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2009-2010 Academic Year

ACADEMIC COUNCIL
* indicates new members

Chair of the Faculty
Andrea K. Dobson, term ending 2012

Policy Committee
Christopher S. Wallace, term ending 2010
Walter T. Herbranson, term ending 2011
*Theresa M. DiPasquale, term ending 2012
Thomas A. Callister, Jr., ex-officio 

Board of Review
Zahi Zalloua, Chair, term ending 2010
Brian R. Dott, term ending 2011
*Albert W. Schueller, term ending 2012
*Jacqueline Woodfork (spring semester sabbatical replacement for Dott)
Ronald F. Urban, ex-officio 

Division Chairs Committee
Provost and Dean of the Faculty, Chair, Timothy V. Kaufman-Osborn
Division I Chair, William C. Bogard, term ending 2010
Division II Chair, Jonathan S. Walters, term ending 2011
Division III Chair, *Kendra J. Golden, term ending 2012
Chair of the Faculty, Andrea K. Dobson
Associate Dean of the Faculty, Thomas A. Callister, Jr.

Ex-Officio Members Without Vote
President of the College, George S. Bridges
Provost and Dean of the Faculty, Timothy V. Kaufman-Osborn
Dean of Students, Charles E. Cleveland
Registrar, Ronald F. Urban
Associate Dean of the Faculty, Thomas A. Callister, Jr. 

ELECTED COMMITTEES

Secretary of the Faculty
Lee D. Thompson, term ending 2010

Admission and Financial Aid Committee
J. Antonio "Tony" Cabasco, Dean of Admission and Financial Aid, Chair
Alberto Galindo, term ending 2010
Raechelle Mascarenhas, term ending 2011
*Marion G. Götz, term ending 2012
*Gilbert F. Mireles (09-10 replacement for Mascarenhas)
Kevin Dyerly, Director of Admission
Marilyn Ponti, Director of Financial Aid

Aid to Faculty Scholarship and Instructional Development Committee (ASID)
Timothy V. Kaufman-Osborn, Chair
William C. Bogard, Chair of Division I
Jonathan S. Walters, Chair of Division II
*Kendra J. Golden, Chair of Division III
Sharon A. Alker, term ending 2010
Heidi E.M. Dobson, term ending 2011
*Aaron-Bobrow-Strain, term ending 2012
*Patrick R. Frierson (fall '09 replacement for Alker)

Council on Student Affairs
Melissa M. Wilcox, Chair, spring, term ending 2010
Jason C. Pribilsky, Chair fall, term ending 2011
*Douglas H. Juers, term ending 2012
*Dayle M. A. Smith, term ending 2012
*Nadine Knight (fall '09 replacement for Wilcox)
Charles E. Cleveland
Student representatives:

Faculty Fringe Benefits Committee
Nohemy Solórzano-Thompson, term ending 2010
†David F. Schmitz, term ending 2011 (spring semester only)
James E. Russo, term ending 2011
Daniel M. Vernon, term ending 2011
*Cynthia Croot, term ending 2012
*Keith Farrington, term ending 2012
(Per Faculty Code, sabbatical replacements are not required for this committee)

Faculty Personnel Committee
Susan E. Pickett, Chair, term ending 2011
*Barry A. Balof, completing Mark Beck term ending 2010
Julie A. Charlip, term ending 2010
Michelle Y. Janning, term ending 2011
*Roberta Davidson, term ending 2012
*Heidi E. M. Dobson, term ending 2012
*Shampa Biswas (spring '10 replacement for Charlip)
Timothy V. Kaufman-Osborn, ex-officio

Feasibility Study Committee (Ad-Hoc)
Andrea Dobson, Chair
William C. Bogard, Chair of Division I
Jonathan S. Walters, Chair of Division II
Kendra J. Golden, Chair of Division III
Allison A. Calhoun
Bruce A. Magnusson
Christopher Petit
Thomas A. Callister, Jr., ex-officio
Timothy Kaufman-Osborn, ex-officio

General Studies Committee
Elizabeth Vandiver, Chair, term ending 2010
Thomas Knight, term ending 2011
*Brien K. Garnand, term ending 2012
Encounters Representative: Elyse Semerdjian
CAV Representative: Helen Kim (fall), Suzanne Morrissey (spring)
Rebecca Hanrahan, ex-officio
Timothy V. Kaufman-Osborn, ex-officio
Student representative
:

