2005-2006 Faculty Council Membership View Photograph View alphabetical list View membership list as PDF file.   Past years' membership lists. Elected Faculty Members with Vote (68) Elected by the General Faculty (21) Group I: Professors and Associate Professors (10) (To serve until first class day of fall semester, 2007)   Diana M. DiNitto, Professor, Social Work Linda Ferreira-Buckley, Associate Professor, English Charles R. Hale, Associate Professor, Anthropology Yolanda C. Padilla,1 Professor, Social Work Kenneth M. Ralls, Professor, Mechanical Engineering Wayne Rebhorn, Professor, English Peter J. Riley, Associate Dean, Physics Christine E. Schmidt, Professor, Biomedical Engineering Janice S. Todd, Associate Professor, Kinesiology and Health Education John M. Weinstock,2 Professor, Germanic Studies 1Promoted to full professor, September 1, 2005. 2Replaced Lita A. Guerra on August 30, 2005. Group II: Assistant Professors and Instructors (10) (To serve until first class day of fall semester, 2007)   Susan N. Beretvas, Assistant Professor, Educational Psychology Joanna M. Brooks, Assistant Professor, English Lorenzo F. Candelaria, Assistant Professor, Music Stanislav Emelianov, Assistant Professor, Biomedical Engineering Oscar Gonzalez, Assistant Professor, Mathematics Lori K. Holleran, Assistant Professor, Social Work David Justin, Assistant Professor, Theatre and Dance Julia L. Mickenberg, Assistant Professor, American Studies Karl H. Miller, Assistant Professor, History Melissa L. Olive, Assistant Professor, Special Education Secretary of the Faculty Council (To serve until January 1, 2006)   Sue Alexander Greninger, Associate Professor, Human Ecology Faculty Member Ex Officio with Vote (2) (To serve until September 1, 2006) Chair of the Faculty Council:   Alba A. Ortiz, Professor, Special Education   Linda Reichl, Professor, Physics Past Chair 2004-2005 Elected by the Graduate Assembly (1) (To serve until September 1, 2006) Chair of the Graduate Assembly:   Janet Dukerich, Professor, Management Elected by the Individual Colleges and Schools (45) (To serve until first class day of fall semester, 2006)   Representative of the School of Architecture (1)   Nancy P. Kwallek, Professor, Interior Design   Representatives of the Red McCombs School of Business (3)   Patrick L. Brockett, Professor, Information, Risk, and Operations Management James W. Deitrick, Professor, Accounting Linda L. Golden, Professor, Marketing Administration   Representatives of the College of Communication (2)   Dominic L. Lasorsa, Associate Professor, Journalism Karen G. Wilkins, Assistant Professor, Radio-Television-Film   Representatives of the College of Education (3)   Lawrence D. Abraham, Chair, Curriculum and Instruction Alba A. Ortiz, Professor, Special Education Angela Valenzuela, Associate Professor, Curriculum and Instruction   Representatives of the College of Engineering (5)   Archie L. Holmes Jr., Associate Professor, Electrical and Computer Engineering James O. Jirsa, Professor, Civil, Architectural, and Environmental Engineering Desiderio Kovar, Associate Professor, Mechanical Engineering Desmond F. Lawler, Professor, Civil, Architectural, and Environmental engineering Glenn Y. Masada, Professor, Mechanical Engineering   Representatives of the College of Fine Arts (3)   Mark K. Goodman,3 Professor, Art and Art History Martha F. Hilley, Professor, Music Joni L. Jones, Professor, Theatre and Dance 3Replaced Janice Leoshko (art and art history), who resigned from the Faculty Council on January 30, 2006. Professor Leoshko replaced Professor Gerard Béhague (music) who died Monday, June 13, 2005.   Representatives of the School of Law (1)   Maurice M. Sharlot, Professor, Law Representatives of the College of Liberal Arts (13)   Matthew J. Bailey, Associate Professor, Spanish and Portuguese Pascale R. Bos, Assistant Professor, Germanic Studies Cynthia J. Buckley, Associate Professor, Sociology Richard R. Flores,4 Professor, Anthropology Lester L. Faigley, Professor, Rhetoric and Composition Thomas J. Garza, Associate Professor, Slavic Languages and Literature William P. Glade, Professor, Economics Robert C. Koons, Professor, Philosophy Elizabeth Richmond-Garza, Associate Professor, English John J. Ruszkiewicz, Professor, Rhetoric and Composition Michael B. Stoff, Associate Professor, History Pauline T. Strong, Associate Professor, Anthropology Alexandria K. Wettlaufer, Research Associate Professor, French and Italian 4Replaced Harry Cleaver on September 28, 2005. Representative of the School of Information (1)   Philip Doty,5 Associate Professor, Information 5Replaced Irene Owens, associate professor in the School of Information, who left the University in summer 2005. Representatives of the College of Natural Sciences (9)   Seema Agarwala,6 Assistant Professor, Neurobiology Peter R. Antoniewicz, Professor, Physics Efraim P. Armendariz , Professor, Mathematics Douglas C. Burger, Assistant Professor, Computer Sciences James L. Erskine, Professor, Physics Jeanne H. Freeland-Graves, Professor, Human Ecology John C. (Jack) Gilbert, Professor, Chemistry and Biochemistry Edward W. (Ted) Odell, Professor, Mathematics Bruce P. Palka, Professor, Mathematics 6Replaced Professor John Dollard who accepted an administrative postion in the Office of the Provost effective fall 2005. Representative of the School of Nursing (1)   Patricia A. Carter,7 Associate Professor, Nursing 7Replaced Patricia C. Avant, associate professor, who resigned from the University in May, 2005.   