Committees

2012-2013 ACADEMIC YEAR

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Faculty Committees            Elected            Appointed

FACULTY COMMITTEES AND MEMBERSHIP

Chair of the Faculty
David F. Schmitz, term ending 2015

Secretary of the Faculty
Albert W. Schueller, term ending 2015

Committee of Division Chairs
Provost and Dean of the Faculty, Chair, Timothy V. Kaufman-Osborn
Division I Chair, Brian R. Dott, term ending 2013
Division II Chair, Rebecca R. Hanrahan, term ending 2014
Division III Chair, Mark Beck, term ending 2015
Chair of the Faculty, David F. Schmitz
Associate Dean of the Faculty, Lisa R. Perfetti, ex-officio

ELECTED COMMITTEES

Academic Information Technology Advisory Group (AITAG)
Justin A. Lincoln, term ending 2013
Walter T. Herbranson, term ending 2014
Douglas R. Hundley, term ending 2015
Matthew W. Prull, spring ’13 replacement for Herbranson
Robert C. Sickels, spring ’13 replacement for Lincoln
Dalia Corkrum, Director of Penrose Library, ex-officio
David Sprunger, Director of Instructional and Learning Technology, ex-officio

Admission and Financial Aid
J. Antonio "Tony" Cabasco, Dean of Admission and Financial Aid, Chair
Christopher Leise, term ending 2013
Gilbert F. Mireles, Jr., term ending 2014
Kelly S. McConville, term ending 2015
TBA, Director of Admission
Marilyn Ponti, Director of Financial Aid

Aid to Faculty Scholarship and Instructional Development (ASID)
Lisa R. Perfetti, Chair
Robert ‘Scott’ Elliott, term ending 2013
Gary O. Rollefson, term ending 2013
Janis Breckenridge, term ending 2014
Kirsten P. Nicolaysen, term ending 2014
Halefom Belay, term ending 2015
Marcus A. Juhasz, term ending 2015
Michelle Jenkins, spring ‘13 replacement for Breckenridge

Board of Review
Gaurav Majumdar, term ending 2013
S. Brooke Vick, term ending 2014
Kevin R. Pogue, term ending 2015
Janis Breckenridge, fall ’12 replacement for Majumdar
Bruce A. Magnusson, fall ’12 replacement for Vick
Ronald F. Urban, ex-officio

Council on Academic Standards
David Schmitz, Chair
Charles E. Cleveland, Dean of Students
Sarah E. Hurlburt, term ending 2013
Gaurav Majumdar, term ending 2013
Matthew Reynolds, term ending 2014
S. Brooke Vick, term ending 2014
Marion G. Gotz, term ending 2015
Kevin R. Pogue, term ending 2015
Christopher S. Wallace, term ending 2015
Halefom Belay, spring ’13 replacement for Reynolds
Janis Breckenridge, fall ’12 replacement for Majumdar
Bruce A. Magnusson, fall ’12 replacement for Vick
Ronald F. Urban, ex-officio

Council on Student Affairs
Charles E. Cleveland, Dean of Students, Chair
Sarah E. Hurlburt, term ending 2013
Matthew Reynolds, term ending 2014
Marion G. Gotz, term ending 2015
Christopher S. Wallace, term ending 2015
Halefom Belay, spring ’13 replacement for Reynolds
Student representatives:
Keiler Beers ‘14
Molly Dubrovsky ‘14
Jacob Harwood ‘14
Dandi Huang ʼ13
Devin Kuh ʼ13
Trevor Miller ‘13

Curriculum
David F. Schmitz, Chair
Walter E. Wyman, term ending 2013
Douglas H. Juers, term ending 2014
Jan P. Crouter, term ending 2015
Brian R. Dott, Division I Chair
Rebecca R. Hanrahan, Division II Chair
Mark Beck, Division III Chair
Nicole Simek, General Studies Chair
Lisa R. Perfetti, ex-officio
Ronald F. Urban, ex-officio
Michelle Y. Janning, ex-officio
Student Representatives:
Kayvon Behroozian, ASWC President
Marcial Diaz Mejia, ASWC Vice-President