Student Life Committee
S. Brooke Vick, Chair, term ending 2010
Michelle K. Ferenz, term ending 2011
*R. Scott Elliott, term ending 2012
Clare Carson
Barbara Maxwell
Thomas A. Callister
Student representatives:

2009-2010 APPOINTED COMMITTEES

Academic Information Technology Advisory Group (AITAG)
Sharon Alker, term ending 2011, spring only (fall sabbatical)
Susanne Beechey, spring only (replacement for Prull)
Russ Gordon, term ending 2012
Sarah Hurlburt, fall only (replacement for Alker)
Tim Machonkin, term ending 2012
Matt Prull, term ending 2011, fall only (spring sabbatical)
Brooke Vick, term ending 2010
Jackie Wood, term ending 2011
Shannon Callister, ex-officio
Dalia Corkrum, ex-officio
Student representatives:
Kiva Bell Ellenberg
Joel Wilson

Animal Care and Use Committee
Chris Wallace, Chair
Kate Jackson, spring only (fall sabbatical)
Rebecca Hanrahan
Walter Herbranson
Community members:
Rev. John Knapp
John C. Ladderud, DVM

Art Advisory Committee
Dawn Forbes, Co-chair
Charles Timm-Ballard, Co-chair, spring (fall sabbatical)
Dennis Crockett, Co-Chair, fall
Michelle Acuff
Mark Anderson
Peter Harvey
Kynde Kiefel
Chris Petit, fall only (spring sabbatical)
Matthew Reynolds
Jed Schwendiman

Biosafety Committee
Frank Dunnivant, Chair
Mark Beck
Kendra Golden
Leena Knight
Tom Knight, fall only (replacement for Yancey)
Paul Yancey, spring only (fall leave of absence)

Bookstore Advisory Committee
Barbara Maxwell, Chair
Allison Calhoun
Ed Dixon
Scott Elliot
Jacqueline Woodfork
Douglas Carlsen, ex-officio
Charles Cleveland, ex-officio
Student representatives:
TBD

Canadian Studies
Jack Iverson, Director

Center for Teaching and Learning
Patrick Spencer, Director
Kendra Golden
Lee Keene
Bokyung Kim, fall only (replacement for Wilcox)
Leena Knight
David Sprunger
Melissa Wilcox, spring only (fall sabbatical)
Bob Withycombe

Cinema Arts, Fall 2009
Robert Sickels, Coordinator

COACHE Advisory Committee
Tim Kaufman-Osborn, Chair
Andrea Dobson
David Glenn
Leena Knight
Nadine Knight
Elyse Semerdjian
Pat Spencer
Deborah Wiese, spring only (fall sabbatical)
Walter Wyman
Tom Callister, ex-officio
Neal Christopherson, ex-officio

College Athletic Committee
Laura Schueller, Faculty Athletic Representative
Halefom Belay, spring only (replacement for Norgaard)
Jack Iverson, spring only (replacement for Petit)
Kari Norgaard, fall only (spring semester sabbatical)
Chris Petit, fall only (spring semester sabbatical)
Chris Wallace
Dean Snider, ex-officio
Student Representative:

Conservation Committee
Jed Schwendiman, Chair
Lisa Curtis, Sustainability Coordinator
Bob Biles
Phil Brick
Bob Carson
Heidi Dobson
Sean Gehrke
Russ Gordon
Shirley Harper
Sherrie Kamara
Kari Norgaard, fall only (spring sabbatical)
Dan Park
Lenel Parish
Rachna Sinnott

Council on Interpersonal Relations
Laura Schueller
Nancy Tavelli
Ron Urban
Cindy Waring, SHO (Sexual Harassment Officer), ex-officio

Distinguished Teacher Selection Committee
Kay Fenimore-Smith, Chair
Hal Belay
Ed Dixon
Tom Callister, ex-officio

Faculty Forum
Dana Burgess, Coordinator

Encounters
Rebecca Hanrahan, Director

Environmental Studies Committee
Phil Brick, Director
Mark Beck
Dana Burgess
Bob Carson
Jan Crouter
Tom Davis
Frank Dunnivant
Amy Molitor
Kari Norgaard
Tim Parker
Don Snow

