Minutes of the First Meeting of
The Graduate Council 2002-2003
Date and Time: Thursday, September
5, 2002, at 2:30 p.m.
Place:
Provost’s Conference Room, 104 Administration
Attendance:
Ronald Anderson (presiding), Roger Barnard, Lora Deahl,
Philip Dennis, Tim Dodd, Fred Hartmeister, Karlene Hoo,
Bill Pasewark, Michael Peters, Rebecca Rickly, Thomas Steinmeier,
and John Stinespring
Ex-officio:
Wendell Aycock, Ralph Ferguson, Ann McGlynn, and Deidre Parish
Guests:
Donna Rogers
The Graduate Council Minutes are mailed and e-mailed to all Council members,
deans, chairs, and graduate advisors. The minutes will be posted to the
Graduate School website.
1. Minutes of the ninth meeting, held on June 27, 2002, were approved
with one correction: Kyle Wayne McGregor was admitted to candidacy in
Agricultural Education rather than Agricultural Economics.
2. The following students were admitted to candidacy for the doctorate
on the recommendation of
their departments:
David J. Boyer
Educational Leadership
Lark L. Burnham
Animal Science
Yu-Fang David Chiu
Industrial Engineering
James Scott Crew
Fine Arts Interdisciplinary-Theatre Arts
Kathleen Ann Ellis
Higher Education
Anny Flory
Chemical Engineering
August M. Fons
Higher Education
Justin Finis Gleghorn
Animal Science
Gina Jarman
Food and Nutrition
Jeannine Ferne Hurst
Curriculum and Instruction
Douglas Wayne Langehennig
Curriculum and Instruction
Ming-hui Li
Counselor Education
Kevin McBride
Animal Science
Audra Morse
Civil Engineering
Jose Fernando Olascoaga
Land-Use Planning and Design
Gerald Ornas
Mathematics
Leticia Pacheco
Industrial Engineering
Brent James Racher
Range Science
Karl Eric Rubrecht
Fine Arts Interdisciplinary-Music
Emily Alayne Young
Clinical Psychology
3. Academic Requests
a. Approved Course Additions and Changes
College of Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources
PSS 5317 Advanced Nursery Management (change in hours from 3:2:3 to 3:3:0)
PSS 6424 Molecular Genetics and Plant Genomics (change in hours from 3:3:0
to 4:3:2)
College of Education
EDLL 5341 Literacy in Secondary Content Area Classrooms (3:3:0) (Addition)
EDLL 5353 Reading and the Middle Level Student (3:3:0) (Addition)
EDCI 5380 Action Research I (3:3:0) (Addition)
EDCI 5381 Action Research II (3:3:0) (Addition)
College of Engineering
Ch E 5344 Polymers and Materials Laboratory (3:2:3) (Addition)
Ch E 5363 Biochemical Engineering (3:3:0) (Addition)
PETR 5301 Teaching Experience in Petroleum Engineering (3:3:0) (Addition)
PETR 5302 Petroleum Environmental Engineering (3:3:0) (addition)
PETR 5312 Simulation of EOR Applications (3:3:0) (Addition)
PETR 5314 Nodal Analysis & Well Optimization (3:3:0) (Addition)
PETR 5315 Horizontal Well Technology (3:3:0) (Addition)
PETR 5316 Advanced Production Engineering (3:3:0) (addition)
PETR 5317 Well Completion & Stimulation (3:3:0) (Addition)
PETR 5318 Gas Production Engineering (3:3:0) (Addition)
PETR 5319 Multiphase Fluid Flow in Pipes (3:3:0) (Addition)
PETR 5320 Advanced Reservoir Engineering (3:3:0) (Addition)
PETR 5321 Fluid Flow in Porous Media (3:3:0) (Addition)
PETR 5322 Computational Phase Behavior (3:3:0) (Addition)
PETR 5323 Advanced Phase Behavior (3:3:0) (Addition)
PETR 5324 Geostatistics for Reservoir Engineers (3:3:0) (Addition)
PETR 5325 Water Flooding Techniques (3:3:0) (Addition)
PETR 5326 Miscible Flooding Techniques (3:3:0) (Addition)
PETR 5327 Streamline Simulation (3:3:0) (Addition)
PETR 5328 Advanced Property Evaluation (3:3:0) (Addition)
PETR 5329 Advanced Core Analysis (3:3:0) (Addition)
PETR 5380 Drilling Engineering Methods (3:3:0) (Addition)