Faculty Committee on Compensation
Albert W. Schueller, Chair, term ending 2014
Bokyung Kim, term ending 2013
Patrick R. Frierson, term ending 2013
Patrick K. Spencer, term ending 2014
William C. Bogard, term ending 2015
Nathaniel E.Q. Paust, term ending 2015

Faculty Personnel
Frank M. Dunnivant, term ending 2013
Denise J. Hazlett, term ending 2013
Patrick R. Frierson, term ending 2014
Jason C. Pribilsky, term ending 2014
Sharon Alker, term ending 2015
Kurt R. Hoffman, term ending 2015
Ginger S. Withers, 2012-13 replacement for Dunnivant
Timothy V. Kaufman-Osborn, ex-officio

General Studies
Barry A. Balof, Chair, term ending 2014
Nicole Simek, term ending 2013
Keith Farrington, term ending 2015
Kathleen J. “Kate” Shea, spring ’13 replacement for Simek
Paul Apostolidis, Director of Encounters, ex-officio
Encounters Representative: Kurt Hoffman
CAV Representative: Helen Kim, fall ’12
CAV Representative: Melissa M. Wilcox, spring ‘13
Lisa R. Perfetti, ex-officio
Student representatives:
Spencer May ‘13
Corinne Vandagriff ‘15

Library
Jeanne M. Morefield, term ending 2013
Timothy E. Machonkin, term ending 2014
Qiulei Hu, term ending 2015
William C. Bogard, fall ’12 replacement for Morefield
Mike Osterman, ex-officio
Dalia Corkrum, ex-officio
Student representative:
Laura Neff ‘15

Student Life
Suzanne E. Morrissey, term ending 2013
Michelle Acuff, term ending 2014
Nicholas E. Bader, term ending 2015
Dalia Rokhsana, spring ’13 replacement for Morrissey
M. Clare Carson
Barbara Maxwell
Lisa R. Perfetti, ex-officio
Student representatives:
Sam Adler ‘15
Brian Choe ʼ14
David Fleming ‘14
Zach Gordy ‘15
Victoria Karschney ‘15
Kate McMurchie ‘15

APPOINTED COMMITTEES

Assessment
Michelle Janning, Chair
John Cotts, term ending 2013
Scott Elliott, term ending 2013
Marcus Juhasz, term ending 2014
Juli Dunn
Neal Christopherson
David Sprunger

Athletics
Dean Snider, Chair
Jenn Blomme
Michelle Ferenz
Jeff Northam
Scott Shields
Doug Juers, FAR, ex-officio
Lisa Perfetti, ex-officio

Hazardous Materials and Safety
John O'Neil, Chair
Kathy Rogers
Martha Holt
Michelle Shafer
Kate Rambo
Frank Dunnivant
Chris Wallace
Nick Bader
Kurt Hoffmann
Kevin Walker
Lynn Woolson

IACUC
Chris Wallace, Chair
Mitch Clearfield, spring only
Kate Jackson, spring only
Tim Parker
Julia Ireland, fall only
Walter Herbranson, fall only
Martha Holt
Lisa Perfetti, Inst. Officer (IO)
Community Members:
John C. Ladderud, DVM
Rev. John Knapp

Institutional Review Board (IRB)
Gilbert Mireles, Chair
Pavel Blagov
Neal Christopherson
Doug Juers
Paul Yancey, spring only
Community Member:
Jimmye Angel

Off-Campus Studies
Gary Rollefson, Chair
Dalia Rokhsana
Jon Walters, Global Studies, ex-officio
Susan Brick, OCS, ex-officio
Barbara Hoffman, OCS, ex-officio
Lisa Perfetti, Assoc. Dean of Faculty, ex-officio
Ron Urban, Registrar, ex-officio

Post Graduate Fellowships
Director, Keith Raether

Beinecke Scholarship
Theresa DiPasquale, fall only
Scott Elliott, spring only
Russ Gordon, spring only
Matt Prull, spring only

