2007 Faculty Elections
Full Voter Information Guide
- Each candidate was invited to submit a URL link to a personal departmental webpage and a statement. Full information submitted is available below. Click the candidate's name to go to his or her web page.
- Click the link for the committee name to jump to the candidates for that particular committee. The committee name just above the candidates list is a link to more information about the committee.
- You may print this document or the short sample ballot to assist you in marking your official electronic ballot, which will arrive in April via email. These pages are not an official ballot and will not be tabulated if submitted.
Faculty-Wide Elections (All faculty vote for these)
- Advisory Committee
- Committee on Appointments, Promotions, and Tenure
- Faculty Executive Committee
- Athletics Committee
- Educational Policy Committee
- Faculty Assembly Delegation
- Faculty Grievance Committee
- Faculty Hearings Committee
- Financial Exigency and Program Change Committee
- Honorary Degrees and Special Awards Committee
Apportioned Elections (Only voters with primary appointments in the appropriate division vote for candidates representing that division)
Faculty-Wide Positions
All members of the Voting Faculty vote for these.
Advisory Committee
Vote for 3
(7/1/72-6/30/81 and 7/1/85-Present); School of Law Brandis Professor; J.D., 1969 (Columbia University); B.A., 1966 (North Carolina Central University).
It is, first, an honor to have been nominated to serve as a member of the Chancellor’s Advisory Committee. Second, the nomination provides a potential opportunity to serve in exchange for the distinct privilege of being associated with this great institution. Third, perhaps I might be able to make some modest contribution. I have been a member of this wonderful community of teachers, scholars, and servants since 1972, with the exception of a four year stint of duty at another institution between 1981 and 1985. Over my years here I have learned much while serving in several capacities that include the Executive Committee of the Faculty Council; Provost Review Committee; Diversity Task Force; Committee on Scholarships, Awards, and Student Aid; Chancellor’s Special Committee to Review Minority Affairs; Dean’s Review Committees--Law School and School of Social Work; and Search Committees--Dean Business School, Director Institute of Government, Director Sonya Haynes Stone Center, and four for Dean School of Law.
(08/01/71); American Studies, Professor; English, Professor; Ph.D., 1972 (Yale University); B.A., 1966 (Radcliffe College)
I have been a faculty member at UNC since 1971. I am currently in my second term as Chair of the American Studies Curriculum. As a faculty member, department chair, committee member, and university citizen, I have an abiding interest in the issues that define the university now and in the future: enrollment growth and tuition; faculty salaries and benefits; support for libraries and digital resources; allocation of resources in times of scarcity and plenty; development and the pursuit of excellence; support for scholarship and teaching across all fields. I have served on the faculty council and on various committees including Honorary Degrees, Buildings and Grounds, ad hoc committee on grading standards; I have been vice-chair of the Humanities Division. Currently I serve as the Chair of the Board of Governors for the UNC Press. If elected to the Chancellor’s Advisory Committee, I will bring my experience, perspective, and expertise to the issues of the day, and will look forward to engaging in discussions that will provide the Chancellor with the most salient advice for the benefit of the entire UNC community.
(07/01/90); Germanic Languages, Guy B. Johnson Professor; Ph.D., 1970 (Harvard University); M.A., 1966 (Harvard University); B.A., 1964 (Harvard University)
I joined the Carolina faculty in 1991, after spending more than two decades at the University of Chicago. I have served in a variety of leadership positions at Carolina, including chairing my department for 10 years and serving on many university-wide committees (Research, APT, University Government, EPC, etc.). Most recently, I took a leading role in preparing for the reaffirmation of accreditation by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools. Along with my work as scholar and teacher, I've always enjoyed the chance to participate in faculty governance. If elected, I would bring to bear on our deliberations many years of varied experience in the College of Arts and Sciences, the University, and the academic profession as a whole.
(07/01/83); Biology, Professor; Ph.D., 1980 (University of Rochester); M.S., 1979 (University of Rochester); B.A., 1976 (Colgate University)
I have been a member of the UNC-Chapel Hill faculty since 1983. My view of the university has been shaped by my experiences as a member of the Biology faculty, as an academic advisor in the General College and the Honors Program, as an Assistant Dean for Academic Advising and, most recently, as Chair of the Department of Biology. In addition, I have served on a wide variety of committees throughout the university including Faculty Council, the Faculty Council Executive Committee, the Tuition Advisory Task Force, the Dean of Arts and Sciences Search Committee and the Vice Chancellor for Student Affairs Search Committee. If elected to the Chancellor’s Advisory Committee, I would bring these varied experiences to our discussions with the Chancellor.
(07/01/98); Mathematics, Professor, Ph.D., 1994 (Princeton University), B.S., 1989 (University of Arizona)
As an applied mathematician working closely with many scientists in many disciplines across campus, I have had the opportunity to appreciate the wide range of activities on this campus. I also deeply appreciate the arts and play original music in a local band, The Pneurotics. I study fluid dynamics on many scales, and have served on the Core Group for the Carolina Science Complex for several years, which has further educated me to the key initiatives and priorities in the sciences at Carolina, and have been fortunate in helping with the establishment of the Joint Fluids Laboratory, a shared interdisciplinary laboratory between the departments of Mathematics and Marine Sciences. I have served for two years on the Administrative Board of the College of Arts and Sciences which has deeply impressed on me the importance of and complexities associated with the new curriculum. I am the PI on an NSF training grant that has involved many undergraduates, graduates, and postdocs in theory and experiments in fluid dynamics through the applied math fluids laboratory. I would be honored to serve on the Chancellor's Advisory Committee.
(07/01/88); African and Afro-American Studies, Adjunct Assistant Professor; Ph.D., 1988 (The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill); M.A., 1981 (The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill); B.A., 1980 (The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill)
In 1977 I arrived in Chapel Hill as a freshman. I didn’t think I’d be here thirty years later. After getting a bachelors degree in Anthropology in 1980 I stayed on for a masters and Ph.D. The siren call of California led me west to Humboldt State for seven years but I couldn’t get Carolina out of my mind. In 1997 I returned and have never looked back. In my ten years as a faculty member at UNC I have served on FITAC, the Faculty Welfare committee, the First Year Seminar Advisory Committee, and the Martin Luther King Jr. Birthday Celebration Planning committee. One of my most fulfilling acts has been to create and teach a first year seminar on “Defining Blackness” allowing me to connect with and to remember what it was like to be a new member of the Carolina community. I have also enjoyed reviewing and offering suggestions on the hundreds of proposed seminars that excite and energize our freshmen. Last year I received a Hamilton Family Fellowship that allowed me to spend my Tuesdays at the Institute for Arts and Humanities in conversation with fellow faculty from around the campus. On an irregular but frequent schedule I offer a Black and Blue walking tour of the campus that highlights the ways in which we remember and forget our past and that looks at UNC as place not just to study but to be studied. Through this tour I have interacted with and learned from current UNC students, prospective UNC students and their parents, UNC alumni, UNC administrators, faculty, and staff, Hillside High school students, and, most recently, the Chapel Hill Orange County Visitors Bureau. I hope that thirty years of being part of the many facets of Chapel Hill will offer a perspective that will benefit all member of the campus.
Arts and Sciences
Vote for 1
(01/01/80); English, Distinguished Professor; Ph.D., 1973 (Ohio State University); M.A., 1972 (Ohio State University); B.A., 1969 (Stillman College)
I am currently J. Carlyle Sitterson Professor and Associate Chair of English and Comparative Literature. During my 25 years at UNC, I have been elected and/or appointed to several boards and committees, including the Institute for the Arts and Humanities, the Program in the Humanities and Human Values, the Center for the Study of the American South, the Bicentennial Case Statement Committee, the Athletic Committee, and the Curriculum Review Committee. I want to serve on this committee because I believe that traditional and alternative scholarship should be measured with care and appreciation in assigning tenure. I also believe that broader definitions of service should be relevant in granting tenure.