PETR 5381 Production Engineering Methods (3:3:0) (Addition)
PETR 5382 Well Logging Fundamentals (3:3:0) (Addition)
PETR 5383 Reservoir Engineering Fundamentals (3:3:0) (Addition)
PETR 5384 Basic Fluids & Rock Properties (3:3:0) (Addition)
PETR 6331 Proposal/Project Communication (3:3:0) (Addition)
College of Human Sciences
CEED 5362 Asset management I (3:3:0) (Addition)
CEED 5372 Asset Management II (3:3:0) (Change in title from Family Asset
Management & Allocation; change in prerequisite)
CEED 5380 Contemporary Issues in Personal Financial Planning (3:3:0) (Addition)
CEED 5394 Retirement Planning and Employee Benefits (3:3:0) (Change in
title from Advanced Family Retirement Planning; change in prerequisite)
CEED 5396 Asset Management III (3:3:0) (Addition)
CEED 5397 Life Insurance Planning (3:3:0) (Addition)
CEED 6383 Regulatory Policy (3:3:0) (Change in title from Housing Policy;
change in course number from 5383; change in description)
4. Graduate Faculty
a. Graduate Council considered and approved 50 applicants for Graduate
Faculty. The new members are:
Amma Akrofi
(Curriculum & Instruction) (Visiting)
Connie Anderson
(Curriculum and Instruction)
Judith Atcheson
(Curriculum and Instruction) (Visiting)
Jack A. Barnes
(Computer Science)
Roy A. Bean
(Human Development and Family Studies)
Alfredo Benavides
(Curriculum and Instruction)
Berta Bermudez
(Classical and Modern Languages and Literatures)
Maria Bermudez
(Human Development and Family Studies)
Andrea Bilkey
(Theatre Arts)
John (Jack) W. Cooney, Jr. (Finance)
Ken B. Cyree
(Finance)
Lenore Dai
(Chemical Engineering)
Jason Denton
(Computer Science)
D. Clark Dickin
(Health, Exercise & Sport Sciences)
Matthew Gallegos
(Architecture)
William Gelber
(Theatre Arts)
Valentina N. Glajar
(Classical and Modern Languages and Literatures)
Doug Hamman
(Curriculum and Instruction)
Erin E. Hardin
(Psychology)
William F. Harlow
(Communication Studies)
J. Duane Hoover
(Management) (Visiting)
Thomas Knight
(Agricultural and Applied Economics)
Antonio C. Ladeira
(Classical and Modern Languages and Literatures)
Jeff Larsen
(Psychology)
Mellinee Lesley
(Curriculum & Instruction)
Ka-Cheong Leung
(Computer Science)
Edward L. McCombs
(Industrial Engineering)
Jeffrey M. Mercer
(Finance)
Eva Midobuche
(Curriculum and Instruction)
Gary Miller
(Mass Communications)
Elliot Montes
(Industrial Engineering)
Susan Myers
(Curriculum & Instruction)
William E. Pinchak
(Animal and Food Sciences) (Adjunct)
Narissra M. Punyanunt
(Communication Studies)
Roderick M. Rejesus
(Agricultural and Applied Economics)
Robert C. Rittenhouse
(Computer Science) (Adjunct)
Iris V. Rivero
(Industrial Engineering)
Joseph Nelson Rushton
(Computer Science)
Juliann C. Scholl
(Communication Studies)
Rosa Hernandez Sheets
(Curriculum and Instruction)
Eonsuk Shin
(Computer Science)
Douglas Simpson
(Curriculum and Instruction)
Bryan Smith
(Curriculum & Instruction) (Visiting)
Michael Sobolewski
(Computer Science)
Karen McNamara Spears (Curriculum
& Instruction) (Visiting)
Jennifer E. Sunseri
(Classical and Modern Languages and Literatures)
J. Q. Warnick
(Mass Communications) (Adjunct)
Kathryn Wetzel
(Industrial Engineering) (Visiting)
Robert Wright
(Plant & Soil Science)
Robert L. Young
(Computer Science)
5. GPSGA Report – Deidre Parish thanked those who attended the Graduate
and Professional Student Government Association Bash, held on August 22,
2002. Attendance was approximately 125, with a variety of disciplines
represented. Dean Anderson and Vice President Sweazy spoke and positive
comments were received.
