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.

Llewellyn K. Rabenberg, PE, Associate Professor, Department of Mechanical Engineering
BSMetalE, South Dakota School of Mines and Technology, 1978; MSMatS, California (Berkeley), 1980; PhD, 1983

William C. Race, Professor, Priscilla Pond Flawn Regents Professor in Organ or Piano Performance, School of Music
BMusic, Colorado, 1948; MMusic, 1950; DMA, Michigan, 1957

Charles L. Radin, Professor, Department of Mathematics
BS, City College, City University of New York, 1965; PhD, Rochester, 1970

Guy P. Raffa, Assistant Professor, Department of French and Italian
BS, Duke, 1982; PhD, Indiana (Bloomington), 1991

Esther L. Raizen, Assistant Professor, Department of Middle Eastern Languages and Cultures and Center for Middle Eastern Studies
BA, Universitat Tel-Aviv, 1976; MA, 1982; PhD, Texas (Austin), 1987

Mark G. Raizen, Associate Professor, Department of Physics
BS, Universitat Tel-Aviv, 1980; PhD, Texas (Austin), 1989

Kelly Raley, Assistant Professor, Department of Sociology
BA, Texas (Austin), 1989; MS, Wisconsin (Madison), 1991; PhD, 1994

Kenneth M. Ralls, PE, Professor, Department of Mechanical Engineering
BS, Stanford, 1960; SMMetallurgy, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1962; ScD, 1964

Vijaya Ramachandran, Professor, William B. Blakemore II Regents Professor in Computer Sciences, Department of Computer Sciences
BEng, Indian Institute of Science, 1977; MSE, 1979; PhD, Princeton, 1983

Manuel Ramirez III, Professor, Department of Psychology
BA, Texas, 1960; PhD, 1963

Sylvia Z. Ramirez, Assistant Professor, Department of Educational Psychology
BMusic, Southern Methodist, 1975; MS, Wisconsin (Madison), 1982; MS, 1984; PhD, 1988

Charles E. Ramirez-Berg, Distinguished Teaching Professor, Department of Radio-Television-Film
BS, Loyola (New Orleans), 1969; MA, Texas (Austin), 1975; PhD, 1987

Ann W. Ramsey, Assistant Professor, Department of History
BA, Smith College, 1972; MA, Columbia, 1977; MPhil, 1984; PhD, 1990

Mary Ann Rankin, Professor, Robert E. Boyer Chair in Natural Sciences, Department of Zoology
BS, Louisiana State (New Orleans), 1966; PhD, Iowa, 1972

Ramesh K. S. Rao, Professor, Department of Finance
BTech, Indian Institute of Technology (Madras), 1974; MBA, Indiana (Bloomington), 1977; DBA, 1978

Gilbert C. Rappaport, Associate Professor, Department of Slavic Languages and Literatures
BS, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1973; MA, California (Los Angeles), 1975; PhD, 1979

Karen L. Rascati, Professor, Stewart Turley/Eckerd Corporation Centennial Endowed Professor in Pharmacy, College of Pharmacy
BSPhr, Florida, 1979; PhD, 1986

Susan Rather, Associate Professor, Department of Art and Art History
BA, Denison, 1978; MA, Delaware, 1981; PhD, 1986

Ellen M. Rathje, Assistant Professor, Department of Civil Engineering
BSCE, Cornell, 1993; MS, California (Berkeley), 1994; PhD, 1997

Alan F. Rauch, Assistant Professor, Department of Civil Engineering
BSCE, Ohio, 1986; MS, 1990; PhD, Virginia Polytechnic, 1997

Wayne A. Rebhorn, Professor, Celanese Centennial Professor, Department of English
BA, Pennsylvania, 1964; PhD, Yale, 1968

Cory A. Reed, Associate Professor, Department of Spanish and Portuguese
BA, Dartmouth College, 1984; MA, Princeton, 1987; PhD, 1989

Lester J. Reed, Ashbel Smith Professor, Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry
BS, Tulane, 1943; PhD, Illinois, 1946

Stephen D. Reese, Professor, G. B. Dealey Regents Professor in Journalism, Department of Journalism
BA, Tennessee (Knoxville), 1976; MA, Wisconsin (Madison), 1980; PhD, 1982