High School Enrichment Program
David Guichard, Director

Institutional Review Board
Rebecca Hanrahan, Chair
Aaron Bobrow-Strain
Neal Christopherson
Kendra Golden
Rich Jacks
Michelle Janning
Gilbert Mireles
Brooke Vick
Community member:
Chris Howard

Global Studies Steering Committee
Shampa Biswas, Director
Bruce Magnusson
Gaurav Majumdar, fall only (spring sabbatical)
Jim Russo
Elyse Semerdjian
Zahi Zalloua

Joint Faculty/Governing Boards Committee on Honorary Degrees
Tom Callister, Chair
Robert Bode, fall only (spring sabbatical)
Jim Hayner
Bruce Magnusson
Tim Parker
Jed Schwendiman, ex-officio

Library Advisory Committee
Theresa DiPasquale, term ending 2012
Doug Hundley, term ending 2011
Sarah Hurlburt, fall '09 only
Fred Moore, term ending 2010
Pete Parcells, term ending 2010
Gary Rollefson, term ending 2011
Mike Osterman, ex-officio
Dalia Corkrum, ex-officio
Student representatives:

Off-Campus Studies Committee
Heidi Dobson, Chair
Shampa Biswas
Jack Iverson, spring only (fall sabbatical)
Helen Kim, fall only (spring sabbatical)
Nohemy Solórzano-Thompson (2009-2010 replacement for Iverson and H. Kim)
Susan Brick, ex-officio
Tom Callister, ex-officio
Ronald Urban, ex-officio

Post Graduate Fellowship Committees
Keith Raether, Director
Beinecke
Theresa DiPasquale, Chair
Susanne Beechey
Russ Gordon
The British Fellowships: Marshall/Mitchell/Rhodes
Julia Ireland
Gaurav Majumdar, fall only (spring sabbatical)
Fulbright
Teaching Committee:
Sharon Alker, spring only (fall sabbatical)
Kay Fenimore-Smith
Nadine Knight, fall only (replacement for Alker)
Kirsten Nicolaysen
Zahi Zalloua
Research Committee:
Marion Götz
Bruce Magnusson, spring only (replacement for Norgaard)
Kari Norgaard, fall only (spring sabbatical)
Jason Pribilsky
Nicole Simek
Goldwater
Barry Balof, Faculty Advisor
Allison Calhoun
Kirsten Nicolaysen
Dayle Smith
100 Projects for Peace
Susan Brick
Gaurav Majumdar, fall only (spring sabbatical)
Andrea Valenzuela, spring only (replacement for Majumdar)
Truman
Robert Withycombe, Faculty Representative
Don Snow
Udall
Don Snow, Chair
Phil Brick, spring only (replacement for Norgaard)
Kari Norgaard, fall only (spring sabbatical)
Tim Parker
Watson
Patrick Frierson, Faculty Representative
Irv Hashimoto
Suzanne Morrissey
Kevin Pogue

Pre-Law Advisor
Patrick Frierson

Pre-Medical Advisory Committee
Jim Russo, Chair
Walter Herbranson
Tom Knight
Margo Scribner

Radiation Safety Officer
Kirsten Nicolaysen

Short-Term Off-Campus Studies Working Group
Shampa Biswas, co-chair
Susan Brick, co-chair
Phil Brick
Janis Breckenridge
Tom Knight
Kirsten Nicolaysen
Jason Pribilsky

Sheehan Gallery Committee

Michelle Acuff, Chair
Janis Breckenridge
Matt Reynolds
Ron Takemoto
Dawn Forbes, ex-officio

Trees-Landscaping Committee
Bob Carson, Co-chair
Heidi Dobson, Co-chair
Gary Brown
Larry Malott
Peter Harvey, ex officio

Testing
Margo Scribner, Director

3-2 Engineering and 3-2 Computer Science Advisory Committee
Fred Moore, Chair
Mark Beck
Frank Dunnivant

Whitman-in-China Committee
Nancy Simon, Chair
Chas McKhann, spring only (fall sabbatical)
Donghui He
Nadine Knight, fall only (spring sabbatical)
Susan Brick, ex-officio

Whitman Undergraduate Conference Committee
Tom Callister, Chair
Lana Brown
Kay Fenimore-Smith
David Glenn
Jon Loney
Deberah Simon
Summer Singer