Committees

• Faculty Council

  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
  (+) Hermann Frieboes	01/01/23-12/31/23	President
  Robert Cohn	01/01/23-12/31/23	President-Elect
  Jonathan Kopechek	01/01/23-12/31/24	BE
  Ibrahim Imam	01/01/22-12/31/23	CSE
  Omid Ghasemi-Fare	01/01/22-12/31/23	CEE
  Tom Starr	01/01/22-12/31/23	CHE
  Amir Amini	01/01/22-12/31/23	ECE
  Brian Robinson	01/01/22-12/31/23	EF
  Li Yang	01/01/23-12/31/24	IE
  Yongsheng Lian	01/01/23-12/31/24	ME

  Charge: See Bylaws, Article IV and Appendix 2.

• Administrative Plans and Policies Committee

  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
  Hermann Frieboes	01/01/23-12/31/24	Faculty Council
  Griffin Gould	07/01/23-06/30/24	Student Council

  Charge: See Bylaws, Article VI and Appendix 3.

• Faculty Affairs Committee

  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	07/01/21-06/30/24	BE
  Olfa Nasraoui	07/01/23-06/30/26	CSE
  Mark French	07/01/22-06/30/25	CEE
  (+)Tom Starr	07/01/22-06/30/25	CHE
  Robert Cohn	07/01/22-06/30/25	ECE
  Larry Tyler	07/01/21-06/30/24	EF
  Lihui Bai	07/01/23-06/30/26	IE
  Yongsheng Lian	07/01/21-06/30/24	ME
  JP Mohsen	–	Assoc. Dean (Ex-Officio)

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

• Student Affairs Committee

  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
  Tamer Inanc (ECE)	07/01/21-06/30/24	Faculty
  Delaina Amos (CHE)	07/01/21-06/30/24	Faculty
  (+) Jim Lewis (EF)	07/01/22-06/30/25	Faculty
  Martin O’Toole (BE)	07/01/22-06/30/25	Faculty
  Amelia Coomes	07/01/23-06/30/24	Students (BS/MEng)
  Sydney Phillips	07/01/23-06/30/24	Students (BS/MEng)
  Drew Richardson	07/01/23-06/30/24	Students (MS/PhD)
  (*) Erin Gerber	–	Assoc. Dean (Ex-Officio)
  (*) Natalie Oliner	–	Staff (non-voting)

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

• Undergraduate Education Committee

  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	07/01/21-06/30/24	BE
  Mark French	07/01/22-06/30/25	CEE
  Sean Fu	07/01/22-06/30/25	CHE
  (+) Ibrahim Imam	07/01/23-06/30/26	CSE
  Shamus McNamara	07/01/21-06/30/24	ECE
  Jim Lewis	07/01/21-06/30/24	EF
  Luid Segura	07/01/21-06/30/24	IE
  Stuart Williams	07/01/22-06/30/25	ME
  Drew Drake	07/01/21-06/30/22	Students
  (*) Erin Gerber	–	Assoc. Dean (Ex-Officio)
  (*)  Travis Ross	–	Speed Technology Solutions (Ex-Officio)

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

• Graduate Education Committee

  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
  Patricia Soucy	–	BE
  (+) Mehmed Kantardzic	–	CSE
  Young Hoon Kim	–	CEE
  Eric Berson	–	CHE
  Michael McIntyre	–	ECE
  Lihui Bai	–	IE
  Peter Quesada	–	ME
  Kristin Waits	07/01/23-06/30/24	Students
  (*) Kevin Walsh	–	Assoc. Dean (Ex-Officio)
  (*) Erin Gerber	–	Assoc. Dean (Ex-Officio)
  (*) Katherine Marksuon	–	Director of Graduate Affairs

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

• Diversity Committee

  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	07/01/23-06/30/26	BE
  (+) Olfa  Nasraoui	07/01/22-06/30/24	CSE
  Young Hoon Kim	07/01/23-06/30/25	CEE
  Gautam Gupta	07/01/23-06/30/25	CHE
  Yehya Senousy	07/01/23-06/30/25	ECE
  Nick Hawkins	07/01/23-06/30/25	EF
  Xiaomei Wang	07/01/22-06/30/24	IE
  Arianan Dourado	07/01/22-06/30/24	ME
  (*) Jonathan Hughes	07/01/22-06/30/42	Dean’s Representative
  (*) Brittney Forrest	07/01/22-06/30/24	Speed School Staff Representative (Dean appointed)
  Vy Pham	07/01/23-06/30/24	Student Council
  Khalil Manzie	07/01/23-06/30/24	NSBE
  Esha Bajwa	07/01/23-06/30/24	SWE
  Luis Rodriguez	07/01/23-06/30/24	SHPE

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

• University Faculty Senate

  Nominations made by Speed faculty. Members serve three-year terms.

  Name		Term
  Tom Berfield		09/01/22-08/31/25
  Roger Bradshaw		09/01/21-08/31/24
  Robert Cohn		09/01/22-08/31/25
  Olfa Nasraoui		09/01/21-08/31/24

• University Faculty Grievance Committee

  Nominations made by Speed faculty. Members serve three-year terms.

  Name		Term
  Roman Yampolskiy		07/01/21-06/30/24
  Adrian Lauf		07/01/22-06/30/25
  Roger Bradshaw		07/01/22-06/30/25
  Erin Gerber (Term faculty rep)		07/01/12-06/30/25

• Cardinal Core Curriculum Committee

  Nominations made by Speed faculty. Members serve three-year terms.

  NAME		TERM
  Aly Farag		07/01/23-06/30/26
  Jim Lewis		07/01/21-06/30/24

• University Graduate Council

  Nominations made by Speed graduate faculty. Members serve three-year terms.

  Name		Term
  Michael McIntyre		07/01/21-06/30/24
  Jerry Willing		07/01/21-06/30/24

• University Graduate Student Academic Grievance Committee

  Nominations/elections made by Speed graduate faculty. Members serve three-year terms.

  Name		Term
  Mara Broering		07/01/23-06/30/26
  Ibrahim Imam (alternate)		07/01/23-06/30/26

• UofL Athletic Association (ULAA)

  Nominations/elections made by Speed faculty. Members serve three-year terms.

  Name		Term
  TBD		07/01/24-06/30/27
  Claudia Angeli		07/01/21-06/30/24

• University Staff Senate

  Members serve three-year terms.

  Name		Term Expiration
  Kari Donahue		2025
  Betty Nunn		2025
  Mani Vangular		2024