(07/01/88); Political Science, Professor; Ph.D., 1981 (Yale University); M.Phil., 1976 (Yale University); B.A., 1974 (Clark University)
I have been at UNC-CH since 1988 and would welcome the opportunity to serve on the Appointments, Promotions, and Tenure Committee. I am deeply committed to the concept of Carolina as a leading research university, with faculty who are fully engaged in high-quality scholarship, teaching and service. I have served as Chair of the Department of Political Science (2000-2005). I have also been Director of UNC’s Institute of Latin American Studies and served as Director of Carolina’s Center for Jewish Studies for its inaugural year. In addition to other departmental responsibilities and administrative work within Latin American Studies, my university service has included serving as Chair of the Council of Chairs of the College, on the Faculty Board of the Graduate School’s Carolina Society of Fellows, on the advisory board as well as on two different faculty committees evaluating and redesigning the Curriculum in International and Area Studies, and on the Sanders and Sitterson Teaching Award Committee.
(07/01/88); Dramatic Art, Professor; D.F.A., 1990 (Yale University); M.F.A., 1986 (Yale University); B.A., 1980 (Yale University)
I joined the faculty at Carolina in 1988 and am now Professor of Dramaturgy in the Department of Dramatic Art, as well as Resident Dramaturg for PlayMakers Repertory Company. For the past three years I have Chaired the Curriculum in International and Area Studies with its interdisciplinary focus on global issues. My research interests are in Latin American and U.S. Latino/a Theatre, dramaturgy, and theatrical translation. I have just launched a new journal in theatrical translation the first issue of which will be published this year. In agreeing to stand for election to the APT, I want to ensure continued faculty involvement in appointing faculty of high quality to our ranks. In particular, I would like to bring my knowledge of the standards of creative activity in the fine arts to bear on the committee's deliberations. In addition to serving on the Personnel Committee of the Department of Dramatic Art, I have also been a member of search committees in Romance Languages and, through my work as Chair of the Curriculum in International and Area Studies, am familiar with the standards of excellence in a number of social science departments. If elected I will strive to understand the criteria for tenure and promotion across departments and disciplines and work to maintatin the highest possible quality in the faculty at UNC.
School of Medicine
Vote for 1
(07/01/84); Microbiology and Immunology, Professor; Ph.D., 1978 (University of Kansas); B.A., 1973 (College of the Holy Cross)
I am pleased to accept the opportunity to stand for election for the Committee on Appointments, Promotion and Tenure as the Medical School Representative. I have been at UNC in the Departments of Microbiology-Immunology and Pathology-Laboratory Medicine for 23 years rising through the academic ranks from Assistant to Full Professor. I have twice served on the Promotion and Tenure Committee in the School of Medicine acting as Chair in the 2002 to 2003. In the medical school, I serve on the Admissions Committee(1988-1999, 2003-to present), the MD-PhD Selection Committee (1991 to present), and the Student Promotion Committee (2003 to present). I have also served on the medical school’s Post-Tenure Review Committee as well as being in my 2nd term on the Faculty Council. Of note, I have recently been appointed Associate Editor of the Journal of Clinical Microbiology, my primary professional journal, as well as serving on the editorial board of 3 other journals and as a guest reviewer for a dozen more. Additionally, I have served as an ex offico member of several NIH study sections. The point is I have experience and, I believe, a reputation for fairness and thoughtful consideration of the work of my peers. My intention is to apply the same sense of fairness and thoughtfulness to my work on this important University committee if I am fortunate enough to be elected.
(07/01/86); Radiology, Professor; Allied Health Sciences, Professor; M.D., 1980 (University of Virginia); B.A., 1977 (University of Virginia)
After joining the faculty in 1986, I rose through the ranks and am currently Professor of Radiology and Allied Health Sciences. My teaching activities have been directed mainly towards postgraduate medical education trainees in radiology as well as towards undergraduate students in radiologic sciences. I served previously on the Faculty Council, UNCHealthcare's Executive Committee and The School of Medicine's Posttenure Review Committee. My primary clinical duties have been in musculoskeletal and emergency radiology, and my main research focus has been in osteoarthritis, particularly in large, community-based studies.
(11/01/92); Obstetrics and Gynecology, Professor; M.D., 1972 (Yale University); B.A., 1964 (Stanford University)
I have been a faculty member at UNC since 1992, joining the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology after serving for 15 years as academic and clinical faculty at Duke. My vantage point is that of a clinician with lengthy experience in observing the interactions between a major medical center and its parent academic institution. Opportunities for intellectual cross-fertilization abound in this setting, and the need for communication at administrative levels is self-evident.
The process of academic promotion is central to the maintenance of excellence and the support and encouragement of academic growth. I would look forward to serving on the Appointments and Promotions Committee.
Professional Schools (other than Medicine)
Vote for 2
(07/01/05); Law, Samuel Ashe Professor of Constitutional Law; J.D., 1982 (University of Chicago); M.S., 1979 (London School of Economics); B.A., 1978 (Yale University)
I believe maintaining this university’s great stature requires the fairest, most transparent, and most supportive process as possible for promotion and tenure. Over many years, I have had a lot of success mentoring young faculty and ensuring their successful promotion and tenure. If elected to the important committee on Rank, Tenure, and Promotion, I will be committed to being as supportive as possible for our whole faculty. I want to work with every department, division, and school on campus to ensure their tenure-track faculty not only receive tenure and promotion but also remain here as long as they like.
(07/01/99); Pharmacy, Kenan Professor; Ph.D., 1971 (Penn State); B.S., 1966 (University of Michigan)
The work of the Appointments, Promotion, and Tenure Committee is an important component in the University’s fair and careful review of faculty accomplishment and progression. Moreover, the Committee is a gatekeeper that insures Carolina’s continuing leadership in academics. I served for six years as Chair of the School of Pharmacy’s Division of Medicinal Chemistry and Natural Products, as well as on previous promotion, tenure, and distinguished chair appointment committees. I believe my experience could be a positive addition to this review group.
I joined the UNC in 1999 as Kenan Chair in Medicinal Chemistry and Division Chair. Currently, I serve as the director of the Bill and Karen Campbell Junior Faculty Mentoring Program. My laboratory focuses on elucidating the mechanism of action of clinical agents used for the treatment of cancer, bacterial infections, and neurological disorders, and in the discovery of new medicinal agents.
(05/01/82); Government, Gladys Hall Coates Professor; J.D., 1975 (The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill); B.A., 1968 (Randolph-Macon Woman’s College)
My interest in joining the APT committee was sparked by serving recently on the School of Government committee that thoroughly examined and revised the School’s promotion and tenure policies. That experience heightened my appreciation of the importance of developing and applying standards that both satisfy university-wide expectations and reflect the uniqueness and critical values of individual schools and departments. I serve on the School of Government’s faculty recruiting committee and have served previously on the University's Faculty Grievance Committee, the Chancellor's Advisory Committee, and the Committee on University Government.
(09/01/98); Orthodontics, Professor
Faculty Executive Committee
Vote for 4
(12/08/86); Academic Affairs Library, North Carolina Collection, Curator; M.S.L.S., 1982 (The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill); B.A., 1975 (Wake Forest University)
I am honored to be nominated for the Faculty Executive Committee. If elected, I will work to the best of my ability in collaboration with the Chair of the Faculty and other committee members to fulfill the committee’s duties as detailed in the Faculty Governance Code of University Government. My experiences at the University have included that of graduate student in the School of Information and Library Science (1982); classified (SPA) position employee in the Academic Affairs Library; reference and collection development librarian; and, since 1994, curator of the North Carolina Collection in Wilson Library. My institutional service has included Faculty Council, Tar Heel Bus Tour Steering Committee, Bus Tour field guide, General Alumni Association Board of Directors, President of the School of Information and Library Science Alumni Association, and Co-Chair of William R. Davie 250th Birthday Commemoration Planning Committee. During my years at the University I have developed good working relationships and friendships with many individuals in the diverse communities the University serves—students, faculty, campus administrators, staff, alumni, and general public friends of the University. I believe that those relationships and friendships would help my serve effectively on the Faculty Executive Committee.
