UT Austin
Graduate Catalog
1999-2001



CONTENTS

CHAPTER 1
Graduate Study

CHAPTER 2
Admission and Registration

CHAPTER 3
Degree Requirements

CHAPTER 4
Fields of Study

CHAPTER 5
Members of Graduate Studies Committees

APPENDIX
Course Abbreviations
 

Chapter 5: Graduate Studies Committee

A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z

The faculty members listed here were members of Graduate Studies Committees during the spring semester 1998-1999; the titles shown are for that period.

Melvin E. L. Oakes, Distinguished Teaching Professor, Department of Physics
BS, Louisiana State (Baton Rouge), 1958; PhD, Florida State, 1964

Leslie C. O'Bell, Associate Professor, Department of Slavic Languages and Literatures
BA, Radcliffe College, 1968; MA, Harvard, 1971; PhD, 1977

James T. O'Connor, PE, Professor, C. T. Wells Professor in Project Management, Department of Civil Engineering
BSArchE, Oklahoma State, 1979; MArch, Illinois (Urbana-Champaign), 1980; PhD, Texas (Austin), 1983

Edward W. Odell, Professor, Department of Mathematics
BA, State University of New York (Binghamton), 1969; PhD, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1975

J. Tinsley Oden, PE, Professor, Cockrell Family Regents Chair in Engineering (No. 2), Department of Aerospace Engineering and Engineering Mechanics and Department of Mathematics
BS, Louisiana State, 1959; MS, Oklahoma State, 1960; PhD, 1962

Michael Oden, Senior Lecturer, School of Architecture
BA, Texas (Austin), 1976; PhD, New School for Social Research, 1992

Danielle Corboy O'Donnell, Assistant Professor, College of Pharmacy
BSPhr, Rutgers, 1992; PharmD, 1993

Gerald S. Oettinger, Assistant Professor, Department of Economics
BA, California (Davis), 1987; PhD, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1992

Thomas J. O'Hare, Associate Professor, Department of Germanic Studies; Associate Professor of Education
BS, Marquette, 1959; MA, South Dakota, 1962; PhD, Texas, 1964

Marvin N. Olasky, Professor, Department of Journalism
BA, Yale, 1971; MA, Michigan (Ann Arbor), 1974; PhD, 1976

Paul Olefsky, Professor, School of Music
Diploma, Curtis Institute of Music, 1947

J. Patrick Olivelle, Professor, Christie and Stanley E. Adams Jr. Centennial Professor in Liberal Arts, Center for Asian Studies and Department of Asian Studies
BA(Hons), Oxford, 1972; PhD, Pennsylvania, 1974; MA, Oxford, 1977

Kelly Oliver, Associate Professor, Department of Philosophy
BA, Gonzaga, 1979; MA, Northwestern, 1980; PhD, 1987

Daniel M. Olsen, Assistant Professor, Department of Art and Art History
BFA, Wisconsin (Milwaukee), 1985; MFA, Cranbrook Academy of Art, 1990

Jon E. Olson, Assistant Professor, Department of Petroleum and Geosystems Engineering
BSCE, BSEarthSci, Notre Dame, 1984; PhD, Stanford, 1991

Roy E. Olson, PE, Professor, L. P. Gilvin Centennial Professor in Civil Engineering, Department of Civil Engineering
BS, Minnesota (Minneapolis-St. Paul), 1953; MSCE, 1955; PhD, Illinois, 1960

Robert A. Olwell, Assistant Professor, Department of History
BA, Wisconsin (Milwaukee), 1983; MA, 1985; MA, Johns Hopkins, 1988; PhD, 1991

Alba A. Ortiz, Professor, H. E. Hartfelder/The Southland Corporation Regents Chair in Human Resource Development, Department of Special Education
BS, Southwest Texas State, 1969; MEd, 1970; PhD, Texas (Austin), 1976

Martha N. Ovando, Associate Professor, Department of Educational Administration
BA, New Mexico, 1975; MA, 1976; PhD, Utah, 1981

Deborah J. Overdorff, Associate Professor, Department of Anthropology
BA, University of the South, 1985; PhD, Duke, 1991

Irene Owens, Assistant Professor, Graduate School of Library and Information Science
BS, Barber-Scotia College, 1964; MLS, Maryland (College Park), 1971; PhD, North Carolina (Chapel Hill), 1995

