MCEC Faculty Members Receive Tenure and Promotion

MCEC is proud to announce the tenure and/or promotion of several esteemed faculty members, effective Sept. 1. This annual recognition highlights exceptional contributions in scholarship and research, teaching, and community engagement.


Promoted to Professor

  • Brett Ellis, Mechanical Engineering Technology
  • Andrew Goupee, Mechanical Engineering

Brett Ellis

Professor & Coordinator, Mechanical Engineering Technology


Promoted to Associate Professor with Tenure

  • Justin Lapp, Mechanical Engineering
  • Anthony Vannozzi, Surveying Engineering Technology
  • Evan Wujcik, Chemical Engineering
  • Manuel Wörsdörfer, Management and Computing and Information Science

Justin Lapp

Associate Professor of Mechanical Engineering

Manuel Woersdoerfer

Assistant Professor, SCIS and Collaborating Assistant Professor, Maine Business School

Promoted to Senior Lecturer with Just-Cause Protection

  • Aaron Boothroyd, Computing and Information Science
  • Christopher Dufour, Computing and Information Science

MCEC congratulates these faculty members on their well-earned achievements and their ongoing commitment to academic excellence and student success.

For a full list of University of Maine faculty members receiving tenure and/or promotion, visit: UMaine News.

Contact: Taylor Ward, taylor.ward@maine.edu