Linda E. Reichl, Professor, Department of Physics
BS, Denver, 1964; MS, 1967; PhD, 1969

Alan W. Reid, Associate Professor, Department of Mathematics
BS, Aberdeen, 1984; MS, 1985; PhD, 1988

Stuart Reifel, Associate Professor, Department of Curriculum and Instruction
BA, Stanford, 1972; MA, 1973; EdD, California (Los Angeles), 1981

A. David Renner, Associate Professor, School of Music
BMusic, Rochester, 1960; MMusic, 1965

Roger deV. Renwick, Associate Professor, Department of English
BC, McGill, 1962; MA, California (Los Angeles), 1971; PhD, Pennsylvania, 1974

Paul Resta, Professor, Ruth Knight Millikan Centennial Professor, Department of Curriculum and Instruction
BS, Arizona State, 1957; MS, Washington State, 1960; PhD, Arizona State, 1968

Donna Lynn Rew, RN, Associate Professor, School of Nursing
BSN, Hawaii, 1968; MS, Northern Illinois, 1975; EdD, 1979

Pedro Reyes, Associate Professor, Department of Educational Administration
BS, Wisconsin (Madison), 1982; MS, 1983; PhD, 1985

Ann Morris Reynolds, Assistant Professor, Department of Art and Art History
BA, Smith College, 1979; MPhil, City University of New York, 1987

Edward J. M. Rhoads, Associate Professor, Center for Asian Studies, Department of Asian Studies, and Department of History
BA, Yale, 1960; MA, Harvard, 1961; PhD, 1970

Lodis Rhodes, Professor, Lyndon B. Johnson School of Public Affairs
BA, Kansas State, 1968; MS, 1970; PhD, Nebraska (Lincoln), 1972

William W. Rhodes, Associate Professor, School of Music
BMusic, Whitworth College, 1974; MMusic, Indiana (Bloomington), 1977

Aleta Ricciardi, Assistant Professor, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering
AB, Cornell, 1984; MS, 1989; PhD, 1993

Jef I. Richards, Professor, Department of Advertising
BS, Rochester Institute of Technology, 1977; JD, Indiana (Bloomington), 1981; PhD, Wisconsin (Madison), 1988

Rebecca Richards-Kortum, Associate Professor, Biomedical Engineering Program and Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering
BSPhy, Nebraska (Lincoln), 1985; MSPhy, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1987; PhD, 1990

Frank C. Richardson, Associate Professor, Department of Educational Psychology
BA, Ohio State, 1961; BD, Yale, 1965; PhD, Colorado State, 1971

Richard Harvey Richardson, Professor, Department of Zoology
BS, Agricultural and Mechanical College of Texas, 1959; MS, North Carolina State, 1962; PhD, 1965

John H. Richburg, Assistant Professor, College of Pharmacy
BS, Northeastern, 1987; PhD, Rutgers, 1993

Elizabeth Merle Richmond-Garza, Associate Professor, Department of English
BA, California (Berkeley), 1985; MA, Columbia, 1986; MPhil, Oxford, 1988; MPhil, Columbia, 1989; PhD, 1991

Glenn A. Richter, Professor, School of Music
BMusic, Texas (Austin), 1971; MMusic, 1975

Bonnie L. Rickelman, RN, Associate Professor, School of Nursing
BSN, Texas, 1963; MEd, Columbia, 1966; EdD, 1971

Harold Riemer, Assistant Professor, Department of Kinesiology and Health Education
BEd, Alberta, 1986; MEd, Eastern Washington, 1992; PhD, Ohio State, 1995

Herbert J. Rieth, Professor, Audrey Rogers Myers Centennial Professor in Education, Department of Special Education
BA, Seton Hall, 1964; MS, Fort Hays State, 1966; EdD, Kansas, 1971

Austen Fox Riggs II, Professor, Department of Zoology
BA, Harvard, 1948; MA, 1949; PhD, 1951

Andrew M. Riggsby, Assistant Professor, Department of Classics
BA, Harvard, 1987; MA, California (Berkeley), 1988; PhD, 1993

Peter J. Riley, Professor, Department of Physics
BApplS, British Columbia, 1956; MApplS, 1958; PhD, Alberta, 1962