 

Yolanda C. Padilla, Assistant Professor, School of Social Work
BA, BSW, Texas (Austin), 1979; MSSW, 1980; MA, Michigan, 1990; PhD, 1992

Thomas G. Palaima, Professor, Raymond Dickson Centennial Professor (No. 2), Department of Classics
BA, Boston College, 1973; PhD, Wisconsin (Madison), 1980

Bruce P. Palka, Professor, Department of Mathematics
BS, Notre Dame, 1965; PhD, Michigan (Ann Arbor), 1972

Ruth A. Palmquist, Assistant Professor, Graduate School of Library and Information Science
BS, Nebraska (Omaha), 1966; MA, Iowa, 1976; PhD, Syracuse, 1990

Marcus G. Pandy, Associate Professor, Department of Kinesiology and Health Education and Department of Mechanical Engineering
BE, Monash, 1981; MES, 1983; PhD, Ohio State (Columbus), 1987

Jose L. Panero, Assistant Professor, Department of Botany
BA, Miami, 1984; MS, Tennessee (Knoxville), 1986; PhD, 1990

Mitko Panov, Assistant Professor, Department of Radio-Television-Film
MA, Panstwowa Wyzsza Szkola Filmowa, Televizijna i Teatralna im. Leona Szylera, 1988

Ronald Lee Panton, PE, Professor, J. H. Herring Centennial Professor in Engineering, Department of Mechanical Engineering
BA, BSME, Wichita State, 1956; MS, Wisconsin, 1962; PhD, California (Berkeley), 1966

Philip Owen Paolino, Assistant Professor, Department of Government
BA, Washington (St. Louis), 1988; MA, Duke, 1991; PhD, 1994

David M. Parichy, Assistant Professor, Department of Zoology
BA, Reed College, 1991; PhD, California (Davis), 1997

Douglass Stott Parker, Professor, Department of Classics
BA, Michigan, 1949; MA, Princeton, 1951; PhD, 1952

Randall M. Parker, Professor, Melissa Elizabeth Stuart Centennial Professor in Education, Department of Special Education
BS, Wisconsin, 1962; MS, 1964; PhD, Missouri (Columbia), 1970

Robert Parrino, Assistant Professor, Department of Finance
BSChE, Lehigh, 1978; MBA, College of William and Mary, 1980; MSBA, Rochester, 1991; PhD, 1992

Robert G. Paterson, Assistant Professor, School of Architecture
BA, Florida Atlantic, 1984; MPA, 1985; PhD, North Carolina (Chapel Hill), 1993

Nelson Gray Patrick, Associate Professor Emeritus, School of Music
BSEd, Texas Technological College, 1940; MEd, 1947; EdD, Texas, 1954

Donald R. Paul, PE, Professor, Melvin H. Gertz Regents Chair in Chemical Engineering, Department of Chemical Engineering
BS, North Carolina State College, 1961; MS, Wisconsin, 1963; PhD, 1965

Shelley M. Payne, Professor, Department of Microbiology
BA, Rice, 1972; PhD, Texas Health Science Center (Dallas), 1977

Gordon Peacock, Professor, Frank C. Erwin Jr. Centennial Professor in Drama, Department of Theatre and Dance
BEd, Alberta, 1949; MFA, Carnegie Institute of Technology, 1952

John A. Pearce, Professor, Temple Foundation Endowed Professor (No. 3), Biomedical Engineering Program and Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering
BSME, Clemson, 1968; MSME, 1971; MSEE, Purdue, 1977; PhD, 1980

Robert S. Pearlman, Professor, Coulter R. Sublett Chair in Pharmacy, College of Pharmacy
BS, Illinois (Urbana-Champaign), 1970; PhD, Michigan (Ann Arbor), 1975

Keri Ellen Pearlson, Assistant Professor, Department of Management Science and Information Systems
BS, MS, Stanford, 1980; PhD, Harvard, 1992

Gunther W. Peck, Assistant Professor, Department of History
BA, Princeton, 1984; MA, Wisconsin (Madison), 1989; MPhil, Yale, 1991; PhD, 1994

Glenn Peers, Assistant Professor, Department of Art and Art History
BA, Acadia, 1984; MA, McGill, 1987; PhD, Johns Hopkins, 1995

