Committees

EXECUTIVE/ADVISORY COMMITTEES

(+) = Chairperson

President-elect is elected for a two year term by Speed Faculty, serves as President-elect and Recording Secretary for one year, and then serves as President for one additional year. Other members are elected to two year staggered terms by the faculties of their respective departments.

Name	Term	Representing
(+) Angela Thompson	01/01/21-12/31/22	President
Robert Cohn	01/01/21-12/31/22	President-Elect
Hermann Frieboes	01/01/20-12/31/22	BE
Ibrahim Imam	01/01/20-12/31/22	CSE
Mark McGinley	01/01/20-12/31/22	CEE
Tom Starr	01/01/20-12/31/22	CHE
TBA	01/01/19-12/31/20	ECE
Jeff Hieb	01/01/21-12/31/22	EF
Jason Saleem	01/01/21-12/31/22	IE
Yongsheng Lian	01/01/21-12/31/22	ME

Charge: See Bylaws, Article IV and Appendix 2.

Members consist of the Dean, an Associate or Assistant Dean appointed by the Dean, all Department Chairs, the President of the Faculty Council, and the Chair of the Student Council.

Name	Term	Representing
(+) Emmanuel Collins		Dean
J.P. Mohsen		Office of Dean
Ayman El-Baz		BE
Wei Zhang		CSE
Zhihui Sun		CEE
Jerry Willing		CHE
John Naber		ECE
Patricia A. S. Ralston		EF
Pratik Parikh		IE
Kevin Murphy		ME
Angela Thompson	01/01/21-12/31/21	Faculty Council
Ryan Shackleford	07/01/20-06/30/21	Student Council

Charge: See Bylaws, Article VI and Appendix 3.

BYLAWS COMMITTEES

(+) = Chairperson

Each academic department nominates, if possible, two persons at the rank of Professor with tenure. The entire Speed voting faculty then elects one of those nominees to represent each constituency for three-year staggered terms. The Associate Dean for Administration Planning and Faculty Affairs shall serve as an ex-officio (non-voting) member but will not participate in promotion and tenure reviews or periodic career reviews.

Name	Term	Representing
Guruprasad Giridharan	07/01/18-06/30/21	BE
Olfa Nasraoui	07/01/20-06/30/23	CSE
Mark French	07/01/19-06/30/22	CEE
Tom Starr	07/01/19-06/30/22	CHE
Jacek Zurada	07/01/19-06/30/22	ECE
Larry Tyler	07/01/18-06/30/21	EF
John Usher +	07/01/20-06/30/23	IE
Sundar Atre	07/01/18-06/30/21	ME
JP Mohsen	–	Assoc. Dean (Ex-Officio)

Charge: See Bylaws, Appendix 5, Section 1.A.

Four faculty members from four different departments are selected by the Speed Faculty to serve staggered three-year terms. Three student members are selected for one-year terms by the Student Council – two from the undergraduate / MEng programs and one from the MS / PhD programs. The Associate Dean for Academic Affairs serves as a non-voting, ex-officio member.

Name	Term	Representing
Young Kim (CEE)	07/01/18-06/30/21	Faculty
(+) Jim Watters (CHE)	07/01/18-06/30/21	Faculty
Jim Lewis (EF)	07/01/19-06/30/22	Faculty
Martin O’Toole (BE)	07/01/19-06/30/22	Faculty
Luke Malone	07/01/19-06/30/20	Students (BS/MEng)
Zachary Long	07/01/19-06/30/20	Students (BS/MEng)
Sonia Calero-Barney	07/01/19-06/30/20	Students (MS/PhD)
Gail DePuy	–	Assoc. Dean (Ex-Officio)
Natalie Oliner	–	Staff (non-voting)

Charge: See Bylaws, Appendix 5, Section 1.B.

STANDING COMMITTEES

(+) = Chairperson

Each academic department is represented by one faculty member, selected by the department, for three-year staggered terms. One student member is selected for a one-year term by the Student Council. The Associate Dean for Academic Affairs serves as a non-voting, ex-officio member.

Name	Term	Representing
Guruprasad Giridharan	07/01/18-06/30/21	BE
(+) Ibrahim Imam	07/01/20-06/30/23	CSE
Mark French	07/01/19-06/30/22	CEE
Sean Fu	07/01/19-06/30/22	CHE
Jacek Zurada	07/01/18-06/30/21	ECE
Jim Lewis	07/01/18-06/30/21	EF
Arsalan Paleshi	07/01/18-06/30/21	IE
Ellen Brehob	07/01/19-06/30/22	ME
Ryan Shackleford	07/01/20-06/30/21	Students
Gail DePuy	–	Assoc. Dean (Ex-Officio)

Charge: See Bylaws, Appendix 5, Section 2.A.

