2006-2007 Faculty Council Membership View Photograph View alphabetical list     Past years' membership lists. Elected Faculty Members with Vote (71) 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, Professor, Anthropology Yolanda C. Padilla, Professor, Social Work Kenneth M. Ralls, Professor, Mechanical Engineering Wayne Rebhorn, Professor, English Peter J. Riley, Associate Dean, Physics Christine E. Schmidt, Associate Professor, Biomedical Engineering Janice S. Todd, Associate Professor, Kinesiology and Health Education John M. Weinstock, Professor, Germanic Studies   Group II: Assistant Professors and Other Non-tenured Faculty (10) (To serve until first class day of fall semester, 2007)   Lisa M. Bedore,1, 3 Associate Professor, Communication Sciences and Disorders Susan N. Beretvas,1 Associate Professor, Educational Psychology Randy Bomer,2 Assistant Professor, Curriculum and Instruction Stanislav Emelianov, Assistant Professor, Biomedical Engineering Oscar Gonzalez,1 Associate Professor, Mathematics Lori K. Holleran,1 Associate 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 1Promoted to associate professor, September 1, 2006. 2Replaced Joanna M. Brooks (assistant professor, English) who resigned from the University prior to fall 2006. 3Replaced Lorenzo F. Candelaria (assistant professor, music) who resigned from the Faculty Council in spring 2007. Secretary of the Faculty Council (To serve until January 1, 2007)   Sue Alexander Greninger, Associate Professor, Human Ecology Ex Officio Faculty Members with Vote (2) (To serve until September 1, 2007) Chair of the Faculty Council:   Linda L. Golden, Professor, Marketing   Alba A. Ortiz, Professor, Special Education Past Chair 2005-2006 Elected by the Graduate Assembly (1) (To serve until September 1, 2007) Chair of the Graduate Assembly:   Randall Parker, Professor, Special Education Elected by the Individual Colleges and Schools (47) (To serve until first class day of fall semester, 2008)   Representative of the School of Architecture (1)   Nancy P. Kwallek, Professor, Interior Design   Representatives of the Red McCombs School of Business (3)   Urton L. Anderson, Professor, Accounting Linda V. Gerber, Senior Lecturer, Marketing Michael H. Granof, Professor, Accounting   Representatives of the College of Communication (2)   Dominic L. Lasorsa, Associate Professor, Journalism John H. Murphy, professor, Advertising   Representatives of the College of Education (3)   Gary D. Borich, Professor, Educational Psychology Lisa J. Cary, Assistant Professor, Curriculum and Instruction Sherry L. Field, Professor, Curriculum and Instruction   Representatives of the Cockrell School of Engineering (5)   Gustavo A. De Veciana, Professor, Electrical and Computer Engineering Desiderio Kovar, Associate Professor, Mechanical Engineering Desmond F. Lawler, Professor, Civil, Architectural, and Environmental Engineering Jon E. Olson, Associate Professor, Petroleum and Geosystems Engineering Sharon L. Wood, Professor, Civil, Architectural, and Environmental Engineering   Representatives of the College of Fine Arts (4)   Penelope Davies, Associate Professor, Art and Art History Kenneth J. Hale, Professor, Art and Art History Martha F. Hilley, Professor, Music Stacy Wolf, Associate Professor, Theatre and Dance   Representatives of the Jackson School of Geosciences (1)   Christopher J. Bell, Associate Professor   Representatives of the School of Law (2)   John S. Dzienkowski, Professor Patrick Woolley, Professor Representatives of the College of Liberal Arts (13)   Kamran Ali, Associate Professor, Anthropology Virginia G. Burnett, Associate Professor, History Edmund (Ted) Gordon, Associate Professor, Anthropology Ian Hancock, Professor, Linguistics Robert C. Koons, Professor, Philosophy Wayne Lesser, Associate Professor, English Raul L. Madrid, Associate Professor, Government Joan A. Mullin, Professor, Rhetoric and Writing J. Patrick Olivelle, Professor, Asian Studies Thomas G. Palaima, Professor, Classics Gretchen Ritter, Associate Professor, Government Janet Staiger, Professor, Center for Women and Gender Studies Jeffrey Walker,4 Professor, Rhetoric and Writing 4 Replaced Professor Paul Woodruff (philosophy), who was appointed inaugural dean of undergraduate studies in September 2006. Representative of the School of Information (1)   Luis Francisco-Revilla,5 Assistant Professor 5Patricia K. Galloway was unable to serve on the Faculty Council in 2006-2007 due to a scheduling conflict. Representatives of the College of Natural Sciences (8)   Efraim P. Armendariz, Professor, Mathematics Douglas C. Burger, Associate Professor, Computer Sciences Jeanne H. Freeland-Graves,6 Professor, Human Ecology David M. Hillis, Professor, Integrative Biology Klaus O. Kalthoff, Professor, Molecular Cell and Developmental Biology Karrol A. Kitt, Associate Professor, Human Ecology Paul R. Shapiro, Professor, Astronomy Jeffrey Vaaler, Professor, Mathematics 6Replaced Luis A. Caffarelli who resigned from the Council effective April 23, 2007.   