Representative of the College of Pharmacy (1)   Miles L. Crismon, Professor, Pharmacy   Representative of the Lyndon B. Johnson School of Public Affairs (1)   Kenneth Flamm, Professor, Public Affairs   Representative of the School of Social Work (1)   David W. Springer, Associate Professor, Social Work Student Members with Vote (7) (To serve until first meeting of Faculty Council in fall semester, 2006)   Selected by Student Government (3)   Elizabeth Brummett, Vice President, Senior, Plan II Honors Program Omar Ochoa, President, Senior, Business Honors Program/PPA Clare Richardson, Senior, Computer Sciences, Option Turing Scholars Honors   Selected by Senate of College Councils (2)   Charles Cale McDowell, Graduate Student, Professional Accounting Kathleen (Kate) Nanney, Senior, Finance   Selected by Graduate Student Assembly (2)   Jessica Geier, Graduate Student, Educational Administration Erica Whittington, Graduate Student, History Administrative Members Ex Officio without Vote (35)     President William Powers Jr.8 8Replaced Larry R. Faulkner effective February 1, 2006.   Executive Vice President and Provost Sheldon Ekland-Olson   Senior Vice President Shirley Bird Perry   Senior Vice President William S. Livingston, Professor Emeritus, Government Vice Presidents (9)   Vice President and Chief Financial Officer: Kevin Hegarty   Vice President for Institutional Relations and Legal Affairs Patricia C. Ohlendorf, J.D.   Vice President for Resource Development Richard B. Eason   Vice President for Community and School Relations James L. Hill9   Vice President for Diversity and Community Engagement Gregory J. Vincent10   Vice President for Research Juan M. Sanchez   Vice President for Student Affairs Juan C. González,11   Vice President for Employee and Campus Services Patricia L. Clubb   Vice President for Information Technology Daniel A. Updegrove   Vice President for Public Affairs Donald A. Hale   9James L. Hill announced his plan to resign from the University effective January 1, 2007. 10President William Powers, Jr. established a new position of Vice President for Diversity and Community Engagement filled by Gregory J. Vincent effective June 1, 2006. 11Effective September 12, 2005, replaced James W. Vick, who resigned to return to full-time faculty status in the Department of Mathematics. Deans of Colleges and Schools (17)   School of Architecture: Frederick Steiner Professor Architecture and Planning College of Liberal Arts Judith Langlois 13 Dean ad interim, Professor Psychology   Rec McCombs School of Business George W. Gau Professor Finance School of Information Andrew P. Dillon, Dean Professor Human Computer Interaction   College of Communication Roderick P. Hart Professor Communication Studies Lyndon B. Johnson School of Public Affairs James B. Steinberg14 Professor Political Science   Division of Continuing and Extended Education Thomas M. Hatfield School of Nursing Dolores Sands Professor Nursing   College of Education Manuel J. Justiz Professor Educational Administration College of Pharmacy Steven W. Leslie Professor Pharmacy   College of Engineering Ben G. Streetman Professor Electrical and Computer Engineering College of Natural Sciences Mary Ann Rankin Professor Integrative Biology   College of Fine Arts Robert Freeman Professor Music School of Social Work Barbara W. White Professor Social Work   John A. and Katherine G. Jackson School of Geosciences William L. Fisher Professor Geosciences Vice Provost and Dean of Graduate Studies Victoria Rodriguez   School of Law Lawrence Sager 12 Professor Law     12Stephen J. Goode replaced William Powers, Jr., as interim Dean of School of Law effective February 1, 2006. Lawrence Sager replaced interim dean Steven J. Goode in May 2006. 13Effective, June 1, 2006, replaced Richard Lariviere, who resigned from the University. 14Effective January 1, 2006, replaced Admiral Bobby Inman, interim dean. Other Administrative Members (4)   Vice Provost and Director of General Libraries Fred M. Heath   Dean of Students Soncia Reagins-Lilly 15   Vice Provost and Director of Admissions Bruce Walker   Registrar Shelby Stanfield 16 15Effective April 17, replaced Juan C. González, interim dean of students. Teresa Graham Brett, resigned from the University effective December 31, 2005. 16Effective June 19, 2006, replaced Mike Allen who was interim registrar. Ted E. Pfeifer retired effective December 31, 2005.   Staff Representatives without Vote (2) Selected by Staff Association (To serve through April 2006)   Jeri Baker Manager Parking Garages   Phillip Hebert Administrative Assistant, Special Education