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DOCUMENTS OF THE GENERAL FACULTY

The minutes of the special Faculty Council meeting of May 7, 2001, published below, are included in the Documents of the General Faculty for the information of the members.

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John R. Durbin, Secretary
The General Faculty

MINUTES OF THE FACULTY COUNCIL SPECIAL MEETING OF

MAY 7, 2001

The first special meeting of the voting members of the 2001-2002 Faculty Council was held in Room 212 of the Main Building on Monday, May 7, 2001, at 2:15 P.M. Bruce P. Palka (mathematics), chair of the 2001-2002 Council, presided.

ATTENDANCE.

Present: Anthony P. Ambler, Katherine M. Arens, Neal E. Armstrong, Matthew J. Bailey, Brigitte L. Bauer, Gerard H. B³hague, Douglas G. Biow, David G. Bogard, Dean A. Bredeson, Joanna M. Brooks, Dana L. Cloud, Donald G. Davis, Desley A. Deacon, Lesley A. Dean-Jones, John D. Dollard, John D. Downing, Minette E. Drumwright, John R. Durbin, Alan W. Friedman, Dorie J. Gilbert, John C. (Jack) Gilbert, Michael H. Granof, Lita A. Guerra, Marvin L. Hackert, Von Matthew (Matt) Hammond, Barbara J. Harlow, Sharon D. Horner, Judith A. Jellison, Ward W. Keeler, Martin W. Kevorkian, Karrol A. Kitt, Robert C. Koons, Glenn Y. Masada, Francis L. Miksa, Melvin E. L. Oakes, Alba A. Ortiz, Thomas G. Palaima, Bruce P. Palka, Linda E. Reichl, Elizabeth Richmond-Garza, Victoria Rodriguez, Cynthia W. Shelmerdine, Mark R. V. Southern, Janet Staiger, Michael P. Starbird, Janice S. Todd, Jarad Allan Toussant, Mary F. Wheeler, James R. Yates.

Absent: Mark I. Alpert (excused), Efraim P. Armendariz, Victor L. Arnold (excused), Joyce L. Banks (excused), Lynn E. Blais, Daniel A. Bonevac, Kathryn E. Brown (excused), Cindy L. Carlson, Michael J. Churgin (excused), Richard L. Cleary (excused), Nell H. Gottlieb (excused), Julie R. Irwin, Stefan M. Kostka, David R. Kracman (excused), David A. Laude, David R. Maidment, Melissa L. Olive, David M. Parichy, Elmira Popova, Esther L. Raizen (excused), Kevin Robnett (excused), David J. Saltman, Salomon A. Stavchansky, Frances Elizabeth Valdez (excused), Michael P. Young (excused).

Voting Members:

present,

absent,

total.

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REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE TO NOMINATE FACULTY COUNCIL OFFICERS FOR 2001-2002 (D 1247-1248) „ Bruce P. Palka.

The members of the nominating committee were Bruce Palka (mathematics), chair, Neal Armstrong (civil engineering), Patrick Davis (pharmacy), Martha Hilley (music), and Michael Starbird (mathematics).

A.	Election of the Chair Elect. The committee nominated Michael H. Granof (accounting) and Elizabeth Richmond-Garza (English). There were no other nominees. Professor Granof was elected by secret ballot.
B.	Election to the Executive Committee of a member from the Faculty Advisory Committee on Budgets. The committee nominated Neal E. Armstrong (civil engineering) and Thomas G. Palaima (classics). There were no other nominees. The election resulted in a tie. On the recommendation of Professor Palka and the secretary, the Council agreed to include both Armstrong and Palaima on the executive committee. (Some members had left the meeting before the tie was announced, so it seemed unwise to hold a second election.)
C.	Election to the Executive Committee of a member from the Faculty Welfare Committee. The committee nominated Mark I. Alpert (marketing administration) and Sharon D. Horner (nursing). There were no other nominees. Professor Alpert was elected by secret ballot.
D.	Election to the Executive Committee of a member from the Educational Policy Committee. The committee nominated Cynthia W. Shelmerdine (classics) and Michael P. Starbird (mathematics). There were no other nominees. Professor Shelmerdine was elected by secret ballot.

II.

ADJOURNMENT.

The meeting adjourned at 2:30 P.M.

Distributed through the Faculty Council web site (www.utexas.edu/faculty/council/) on May 24, 2001. Copies are available on request from the Office of the General Faculty, FAC 22, F9500.