Donald T. Rippey, Professor Emeritus, W. K. Kellogg Professor Emeritus of Community College Leadership, Department of Educational Administration
BA, New Mexico, 1950; MA, 1952; EdD, Northern Colorado, 1963

Jack L. Ritchie, Associate Professor, Department of Physics
BSPhy, Texas (Austin), 1977; MA, Rochester, 1979; PhD, 1983

Gretchen Ritter, Associate Professor, Department of Government
BA, Cornell, 1983; PhD, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1992

Maggie Rivas-Rodriguez, Assistant Professor, Department of Journalism
BA, Texas (Austin), 1976; MS, Columbia, 1977; PhD, North Carolina (Chapel Hill), 1988

Sophia G. Rizov, Assistant Professor, School of Music
Diploma, Leningrad Conservatory, 1973

James R. Roach, Professor Emeritus, Center for Asian Studies and Department of Government
BA, Iowa, 1943; MA, Harvard, 1948; PhD, 1950

R. Robert Robbins, Associate Professor, Department of Astronomy
BA, Yale, 1960; PhD, California (Berkeley), 1966

Brian E. Roberts, Associate Professor, Department of Economics and Department of Government
BA, Trinity College (Connecticut), 1980; PhD, Washington (St. Louis), 1986

Bryan R. Roberts, Professor, C. B. Smith Sr. Centennial Chair in United States-Mexico Relations (No. 1), Department of Sociology
BA, Oxford, 1961; MA, Chicago, 1963; PhD, 1964

Jack C. Robertson, Professor, Charles T. Zlatkovich Centennial Professor in Accounting, Department of Accounting
BBA, Texas (Austin), 1965; MPA, 1967; PhD, North Carolina (Chapel Hill), 1970; CPA, Texas, 1967; CFE, Texas, 1989

William W. Robertson, Professor Emeritus, Department of Physics
BA, Texas, 1941; MA, 1949; PhD, 1955

Jon D. Robertus, Professor, Benjamin Clayton Centennial Professor in Biochemistry, Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry
BA, Minnesota (Minneapolis-St. Paul), 1967; PhD, California (San Diego), 1972

Edward L. Robinson, Professor, William B. Blakemore II Regents Professor in Astronomy, Department of Astronomy
BA, Arizona, 1969; PhD, Texas (Austin), 1973

John R. Robinson, Professor, Department of Accounting
BS, Colorado State, 1975; MS, 1976; JD, Michigan (Ann Arbor), 1979; PhD, 1981; CPA, Colorado, 1976

Barbara J. Robles, Assistant Professor, Center for Mexican American Studies and Lyndon B. Johnson School of Public Affairs
BA, Texas (Austin), 1978; PhD, Maryland (College Park), 1990

Gary T. Rochelle, PE, Professor, Carol and Henry Groppe Professor, Department of Chemical Engineering
BS, MSChE, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1971; PhD, California (Berkeley), 1977

Gregory J. Rodin, Associate Professor, Department of Aerospace Engineering and Engineering Mechanics
Nezakonchennoe Vysshie Obrazovanie, Leningradskij Ordena Lenina Polytehniceskij Institut im. M. I. Kalinina, 1980; SM, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1983; PhD, 1986

America Rodriguez, Assistant Professor, Department of Journalism and Department of Radio-Television-Film
BA, Swarthmore College, 1978; PhD, California (San Diego), 1993

Victoria Rodriguez, Associate Professor, Lyndon B. Johnson School of Public Affairs
BA, Instituto Tecnologico y de Estudios Superiores de Monterrey, 1975; MA, Texas (El Paso), 1981; PhD, California (Berkeley), 1987

F. Rodriguez-Villegas, Assistant Professor, Department of Mathematics
Licenciatura en Ciencias Matematicas, Universidad de Buenos Aires, 1985; PhD, Ohio State, 1990

Harriett D. Romo, Associate Professor, Department of Curriculum and Instruction and Department of Sociology
BSEd, Texas (Austin), 1966; MA, California (Los Angeles), 1971; MA, California (San Diego), 1979; PhD, 1985

Ricardo Romo, Associate Professor, Department of History and Center for Mexican American Studies
BSEd, Texas (Austin), 1967; MA, Loyola Marymount, 1970; PhD, California (Los Angeles), 1975

