Minutes of the 9th meeting of
The Graduate Council
2010-2011
Date and Time:
Place:
Thursday, June 23, 2011
Room 244, Administration Building
Attendance:
Dr. Hansel Burley, Dr. Gary Elbow, Dr. Sean Grass, Dr. Wayne Hudnall,
Dr. Priyantha Jayawickrama, Dr. Hamed Sari-Sarraf, Dr. Johnny Sparks,
Dr. Michael Stoune, Dr. Betty Stout, Dr. David Weinberg
Ex-officio: Ms. Earnstein Dukes, Dr. Duane Crawford, Dr. Clifford Fedler,
Dr. Ralph Ferguson, Dr. Peggy Miller, Dr. James Morris, Dr. Rob Stewart
Visitors: Dr. Roseanna Davidson, Dr. Deborah Fowler, Dr. John Howe, Dr.
Jean Scott
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 Wayne Hudnall and seconded by Hansel Burley to approve the minutes
from the 8th meeting of the Graduate Council held on Thursday, May 5, 2011. 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 Michael Stoune and seconded by Betty Stout. The
Graduate Council approved these candidates.
Serkan Balyimez ............................................................................................................. Physics
Beau G. Barnes .................................................................................... Business Administration
Vanessa Bayer ............................................................................................. Clinical Psychology
Ariful Islam Bhuiyan ........................................................................... Mechanical Engineering
Ryan Breighner .................................................................................... Mechanical Engineering
Debra Burleson .............................................................. Technical Communication & Rhetoric
Penny Carpenter ………………………………………………......Curriculum and Instruction
Tyne Carrington .......................................................................................... Clinical Psychology
Krystel Kaliecta Castillo Villar..................................... Systems and Engineering Management
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Arup R. Chakraborty....................................................................................................... Biology
Sunhee Choi ......................................................................................... Business Administration
Vicki Depountis ..............................................................................................Special Education
Nimi Finnigan ................................................................................................................. English
Richard Gnahoua ................................................................................. Mechanical Engineering
Zeynep Goktas ............................................................................................. Nutritional Science
Ryan Graham .............................................................................................. Clinical Psychology
Margaret Emily Griffith .......................................................................................... Performance
Jamie Hansard .......................................................... Family and Consumer Sciences Education
Nancy Lee Harp ................................................................................... Business Administration
Daniel Hopkins ............................................................................................................... Spanish
Joseph M. Justice ............................................................................................................ English
Sangno Lee........................................................................................... Business Administration
Wen-Hsing Liu.........................................................................................Industrial Engineering
Michael Markley ..................................................................................................... Performance
Janina Mayeux ............................................................................................ Clinical Psychology
Sarah Mellon ............................................................... Technical Communication and Rhetoric
Chloe Menon............................................................................................... Clinical Psychology
Dhanya Nair .............................................................................................Electrical Engineering
Mohammad Nazari.......................................................................................................... Physics
Ashwin Padmavathy Vijayasai ................................................................ Electrical Engineering
Han Mo Oh………………………………………………....................Business Administration
Mary Olle ………………………………………….Family and Consumer Sciences Education
Steven Saldivar…………………………………………………………Educational Leadership
Nancy Shepherd……………………………………Family and Consumer Sciences Education
Simone Sherman…………………………………………………………...Clinical Psychology
Bruce Sifrit ………………………………………….…………………Educational Leadership
Donna R. Sitton .……………………………………………………Curriculum and Instruction
Courtney A. Thomason ………………………………………………………………...Biology
Rocio Villarreal …………………………………………………………... Clinical Psychology
Whit Holland Weems …………………………………………………..Agricultural Education
Qing Xie ………………………………………………………………...Industrial Engineering
Andrew J. Young ………………………………………………………..Electrical Engineering
Amira Zebidi …………………………………………………………..Educational Psychology
Li Zhou ………………………………………………………………............Special Education
Cody Zilverberg …………………………………………………………………......Agronomy
IV. Faculty members appointed to Graduate Faculty.
The Graduate Council approved the following candidates for New Graduate Faculty and
Confirmation/Reappointment Faculty to a six-year term from the College of Education and the
College of Arts and Sciences.
