School of Environmental and Forest Sciences
Faculty Meeting Minutes
April 24, 2012, 10:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m.
Anderson Hall Room 22
CALL TO ORDER
10:30
The meeting was called to order by Tom Hinckley, Interim Director, at 10:35 a.m. The faculty voted to approve
of the minutes of the February 28, 2012, March 13, 2012, March 27, 2012, and April 10, 2012 Faculty Meetings
by a vote of 32 Approve, 0 Oppose, 2 Abstain.
ANNOUNCEMENTS
10:35
• Saturday-Sunday, April 28-29, 2012, Washington Park Arboretum, FlorAbundance Spring Plant Sale to
benefit the Arboretum. See
o http://www.arboretumfoundation.org/?page_id=240
• Please provide the information statements regarding your sponsored Affiliate and Adjunct Faculty. The
statements are due no later than noon on May 1, 2012.
• At least one more nomination for the open College Council seat is needed. Please send your vetted
nominations to Nevada by noon on Tuesday May 1, 2012.
• Wednesday-Friday, May 2-4, 2012, Port Angeles, WA, WA State Society of American Foresters Annual
Meeting, “Working-Wild Forest: What is the Balance?” See
o http://www.forestry.org/media/docs/wa/WSSAF_Annual_Meeting_2012_web.pdf
• Please hold these dates:
o May 23, 2012, All School Meeting, Recognition Event, and Reception to honor retirees
o SEFS Graduation is June 8, 2012. Bob Edmonds will be the speaker.
o Graduate Student Orientation is September 20, 2012
o October 3, 2012, Welcome Back Salmon BBQ
o December 5, 2012, Holiday Party
o The Strategic Planning Retreat date is still under consideration. You will be notified when it has
been finalized.
• Reminder that Autumn Quarter starts on September 24, 2012 (a Monday). (It was originally scheduled to
start on 9/26).
FACULTY ACTIONS
10:40
• Proposed Affiliate Assistant Professor Faculty Appointment
John Marzluff moved and Doug Sprugel seconded the motion that the faculty consider the appointment of
Brian Kertson as Affiliate Assistant Professor. This appointment is sponsored by Aaron Wirsing. Dr.
Kertson obtained his PhD from the University of Washington in Wildlife Science in 2001. Currently, Dr.
Kertson is a Wildlife Research Scientist for the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife. Dr. Kertson
would like to use his position in WDFW to facilitate agency-supported research on carnivore ecology,
behavior, and management through SEFS. The faculty voted to approve this appointment. The results of
the vote are on file in the Director’s office.
• Proposed Affiliate Assistant Professor appointment for Christian Torgersen
Darlene Zabowski moved and Ernesto Alvarado seconded the motion that the faculty consider the
appointment of Christian Torgersen as Affiliate Assistant Professor. This appointment is sponsored by Tom
Hinckley. Dr. Torgersen has been an Assistant Professor WOT for several years. Due to changes in the
federal ethics laws he can no longer hold this position. He is allowed to hold an affiliate faculty position,
and in order for him to maintain an official relationship to the University of Washington and the School of
Environmental and Forest Sciences it was decided to move forward with an affiliate appointment. Dr.
Torgersen will continue to serve as a Graduate Faculty member and retain the ability to chair committees.
He will also be able to provide guest lectures. The faculty voted to approve this appointment. The results of
the vote are on file in the Director’s office.
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Proposed Elected Faculty Advisory Council (EFAC) Members
Tom Hinckley moved and Dorothy Paun seconded the motion that the faculty consider the nominees for
Elected Faculty Advisory Council (EFAC) membership:
John Bakker
Dan Vogt
Susan Bolton
Kristiina Vogt
John Marzluff
Jon Bakker and John Marzluff were elected.
•
Proposed Curriculum Committee Members
Tom Hinckley moved and Dorothy Paun seconded the motion that the faculty consider the nominees for
Curriculum Committee membership:
Stanley Asah
Sergey Rabotyagov
Kern Ewing
Kristiina Vogt
Rob Harrison
Stanley Asah and Sergey Rabotyagov were elected.
•
Proposed Promotion, Merit, and Tenure Committee (PMT) Members
Tom Hinckley moved and Dorothy Paun seconded the motion that the faculty consider the nominees for
Promotion, Merit, and Tenure Committee membership:
Renata Bura
Rob Harrison
Frank Greulich
Soo-Hyung Kim
John Marzluff
Charlie Halpern
Soo-Hyung Kim and John Marzluff were elected. A run-off election will be held between Renata Bura and
Charlie Halpern at the next faculty meeting. They both received the same number of votes.
•
Proposed Candidates under Consideration for Director of School of Environmental and Forest
Sciences
Vote 1:
• Rob Harrison moved and John Marzluff seconded the motion that the faculty consider the qualifications
of the candidates for the Director of the School of Environmental and Forest Sciences. The
qualifications of the four candidates, Gary Machlis, Thomas DeLuca, Dean Glawe, and Edward Kirby
were considered. The results of the vote shall remain confidential.
Vote 2:
• Rob Harrison moved and John Marzluff seconded the motion that the faculty rank the candidates for the
Director of the School of Environmental and Forest Sciences. The faculty ranked the four candidates,
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Gary Machlis, Thomas DeLuca, Dean Glawe, and Edward Kirby. The results of the vote shall remain
confidential.
PRESENTATION
• No presentations are scheduled.
DISCUSSION
• No discussions are scheduled
UPCOMING MEETING
The next School of Forest Resources Faculty Meeting will be on Tuesday, May 8, 2012 from 10:30 to 11:30
a.m. in Anderson Hall Room 22.
ADJOURNMENT
11:30
Attachments: Minutes of the February 28, 2012, March 13, 2012, March 27, 2012, and April 10, 2012 Faculty
Meetings
Kertson appointment package
Torgersen CV
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