Faculty Promotions & Tenure

Six University of Florida College of Dentistry faculty members received promotions from the UF provost, or were approved for tenure by the UF Board of Trustees effective July 1, 2019. We are grateful to each of them for their dedication to excellence in their career as educators and scientists.


Promotion

  • Alex J. Delgado, D.D.S., M.S., clinical associate professor
  • Restorative Dental Sciences
Dr. Alex Delgado

Promotion

  • Josephine Esquivel-Upshaw, D.D.S., M.S., professor
  • Restorative Dental Sciences
Esquivel

Promotion

  • John H. Hardeman, D.D.S., M.D., clinical associate professor
  • Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery
Hardeman

Promotion

  • Kesavalu Lakshmyya, B.V.Sc., M.Sc., S.C.C., professor
  • Periodontology
Kesavalu

Promotion

  • Thomas Porter, D.M.D., clinical professor
  • Community Dentistry & Behavioral Science
Thomas Porter

Tenure Approval

  • Mary Ellen Davey, Ph.D., tenured associate professor
  • Oral Biology
Davey