TYPE C: INSTITUTIONAL POLICY OR GOVERNANCE
C-11 Research Policy Committee Chair: Miles L. Crismon Chair elect: Riley, Peter J. Member E-mail Address Book (comma deliminated) Member E-mail Address Book (semi-colon deliminated) 2005-2006 Annual Report
FUNCTION: To advise the president on matters relating to the research mission of the University and relationship between the research mission and other components of the University's overall mission. To provide for wider dissemination of information concerning the research mission of the University and how that mission is being discharged.
COMPOSITION: Nine members of the General Faculty, one school or college administrator (associate dean for research), two research staff members, one undergraduate student, and two graduate students. Student members shall be appointed by the president in the fall from a panel of names submitted by the Student Senate and the Graduate Student Assembly. In addition, every year the chair of the Faculty Council shall appoint two members of the Faculty Council for one-year terms as members of the committee. No more than two faculty members of the committee shall be from a given college or school. At least one of the graduate student members of the committee shall be enrolled in one of the Ph.D. programs of the graduate school. The committee shall elect its own chair and vice chair, both of whom shall be members of the General Faculty. Both the vice president for research and the vice provost and dean of graduate studies shall serve as administrative advisers to the committee without vote.
Members, 2005-2006:
	Diehl, Randy L.	2004-2006	professor, psychology
	Falbo, Toni L.	2005-2007	professor, educational psychology
	Franklin, Cynthia G. S.	2004-2006	professor, social work
	Huston, Aletha C.	2004-2006	professor, human ecology
	Kuipers, Benjamin	2004-2006	professor, computer sciences
	Schmidt, Christine E.	2005-2007	associate professor, biomedical engineering
	Stout, Patricia A.	2004-2006	professor, advertising
	Stroup, Walter M.	2004-2006	assistant professor, curriculum and instruction
	Wood, Kristin L.	2005-2007	professor, mechanical engineering
Faculty Council Appointees:
	Crismon, Miles L.	2005-2006	professor, pharmacy
	Riley, Peter J.	2005-2006	associate dean, physics
Two Research Staff:
	Schwartz, Philip J.	2005-2007	professional librarian, UT Libraries
	Simmons, Sarah L.	2005-2006	program coordinator, natural sciences
One College or School Administrator:
	Charbeneau, Randall J.	2005-2006	associate dean for research, College of Engineering
Three Students:
	Gilstrap, Lauren G.	2005-2006	Senate of College Councils representative, business
	Guo, Runhua	2005-2006	Graduate Student Assembly representative, engineering
	Xu, Zaiqing	2005-2006	Graduate Student Assembly representative, ICES
Administrative Advisors:
	Rodriguez, Victoria	ex officio	vice provost and dean of graduate studies
	Sanchez, Juan M.	ex officio	vice president for research