Richard H. Pells, Professor, Department of History
BA, Rutgers (New Brunswick), 1963; MA, Harvard, 1964; PhD, 1969

Elizabeth D. Pena, Assistant Professor, Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders
BA, Redlands, 1982; MS, San Francisco State, 1984; PhD, Temple, 1993

Suzanne M. Pence, Assistant Professor, School of Music
BMusicEd, Millikin, 1981; MMusicEd, Wichita State, 1983; DMA, Missouri (Kansas City), 1993

James W. Pennebaker, Professor, Department of Psychology
BA, Eckerd College, 1972; PhD, Texas (Austin), 1977

Robert T. Pennock, Assistant Professor, Department of Philosophy
BA, Earlham College, 1980; PhD, Pittsburgh (Main Campus), 1991

Joy H. Penticuff, RN, Distinguished Teaching Professor, School of Nursing
BSN, Medical College of Georgia School of Nursing, 1968; MA, MSN, Case Western Reserve, 1973; PhD, 1975

Melanie S. Percy, Assistant Professor, School of Nursing
BS, Old Dominion, 1980; MSN, Seton Hall, 1989; PhD, South Carolina (Columbia), 1994

Francisco Perez, Associate Professor, Department of Geography
Licenciado de Arquitectura, Universidad Central de Venezuela, 1973; MLA, California (Berkeley), 1976; PhD, 1985

Paula J. Perlman, Associate Professor, Department of Classics
BA, California (Santa Cruz), 1973; MA, California (Berkeley), 1978; PhD, 1984

Hersel Watson Perry Jr., Associate Professor, Department of Government and School of Law
BA, Southern Methodist, 1974; PhD, Michigan (Ann Arbor), 1987

Bogdan P. Perzynski, Associate Professor, Department of Art and Art History
Magister Sztuki, Panstwowa Wyzsza Szkola Sztuk Plastycznych (Poznan), 1979

Ekwere J. Peters, PE, Professor, Frank W. Jessen Professor in Petroleum Engineering, Department of Petroleum and Geosystems Engineering
BS, Leicester, 1971; MS, Alberta, 1975; PhD, 1979

Bradley R. Petersen, Associate Professor, Department of Art and Art History
BA, Georgia, 1968; BFA, School of the Art Institute of Chicago, 1970; MFA, Georgia, 1975

Fred L. Peterson Jr., Associate Professor, Department of Kinesiology and Health Education
BS, Toledo, 1972; MS, 1978; PhD, Illinois (Urbana-Champaign), 1981

Robert A. Peterson, Professor, John T. Stuart III Centennial Chair in Business, Department of Marketing Administration
BSB, Minnesota (Minneapolis-St. Paul), 1966; MS, 1968; PhD, 1970

Donald G. Phelps, Professor, W. K. Kellogg Professor of Community College Leadership, Department of Educational Administration
BEd, Seattle, 1959; MEd, 1963; EdD, Washington (Seattle), 1983

Stephen H. Phillips, Associate Professor, Center for Asian Studies, Department of Asian Studies, and Department of Philosophy
BA, Harvard, 1975; PhD, 1982

Eric R. Pianka, Professor, Denton A. Cooley Centennial Professor in Zoology, Department of Zoology
BA, Carleton College, 1960; PhD, Washington (Seattle), 1965

Hana Pichova, Assistant Professor, Department of Slavic Languages and Literatures
BS, Wisconsin (Madison), 1984; MA, 1985; MA, 1987; PhD, 1991

Edward H. Piepmeier, Assistant Professor, College of Pharmacy
BS, Northwestern, 1985; PhD, Oregon State, 1991

Russell F. Pinkston, Associate Professor, School of Music
BA, Dartmouth College, 1975; MA, Columbia, 1978; DMA, 1984

Harvey C. Pittel, Professor, School of Music
BMusic, Southern California, 1965; MMusic, Northwestern, 1966

David E. Platt, Assistant Professor, Department of Accounting
BSEcon, Pennsylvania, 1981; MBA, Syracuse, 1989; PhD, Cornell, 1997; CPA, Pennsylvania, 1983; CPA, New York, 1986

Charles Gregory Plaxton, Associate Professor, Department of Computer Sciences
BSc, Toronto, 1985; PhD, Stanford, 1989

