Minutes of the Second Meeting of
The Graduate Council 2003-2004
Date and Time: Date and Time: Thursday, October 2, 2003, at 2:30 p.m.
Place: Place: Provost’s Conference Room, 104 Administration
Attendance: Attendance: John Borrelli (presiding), Cynthia Akers, Roger Barnard, Nancy Bell, Cary Green,
Fred Hartmeister, Bill Pasewark, Michael Peters, Becky Rickly, Thomas
Steinmeier, and Michael Stoune
Ex-officio: Wendell Aycock, Allan Headley, Ann McGlynn, and Elizabeth Hall
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. 1. Minutes of the first meeting, held on September 16, 2003, were approved as distributed.
2. The following students were admitted to candidacy for the doctorate on the recommendation of
their departments:
Abdulaziz Ajlouni........................................................................................... Chemistry
Todd Brashears........................................................................... Agricultural Education
Dianjun Chen................................................................................................. Chemistry
Jess Jones ..................................................................................................... Chemistry
Sanjeeva Maithripala................................................................. Mechanical Engineering
Ava Russell......................................................................................... Higher Education
Zdravko I. Stefanov...................................................................... Chemical Engineering
Dorothy Tinkler ............................................................................................... Biology
Chuqiao Tu.................................................................................................... Chemistry
Yang Zhang................................................................................................... Chemistry
Hui Zhou....................................................................................................... Chemistry
Wei Zhou...................................................................................................... Chemistry
3. Graduate Faculty:
a. a. The Graduate Council considered and approved 15 applicants for
Graduate Faculty. The new members are:
Paulus Adisoemarta, Ph.D., 1999, Texas Tech University (Petroleum Engineering)
Per Andersen, Ph.D., 2002, Texas Tech University (Computer Science)
David Luther Caffey, Ed.D., 1978, Texas Tech University (Educational
Psychology and Leadership) (Adjunct)
Michael Roque Collins, MFA, 1998, Southern Methodist University (Art)
Constance Cortez, Ph.D., 1995, University of California (Art)
Dennis Covington, MFA, 1974, University of Iowa (English)
Angela Eaton, Ph.D., 2003, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (English)
Peter H. Fischer, DMA, 1996, Louisiana State University (Music) (Visiting)
Jennifer Frangos, Ph.D., 2001, Stony Brook University (English)
Andries Lenstra, Ph.D., 1998, Universiteit van Amsterdam (Mathematics and Statistics) (Visiting)
Catherine Losada, Ph.D., 2003, City University of New York (Music) (Visiting)
Feisal Mohamed, Ph.D., 2003, University of Toronto (English)
Cristobal Silva, Ph.D., 2003, New York University (English)
Chen Wang, MFA, 2003, University of Iowa (Art)
Sean Zdenek, Ph.D., 2001, Carnegie Mellon University (English)
5. 4. Announcements:
a. The Coordinating Board has approved the request to change the Doctor of Education
(EDD) degree with a major in Curriculum and Instruction to a Doctor of Philosophy.
b. The Graduate and Professional Student Government Association (GPSGA) sponsored
a Thesis/Dissertation Workshop on Thursday, September 25, 2003, led by Barbi Dickensheet,
Thesis/Dissertation Supervisor. One hundred students attended the workshop.
c. The GPSGA will host a Dissertation/Thesis Symposium on October 16, 2003, in the
Library Room 205, from 9:00-11:30 a.m. and 1:00-3:30 p.m. The guest presenter will be
Thomas Darwin, from the University of Texas at San Antonio.
5. Revisions to OP 64.01 (Admission to Graduate School) were discussed and approved.
6. Other Business
a. The November Graduate Council meeting will be on, Thursday, November 6, at 2:30 p.m., in
the Provost’s Conference Room.
b. The December Graduate Council meeting will be on Thursday, December 11 at 2:30 p.m.,
in Provost’s Conference Room.
The meeting adjourned at 2:52 p.m.