Each academic department is represented by its departmental Director of Graduate Studies. One student member is selected for a one-year term by the Student Council. The Associate Dean for Academic Affairs serves as a non-voting, ex-officio member.

Name	Term	Representing
Gina Bertocci	–	BE
(+) Mehmed Kantardzic	–	CSE
TBA	–	CEE
Eric Berson	–	CHE
Michael McIntyre	–	ECE
Lihui Bai	–	IE
Peter Quesada	–	ME
Zach Long	07/01/20-06/30/21	Students
Kevin Walsh	–	Assoc. Dean (Ex-Officio)

Charge: See Bylaws, Appendix 5, Section 2.B.

Each Research Area Faculty Group is represented by one faculty member selected by faculty members who identify as part of the group. One ad hoc member is selected by the Dean and serves as chair of the committee. The Associate Dean for Research serves as a non-voting, ex-officio member.

Name	Term	Representing
(+) Patricia Ralston (EF)	–	Chair (Dean Appointment)
Kevin Walsh	–	Assoc. Dean (Ex-Officio)
Tom Berfield (ME)	–	Advanced Manufacturing and Logistics
Olfa Nasraoui (CSE)	–	Cyber Enabled Discovery
Tom Rockaway (CEE)	–	Energy and Sustainability
Gina Bertocci (BE)	–	Engineering Human Health
Jeff Hieb (EF)	–	Engineering Education
Bob Cohn (ECE)	–	Material Science and Engineering
TBA (IE)	–	Industrial Engineering

Charge: See Bylaws, Appendix 5, Section 2.C.

Each academic department is represented by one faculty member, selected by the department, for two-year staggered terms. One staff member is selected by the Dean for a two-year term. One student is selected by the Student Council for a one-year term. One student for each of the Speed School RSOs with a diversity focus are selected by the RSO for a one-year term (these include, but are not limited to, the National Society of Black Engineers (NSBE), the Society of Women Engineers (SWE), and the Society of Hispanic Professional Engineers (SHPE)). The Director of Student Success also serves as a voting member of the committee.

Name	Term	Representing
Karen Bertocci	07/01/19-06/30/21	BE
Olfa Nasraoui (Vice-chair)	07/01/20-06/30/22	CSE
Omid Ghasemi Fare	07/01/19-06/30/21	CEE
Delania Amos	07/01/19-06/30/21	CHE
Karla Welch	07/01/19-06/30/21	ECE
(+)Mara Broering	07/01/20-06/30/22	EF
Li Yang	07/01/20-06/30/22	IE
Kunal Kate	07/01/20-06/30/22	ME
Heidi Neal	–	Dir. of Student Success (Ex-Officio)
Mary Andrade	07/01/17-06/30/19	Speed School Staff
Samantha Islam	07/01/20-06/30/21	Student Council
TBA	07/01/18-06/30/19	NSBE
TBA	07/01/18-06/30/19	SWE
TBA	07/01/18-06/30/19	SHPE

Charge: See Bylaws, Appendix 5, Section 2.D.

NAME		TERM
Mark French		07/01/17-06/30/21
Jim Lewis		07/01/21-06/30/24

Name		Term Expiration
Kari Donahue		2024
Erica Gabbard		2024
Brendan Stivers		2024
Mani Vangular		2022

Name		Term
Olfa Nasraoui		09/01/18-08/31/21
Roger Bradshaw		09/01/18-08/31/21
Jacek Zurada		09/01/19-08/31/22
J.P. Mohsen		09/01/19-08/31/22

Name		Term
Roman Yampolskiy		07/01/18-06/30/21
Adrian Lauf		07/01/19-06/30/22
Robert Cohn		07/01/19-06/30/22
Erin Gerber		07/01/19-06/30/22

Name		Term
Roman Yampolskiy		07/01/19-06/30/22
Kevin Walsh (alternate)		07/01/15-06/30/18

Name		Term
Bruce Alphenaar		01/01/18-12/31/21
Gina Bertocci		01/01/18-12/31/21
Robert Cohn		01/01/18-12/31/21

Committees

EXECUTIVE/ADVISORY COMMITTEES

Faculty Council

Administrative Plans and Policies Committee

BYLAWS COMMITTEES

Faculty Affairs Committee

Student Affairs Committee

STANDING COMMITTEES

Undergraduate Education Committee

Graduate Education Committee

Research and Scholarship Committee

Diversity Committee

UNIVERSITY COMMITTEES

University Faculty Senate

University Faculty Grievance Committee

Cardinal Core Curriculum Committee

University Graduate Council

University Graduate Student Academic Grievance Committee

University Research Advisory Committee

University Staff Senate