(08/01/03); Chemistry, Associate Professor; Ph.D., (The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill); B.S., 1988 (The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill)
I have been a faculty member in Chemistry at UNC since 2004. Presently, I am an associate professor and vice-chair for undergraduate studies. Having been a student at UNC, I enjoy serving in this particular role that has significant impact on the undergraduate students. I also serve as the faculty advisor for the UNC chapter of the National Organization of Black Chemists and Chemical Engineers (NOBCChE). My research in chemistry includes 2 undergraduate students and 6 graduate students and is focused on the design and synthesis of polymeric materials that have biological applications.
(07/01/92); Religious Studies, William Rand Kenan Jr. Professor; Ph.D., 1981 (Harvard University); A.B., 1973 (Stanford University)
My involvement with UNC over the past 15 years has been primarily in developing and directing programs, chairing the Department of Religious Studies, working with the Department of Asian Studies, and now directing the Carolina Center for the Study of the Middle East and Muslim Civilizations. I'm especially concerned to support internationalization, the top non-science priority of the university, which by its very nature includes both Arts & Sciences and the professional schools. But for any such programs to succeed in the university, there has to be a solid basis of shared faculty governance and vigilance regarding principles of academic freedom and independence. It is that perspective that I would want to bring to the Faculty Executive Committee.
(08/01/68); Statistics and Operations Research, Professor; Ph.D., 1967 (Indiana University); A.M., 1964 (Indiana University); A.B., 1961 (Princeton University)
I came to UNC-CH in 1968 with a joint appointment in the Departments of Statistics and Mathematics. I have served on the Faculty Council (two terms), the Educational Policy Committee (one term, including one year as chair), the Committee on University Government (two terms), and the Chancellor's Advisory Committee (one term,before its charge was split between two committees), and other University and departmental committees. I served one term as chair of the Department of Statistics, and four years as Senior Associate Dean for the Sciences in the College; before returning to the Department of Statistics and Operations Research in 2004. My research interests and activities in the mathematical sciences have brought me into contact and collaborations with biological scientists and social scientists in the College, as well with colleagues in the Schools of Medicine, Dentistry, Education, and Law.
(07/01/87); Music, Professor; D.M.A., 1986 (University of Rochester–Eastman School of Music); M.M., 1980 (University of Rochester–Eastman School of Music); B.M., 1978 (The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill)
Having been on the UNC-Chapel Hill faculty for the past twenty years, I have served the University in a number of roles: Phi Beta Kappa Executive Board, Carolina Union Board of Directors, search committee for the IAH directorship, faculty liaison with the UNC GAA travel program, Faculty Athletics Committee, Administrative Board of the Library, Study Abroad Board, UNC Speakers Bureau, Faculty Council, and the College of Arts & Sciences Salary Equity Committee. Currently, I also am serving as Associate Chair for the Department of Music and the Vice-Chair of the Division of Fine Arts.
(01/01/94); African and Afro-American Studies, Distinguished Professor; Ph.D., 1967 (University of London, England); LL.B., 1956 (University of London, England)
My interest in serving as a member of the executive committee of the faculty council is based on an intense desire to serve the university at all possible levels as a measure of my appeciation of UNC. A short biographical sketch follows:
Professor Bereket Habte Selassie is the William E. Leuchtenburg Distinguished Professor of African Studies and Professor of Law at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Having been previously engaged in government, law and diplomacy for over twenty years, in 1977, he chose university teaching as a career. He always enjoyed teaching even while in government, which, apart from fulfilling an intellectual curiosity, also connected him to generations of students and teachers in his clandestine political activities for much of the time he was in government and thereafter. As Attorney General and Associate Justice of the Federal Supreme Court of Ethiopia his work involved attempts to implement new laws against a feudal background. More recently, he was Chairman of the Constitutional Commission of Eritrea (1994-1997) and, before that, he acted as the representative at the United Nations, of the Eritrean Peoples Liberation Front (1985-1991). He has been involved, and continues to be involved, in a number of consulting works on constitution drafting, as well as in conflict resolution.
(06/01/88); Obstetrics and Gynecology, Hugh McAllister Professor; M.D., 1983 (East Carolina University); B.A., 1979 (The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill)
Having spent most of the past thirty years in Chapel Hill as an undergraduate student, clinical trainee, and faculty member, I have served in a variety of leadership roles including Vice Chair of Obstetrics and Gynecology in the School of Medicine, Director of the Women’s Primary Care Division, interim Director of the Center for Women’s Health Research, and the Appointment to Promotion of Tenure (APT) Committee. I have enjoyed the university-wide interaction that these tasks have afforded me. On the Faculty Executive Committee I would seek ways to help integrate the activities of the health affairs schools with other academic units at UNC.
(07/01/92); Emergency Medicine, Clinical Associate Professor; M.D., 1975 (Baylor College of Medicine)
I was delighted and honored when the nominating committee for faculty governance asked me to consider candidacy for the executive committee.
I serve in the Department of Emergency Medicine. I am completing my sixth year on the Faculty council. It is my long held belief that both the University as a whole and the School of Medicine benefit from their close geographic and administrative relationship. There are challenges as well. The medical school is a large unit. Dancing smoothly with its partners in the larger University requires respect, patience and judgement. My tenure on Faculty Council and as a member of its agenda committee, my participation in campus wide working groups for increasing public service at the University, the Difficult Dialogs Initiative, and University Hearing Board of the Honor System have all helped enlarge my view of the campus and better understand the needs of its professoriate. I would appreciate the ability to serve all my University colleagues.
Athletics Committee
Vote for 3
(07/01/01); Education, Associate Professor (effective 7/07); Ph.D., 2000 (University of Virginia); M.S., 1994 (Morehead State University); B.S., 1993 (Vanderbilt University)
Maintaining academic integrity and achieving athletic excellence is a challenge, but Carolina has demonstrated that they are not mutually exclusive. My experiences on the Academic Athletic Support Program Advisory Committee at UNC-CH, as a college and school counselor at several institutions, and as a student-athlete at Vanderbilt University have provided relevant experience. Particularly, I would like to engage in the committee’s ongoing work on promoting faculty and staff wellness and student-athlete academic performance.
(08/08/94); Romance Languages, Lecturer; Ph.D., 1990, M.A., 1986 (The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill)
As the current chair of the Faculty Advisory Committee for Academic Support for Student Athletes, I am dedicated to the successful integration of athletics into campus life, striving for athletic excellence while maintaining academic integrity. Having served on this committee for a number of years, I am familiar with NCAA policies as well as many of the issues that administrators, professors, coaches and student athletes face. I would be honored to put this experience and knowledge base to good use as your representative to the Faculty Athletics Committee.
(07/01/00); Public Policy, Associate Professor; Ph.D., 1998 (Brown University); A.M., 1995 (Brown University); M.A., 1993 (University of Pennsylvania); B.A., 1988 (Connecticut College)
Since my arrival at Carolina in 2000, I have tried to serve our undergraduate students, my department, the university, and the people of North Carolina in various professional roles. I have been particularly interested in building bridges between traditional academics and student affairs. My nomination and election to the Athletics Committee would offer a new opportunity to build bridges between the College, our student-athletes, and the Department of Athletics.
