13 CEHS faculty earn promotion, tenure honors

April 17, 2026

red background with portrait images of Kevin Pitt, Weiwen Chai, Dipti Dev, Lauren Gatti, Deryl Hatch-Tocaimaza, Soo-Young Hong, Amanda Morales, Mardi Schmeichel, Jiangang Xia, Sarah Hortman, Corey Rumann, Stephanie Bondi, Kathy Wesley
(Top row, from left) Kevin Pitt, Weiwen Chai, Dipti Dev, Lauren Gatti, Deryl Hatch-Tocaimaza, Soo-Young Hong; (bottom row, from left) Amanda Morales, Mardi Schmeichel, Jiangang Xia, Sarah Hortman, Corey Rumann, Stephanie Bondi, Kathy Wesley

Thirteen faculty members from the College of Education and Human Sciences have been awarded promotion and/or tenure at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln in 2026. 

Faculty receiving honors are listed below and on the Office of the Executive Vice Chancellor website

Promoted to Associate Professor and Granted Tenure 

  • Kevin Pitt, Special Education and Communication Disorders 

Promoted to Professor 

  • Weiwen Chai, Nutrition and Health Sciences 
  • Dipti Dev, Child, Youth and Family Studies 
  • Lauren Gatti, Teaching, Learning and Teacher Education 
  • Deryl Hatch-Tocaimaza, Educational Administration 
  • Soo-Young Hong, Child, Youth and Family Studies 
  • Amanda Morales, Teaching, Learning and Teacher Education 
  • Mardi Schmeichel, Teaching, Learning and Teacher Education 
  • Jiangang Xia, Educational Administration 

Promoted to Associate Professor of Practice 

  • Sarah Hortman, Nutrition and Health Sciences 
  • Corey Rumann, Educational Administration 

Promoted to Professor of Practice 

  • Stephanie Bondi, Educational Administration 
  • Katherine Wesley, Educational Administration 

 

College of Education and Human Sciences 
Child, Youth and Family Studies 
Educational Administration 
Nutrition and Health Sciences 
Special Education and Communication Disorders 
Teaching, Learning & Teacher Education 
 

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