In Spring 2025, 67 academic and research faculty members were promoted to the highest rank. We are honored to celebrate their accomplishments and contributions to the Georgia Tech community.

Academic Faculty

Faculty members newly awarded tenure are indicated with an asterisk (*).

Promoted to Professor

• Paul T. Alonso – School of Modern Languages, Ivan Allen College of Liberal Arts
• Aditi Das – School of Chemistry and Biochemistry, College of Sciences
• Munmun De Choudhury – School of Interactive Computing, College of Computing*
• Jennifer Blanchard Glass – School of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences, College of Sciences
• Marta Hatzell – George W. Woodruff School of Mechanical Engineering, College of Engineering
• James H. Hays – School of Interactive Computing, College of Computing*
• Margaret Kosal - School of International Affairs, Ivan Allen College of Liberal Arts
• Gabriel A. Kwong – School of Biomedical Engineering, College of Engineering
• Henry Storms La Pierre - School of Chemistry and Biochemistry, College of Sciences
• Alexander Gerd Lerch – School of Music, College of Design
• Mark D. Losego – School of Materials Science and Engineering, College of Engineering
• Matthew Todd McDowell – George W. Woodruff School of Mechanical Engineering, College of Engineering
• Martin P. Mourigal – School of Physics, College of Sciences
• Pardis Pishdad – School of Building Construction, College of Design
• B. Aditya Prakash – School of Computer Science and Engineering, College of Computing
• Amit Prasad – School of History and Sociology, Ivan Allen College of Liberal Arts
• A. Fatih Sarioglu – School of Electrical and Computer Engineering, College of Engineering
• Joseph K. Scott – School of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, College of Engineering
• John Matthew Smith – School of History and Sociology, Ivan Allen College of Liberal Arts
• Jake D. Soper – School of Chemistry and Biochemistry, College of Sciences
• Simon N. Sponberg – School of Physics, College of Sciences
• Lauren Krista Stewart – School of Civil and Environmental Engineering, College of Engineering
• Wenting Sun – School of Aerospace Engineering, College of Engineering
• Molei Tao – School of Mathematics, College of Sciences
• W. Hong Yeo – George W. Woodruff School of Mechanical Engineering, College of Engineering

Promoted to Principal Lecturer

• Jacqueline Louise Garner – Scheller College of Business

Promoted to Principal Extension Professional

• Donna M. Ennis – Enterprise Innovation Institute
• Juli Golemi – Enterprise Innovation Institute
• Damon C. Nix – Enterprise Innovation Institute
• Wendy White – Enterprise Innovation Institute

Promoted to Principal Academic Professional

• Brandy Ball Blake – H. Milton Stewart School of Industrial and Systems Engineering, College of Engineering
• Christy Michelle O'Mahony – School of Chemistry and Biochemistry, College of Sciences
• Balakrishna S. Pai – Wallace H. Coulter Department of Biomedical Engineering, College of Engineering
• Christopher M. Stanzione – School of Psychology, College of Sciences
• Jana Stone – Office of the Vice Provost for Graduate and Postdoctoral Education

Promoted to Librarian/Archivist IV

• Alison E. Valk – Georgia Tech Library