Minutes of the First Meeting of
The Graduate Council 2003-2004
Date and Time: Tuesday, September 16, 2003, at 3:00 p.m.
Place: Provost’s Conference Room, 104 Administration
Attendance: John Borrelli (presiding), Cynthia Akers, Roger Barnard, Nancy Bell, Cary Green, Fred Hartmeister, Karlene Hoo, Richard McGlynn, Bill Pasewark, Michael Peters, Becky Rickly, Thomas Steinmeier, and Michael Stoune
Ex-officio: Wendell Aycock, Ralph Ferguson, Allan Headley, Ann McGlynn,
Elizabeth Hall, and Dustin McAfee
Guests: Bryce Conrad, Dennis Harp, Jerry Hudson, Liz Watts
The Graduate Council Minutes will be distributed to the Graduate Council and posted to the Graduate School website at www.depts.ttu.edu/gradschool.
1. Minutes of the ninth meeting, held on June 4, 2003, were approved as distributed.
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The following students were admitted to candidacy for the doctorate on the recommendation of
their departments:
Michael D. Abney............................................................................................. Biology
Eric Albers............................................................................. Environmental Toxicology
Hadi Al-Horr............................................................................ Business Administration
Aruna Lal Amarasiri............................................................................. Civil Engineering
Susie R. Bullock.......................................................................... Agricultural Education
Edsel D. Bynum, Jr....................................................................................... Agronomy
Ju-Young Chon.................................................................................... Political Science
Spring Younts-Dahl............................................................................... Animal Science
Nancy Dodge....................................................................................... Political Science
Charles L. Ehrenfeld............................................................................ Higher Education
Shawn M. Fouts................................................................................. Higher Education
Wesley Gomer................................................................................ Music Performance
Katherine I. Good.............................................................................. Special Education
Timothy Hadley.................................................. Technical Communication and Rhetoric
Jennifer Hammat................................................................................. Higher Education
Zana Michele Matthies Hanson.................................................... Agricultural Education
Tara Higgins........................................................................................ Higher Education
Michael E. Hooten.............................................................................. Higher Education
Mialisa Hubbard............................................... Technical Communications and Rhetoric
Lori Hughes...................................................... Technical Communications and Rhetoric
Brian Knettle................................................................................................. Chemistry
William Lawson................................................................................... Civil Engineering
Eun-Joo Lee.............................................................................................. Mathematics
Sangmook Lee..................................................................................... Political Science
Seung-Hwan Lee....................................................................................... Mathematics
Richard Lombardini........................................................................................... Physics
Amy Lynn.......................................................................................................... English
Dwayne Everett Matlock..................................................................... Higher Education
Lee Rex McAliley.............................................................................................. Biology
Yan Meng.................................................................................... Chemical Engineering
Brian C. Miller.......................................................................... Business Administration
Caroline Miller................................................................................... Special Education
Scott Mooney.................................................................................. Clinical Psychology
Naveen Musunuru................................................... Agricultural and Applied Economics
Bernard Omolo.......................................................................................... Mathematics
Napassakorn Pongsmas............................................... Land Use Planning Management
Cynthia Rugeley.................................................................................... Political Science
Roy Russell.................................................................................. Agricultural Education
Ruben Javier Saldana................................................................... Agricultural Education
Tugrul Samir.............................................................................. Mechanical Engineering
Edward Joseph Scollon.......................................................... Environmental Toxicology
Marla Southerland................................................................................ Political Science
Yan Sun............................................................................................................ Biology
Edward Surface................................................................................................... Music
Nancy Jeanne Thakar......................................................................... Special Education
Russell Willerton................................................ Technical
Communication and Rhetoric
Montza Williams..........................................................................
Agricultural Education
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Academic Requests:
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A proposal for a Five-Year Bachelors to Masters in Classical and Modern Languages and Literatures was approved.
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A proposal for a Master of Arts in Foreign Languages and Literatures was approved.
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A proposal for a JD/MS in Crop Science, Soil Science, Entomology, and Horticulture was approved.
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A proposal for a Ph.D. in Mass Communications was approved.