I have sought ways to teach and mentor outside the classroom, including: the Summer Reading Program; as a Vice Chancellor for Student Affairs appointee to the Suicide Prevention Task Force; as Faculty Associate with the First Year Initiative (FYI) Living/Learning Program; on the Steering Committee, Research Symposium for the N.C. General Assembly, and Faculty Advisory Board, Office of Undergraduate Research.
My service to the broader university includes: appointment by the chancellor to the University Insurance Committee for a three-year term (6/01–04); selection by the provost for the Search Committee for a new Associate Provost for Academic Initiatives (2004); and election as a Social Science Alternate to the UNC-CH Faculty Council (2004–05). I was also appointed by the Provost to the 2006 University Teaching Awards Committee and resigned after my nomination for a Sanders Award.
I hope to continue to represent and further UNC’s strong commitment to develop its student-athletes.
(07/01/81); Cell and Developmental Biology, Professor; Ph.D., 1970 (Case Western Reserve University); B.A., 1965 (Mount Holyoke College)
I have been teaching and doing research at UNC since 1981. I have considered it an integral responsibility of my career to participate in faculty governance, but in return for my contribution, I have gained much more in terms of insight and knowledge of the academy, plus a profound respect for my fellow faculty. I served first as an alternate delegate to Faculty Council, and subsequently on Committee on the Status of Women, the Chancellor’s Advisory Committee, and most recently, the Faculty Executive Committee. I would like to bring my experience to other areas of faculty governance.
(07/01/99); Sociology, Assistant Professor; Ph.D., 1999; M.A., 1999; B.A., 1990 (Oberlin College)
I am interested in serving on the Athletics Committee because I am worried that overall trends (particularly the arms race in coaches salaries and increased pressure to win) in revenue-generating Division 1 sports may be inconsistent with the educational mission of public universities. At the same time, I have been inspired by a number of athletes in my classes in sociology particularly from the football team who were hardworking and motivated to learn, and this has lead me to believe that UNC may be an exception. I would like to help keep it that way.
(07/01/77); Economics, Professor; Ph.D., 1977 (University of Minnesota-Minneapolis); B.S., 1971 (University of Missouri-Columbia)
Carolina has a long tradition of excellence and integrity in its athletic programs. Through its Athletics Committee, the faculty have a rightful role in maintaining this tradition and in promoting the academic success of our student athletes. In addition to its consideration of the campus's highly visible varsity programs, the Committee is charged with recommending athletic opportunities for other members of the University community. Recognizing the benefits of physical activity, the Committee has begun identifying ways of involving more of us in a wide variety of athletic endeavors. As an enthusiastic spectator at athletic events but very reluctant participant, I appreciate the importance of the Committee's work with our intercollegiate sports programs and the challenge of getting more of us actively involved in such pursuits.
My service at Carolina includes the Chair of the Division of Social Sciences, Administrative Board of the Graduate School, the A&S Salary Equity Committee, the Administrative Review Committee for Provost Shelton, and the Agenda Committee for Faculty Council. I chaired the search committee for the current Director of the Carolina Union and have been on the search committee for the director of the Institute for Research in the Social Sciences (now the Odum Institute).
Educational Policy Committee
Vote for 3
(01/01/89); Marine Sciences, Associate Professor; Ph.D., 1988 (University of Alaska, Fairbanks); B.A., 1979 (Colby College)
I am associate professor of Marine Sciences and director of our minor program. I teach courses that span the full range of students, from first-year to advanced graduate, and I work with Academic Advising to help undergraduate students make the best of their college experience. I look forward to the opportunity to work on issues pertaining to educational policy.
(07/01/94); Economics, Associate Professor; Ph.D., 1994 (University of Minnesota, Minneapolis-St. Paul); M.A., 1992 (University of Minnesota, Minneapolis-St. Paul); B.A., 1989 (The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill); B.A., 1989 (The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill)
Having taught at UNC for 13 years, and currently serving on the General Education Administrative Board, the Administrative Board Appeals Committee, and the Subcommittee on General Education I am quite immersed in the educational offerings of our university. But maybe my greatest contribution stems from the interaction of that service with my background as a UNC undergraduate. I'd like to see a commitment by the university to encourage students to develop a strong educational foundation with specific skills that will serve them well after graduation.
(09/01/00); Associate Librarian; MLS, 1992 (Indiana); B.S., 1986 (Wyoming)
I came to UNC in 2000 as Coordinator of Instructional Service and now serve as the Director of Public Services for the UNC University Library. I have also been privileged to teach as an Adjunct Assistant Professor of Practice in UNC's School of Information and Library Science. Over the past 7 years, I have worked with students, faculty, and colleagues on a variety of campus-wide initiatives and have served on several University-wide committees. I am deeply committed to improving the educational experience of our students and the instructional support given to faculty, and would welcome the opportunity to contribute through the Educational Policy Committee.
(07/01/74); Political Science, Professor; Ph.D., 1987 (University of Michigan); M.A., 1967 (Ohio State University); A.B., 1965 (Hollins College)
I have been Director of the Honors Program in Political Science for a long time and Director of Undergraduate Studies for a few years. My perspective is also informed by having two sons who have attended UNC and majored in very different fields, one a traditional student who studied mathematics and chemistry, and the other a nontraditional student studying creative writing, drama, and communications. I think their experiences have given me a broader appreciation of undergraduate education at the university.
(01/01/00); Chemistry, Associate Professor; Ph.D., 1997 (University of Arizona); B.A./B.A., 1992 (University of Kansas)
I have served as a member of the First Year Seminar Steering Committee since 2003. This experience has provided me with a greater appreciation of the diversity of departments, faculty and course offerings across campus. I am willing to be considered as a candidate for the Educational Policy Committee because I am interested in helping shape the policies on campus that influence the quality of education we provide students through summer reading and first year seminar programs, degree curricula, and undergraduate research, for example.
Faculty Assembly Delegation
Vote for 1
(07/01/81); Public Policy Analysis, Professor and Chair; City and Regional Planning, Professor; Environmental Sciences and Engineering, Professor; Ph.D., 1972 (The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill); M.R.P., 1970 (The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill); A.B., 1966 (Yale University)
The Faculty Assembly delegation is one of our faculty’s main vehicles for communicating our views, needs, and ideas to the president and administration of the UNC system, as well as for working with our counterparts from the other campuses to identify shared concerns and opportunities. There are many issues that are important to us that need an active faculty voice in deliberations at the UNC system level: obvious examples include tuition, faculty support and benefits, enrollments, relationships among the UNC campuses, and our effectiveness in educating the General Assembly as well as the leadership of the university system about faculty needs at the research-intensive campuses. Particularly as President Bowles begins to implement his leadership priorities, such as increasing the role of the university in service and engagement with the state and seeking efficiencies in its operations, it is an important time for Carolina to be represented by a strong and experienced delegation.
As Chair of the Faculty from 1997 to 2000 I led our Faculty Assembly delegation, and would welcome the opportunity to serve on it again. One of the important priorities and accomplishments of that period was to improve cooperation with President Broad and her administration while advocating effectively for the needs of this campus, including legislative support for faculty salaries, full tuition remissions for graduate students, communicating the impact of system-level initiatives such as distance learning on the faculty, and tuition policy. As Chair of the Faculty I also worked to implement the recommendations of the faculty’s Intellectual Climate Task Force report, increase the transparency of the campus’s budget process, create the Faculty Information Technology Advisory Committee, develop better guidance documents on sexual harassment, and develop standards for labor practices in the manufacturing of UNC-logo goods, among other initiatives. I have been a faculty member at Carolina since 1981, and have faculty appointments and experience both in Academic Affairs and in the School of Public Health.
(02/01/84); Surgery, Zack D. Owens Distinguished Professor; M.D., 1961 (University of Kansas Medical Center); B.A., 1957 (University of Kansas)
As a full time faculty member for 23 Chair and Chair of Surgery for 17 years, I have participated in the broader University. I am member of the Golden Fleece, served on the Honor Code Revision committee, was CoCovenor with then Dean of Law Judith Wegner of a Chancellor’s forum on Professionalism, and Chaired a Review of a Dean of a school other than medicine.
