Minutes of the 6th meeting of
The Graduate Council
2009-2010
Date and Time:
Place:
Thursday, March 4, 2010
Room 244, Administration Building
Attendance:
Dr. Mukaddes Darwish, Dr. Gary Elbow, Dr. Steve Fraze, Dr. Gopal
Lakhani, Dr. Aretha Marbley, Dr. Bill Pasewark, Dr. Hamed Sari-Sarraf,
Dr. Betty Stout, Dr. David Weinberg, Dr. Kent Wilkinson, Dr. Brian Zugay
Ex-officio: Dr. Wendell Aycock, Dr. Duane Crawford, Dr. Earnstein Dukes,
Dr. Clifford Fedler, Dr. Ralph Ferguson, Dr. Fred Hartmeister, Pam Johnson,
Rahul Kanungoe, Dr. James Morris,
Visitors: Dr. Angela Mariani Smith, Dr. Saif Haq
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 David Weinberg and seconded by Gopal Lakhani to approve the minutes
from the 5th meeting of the Graduate Council held on Thursday, February 4, 2010. 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 Aretha Marbley and seconded by Kent Wilkinson.
The Graduate Council approved these candidates.
Pelin A. Altintas ....................................................................................... Industrial Engineering
Enola Gay Boyd .................................................................................. Instructional Technology
Joseph R. Callahan ..............................................................................Curriculum & Instruction
Yoonkyung Kim Cash........................................................................................ Piano Pedagogy
Sean Cleveland................................................................................................................ English
Yongiun Dan ......................................................................................... Educational Psychology
Helyne Frederick .......................................................... Human Development & Family Studies
Anthony Galvez ...................................................................................... Mass Communications
Stephanie Gonzalez ........................................................................................... Political Science
Tim Griesdorn ................................................................................. Personal Financial Planning
Faruk Gungor ....................................................................................... Mechanical Engineering
Jiaxi Guo ................................................................................................ Chemical Engineering
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Taskin Karim ...........................................................................................Chemical Engineering
Maria Teresa Leos...............................................................................Curriculum & Instruction
Eliza Tsai Lin .................................................................................................. Fine Arts - Music
Xialoan Liu .......................................................................... Agriculture & Applied Economics
John McCuin ................................................................................................................... Physics
Tanya Monroe ........................................................................................ Educational Leadership
Nicole Peavey ..........................................................................................................Geosciences
Amber Reynolds ...........................................................................Wind Science & Engineering
Mark Russell ........................................................................................... Agricultural Education
Rasesh Shah ..................................................................................... Environmental Toxicology
Pillhun Son .................................................................................................................. Chemistry
Sarah Stevenson .................................................................................... Educational Psychology
Bradley Neil Strobel ......................................................................................... Wildlife Science
Lisa Renea Welch .............................................................................................. Animal Science
Alex Williams ......................................................................................................... Mathematics
Danielle Winchester ........................................................................ Personal Financial Planning
Christina Wiswell...................................................................................Educational Leadership
Ben Xu ................................................................................................ Chemical Engineering
Gengxin Zhang.........................................................................................Chemical Engineering
IV. Faculty members appointed to Graduate Faculty.
A motion was made by Bill Pasewark and seconded by Betty Stout to approve the following
candidates for Graduate Faculty and Confirmation/Reappointment Faculty to a six-year term from
the College of Arts and Sciences in the department of Mathematics and Statistics. The Graduate
Council approved these candidates.