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The following course additions and changes were approved:
AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES AND NATURAL RESOURCES
AAEC 6305 Economic Optimization (change in title from Dynamic Economic Optimization)
PSS 5305 Advanced Field Crop Entomology (deletion)
COLLEGE OF ARTS AND SCIENCES
CMLL 5301 Research Methods and Bibliography (addition)
CMLL 5302 Literary Criticism and Theory (addition)
SPAN 5343 Studies in Spanish (addition)
HIST 5303 Oral History Methodology (addition)
ENGINEERING
CH E 5364 Applications and Biological Systems (addition)
C S 5361 Theory of Computing Languages (addition)
HUMAN SCIENCES
RHIM 5300 Perspective in Restaurant Hotel & Institutional Management (addition)
RHIM 6308 Advanced Lodging and Leisure Issues (addition)
RHIM 6380 Grants and Sponsored Project Funding (addition)
4. Graduate Faculty:
a. The Graduate Council considered and approved 33 applicants for Graduate Faculty. The new members are:
Christopher M. Anderson, MM, 1996, Northwestern University (Music)
Katsura Aoyama, Ph.D., 2000, University of Hawaii (Speech-Language and Hearing
Sciences)
Susan Banducci, Ph.D., 1989, University of California (Political Science)
Renee J. Bogschutz, Ph.D., 2000, University of Iowa (Speech-Language and Hearing
Sciences)
Paul P. Brooke, Jr., Ph.D., 1986, University of Iowa (Speech-Language and Hearing
Sciences)
Stephen B. Bayne, Ph.D., 1997, Texas Tech University (Electrical and Computer
Engineering) (Adjunct)
Donna Davis, Ph.D., 2003, University of Tennessee (Business Administration)
Ralph W. Fielding, MM, 1982, Yale School of Music (Music) (Visiting)
Shane Haberstroh, Ph.D., 2002, Texas Tech University (Education) (Adjunct)
James H. Hardy, Ph.D., 1998, Indiana University (Philosophy) (Visiting)
Melanie Hart, Ph.D., 1997, Auburn University (Health, Exercise & Sport Sciences)
Candace Hicks, Ph.D., 2000, Vanderbilt University (Speech-Language and Hearing
Sciences)
Samsup Jo, Ph.D., 2003, University of Florida (Mass Communications)
Jay W. Johnson, Ph.D., 1998, Texas Tech University (Animal and Food Sciences)
Jeffrey A. Karp, Ph.D., 1995, University of California (Political Science)
Rajinder Koul, Ph.D., 1994, Purdue University (Speech-Language and Hearing
Sciences)
Laurin Mann, Ph.D., 1998, University of Toronto (Theatre and Dance)
John A. McEnery, Ph.D., 2000, Clemson University (Civil Engineering)
Anthony Moretti, Ph.D., 2003, Ohio University (Mass Communications)
Audra Nicole Morse, Ph.D., 2003, Texas Tech University (Civil Engineering)
Alex Ortiz, Ph.D., 2003, University of Florida (Mass Communications)
D. Dwayne Paschall, Ph.D., 1995, University of Texas at Dallas (Speech-Language and
Hearing Sciences)
Padmini Patwardhan, Ph.D., 2003, Southern Illinois University (Mass
Communications)
Brandon Prins, Ph.D., 1999, Michigan State University (Political Science)
Lih-Ing Wu Roeger, Ph.D., 2000, Purdue University (Mathematics & Statistics)
(Visiting)
Elizabeth Sharp, Ph.D., 2003, University of Missouri-Columbia (Human Development
and Family Studies)
Kirsten Yon Smith, MM, 2001, Cleveland Institute of Music (Music)
Patricia L. Smith, Ph.D., 1975, Texas A & M University (Business Administration)
(Adjunct)
Andrew H. P. Swift, Jr., Ph.D., 1981, Washington University (Civil Engineering)
Bobbie N. Walker, Ph.D., 1987, University of Texas at Austin (Educational Psychology
and Leadership) (Adjunct)
Chor Y. (Amy) Wong, Ph.D., 1995, University of Wisconsin (Economics and
Geography)
Xiaoyi Yao, Ph.D., 2001, University of Iowa (Chemistry and Biochemistry) (Visiting)
Ming Zhang, Ph.D., 1995, University of Iowa (Speech-Language and Hearing Sciences)
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Bryce Conrad gave a report from the SACS Quality Enhancement Committee.
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GPSGA Report by Dustin McAfee:
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Travel grants will be distributed on a first come-first serve basis.
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The first congressional meeting was held on Wednesday, September 17, 2003.