I have served many national organizations, including being the first surgeon since 1879 to be Chair of the Association of American Medical College the accrediting agency for 126 medical schools in the US and 17 in Canada.I have been asked on over ten occasions to review other institution in a consulting pattern.Some junior faculty have asked me to participate in broader faculty governance and I am pleased to do so, if selected.
Professors
Vote for 1
(07/01/81); Cell and Developmental Biology, Professor; Ph.D., 1970 (Case Western Reserve University); B.A., 1965 (Mount Holyoke College)
I have been teaching and doing research at UNC since 1981. I have considered it an integral responsibility of my career to participate in faculty governance, but in return for my contribution, I have gained much more in terms of insight and knowledge of the academy, plus a profound respect for my fellow faculty. I served first as an alternate delegate to Faculty Council, and subsequently on Committee on the Status of Women, the Chancellor’s Advisory Committee, and most recently, the Faculty Executive Committee. I would like to bring my experience to other areas of faculty governance.
(07/01/95); Physics and Astronomy, Professor; Applied and Materials Sciences, Associate Professor; Ph.D., 1992 (University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign); M.S., 1987 (University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign); M.Engr., 1986 (Cornell University); B.S., 1984 (University of California-Berkeley)
Associate Professors
Vote for 1
(10/01/95); Microbiology and Immunology, Associate Professor; Biochemistry and Biophysics, Associate Professor; Ph.D., 1990 (The University of Texas at Austin); B.S., 1985 (University of Connecticut)
It is an honor to be nominated for the Faculty Grievance Committee. I have previously served on the Faculty Governance Committee and on Admissions committees in the School of Medicine and the Department of Microbiology and Immunology. This is a critical committee in the University and, if elected, I will serve carefully, thoughtfully and with compassion. See also
http://microimm.med.unc.edu/facultydetail.aspx?id=20
(01/01/90); Psychology, Associate Professor; Ph.D., 1984 (University of Notre Dame); M.A., 1982 (University of Notre Dame); B.S., 1977 (Manchester College)
I have been a member of the UNC faculty within the Department of Psychology since 1990. My administrative service at UNC has included a stint as the Director of Undergraduate Studies in Psychology, Director of the Psychology Honors Program, a term on the Faculty Welfare Committee, two terms on the IRB Board, Chair of the Capstone Committee for the new undergraduate curriculum, and several search committees, including most recently the search for a new Director of the Carolina Women’s Center. I have a strong commitment to equity and insuring that each voice is heard at UNC. My recent involvement in the UNC Difficult Dialogues Initiative and training as a conflict mediator have given me skills that I would be pleased to use on the Faculty Grievance Committee.
Assistant Professors
Vote for 1
(01/01/04); Anthropology, Assistant Professor; Ph.D., 1999 (The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill); A.B., 1993 (Stanford University).
As a faculty member in both the Anthropology Department and Curriculum in Ecology and an alumna of UNC (Ph.D., 1999), I greatly value the community of scholars and the sense of collegiality here at Carolina. As a member of the Faculty Grievance Committee, I would bring a sense of fairness and equity that I have gained through a lifetime of being a younger sibling to a domineering older sister. Moreover, in my research on common property regimes of Native Amazonian societies, I examine how groups of people achieve collective action through governance systems, conflict resolution, and transparent decision making, and would try to transfer some of these insights to the culture of academia. If elected, I would serve the university by being an impartial, open-minded, and respectful member of this committee.
(07/01/01); Religious Studies, Assistant Professor; A.B., 1980 (Duke University); J.D., 1984 (Yale University); M.A.R., 1984 (Yale Divinity School); Ph.D., 1997 (Duke University)
I'm an assistant professor in the Religious Studies Department. Before returning to the academy, I obtained my J.D. from Yale Law School, and I worked for five and a half years as an associate attorney with a Los Angeles-based law firm, Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher. In my time at UNC, I've seen the great need for faculty to be treated with candor, fairness, and respect by the institution, and I hope that serving on the Faculty Grievance Committee can offer an opportunity to continue to promote those values.
Faculty Hearings Committee
Vote for 2
(08/01/88); Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Professor; Ph.D., 1973 (University of Washington); A.B., 1966 (Oberlin College)
I appreciate the opportunity to stand for election to the Faculty Hearings Committee. I have been on the UNC faculty for eighteen years. My primary appointment is in the Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, and I have a joint appointment in the Department of Genetics. I have served on the Faculty Council, and I am currently a member of the School of Medicine Committee to Review Appointments and Promotions to Associate Professor. I have also served on numerous departmental committees. It would be a privilege to represent the School of Medicine on such an important University committee.
(05/01/00); Dermatology, Professor; Microbiology and Immunology, Associate Professor; Ph.D., 1993 (Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee); M.S., 1986 (Nankai University, China); B.S., 1982 (Nankai University, China)
I am honored to be nominated as a candidate for service on this committee. I joined the faculty of the UNC School of Medicine in 2000. I currently am Professor of Dermatology, Microbiology and Immunology. I have served on various committees within my departments. I would like to expand my service to the University and contribute as a hard -working, thoughtful member of this committee.
(07/01/98); School of Law, Professor; J.D., 1987 (Yale University); A.B., 1984 (Brown University); George Ward Distinguished Term Professor 07/01/04—06/30/09
Before entering academia, I worked as a law clerk for a federal judge and also in the United States Attorney's Office for the District of New Jersey. Those experiences taught me a great deal about the sensitivity and balance that are required to achieve fairness in judgment. I would hope that these experiences might also help me make a valuable contribution to the Faculty Hearings Committee.
See also Muller's blog "Is That Legal?"
(04/01/98); Government, Associate Professor; J.D., 1986 (Harvard University); M.P.P. , 1986 (Harvard University); B.A., 1981 (The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill)
The Faculty Hearings Committee has the important task of conducting hearings on faculty discharges. It must weigh evidence for its fairness and reliability and determine whether actions of the administration are arbitrary or capricious. It can recommend corrective action to handle problems in ways other than discharge. I would take this task seriously and feel prepared for it by a dozen years of law practice. The most important things I learned about resolving disputes such as these, however, came from my time as a law clerk to the late Sam J. Ervin, III, Chief Judge of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit (the federal appeals court that is the highest federal court which citizens have a right to access in the southeastern states). Judge Ervin taught me not to let procedure and formalism get in the way of doing substantial justice; to work hard to understand the facts from all sides; and to seek resolution of important disputes such as this committee faces in ways that best meet the interests of all the parties. Those are the attributes I would seek to bring to the committee.
Financial Exigency and Program Change Committee
Division of Academic Affairs
Vote for 2
(08/01/74); Dramatic Art, Professor; M.F.A., 1974 (University of Wisconsin–Madison); B.S., 1971 (University of Wisconsin–Madison)
Bobbi Owen is professor of Dramatic Art and Senior Associate Dean for Undergraduate Education. She has been on the faculty since 1974 and has been involved in faculty governance at various times as an elected member of Faculty Council, of the Executive Committee of Faculty Council, the Chancellor's Advisory Committee, and the Educational Policy Committee. The author of dozens of articles and six books about theatrical designers, she is active in her professional organizaiton, USITT, serving as Vice-President for Communications.
(07/01/01); Political Science, Associate Professor; B.A., 1988 (University of East Anglia, United Kingdom); M.A., 1992 (University of Capetown, South Africa); Ph.D., 1995 (University of California at San Diego)
I am happy to be considered for election to this committee to assist in a small way with the heavy load of administration which lies at the core of a successful university. I have been at UNC for six years and have broad experience in working in post-conflict states on rules of governance. This should come in handy.