New
COLLEGE OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES AND NATURAL RESOURCES
Sutherland, Mhairi, Ph.D., 2005, University of Illinois (Animal and Food Sciences) (Adjunct)
COLLEGE OF ARTS AND SCIENCES
Higgins, Raegan, Ph.D., 2008, University of Nebraska-Lincoln (Mathematics and Statistics)
(Visiting)
Hoang, Luan Thach, Ph.D., 2005, Texas A&M University-College Station (Mathematics and
Statistics) (Tenure)
Jang, Sophia R-J, Ph.D., 1990, Texas Tech University (Mathematics and Statistics) (Tenure)
COLLEGE OF HUMAN SCIENCES
Dodd, Sara, Ph.D., 2009, Texas Tech University (Human Sciences) (Tenure)
Confirmations/Reappointments from Mathematics and Statistics
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MATHEMATICS AND STATISTICS
Allen, Edward, Ph.D., 1983, University of Tennessee, Knoxville
Allen, Linda J.S., Ph.D., 1981, University of Tennessee, Knoxville
Barnard, Roger Wilson, Ph.D., 1971, University of Maryland
Bennett, Harold, Ph.D., 1968, Arizona State University
Drager, Lance, Ph.D., 1978, Brandeis University
Dwyer, Jerry, Ph.D., 1986, National University of Ireland
Gelca, Razvan, Ph.D., 1997, University of Iowa
Ghosh, Bijoy, Ph.D., 1983, Harvard University
Gilliam, David, Ph.D., 1977, University of Utah
Gilliam, Xiaoning Kathleen, Ph.D., 1998, Texas Tech University
Hadjicostas, Petros, Ph.D., 1995, Carnegie Mellon University
Harris, Gary, Ph.D., 1977, University of Kentucky, Lexington
Ibragimov, Akif, Ph.D., 1985, Steklov Institute of Mathematics, Russia
Iyer, Ram Venkataraman, Ph.D., 1999, University of Maryland, College Park
Juan, Lourdes, Ph.D., 2000, University of Oklahoma
Ledet, Arne, Ph.D., 1996, University of Copenhagen
Lee, Jeffrey, Ph.D., 1987, University of California at Los Angeles
Lewis, Ira Wayne, Ph.D., 1977, University of Texas-Austin
Mansouri, Hossein, Ph.D., 1983, University of Kentucky
Martin, Clyde, Ph.D., 1971, University of Wyoming
Monico, Chris, Ph.D., 2002, University Notre Dame
Neusel, Mara, Ph.D., 1992, Universitat Gottingen, Germany
Paige, Robert, Ph.D., 1999, Colorado State University
Pearce, Kent, Ph.D., 1980, University of New York at Albany
Ruymgaart, Frits, Ph.D., 1973, University of Leiden, Netherlands
Schovanec, Lawrence, Ph.D., 1982, Indiana University
Seaquist, Carl, Ph.D., 1995, Auburn University
Smith, Philip, Ph.D., 1972, Purdue University
Solynin, Alexander, Ph.D., 1985, Kuban St. University-Russia
Strauss, Monty, Ph.D., 1971, New York University Courant Institute of Mathematical Sciences
Surles, James, Ph.D., 1999, University of South Carolina
Toda, Magdalena, Ph.D., 2000, University of Kansas
Victory, Harold Dean Jr., Ph.D., 1974, Purdue University
Wang, Xiaochang (Alex), Ph.D., 1989, Arizona State University
Weinberg, David, Ph.D., 1980, University of Wisconsin-Madison
Williams, George Brock, Ph.D., 1999, University of Tennessee, Knoxville
Yang, Bo, Ph.D., 2006, Case Western Reserve University
V. Academic Requests
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COLLEGE OF VISUAL AND PERFORMING ARTS
The Graduate Council approved the following application.
MUHL 5322: Early Music Performance Practice (3:0:0) (Addition)
The Graduate Council approved the following Graduate Certificate
Graduate Certificate in Early Music Performance Practice
COLLEGE OF ARCHITECTURE
The Graduate Council approved the following application.
ARCH 5366: Evidence-Based Architecture (3:3:0) (Addition)
The Graduate Council approved the following Graduate Certificate.
Graduate Certificate in Health Care Facilities Design (HCaF)
COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING
The Graduate Council approved the following application.
ME 5357: Transdisciplinary Discovery and Innovation (3:3:0) (Addition)
COLLEGE OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES AND NATURAL RESOURCES
The Graduate Council approved the following application.
PSS 5318: Advanced Turfgrass Physiology and Ecology (3:3:0) (change in title from Advanced
Turfgrass Science, and description)
COLLEGE OF HUMAN SCIENCES
The Graduate Council approved the deletion.
FCSE 5308: Communication Processes in Family and Consumer Sciences Education (3:3:0)
RAWLS COLLEGE OF BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION
The Graduate Council approved the following applications.
ACCT 5303: Information System Auditing and Forensic Accounting (3:3:0) (Chang in title from
Accounting Systems Management and Control, and description)
ACCT 5320: Analysis of Financial Accounting Information (3:3:0) Change in title from Business
and Economic Concepts for Auditors, and description)
VI. Other Business:
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A motion was made by Kent Wilkinson and seconded by Gary Elbow on the consideration of
including a minimum G.P.A. requirement for admission to Graduate School in the University
catalog on page 68. The vote was 1 in favor and 10 disapprove. After a brief discussion a second
motion was made by Gary Elbow and seconded by Brian Zugay to not make any substantive
changes in the current catalog statement. The vote was 10 in favor and 1 disapprove.
VII. Announcements:
Rahul Kanungoe announced that the Graduate School Senators have been invited to attend a Big 12
conference at Oklahoma State University in Stillwater, Oklahoma. The conference will be
completely Graduate School based.
The Graduate Council adjourned at 3:45 p.m. The next Graduate Council meeting will be
Thursday, April 1, 2010.
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