TYPE C: INSTITUTIONAL POLICY OR GOVERNANCE
C-11 Research Policy Committee Chair: Peter J. Riley Vice Chair: Philip J Schwartz Chair Elect: John W. Kappelman 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, 2006-2007:
	Crismon, Miles L.	2006-2008	professor, pharmacy
	Falbo, Toni L.	2005-2007	professor, educational psychology
	Franklin, Cynthia G. S.	2006-2008	professor, social work
	Kappelman, John W.	2006-2008	professor, anthropology
	Lewis, Marc S.	2006-2008	associate professor, psychology
	Schmidt, Christine E.	2005-2007	associate professor, biomedical engineering
	Stein, David S.	2006-2008	associate professor, biological sciences
	Straubhaar, Joseph	2006-2008	professor, radio-television-film
	Wood, Kristin L.	2005-2007	professor, mechanical engineering
Faculty Council Appointees:
	De Veciana, Gustavo	2006-2007	professor, electrical and computer engineering
	Riley, Peter J.	2006-2007	associate dean, physics
Two Research Staff:
	Schwartz, Philip J.	2005-2007	professional librarian, UT Libraries
	Wenz, Robert P.	2006-2008	research associate, molecular genetics
One College or School Administrator:
	Charbeneau, Randall J.	2006-2007	associate dean, engineering
Three Students:
	Gray, Ryan Scott	2006-2007	Senate of College Councils representative
	Patel, Annan A.	2006-2007	Graduate Student Assembly representative
	Spence, Jeremiah P.	2006-2007	Graduate Student Assembly representative
Administrative Advisors:
	Rodriguez, Victoria	ex officio	vice provost and dean of graduate studies
	Sanchez, Juan M.	ex officio	vice president for research