Upcoming events sponsored by the GPSGA include:
Thesis & Dissertation Seminar
Thursday, Sept. 12, 11:30 to 1:30
Matador Room in the Student Union; bring your own lunch, cookies and punch
provided.
Multicultural Orientation Bash
Friday, Sept. 13, 6:00 to 8:00
Banquet Room in Student Union Ballroom; reception table with Donna Rogers
First Congressional Meeting
Wednesday, Sept. 18, 5:00 to 6:00
Matador Room in Student Union Ballroom
The GPSGA is working with the Student Government Association in several
joint activities.
6. Donna Rogers, Coordinator of College Development, invited the Graduate
Council to attend the Fellowship Reception, which will be held on Thursday,
September 26, from 5:30-7:00 p.m. in the Merket Alumni Center. The Graduate
School received $100,000 to add to the existing $1 million Helen DeVitt
Jones Graduate Fellowship. Amy Fox, Wendell Aycock, and Eduardo Agaton
(Waterman Scholarship Recipient) recently visited with Mr. Waterman to
thank him for establishing the Waterman Scholarship and to give him the
opportunity to meet a fellowship recipient.
7. Announcements –
a. Dr. Ann McGlynn will join the Graduate School on September 16, 2002,
as the new Assistant Academic Dean for Admissions and Recruitment. Ann
received a Ph.D. in Developmental Psychology from Texas Tech University
in 1998. She has been employed by the Lubbock State School since 1981
and has served as Chief Psychologist since 1998. She serves as a consultant
to the statewide MHMR Institution Review Board Committee; a member or
the Behavioral Services Planning Committee for the State of Texas; is
a Clinical Assistant Professor, Department of Neuropsychiatry and Behavioral
Science, TTUHSC; Adjunct Assistant Professor, Department of Psychology,
TTU; and a member of the Institutional Review Board, TTUHSC, among many
local and statewide committee memberships.
b. Peggy Edmonson, Senior Administrative Assistant, retired from the Graduate
School after 18 years of service. Gloria McNeme, former Academic Program
Advisor, was chosen to fill the position of Senior Administrative Assistant.
The search for a new Academic Program Advisor has begun.
c. The Coordinating Board approved and authorized the request from Texas
Tech University to implement the following:
i. Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) degree with major in Hospitality Administration.
ii. Master of Science in Biological Informatics
iii. International Master of Business Administration in International
Business Administration
d. The 2002-2003 Graduate Council and sub-committee appointments are attached.
e. A Graduate Advisors' Round Table has been scheduled for October 1 (3:30-4:30)
and October 2 (3:00-4:00) in Holden Hall room 129.
f. Fall Graduate Enrollment at Regional Centers
i. Amarillo Campus, 27 students, 53 course enrollments
ii. Abilene Campus, 14 students, 39 course enrollments
iii. Hill Country, 26 students, 46 course enrollments
g. Texas Tech University Graduate Enrollment as of 9/4/02 was 4,113. The
percentage increase in specific ethnic groups are as follows: American
Indian-11.8%; Asian-American-9.8%; African-American-10.6%; Hispanic-10%;
and International-16.3%.
h. The Coordinating Board has ruled that the 99-Hour Rule clock restarts
when a student pursues a second doctoral degree.
i. Please see the attached Graduate Admissions Report and GRE information.
8. Other Business
a. The Graduate Council discussed a case that took place in California,
Brown vs. Santa Barbara, in which a Graduate Student added a “disacknowledgement”
page to his thesis after his thesis committee had approved it. Apart from
the fact that the “disacknowledgements” contained profane language, the
addition of pages after the committee has approved the thesis does not
follow academic procedure and the addition fell short of the standards
of professional publication in the field.
b. The Graduate School expresses appreciation to the Graduate Dean’s Representatives
who served September 1, 2001 through August 31, 2002. Please see the attached
list.
The meeting adjourned at 3:27 p.m.
The second meeting of the 2002-2003 Graduate Council will be held at 2:30
p.m., Thursday, October 3, 2002, in the Provost’s Conference Room, 104
Administration.
