Coit College of Pharmacy Promotions & Tenure
Promotion and tenure are critical pillars of academic and professional life, serving as both recognition of individual achievement and as systems to uphold the integrity and advancement of institutions. For faculty and researchers, achieving tenure signals a career milestone that reflects sustained excellence in scholarship, teaching, and service. Beyond individual recognition, promotion and tenure processes are vital for fostering a culture of accountability and academic freedom. These processes reinforce the values of merit, peer review, and institutional commitment to intellectual growth. Promotion and tenure shape the future of disciplines by nurturing leadership, encouraging interdisciplinary exploration, and establishing benchmarks for excellence across higher education.
Janet Cooley, PharmD, BCACP
Associate Clinical Professor to Clinical Professor
Department of Pharmacy Practice and Science
"I am very excited and honored to be promoted. I could not have accomplished this without the amazing support of the experiential education team, my collaborators, my writing groups, and the wonderful faculty and staff we all work with. Thank you!"
Jeannie Lee, PharmD, BCPS, BCGP, FASHP, AGSF
Associate Professor to Professor
Department of Pharmacy Practice and Science
"I am grateful to be promoted to full professor after a long and winding path in academia, starting in the clinical career track and moving to the tenure track. I thank the generous mentors in clinical practice and research, supportive colleagues, the amazing OSS team, and the motivated students I’ve had the privilege to work with. My work in student-centered teaching, patient-centered practice research, and leadership and mentoring will continue."
Travis Wheeler, PhD
Associate Professor to Professor
Department of Pharmacy Practice and Science
"A promotion to Full Professor is really a record of the people I've worked with along the way: smart and engaged colleagues in the Computer Science department at the University of Montana, outstanding current colleagues across the College of Pharmacy and BIO5 at the University of Arizona, and, above all, the many incredible students whose curiosity and hard work have shaped how I think about research and teaching. The University of Arizona has been a remarkable place to do science, and I'm excited to see what the coming decades of research bring."