British Scholarships
Tom Davis, spring only
Gaurav Majumdar, spring only
Elizabeth Vandiver, fall only

Carnegie Junior Fellows
David Schmitz

Cooke, Jack Kent
Rachel Chacko

Davis Projects for Peace
Susan Brick
Janis Breckenridge, fall only
Gaurav Majumdar, spring only

Fulbright U.S. Student Program
Teaching:
Nicole Simek, fall only
Rogers Miles
Research:
Julia Ireland, fall only
Bruce Magnusson, fall only
Suzanne Morrissey, fall only
Jon Walters

Goldwater Scholarship
Mark Juhasz, Chair
Moira Gresham

Luce Scholars Program
Ron Takemoto

Truman
Pat Keef, Chair
Don Snow

Udall
Don Snow
Phil Brick, spring only
Delbert Hutchison

Watson
Keith Raether, Liaison
Albert Schueller, Chair
Sharon Alker
Irv Hashimoto
Wally Herbranson, fall only

Sheehan Gallery
Michelle Acuff
Janis Breckenridge, fall only
Matt Reynolds, fall only
Ron Takemoto
Charles Timm-Ballard, spring only
Daniel Forbes, ex-officio
Kynde Kiefel, ex-officio

SPECIAL PROGRAMS

Canadian Studies
Jack Iverson, Coordinator

Cinema Arts Series
Robert Sickels, Coordinator

College Council on Interpersonal Relations (CCIR)
Barry Balof, Faculty Representative

Faculty Forum
Bill Bogard, Coordinator

Faculty Mentoring Program
Melissa Clearfield, Coordinator

High School Enrichment
David Guichard, Coordinator

IT Security Task Force
Wally Herbranson, fall only
Doug Hundley, spring only

Northwest Museum
Brynne Haug, Interim Manager
Gary Rollefson, NAGPRA Coordinator

Testing
Matthew Fox, Director

STEERING COMMITTEES

Asian Studies
Chas McKhann, Director
Brian Dott
Akira "Ron" Takemoto

BBMB
Jim Russo, Director
Doug Juers
Leena Knight
Dan Vernon, fall only

Center for Teaching and Learning (CTL)
Lisa Perfetti, Chair
Juli Dunn
Kurt Hoffman, spring only
Sarah Hurlburt
Lee Keene
Helen Kim, spring only
Chris Leise
Timothy Parker
David Sprunger
Jenna Terry

Environmental Studies
Aaron Bobrow-Strain, Director, fall only
Phil Brick, Director, spring only
Bob Carson
Jan Crouter
Delbert Hutchison
Amy Molitor
Tim Parker
Kate Shea
Don Snow

Film and Media Studies
Robert Sickels, Director
Aaron Bobrow-Strain
Roberta Davidson
Sarah Hurlburt, spring only
Justin Lincoln, fall only
Matt Reynolds, fall only

Gender Studies
Melissa Wilcox, Director
Susanne Beechey, fall only
Andrea Dobson
Suzanne Morrissey, fall only
Jason Pribilsky
Zahi Zalloua

Global Studies
Jon Walters, Director
Shampa Biswas
Leena Knight
Matt Reynolds

Health Professions
Jim Russo, Chair
Wally Herbranson
Margo Scribner

Race and Ethnic Studies
Nicole Simek, Director, fall only
Zahi Zalloua, Director, spring only
Paul Apostolidis
Susanne Beechey, fall only
Helen Kim
Suzanne Morrissey, fall only

Rhetoric Studies
Jim Hanson, Chair
Jeanne Morefield, spring only
Nicole Simek, fall only
Walt Wyman
Zahi Zalloua

3-2 Engineering and 3-2 Computer Science
Mark Beck, Chair
Allison Calhoun
Doug Hundley

Whitman in China
Chas McKhan
Donghui He, fall only
Qiulei Hu, spring only
Irvin Hashimoto