Ehud I. Ronn, Professor, Department of Finance
BS, Technion--Machon Technology L'Israel, 1976; MS, 1978; PhD, Stanford, 1983

Haskell P. Rosenthal, Professor, John T. Stuart III Centennial Professor in Mathematics, Department of Mathematics
BS, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1961; MS, Stanford, 1963; PhD, 1965

Nancy L. Roser, Professor, Priscilla Pond Flawn Regents Professor in Early Childhood Education, Department of Curriculum and Instruction
BA, Evansville, 1966; MS, Indiana, 1968; EdD, 1970

William R. Rossen, Associate Professor, Department of Petroleum and Geosystems Engineering
BSChE, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1976; PhD, Minnesota (Minneapolis-St. Paul), 1982

Peter J. Rossky, Professor, George W. Watt Centennial Professor, Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry
BA, Cornell, 1971; MA, Harvard, 1972; PhD, 1978

Charles R. Rossman, Distinguished Teaching Professor, Department of English
BA, California State College (Los Angeles), 1962; MA, Southern California, 1965; PhD, 1968

Elspeth D. Rostow, Professor Emeritus, Stiles Professor Emeritus in American Studies, Department of American Studies, Department of Government, and Lyndon B. Johnson School of Public Affairs
BA, Barnard College, 1938; MA, Radcliffe College, 1939; MA, Cambridge, 1949

Charles Harold Roth Jr., PE, Professor, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering
BEE, Minnesota (Minneapolis-St. Paul), 1955; MS, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1957; EE, 1959; PhD, Stanford, 1962

John E. Roueche Jr., Professor, Sid W. Richardson Regents Chair in Community College Leadership, Department of Educational Administration
BA, Lenoir-Rhyne College, 1960; MA, Appalachian State, 1961; PhD, Florida State, 1964

Stanley J. Roux Jr., Professor, Department of Botany
BS, Spring Hill College, 1966; MS, Loyola (New Orleans), 1968; PhD, Yale, 1971

Timothy B. Rowe, Professor, J. Nalle Gregory Regents Professor in Geological Sciences, Department of Geological Sciences
BA, Occidental College, 1975; MS, Chicago, 1981; PhD, California (Berkeley), 1986

Loriene Roy, Associate Professor, Graduate School of Library and Information Science
BTech, Oregon Institute of Technology, 1977; MLS, Arizona, 1980; PhD, Illinois (Urbana-Champaign), 1987

Allen Rubin, Professor, Bert Kruger Smith Centennial Professor in Social Work, School of Social Work
BS, Pennsylvania State, 1965; MSW, Pittsburgh (Main Campus), 1969; PhD, 1976

Stephanie S. Rude, Associate Professor, Department of Educational Psychology
BA, California (Santa Barbara), 1977; PhD, Stanford, 1983

Timothy W. Ruefli, Professor, H. Timothy "Tim" Harkins Centennial Professor in Business, and Daniel B. Stuart Centennial Professor in the Application of Computers to Business and Management, Department of Management Science and Information Systems
BA, Wesleyan, 1964; MS, Carnegie Institute of Technology, 1967; PhD, Carnegie-Mellon, 1969

John P. Rumrich, Professor, Department of English
BA, St. Lawrence, 1976; MA, Virginia, 1977; PhD, 1981

Thomas M. Runge, Professor, Biomedical Engineering Program
MD, Texas Medical Branch, 1947

Thomas David Russell, Professor, Department of History and School of Law
BA, Northwestern, 1983; MA, Stanford, 1986; JD, 1989; PhD, 1993

John J. Ruszkiewicz, Professor, Department of English and Division of Rhetoric and Composition
BA, St. Vincent College, 1972; MA, Ohio State (Columbus), 1973; PhD, 1977

Michael J. Ryan, Professor, Clark Hubbs Regents Professor in Zoology, Department of Zoology
BA, Glassboro State College, 1975; MS, Rutgers (Newark), 1977; PhD, Cornell, 1982

H. Grady Rylander III, Professor, Biomedical Engineering Program and Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering
BSEE, Texas (Austin), 1970; MSEE, 1974; MD, Texas Health Science Center (San Antonio), 1974



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