Augusto L. Podio, PE, Professor, H. B. (Burt) Harkins Jr. Professor in Petroleum Engineering, Department of Petroleum and Geosystems Engineering
BSPE, Texas (Austin), 1963; MSPE, 1965; PhD, 1968

Martin Poenie, Associate Professor, Department of Zoology
BA, California State (Northridge), 1973; MA, California State (Fullerton), 1979; PhD, Stanford, 1986

Paula M. Poindexter, Associate Professor, Department of Advertising and Department of Journalism
BSRTF, Texas (Austin), 1972; MA, Syracuse, 1977; PhD, 1980

George D. Pollak, Professor, Department of Zoology
BS, American University, 1964; PhD, Maryland, 1970

Jeffrey T. Polzer, Assistant Professor, Department of Management
BS, Wisconsin (Stevens Point), 1988; MBA, Texas Christian, 1990; PhD, Northwestern, 1994

Elizabeth C. Pomeroy, Assistant Professor, School of Social Work
BA, North Carolina (Asheville), 1980; MSW, North Carolina (Chapel Hill), 1984; PhD, Texas (Austin), 1994

Gary A. Pope, PE, Professor, Texaco Centennial Chair in Petroleum Engineering, Department of Petroleum and Geosystems Engineering
BSChE, Oklahoma State, 1967; PhD, Rice, 1972

Calin M. Popescu, PE, Associate Professor, Department of Civil Engineering
BSCE, Institutul de Constructii Bucuresti, 1958; MS in Economics in Construction, Institutul politehnic "Gheorghe Gheorghiu-dej" Bucuresti, 1969; Diploma de Doctor, Institutul de Constructii Bucuresti, 1971

Elmira Popova, Assistant Professor, Department of Mechanical Engineering
MSMath, Sofiiski Universitet "Kliment Ohridski," 1985; PhD, Case Western Reserve, 1995

Bruce W. Porter, Associate Professor, Department of Computer Sciences
BS, California (Irvine), 1977; MS, 1982; PhD, 1984

John W. Porter, PE, Associate Professor, Department of Aerospace Engineering and Engineering Mechanics
BA, Rice Institute, 1959; MS, California Institute of Technology, 1960; PhD, 1963

Joseph E. Potter, Professor, Department of Sociology
BA, Yale, 1968; MPA, Princeton, 1973; PhD, 1975

Scot Powe, Professor, Anne Green Regents Chair, Department of Government and School of Law
BA, Yale, 1965; JD, Washington (Seattle), 1968

Daniel A. Powers, Associate Professor, Department of Sociology
BA, Wisconsin (Madison), 1976; MS, 1984; PhD, 1991

Edward Joseph Powers Jr., PE, Professor, Texas Atomic Energy Research Foundation Professor in Engineering, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering
BSEE, Tufts, 1957; MSEE, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1959; PhD, Stanford, 1965

Norman M. Prentice, Professor, Department of Educational Psychology and Department of Psychology
BA, Princeton, 1949; MA, Harvard, 1952; PhD, 1956

Robert A. Prentice, Distinguished Teaching Professor, Ed and Molly Smith Centennial Professor in Business Law, Department of Management Science and Information Systems
BA, Kansas, 1972; JD, Washburn University of Topeka, 1975

Brenda Preyer, Professor, Department of Art and Art History
BA, Wellesley College, 1964; MA, Harvard, 1966; PhD, 1976

David E. Price, Associate Professor, Department of Germanic Studies
BA, Cincinnati, 1979; MA, 1981; PhD, Yale, 1985

Ilya Prigogine, Regental Professor; Ashbel Smith Professor, Department of Chemical Engineering and Department of Physics
Licence en sciences physiques, Universite libre de Bruxelles, 1939; Docteur en sciences chimiques, 1941

David F. Prindle, Professor, Department of Government
BA, California (Santa Cruz), 1970; MA, California (Los Angeles), 1972; PhD, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1977

Thomas W. Pullum, Professor, Center for Asian Studies and Department of Sociology
BA, Stanford, 1964; MA, Chicago, 1967; PhD, 1971

 

Si Zhao J. Qin, Assistant Professor, Department of Chemical Engineering
BSChE, National Tsing Hua, 1984; MSChE, 1987; PhD, Maryland (College Park), 1992

John M. Quinn, Professor, George Christian Centennial Professor, Department of Journalism
BJ, Texas (Austin), 1956; JD, 1981



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