Representative of the School of Nursing (1)   Linda J. Carpenter, Associate Professor   Representative of the College of Pharmacy (1)   John H. Richburg, Associate Professor   Representative of the Lyndon B. Johnson School of Public Affairs (1)   Cynthia Osborne, Assistant Professor   Representative of the School of Social Work (1)   Elizabeth C. Pomeroy, Professor Student Members with Vote (7) (To serve until first meeting of Faculty Council in fall semester, 2007)   Selected by Student Government (3)   Marcus S. Ceniceros, vice president, junior, government Danielle R. Rugoff, president, senior, government Berkley B. Scroggins, junior, public relations   Selected by Senate of College Councils (2)   Miriam Estrin, Plan II Honors Program, governmen Kathleen (Kate) Nanney, Plan II Honors Program, finance   Selected by Graduate Student Assembly (2)   Amy D. Forestell, Graduate Student, Astronomy Bonnie P. Rust, Graduate Student, Law Administrative Members Ex Officio without Vote (36)     President William Powers Jr.   Executive Vice President and Provost Steven W. Leslie 7   Senior Vice President James L. Hill   Senior Vice President William S. Livingston, Professor Emeritus, Government   Senior Vice President Shirley Bird Perry 7 Effective August 31, 2006, Sheldon Ekland-Olson, executive vice president and provost since 1998, left his position and returned to the faculty in the Department of Sociology. President Powers named Steven W. Leslie executive vice president and provost effective January 15, 2007, replacing interim provost, Stephen A. Monti. Vice Presidents (10)   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 Diversity and Community Engagement Gregory J. Vincent   Vice President for Research Juan M. Sanchez, Professor, Mechanical Engineering   Vice President for Student Affairs Juan C. González, Professor, Educational Psychology   Vice President for Employee and Campus Services Patricia L. Clubb   Vice President for Information Technology Brian E. Roberts 8   Vice President for Public Affairs Donald A. Hale   8Effective October 1, 2006, replaced Daniel A. Updegrove. Deans of Colleges and Schools (18)   School of Architecture: Frederick Steiner Professor Architecture and Planning College of Liberal Arts Diehl, Randy L. 12 Dean Professor Psychology   Red 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. Steinberg Professor Political Science   Division of Continuing and Innovative Education Judy Copeland Ashcroft 11 School of Nursing Dolores Sands Professor   College of Education Manuel J. Justiz Professor Educational Administration College of Pharmacy M. Lynn Crismon 10 Interim Dean   Cockrell School of Engineering Ben G. Streetman Professor Electrical and Computer Engineering College of Natural Sciences Mary Ann Rankin Professor Integrative Biology   College of Fine Arts Douglas Dempster Interim Dean Professor Fine Arts and Theatre and Dance School of Social Work Barbara W. White Professor   John A. and Katherine G. Jackson School of Geosciences Eric J. Barron Professor Vice Provost and Dean of Graduate Studies Victoria Rodriguez   School of Law Lawrence Sager Professor Undergraduate Studies Paul B. Woodruff9 Professor, Philosophy   9President Powers named Paul B. Woodruff inaugural dean of undergraduate studies in September 2006. 10 President Powers named Steven W. Leslie executive vice president and provost, and M. Lynn Crismon as interim dean of pharmacy effective January 15, 2007. 11 Replaced Thomas M. Hatfield who retired from UT on January 31, 2007. 12 Replaced Interim Dean Judith Langlois on April 23, 2007. Other Administrative Members (4)   Vice Provost and Director of General Libraries Fred M. Heath   Senior Associate Vice President for Student Affairs and Dean of Students Soncia R. Reagins-Lilly   Registrar Vincent S. (Shelby) Stanfield   Vice Provost and Director of Admissions N. Bruce Walker Staff Representatives without Vote (2) Selected by Staff Council (To serve through April 2007)   Bretna M. Hackert Senior Systems Analyst Office of Accounting   Troy L. Johnson Construction Planner Facilities Services