprehensive college, which offers degrees in liberal arts as well as professional fields, such as business, education and nursing. A United Methodist Church-affiliated school, the College has a diverse and international student population of more than 2,700 and a solid reputation for academic excellence and community service. As evidence of its outstanding program, the College has been listed in the Templeton Honor Roll of Character Building Colleges and Universities, and it was ranked by Black Enterprise magazine as one of the “Top 50” schools in the nation for black students.  B-CC is one of 10 charter member colleges of Project Pericles, a program to create civic leadership and involvement on its member campuses.  The College will celebrate its 100^th year of founding on October 4, 2004.

For more information, contact our website www.bethune.cookman.edu. 

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