New
COLLEGE OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES AND NATURAL RESOURCES
Ritchie, Glen L., Ph.D., 2007, University of Georgia
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COLLEGE OF ARTS AND SCIENCES
Arsuffi, Tom, Ph.D., 1984, New Mexico State University
COLLEGE OF EDUCATION
Barnard-Brak, Lucy, Ph.D., 2008, Texas Tech University
Morton, Philip Craig, Ph.D., 2010, Texas Tech University
COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING
Christopher, Gordon, Ph.D., 2008, Carnegie Mellon University
Cuvalci, Olkan, Ph.D., 1992, Texas Tech University
GRADUATE SCHOOL
Crofts, Nicholas, Ph.D., 2004, University of Geneva
VISUAL AND PERFORMING ARTS
Boyle, Annie Chalex, M.M., 1997, The Juilliard School
Forrest, David, Ph.D., 2009, Texas Tech University
Hill, Duane, M.M., 2010, Texas Tech University
V. Academic Requests
The Graduate Council approved all of the following Graduate Certificates and Course Applications.
COLLEGE OF ARTS AND SCIENCES
FREN 5301: Practicum in Language Teaching: Teaching Methods (3:3:0) (Addition)
FREN 5310: Medieval & Renaissance Literature (3:3:0) (Addition)
FREN 5311: From the Baroque to the Revolution (3:3:0) (Addition)
PHYS 5373: Mathematical Modeling of the Physical World (3:3:0) (Addition)
PSY 5105: Supervision and Consultation Seminar (1:1:0) (Addition)
PSY 5205: Supervision Practicum (2:2:0) (Addition)
ESS 5330: Health Issues for the Active Female (3:3:0) (Addition)
COLLEGE OF EDUCATION
Graduate Certificate in Sensory Impairment and Autism Spectrum Disorders
Proposal for Doctor of Philosophy in Special Education
EDSP 5393: Sensory Impairments and Autism Spectrum Disorders (3:3:0) (Addition)
COLLEGE OF ARTS AND SCIENCES
Certificate in Medieval and Renaissance Studies
CMRS 5301: Medieval and Renaissance Methods (3:3:0) (Addition)
CMRS 7000: Medieval/Renaissance Interdisciplinary Research (3:3:0) (Addition)
HUMAN SCIENCES
Master’s in Human Development and Family Studies with Specialization in Youth Development
Graduate Certificate in Youth Development Specialist
Graduate Certificate in Youth Program Management and Evaluation
RHIM 5335: Advanced Concepts in E-Commerce (3:3:0) (Addition)
RHIM 5343: Advanced International Retailing (3:3:0) (Addition)
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RAWLS COLLEGE OF BUSINESS
ENCO 5315: International Energy Policy and Law (3:3:0) (Addition)
ENCO 5373: Energy and Developing Economics (3:3:0) (Addition)
MKT 5353: Global Supply Chain Management (3:3:0) (Addition)
BA 5399: Global Energy Case Analysis (3:3:0) (Addition)
ACCT 5309: Advanced Accounting (3:3:0) (change in title from Special Entity-Ownership
Accounting Issues and description)
VI. Other Business
The Council discussed and indicated support for a resolution regarding Graduate Faculty status. At
Dean Miller’s suggestion, the Council agreed to wait for a resolution of the matter until the first Fall
meeting of the Council when the new members would be present. Dr. Gary Elbow will prepare a
resolution for consideration.
Dr. Miller announced that ETS (Education Testing Service) will be coming to the Graduate School
to analyze how scholarships are reviewed and awarded on our campus. They will also pilot a new
instrument to predict success in Graduate Education. This service will be of no charge to our
University.
Dr. Miller and Valerie Paton have made a suggestion to the Coordinating Board to allow our
existing 6 year reviews be their 6 year reviews as well. This would keep us from having to
duplicate what we already have under way.
VII. Announcements
The next Graduate Council meeting is scheduled for Thursday, September 1, 2011.
The Graduate Council meeting was adjourned at 4:05 p.m.
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