Division of Health Affairs
Vote for 2
(5/14/84) Pediatrics, Professor; Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Professor; Genetics, Research Professor; Ph.D., 1980 (University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill); B.S., 1970 (College of William and Mary)
I have been a faculty member in the Department of Pediatrics (SOM) since 1984 and I also have joint appointments in the Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine and the Department of Genetics. My primary responsibility is as senior Director of the Clinical Cytogenetics Laboratory (UNC Hospitals). My professional interests are cancer cytogenetics and laboratory quality assurance. I am currently active in and a member of the Cytogenetics Committees of two cancer cooperative groups, and have also been a member of the Laboratory Quality Assurance Committee of the American College of Medical Genetics (ACMG) for the past 4 years, currently serving as co-chair of that committee and as chair beginning March 2007-2010. This past year I was also elected to the International Standing Committee on Human Cytogenetic Nomenclature (ISCN) for 2007-2011.
I have a career-long love of teaching and have taught and been the course director of the Medical School’s second year Medical Genetics Course for many years (currently a part of the Reproductive Medicine Block). I have also been very active in the administrative side of the School of Medicine undergraduate curriculum, and currently co-chair (with Dr. Nicholas Shaheen) the second year Medical School Curriculum, and serve as a member of the Curriculum Management and Policy Committee (CMPC). I was recently appointed co-director (with Dr. Alan Cross) of the new School of Medicine Academy of Educators. I feel very fortunate to have had the opportunity to participate in these curricular activities and hope to be able to help create career development opportunities for teaching faculty through this new School of Medicine initiative. I would be honored to serve as a member of the Financial Exigency and Program Change Committee representing faculty in the Division of Health Affairs.
(09/01/77); Medicine, Professor; M.P.H., 1990 (The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill); M.D., 1973 (Georgetown University); B.S., 1969 (University of Notre Dame)
I currently serve on the University Hearings Board and have previously served on Faculty Council and on the ECFC. In terms of my interest in serving on this particular committee, I feel that I have gotten a lot out of UNC, am proud to be part of the UNC community and would like to be help my colleagues and our community. I attach a larger biographical sketch below:
Dr. Simpson is Professor of Medicine and Director of the Lipid and Prevention Clinic at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. He is an active cardiologist on the inpatient wards, Coronary Care Unit and outpatient clinics at UNC Hospitals. He is a past Medical Director for the Coronary Care Unit, a Medical Examiner for Orange County and a Medical Control Officer for Carolina Air Care. He is a past member of the UNC faculty council and of its executive committee and is currently the Chair of the School of Medicine’s Clinical Trials, Data Safety and Monitoring Board. He is the Medical Director for the North Carolina Center for Medical Excellence, the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services designated organization responsible to monitor and improve the quality of medical care provided in North Carolina.
Dr. Simpson received his undergraduate degree from the University of Notre Dame where he graduated Cum Laude in biology and rowed for the lightweight crew. He received his medical degree from Georgetown University and completed his training in Internal Medicine, Cardiovascular Disease and Clinical Cardiac Electrophysiology at the University of Illinois Hospitals in Chicago. He received a Masters of Public Health and a Doctorate in Epidemiology from the University of North Carolina. He is a fellow of the American College of Cardiology, a Fellow of the American College of Physicians and a member of the American Heart Association, the American Society of Preventive Cardiology and the American Society of Pacing and Electrophysiology (the Heart Rhythm Society).
He is a nationally recognized researcher and teacher. He is a recipient of a Preventive Cardiology Academic Award from the National Institute of Health. He mentors the research programs of medical students, clinical residents and fellows, graduate students in the School of Public Health and junior faculty in the School of Medicine. He is the director of a well established lipid training course for physicians, nurse practioners, and pharmacists who wish to develop and improve their skills in the management of lipids. He is a frequently invited national and international speaker on the topic of chronic disease management, lipid disorders and preventive cardiology.
Over the course of his career he has received grants from the National Institute of Health and industry for research in preventive cardiology and cardiac electophysiology. He has served on grant review committees at the National Institute of Health and American Heart Association and is currently funded through a contract from the Center of Medicare and Medicaid Services through the Carolina Center for Medical Excellence. He has published over 78 peer reviewed research papers, 25 book chapters or editorials and 68 abstracts. His most recent research is published in the American Journal of Cardiology, Diabetes Care, Medical Care and the North Carolina Medical Journal.
Honorary Degrees and Special Awards
Vote for 2
(08/01/73); History, Julia Cherry Spruill Professor; Communication Studies, Adjunct Professor; Ph.D., 1974 (Columbia University); M.A., 1967 (Columbia University); B.A., 1965 (Southwestern University)
I am the Julia Cherry Spruill Professor of History and Director of the Southern Oral History Program. I am the founding president of the Labor and Working Class History Association and past president of the Southern Historical Association and the Organization of American Historians. In those capacities and as the Faculty Representative to the General Alumni Association in 2006-07, I have had a good deal of experience in helping professional organizations recognize and award members of their various constituencies. This is an especially important process at a university and deserves careful thought and consideration.
(07/01/92); Kenan-Flagler Business School, William Rand Kenan Jr. Professor; Ph.D., 1980 (Michigan State University); M.S., 1977 (University of Wisconsin-Madison); B.S., 1975 (North Carolina Central University); Transferred from Geography (01/01/99)
(07/01/88); Music, Professor; M.A., 1971 (University of California-Berkeley); A.B., 1969 (Harvard University)
I am a Professor in the Music Department, where my main activity is conducting the UNC Symphony Orchestra, an ensemble of over 100 musicians from across campus. My interest in serving on the Honorary Degrees and Special Awards Committee stems from a desire to keep Carolina's profile high in the world at large by honoring significant personalities in all fields and thereby to inspire our students by the achievements of these leaders.
(08/01/77); Journalism and Mass Communication, Walter Spearman Professor; M.A., 1971 (University of Florida); A.B., 1970 (The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill)
I am the Walter Spearman Professor and Senior Associate Dean in the School of Journalism and Mass Communication. I have served on a number of University-wide committees, from the Executive Committee of Faculty Council to the Tuition Advisory Task Force. I am also an alumna of UNC-Chapel Hill. In almost 30 years of teaching here, I have watched many other students become alumni and pursue careers that have affected and influenced their neighbors in North Carolina and beyond. Sitting on the Honorary Degrees Committee and reading nomination letters and resumes would introduce me to so many more alumni who have led accomplished, interesting and productive lives.
Administrative Board of the Library
Division of the Fine Arts
Vote for 1
(07/01/99); Music, Associate Professor; Ph.D., 1994 (University of Chicago); M.A., 1985 (Eastman School of Music); B.Mus., 1981 (Ithaca College)
Division of the Humanities
Vote for 1
(07/01/94); Religious Studies, Professor; Ph.D., 1986 (University of Chicago); M.A., 1982 (University of Chicago); M.A., 1983, B.A., 1977 (Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Israel)
(07/01/88); English, Professor; Ph.D., 1988 (University of Rochester); M.A., 1984 (University of Rochester); B.A., 1982 (The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill)
Reid Barbour is Gillian T. Cell Distinguished Professor of English. His scholarly and teaching interests center on early modern England. As a current member of the Administrative Board of the Library, he has served as the chair of the Collection Committee and also serves as the library liason for the Department of English. He holds the firm belief that the library needs effective advocates and strong leadership in a wide range of areas, from funding and collection development to issues of accessibility and space.
