Minutes of the 9th meeting of
The Graduate Council
2011-2012
Date and Time:
Place:
Thursday, June 28, 2012
Room 244, Administration Building
Attendance:
Dr. Hansel Burley, Dr. Gary Elbow, Dr. Ann Hawkins, Dr. Eileen Johnson,
Dr. Susan Myers, Dr. Michael Stoune, Dr. Betty Stout, Ms. Carrye Syma
Ex-officio: Mr. Florencio Aranda, Dr. Clifford Fedler, Dr. Ralph Ferguson,
Dr. Peggy Miller
Visitors: Ms. Shelby Cearley, Dr. Harold Gurrola, Dr. Melanie Hart,
Dr. Randy McBee
I. The Graduate Council minutes are available in the Graduate School office and on the Graduate
School website at www.depts.ttu.edu/gradschool.
II. A motion was made by Betty Stout and seconded by Ann Hawkins to approve the minutes from
the 8th meeting of the Graduate Council held on Thursday, May 4, 2012. The Graduate Council
approved these minutes.
III. Students admitted to Doctoral Candidacy.
The following students were admitted to candidacy for the doctorate on the recommendation of
their departments. A motion was made by Eileen Johnson and seconded by Betty Stout. The
Graduate Council approved these candidates.
Mr. Cemile Bardak
Mr. Wade Barnes
Ms. Leslie Beck
Mr. Elliot Briggs
Mr. Jaime Cantu
Mr. John Chapman
Ms. Joleen Kremin
Ms. Amber Dankert
Ms. Muriel DeGanahl
Mr. Lance Dixon
Mr. David Edgell
Electrical Engineering
Civil Engineering
Plant Soil Sciences
Electrical Engineering
Industrial Engineering
Educational Leadership
Business Administration
Agricultural Education and Communication
Educational Leadership
Counseling Psychology
English
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Ms. Amanda Edwards
Ms. Shari Ellsworth
Mr. Benjamin England
Ms. Elizabeth Garcia
Ms. Anna Gibson
Ms. Kendall Gillies
Ms. Henrietta Goodman
Ms. Nicole Gross
Mr. Qiang Gu
Ms. Jennifer Hughes
Mr. Douglas Kabell
Mr. Ketan Khare
Mr. Thinh Kieu
Mr. David Kimberly
Mr. Hui Li
Mr. Yunxiang Li
Ms. Blakely Low
Ms. Maria Edith Lozano-Pozos
Mr. Brendan McDonald
Ms. Himlona Palikhe
Mr. Zane Reif
Ms. Veronica Salinas
Ms. Catherine Serna
Mr. Justin Simundson
Ms. Brooke Stewart-Israel
Mr. Shane Stinson
Ms. Vinitha Hannah Subburaj
Ms. Hadil Subih
Mr. Subash Varma Vegesna
Ms. Noreen Watson
Ms. Yiyi Wei
Mr. Andrew West
Mr. Austin Wheeler
Ms. Judy Williams
Mr. Charles Winder
Ms. Yan Zhang
Counseling Psychology
Fine Arts
Experimental Psychology
Curriculum and Instruction
Environmental Toxicology
Mathematics
English
Counseling Psychology
Biology
Higher Education
Counselor Education
Chemical Engineering
Mathematics
Environmental Toxicology
Chemistry
Chemistry
Counseling Psychology
Spanish
Counseling Psychology
Industrial Engineering
Higher Education
Fine Arts
Counseling Psychology
History
Family and Consumer Sciences Education
Business Administration
Computer Science
Nutritional Sciences
Electrical Engineering
Clinical Psychology
Chemistry
Music
History
Curriculum and Instruction
Systems and Engineering Management
Business Administration
V. Academic Requests
The following course application came with no action from the Academic Program sub-committee.
A motion was made by Eileen Johnson and seconded by Ann Hawkins to approve the following
course application. The Graduate Council approved.
COLLEGE OF ARTS AND SCIENCES
GCH 5308: Techniques and Applications in Mineral Sciences (3:3:0:0) (Addition)
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A motion was made by Eileen Johnson and seconded by Ann Hawkins to bring the following
courses to the table due to action taken by the Academic Program sub-committee. Then a motion
was made by Gary Elbow and seconded by Michael Stoune to approve the following courses. The
Graduate Council approved.
COLLEGE OF ARTS AND SCIENCES
GPH 5330: Geophysical Data Processing (3:3:0:0) (change in prefix from GEOL, number from
5310, title from Advanced Quantitative Methods in Geology and description)
HIST 5337: Studies in Modern U.S. Women’s History (3:3:0:0) (change in title from Studies of
Women in American History and description)
A motion was made by Gary Elbow and seconded by Hansel Burley to approve all of the following
courses at the same time. The Graduate Council approved.
COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING
ECE 5320: DC-DC Converter Design and Test (3:3:0:1) (Addition)
COLLEGE OF HUMAN SCIENCES
PFP 5327: Charitable Giving: Research, Theory, & Marketing (3:3:0:0) (change in title from
Charitable Giving: Research and Theory and description)
COLLEGE OF ARTS AND SCIENCES
HIST 6307: Historiography of World History (3:3:0:0) (change in number from 5307)
HIST 6311: Historiography of Early America (3:3:0:0) (change in number from 5311)
HIST 6312: Historiography of 19th Century America (3:3:0:0) (change in number from 5312)
HIST 6313: Historiography of 20th Century America (3:3:0:0) (change in number from 5313)
GRADUATE SCHOOL
FSCI 5331: Advanced Topics in Forensic Science (3:3:0:0) (change in prefix from IS)
FSCI 6031: Internship in Forensic Science (3:3:0:0) (change in prefix from IS)
FSCI 6330: Master’s Report in Forensic Science (3:3:0:0) (change in prefix from IS)
IS 5331: Advanced Work in Specific Fields (3:3:0:0) (Addition)
IS 6031: Internship (3:3:0:0) (Addition)
IS 6330: Master’s Report (3:3:0:0) (Addition)
VII. Announcements
Dr. Miller presented appreciation awards to: Dr. Hansel Burley, Dr. Gary Elbow, Dr. Michael
Stoune, Dr. Betty Stout and Ms Carry Syma for their hard work and dedication to serving on the
Graduate Council board and sub-committees.
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Dr. Miller announced that the Graduate School will hold the summer graduation on August 11th
with one ceremony at 9:00 a.m. and the other at 1:30 p.m.
Dr. Miller stated the move date for the Graduate School should be August 16th or somewhere in that
time frame.
The next Graduate Council meeting is scheduled for Thursday, October 4, 2012.
The meeting was adjourned at 3:07 p.m.
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