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The annual Thesis/Dissertation Workshop will be on September 25, 2003 at 12:00 noon in Education #001, West Basement presented by Barbi Dickensheet.
7. Announcements:
a. One session of the Graduate Advisors’ Roundtable was held on Monday, September 22 and was a success. The next session will be on Tuesday, September 30 from 3:30-4:30 in English 201.
b. Wendell Aycock announced that the Graduate School is beginning a pilot project this semester involving ETDs—electronic theses and dissertations.
8. Other Business
a. Ralph Ferguson stressed the importance of retention and problem solving.
b. In an effort to increase the competitiveness of fellowships, Allan Headley, plans to employ a student to review applications.
c. Michael Stoune mentioned the need for a database which contains fee waiver forms.
d. The graduate student enrollment as of 9/16/03 was 4,281.
Graduate Dean’s Representatives
The Graduate School expresses appreciation to the following persons who represented the Graduate School at final doctoral examinations in the academic year September 1, 2002 through August 31, 2003.
Adams, Charlie Halsey, Pamela Purinton, Maijean
Al-Hmoud, Rashid Hamman, Doug Qualm, Anthony
Allen, Vivien Haq, Saif-Ul Rainwater, Kenneth
Anderson, Ronald [quad] Harman, James G. Randolph, Paul
Anderson, Todd A. Harris, Kitty Reich, Darcy
Armstrong, J. Scott Harris, Steven Richards, Steven
Aycock, Wendell [twice] Hartmeister, Fred J. Rickly, Rebecca
Barr, Alwyn Heintz-Wyatt, Caryl B. Ridley, Moira
Bean, Roy A. Henry, Judi Roach, David [twice]
Berg, Jordan M. Hoitz, Mark Rude, Carolyn
Bert, Norman A. House, Deborah Russ, Randall
Blake, Robert Hsiang, Simon Saathoff, Roger
Blum, Shane C. Hufflujan, Lynn Sari-Sarraf, Hamed
Boylan, L. Mallory Jackson, Andrew Scott, Jean
Brady, Heidi Jackson, Sam Segarra, Eduardo
Bradley, Loretta James, C. Roger [twice] Shen, Jean
Bremer, Ronald Janisch, Carole Shriver, Brent
Brink, James Jeter, Randall Shubov, Victor
Brumfield, Susan Johnson, Holly Shumway, Sterling
Burley, Hansel Jones, Donald Simpson, Doug
Burns, James R. Karisson, Haraldur Sinzinger, Eric
Butner, Bonita Kvashny, Alon [twice] Smith, Loren
Button, Kathryn [twice] Lan, William Smith, Milton
Callison, Coy Lee, Jeffrey A. Sorenson, Ritch
Carlson, Paul Liii, Zhang Xi Tallent-Runnels, Mary
Chilton, Beverly Lindsey, Eric Thompson, Leslie
Clopton, James Little, Gwynne H. Thorvilson, Harlan
Cobb, George P. Lochbaum, Marc Tock, Richard
Cochran, Clarke Lopez-Benitez, Noc Troyansky, David
Colwell, Malinda MacDonald, Clinton Vaughn, Mark
Cooney, Jack Mahan, Virginia Villalobos, Carlos [thricel
Cox, James C. Manriquez, BJ Vizcarra, Jorge
Crooks, Steven McComb, Jacalyn Walker, Donald
Dabbert, Brad McGlone, John Wampler, Richard [twice]
Daghistany, Aim McGovern, Thomas Washington, Marvin
Daniel, John MeMurry, Scott T. Weinberg, David
Deahl, Lora McVay, Ted E., Jr. Wester, David
Dennis, Philip Mehta, Kishor Westney, William
Densmore, Llewelyn Mendez-Morse, Sylvia Whitlark, James
Doggett, Arthur Mohanty, Sam Wu, Kenny
Donahue, Linda Mosher, Jefiley Zak, John
Dowell, Dwayne Mulligan, Kevin Zartman, Richard
Dutham, Charlotte Mumma, Gregory Zhuang, Yu
Dyal, Donald Nell, Sharon Zieher, Klaus
Elam, Emmett Olivarez, Arturo [twicel
Elbow, Gary Pare, Paul
Fireman, Gary Parr, Gerald
Fish, Ernest Perez, Genaro
Glab, Wallace Perez, Julian
Gregory, James [twice] Powell, Lane
Hall, Grant Price, Peggie [twice]