Division of the Natural Sciences
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(09/15/85); Marine Sciences, Research Assistant Professor; Ph.D., 1985 (The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill); M.S.P.H., 1980 (The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill); A.B., 1978 (Albion College)
I have been a member of the Research Faculty in the Department of Marine Sciences since 2003, although I’ve been a member of the campus community since 1979 when I first entered graduate school in Environmental Sciences. I study biogeochemical processes in sedimentary environments. My experiences most relevant to my candidacy for the Administrative Board of the Library comes from serving, for the past several years, as our departmental representative to the “Core Group” planning the new campus science complex. This group includes representatives from the library and we have held numerous discussions about library issues as they relate to the planned future combined sciences library. As a user of the current constellation of science libraries who is experiencing the usual dilemmas about print versus electronic storage in my own office, I feel that I can represent the concerns of faculty in discussions of how these libraries will merge and function in the future.
(07/01/02); Physics and Astronomy, Assistant Professor; Ph.D., 1996 (Utrecht University); M.Sc. , 1992 (Utrecht University)
I am an assistant professor in the department of Physics & Astronomy and have served on the library board for the past three years. During my first term a number of important issues have come before the board that require continued faculty input and for that reason I stand for re-election. First, the steady increase in journal subscription costs makes it hard to maintain, let alone improve, the journal collection. Second, how can we successfully transform the library to the digital age, without having to pay again for a digital version of the content the library already owns, while adapting to the new library use patterns of undergraduate students.
Division of the Social Sciences
Vote for 1
(07/01/03); History, Assistant Professor; Ph.D., 2002 (University of California at Davis); B.A., 1992 (Stanford University)
I have been an assistant professor of History at UNC since 2003. In the History Department, I have served as director of the Senior Honors Program, co-convenor of the Women's and Gender History Field, and member of the Graduate Studies Committee. At the University level, I have been a member of the Faculty Advisory Committee for the Latina/o Studies Minor and the Steering Committee for Medieval and Early Modern Studies. I am willing to serve on the Administrative Board of the Library because I support the good and vital work that the Library does for our university.
(07/01/79); Political Science, Kenan Professor; Ph.D., 1973 (The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill); M.A., 1966 (Stanford University); A.B., 1964 (Stanford University)
Academic Affairs Professional Schools
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(07/01/04); School of Journalism and Mass Communication, Assistant Professor; Ph.D., 2004 (University of Missouri-Columbia); M.A., 1999 (University of Missouri-Columbia); B.A., 1990 (Webster University).
My work as a mass media historian has led me to the US and UK’s finest archives, and I can think of few better ways for me to serve the university than as part of the Administrative Board of the Library; I am pleased to put forward my name for consideration. Our libraries are among the most important facilities on campus, and I look forward to exploring ways to further improve them, and to supporting a research-friendly resource for faculty and students. As a former journalist specializing in computer-based news-gathering techniques, I appreciate both the opportunities and challenges that emerging technologies pose to libraries. I’m currently an assistant professor in the School of Journalism and Mass Communication, where I teach undergraduate and graduate courses in history and reporting.
(07/01/82); Kenan-Flagler Business School, Associate Professor; Ph.D., 1969 (Stanford University); M.S., 1965 (Stanford University); M.B.A., 1963 (Stanford University); B.A., 1960 (Stanford University)
I have been a member of the Carolina faculty since 1982. In that time I served two terms on the Faculty Advisory Committee to the General College. I thoroughly enjoyed the experience, and felt that getting the perspectives of faculty and administrators from departments across the campus helped to broaden my own views of the campus and its administration. Furthermore, I feel my many years of teaching business administration courses would provide a good background for this position.
Libraries
Vote for 1
(08/16/04) University Library, Librarian, Sonja Haynes Stone Center for Black Culture and History, M.L.S., 1994 (University of California, Los Angeles); B.A., 1990 (Prairie View A&M University)
At a previous job I represented the library on the University Senate. It was an excellent opportunity to see the university from a different vantage point. I expect serving on the Administrative Board of the Library here will offer a similar experience and as a relative newcomer to the university I welcome the opportunity to learn more about the university and contribute at this level.
(09/01/01); Academic Affairs Library, Librarian
Statement: As a full time librarian and a part-time adjunct faculty member (in the Dept. of Music and the School of Information and Library Science) I am able to bring an integrated perspective to library policy issues. In balancing a professional life as a librarian and as a faculty member I hope that I can help bridge whatever divide that might separate one from the other.
Faculty Council
The Council is elected by and from voting divisions. Only faculty with primary appointments in the division vote for positions apportioned to the division. There are no vacancies this year in Fine Arts, Information and Library Science, Education, Law, Government, Pharmacy.
Division of the Humanities, Tenured Faculty
Vote for 2
(07/01/90); Romance Languages, Associate Professor; Ph.D., 1990 (University of California-Santa Barbara); Laurea, 1985 (University of Pisa, Italy)
(07/01/86); Communication Studies, Professor; Ph.D. (The University of Texas at Austin); M.A. (University of South Florida); B.A. (University of South Florida)
(07/01/80); English, Associate Professor; Ph.D., 1980 (Harvard University); M.A., 1975 (Harvard University); B.A., 1973 (Yale University)
(07/01/90); Germanic Languages, Guy B. Johnson Professor; Ph.D., 1970 (Harvard University); M.A., 1966 (Harvard University); B.A., 1964 (Harvard University)
Division of the Humanities, Non-Tenured Faculty
Vote for 1
(07/01/03); Romance Languages, Lecturer; Ph.D., 1999 (The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill); M.A., 1995 (The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill; B.A., 1979 (College of William and Mary)
(07/01/00); American Studies, Associate Professor; Ph.D., 1998 (Yale University); M.A., 1985 (Stanford University); B.A., 1984 (Williams College)
Division of the Natural Sciences, Tenured Faculty
Vote for 3
(08/01/03); Chemistry, Associate Professor; Ph.D., (The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill); B.S., 1988 (The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill)
(07/01/99); Geological Sciences, Associate Profesor; Ph.D., 1989 (Rice University); B.S., 1984 (Pennsylvania State University)
(07/01/82); Biology, Professor; Ph.D., 1980 (Purdue University); B.S., 1975 (Tulane University)
(08/01/68); Statistics and Operations Research, Professor; Ph.D., 1967 (Indiana University); A.M., 1964 (Indiana University); A.B., 1961 (Princeton University)
(01/01/00); Computer Science, Associate Professor; Ph.D. 1999 (University of /California at Berkeley); M.S., 1997 (University of California at Berkeley); B.S., 1992 (University of California at Berkeley)
(09/01/64); Physics and Astronomy, Professor; Ph.D., 1963 (University of California–Berkeley); B.S., 1958 (University of California–Berkeley)
Division of the Social Sciences, Tenured Faculty
Vote for 3
(07/01/94); Political Science, Associate Professor; Ph.D., 1993 (University of Minnesota, Minneapolis-St. Paul); B.A., 1985 (Bryn Mawr College)
(07/01/78); Geography, Professor; Epidemiology, Adjunct Professor; Ph.D., 1974 (University of Hawaii-Honolulu College); M.A., 1970 (Michigan State University); B.A., 1966 (Hofstra University)
(07/01/01); Sociology, Assistant Professor; Ph.D., 2001 (University of California at Berkeley); M.A., 1997 (University of California at Berkeley); B.A., 1994 (Swarthmore College).
