Brianne Heidbreder was promoted to associate professor with tenure in August 2014. Brianne joined the department as a faculty member in August 2008 and quickly developed a reputation as an outstanding teacher and scholar. She has already won the William L. Stamey Award for Undergraduate Teaching Excellence at KSU, and has published in outlets such as Legislative Studies Quarterly and State Politics and Policy Quarterly. We are thrilled she will be a Wildcat for some time to come.