(07/01/03); History, Assistant Professor; Ph.D., 1995 (Princeton University); M.A., 1990 (Princeton University); B.A., 1988 (Amherst College)
University Libraries
Vote for 1
(07/01/99); Law Library; Assistant Librarian; M.L.S., 1999 (The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill); J.D., 1997 (The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill); B.S., 1977 (University of Rhode Island); B.A., 1974 (Adelphi University)
(09/09/91); Health Sciences Library, Librarian; M.S.L.S., 1984 (The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill); B.S., 1982 (Appalachian State University)
Kenan-Flagler Business School, Tenured Faculty
Vote for 2
(07/01/79); Kenan-Flagler Business School, Associate Professor; Ph.D., 1980 (University of Wisconsin-Madison); M.B.A., 1974 (University of Wisconsin-Madison); M.A., 1974 (University of Wisconsin-Madison); B.A., 1968 (Carleton College)
(07/01/76); Kenan-Flagler Business School, Professor; Ph.D., 1974 (The University of Texas at Austin); M.B.A., 1968 (Tulane University); B.A., 1966 (Rice University)
Division of the School of Journalism and Mass Communication, Tenured and Non-Tenured Faculty
Vote for 1
(07/01/81); Journalism and Mass Communication, Sports Communication Distinguished Professor; M.Ed., 1986 (The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill); B.S., 1974 (Northwestern University)
School of Social Work, Tenured Faculty
Vote for 1
(01/01/94); Social Work, Professor; Ph.D., 1982 (University of Maryland-Baltimore County); M.A., 1974 (University of Chicago); B.S., 1972 (North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University)
(07/01/94); Social Work, Associate Professor; Ph.D., 1985 (University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign); M.S.W., 1979 (University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign); B.S.W., 1978 (Morgan State University)
School of Social Work, Non-Tenured Faculty
Vote for 1
(03/15/04); Social Work, Clinical Assistant Professor; M.S.W., 1984 (The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill); B.A., 1981 (Wesleyan College)
(06/01/77); Social Work, Clinical Assistant Professor; Ph.D.,1985 (The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill); M.A., 1975 (University of Leeds, England); B.A., 1971 (University of California-Los Angeles)
(01/01/89); Social Work, Clinical Assistant Professor; M.S.W., 1976 (The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill); B.A., 1973 (Duke University)
School of Medicine, Tenured Faculty
Vote for 5
(07/01/97); Emergency Medicine, Associate Professor; M.D., 1994 (The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill); B.A., 1979 (The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill)
(10/01/95); Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Assistant Professor; Ph.D., 1990 (Wake Forest University); B.S., 1986 (Wingate College)
(09/01/72); Cell and Molelcular Physiology, Professor; Ph.D., 1970 (University of California-Los Angeles); M.A., 1967 (University of California-Los Angeles); A.B., 1966 (University of California-Berkeley)
(07/01/82); Radiology, Professor; M.D., 1977 (Cornell University Medical Center); B.S., 1973 (Cornell University)
(02/15/93); Medicine, Associate Professor; Ph.D., 1988 (University of Arizona); M.S., 1983 (Northern Arizona University); B.S., 1976 (Indiana University)
(02/01/84); Surgery, Zack D. Owens Distinguished Professor; M.D., 1961 (University of Kansas Medical Center); B.A., 1957 (University of Kansas)
(06/01/88); Obstetrics and Gynecology, Hugh McAllister Professor; M.D., 1983 (East Carolina University); B.A., 1979 (The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill)
School of Medicine, Non-Tenured Faculty
Vote for 4
(08/01/98); Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Research Assistant Professor; D.V.M., 1989 (North Carolina State University); B.A., 1984 (Wake Forest University)
(08/01/03); Pediatrics, Clinical Assistant Professor; M.D., 1997 (State University of New York at Stony Brook); B.A., 1993 (University of Chicago)
(08/01/86); Allied Health Sciences, Clinical Associate Professor; M.A., 1991 (The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill); B.S., 1980 (The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill)
(10/01/77); Biochemistry and Biophysics, Research Professor; Ph.D., 1974 (Ohio State University); B.A., 1970 (Tabor College)
School of Dentistry, Tenured Faculty
Vote for 2
(11/14/98); Pediatric Dentistry and Orthodontics, Associate Professor; M.S., 1995 (University of Minnesota); M.S.D., 1986 (Indiana University); B.Sc., 1981 (University of Saskatchewan)
(09/01/94); Periodontology, Associate Professor; D.M.Sc., 1994 (Harvard University); D.M.D., 1990 (Harvard University); M.P.H., 1990 (Harvard University); B.S., 1985 (Boston College)
(08/01/74); Dental Ecology, Dental Friends Professor; Ph.D., 1979 (University of Pennsylvania); M.A., 1973 (University of Pennsylvania); D.M.D., 1972 (University of Pennsylvania); B.A., 1968 (City University of New York Queens College)
School of Dentistry, Non-Tenured Faculty
Vote for 2
(07/01/05); Dentistry, Clinical Assistant Professor; D.D.S., 1996 (The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill); B.S., 1987 (The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill)
(07/01/01); Dental Ecology, Clinical Associate Professor; M.S., 1994 (The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill); B.S., 1991 (The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill)
(09/01/05); Dentistry, Clinical Assistant Professor; M.S., 2000 (The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill); D.M.D., 1996 (University of Manitoba); B.A., 1992 (University of Manitoba)
(09/01/00); Dental Ecology, Assistant Professor); Ph.D., 2000 (The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill); M.P.H., 1994 (The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill); D.D.S., 1989 (The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill); B.S., 1984 (The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill)
(09/01/89); Dental Ecology, Clinical Associate Professor; Ph.D., 1986 (Duke University); M.Ed., 1981 (Duke University); Ph.D., 1977 (Harvard University); B.A., 1968 (Smith College)
School of Nursing, Tenured Faculty
Vote for 1
(07/01/89); Nursing, Associate Professor; Ph.D., 1980 (University of Illinois-Chicago Medical Center); M.P.H., 1975 (Yale University); B.S., 1971 (Southern Connecticut State College)
School of Nursing, Non-Tenured Faculty
Vote for 1
(11/01/88); Nursing, Research Associate Professor; M.S., 1975 (Virgina Polytechnic); B.S., 1971 (University of Iowa)
(01/01/06); Nursing, Clinical Associate Professor; Ph.D., 1992 (University of Maryland); M.S., 1983 (University of Maryland); B.S., 1975 (North Carolina Central University)
School of Public Health, Tenured Faculty
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(09/01/74); Health Behavior and Health Education, Professor; Sc.D., 1974 (The Johns Hopkins University); B.A., 1965 (Bryn Mawr College)
(01/01/86); Maternal and Child Health, Associate Professor; PhD.,1982 (University of Houston); M.A., 1979 (University of Houston); B.S., 1976 (University of Houston)
(07/01/67); Biostatistics, Distinguished Professor; Ph.D., 1962 (Calcutta University, India); M.S., 1957 (Calcutta University, India); B.S., 1955 (Calcutta University, India)
College of Arts & Sciences Division Chairs
Chair of the Division of Humanities
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(07/01/88); English, Hanes Professor; Comparative Literature, Professor; Ph.D., 1963 (Bowling Green State University); M.A., 1959 (Bowling Green State University); B.A., 1957 (Bowling Green State University)
Vice Chair of the Division of Humanities
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(07/01/74); English, Associate Professor; Ph.D., 1974 (University of British Columbia, Canada); B.A., 1969 (University of British Columbia, Canada)
Chair of the Division of Natural Sciences
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(07/01/90); Physics and Astronomy, Class of 1989 – William C. Friday Distinguished Professor; Ph.D., 1982 (Yale University); M.Phil., 1982 (Yale University); M.S., 1982 (Yale University); B.S., 1978 (Trinity College)
(07/01/75); Biology, Professor; Ph.D., 1972 (University of Connecticut-Storrs); M.S., 1969 (University of Connecticut-Storrs); B.A., 1966 (Hope College)
Vice Chair of the Division of Natural Sciences
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(07/01/95); Chemistry, Associate Professor; Curriculum in Applied and Materials Sciences, Assistant Professor; Ph.D., 1989 (Rutgers University); M.S., 1985 (University of Wisconsin-Madison); B.S., 1982 (Louisiana State University)
(07/01/99); Computer Science, Professor; Ph.D., 1990 (Stanford University); B.S., 1985 (Calvin College)
