2008 Faculty Elections
Full Voter Information Guide

Faculty-Wide Elections (All faculty vote for each of these)

  1. Advisory Committee
  2. Committee on Appointments, Promotions, and Tenure: Arts & Sciences
  3. Committee on Appointments, Promotions, and Tenure: School of Medicine
  4. Committee on Appointments, Promotions, and Tenure: Professional Schools other than Medicine
  5. Faculty Executive Committee
  6. Athletics Committee
  7. Educational Policy Committee
  8. Faculty Assembly Delegation
  9. Faculty Grievance Committee: Professors
  10. Faculty Grievance Committee: Associate Professors
  11. Faculty Grievance Committee: Assistant Professors
  12. Faculty Hearings Committee
  13. Financial Exigency and Program Change Committee: Division of Academic Affairs
  14. Financial Exigency and Program Change Committee: Division of Health Affairs
  15. Honorary Degrees and Special Awards Committee

Apportioned Elections (Only voters with primary appointments in the appropriate division vote for candidates representing that division)

  1. Administrative Board of the Library: Division of the Humanities
  2. Administrative Board of the Library: Division of the Natural Sciences and Mathematics
  3. Administrative Board of the Library: Division of the Social Sciences
  4. Administrative Board of the Library: Academic Affairs Professional Schools
  5. Arts and Sciences Division Chair: Humanities Division
  6. Faculty Council Division 1: Fine Arts (Tenured/Non-Tenured)
  7. Faculty Council Division 3: Natural Sciences and Mathematics (Tenured)
  8. Faculty Council Division 3: Natural Sciences and Mathemetics (Non-Tenured)
  9. Faculty Council Division 5: University Libraries
  10. Faculty Council Division 6: School of Information and Library Science (Tenured and Non-Tenured)
  11. Faculty Council Division 9: School of Journalism and Mass Communications (Non-Tenured)
  12. Faculty Council Division 13: School of Medicine (Tenured)
  13. Faculty Council Division 13: School of Medicine (Non-Tenured)
  14. Faculty Council Division 15: School of Nursing (Non-Tenured)
  15. Faculty Council Division 16: School of Pharmacy (Tenured)
  16. Faculty Council Division 16: School of Pharmacy (Non-Tenured)
  17. Faculty Council Division 17: School of Public Health (Non-Tenured)

 

Faculty-Wide Positions
All members of the Voting Faculty vote for these.

1. Advisory Committee
Vote for 3

Broome, Lissa L.
(07/01/84); Law, Professor; J.D., 1981 (Harvard University); B.S., 1978 (University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign)

Wachovia Professor of Banking Law and Director, Center for Banking and Finance at the UNC School of Law. Member of the law school faculty since 1984. Most recently served the University as a member and Chair of the Faculty Athletics Committee.

Cannon, Janne G.
(07/01/80); Microbiology and Immunology, Professor; Ph.D., 1978 (UNC-Chapel Hill); B.A., 1970 (University of Delaware)

I came to UNC in 1974 as a graduate student in the curriculum in Genetics, and have remained here through all of the stages of my academic career: grad student, postdoc, research track faculty member, and tenure track faculty member. I’m a Professor in the Department of Microbiology and Immunology in the School of Medicine. My interest in serving on the CAC has been stimulated by spending the past five years as a member of the Appointments, Promotions, and Tenure Committee; I chaired the APT Committee for two of those years. I greatly enjoyed working with colleagues from diverse academic units on the important tasks of the committee. I continue to be particularly interested in issues that may affect promotion and tenure decisions for faculty, such as the current emphasis on increasing faculty participation in engaged scholarship and public service. I’m concerned about the effects of the current reductions in federal research funding on promotion and tenure decisions, when it takes many rounds of application to obtain the extramural research funding that’s an important credential for promotion and tenure of junior faculty. Serving on the CAC will allow me to continue to be interested and involved with these and other issues. I think it’s important for faculty from the School of Medicine to see themselves as part of the larger University community, rather than isolating ourselves away from the remainder of the campus. Previous service activities include: UNC-CH: Member, Hettleman Prize Committee (1992-1996); Member and Chair, Institutional Biosafety Committee (1990-1993), Department of Microbiology and Immunology: Acting Chair, 1997-98; Director of Graduate Studies (Doctoral) (1993-1996); Director of Graduate Studies and Chair of Admissions Committee for the Master’s Degree Program (1990-present); Bacteriology Group Leader (1998-present), Interim Vice Chair (2007-present). School of Medicine: Member and Chair, Edwards-Hobgood Scholarship Committee (1992-2000); Member, Jefferson-Pilot Award Committee (1997-2000); Faculty Interviewer for Medical Student Admissions (2001-present).

Ketch, James E.
(07/01/77); Music, Professor; M.S., 1976 (University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign); B.S., 1974 (Indiana State University)

It has been my privilege to serve as a faculty member at UNC since 1977. I have also been permitted to serve the Department of Music (2001-2004) as Chair. Other significant opportunities or accomplishments that prepare me to serve include: IAH Leadership Fellow, time at the Center for Creative Leadership; Faculty Council representative; Educational Policy Committee, Committee on Scholarships and Financial Aid, IAH Faculty Advisory Committee, Burch Fellowships Advisory Committee, Administrative Board, ASAC Committee, and Search Committee for Executive Director of the Arts. Within the Department of Music I have served on the Scholarship Committee and numerous search committees. Along with providing sound advice for our soon to be appointed Chancellor, the issues of enrollment growth, replacement of the large body of retiring faculty members with the brightest and best talent available, retention and salary issues for faculty, support for graduate fellowships and undergraduate scholarships, and the integration of university program offerings fully into the academic fabric of Carolina curricula sit high on my list of priorities. Service provides one with the opportunity to both observe and learn from the broader wisdom of the collective university community. As a result, I have always viewed service as an extension of the learning process and am therefore eager to engage in meaningful university service if called to do so.

Panter, Abigail T.
(07/01/89); Psychology, Bowman and Gordon Gray Professor (7/08); Ph.D., 1989 (New York University); M.A., 1987 (New York University); B.A., 1985 (Wellesley College)

I am honored to stand for election for the Chancellor’s Advisory Committee. Since arriving at UNC in 1989, I have been fully involved in the University’s governance and have enjoyed contributing to our university through my committee work, starting with an early term on Faculty Council. My service blends diverse experiences across multiple dimensions of university life including: (a) faculty governance (Executive Committee of Faculty Council; Hearings Committee; Committee on the Status of Women; Faculty Council); (b) teaching excellence (Executive Committee of the Academy of Distinguished Teaching Scholars; Advisory Board for the Center for Teaching and Learning; Carolina Course Evaluation development and implementation; University teaching award committees, various instructional technology advisory boards); (c) assessment policy (SACS Planning and Assessment); (d) research support for faculty, graduate students, and undergraduates (faculty retention study, faculty development center; graduate dissertation awards/fellowships; Advisory Board of the Office of Undergraduate Research); (e) undergraduate curriculum (A&S Administrative Board; assessment issues; intellectual climate); and (f) women’s issues (the evolution and development of the Carolina Women’s Center; salary equity, women in science initiatives; BRIDGES program evaluation; AWFP Advisory Board). As we welcome a new chancellor, I would be pleased to bring these experiences and history to the pressing issues and discussions that are certain to arise during these transitional years.

Rabinowitz, George
(08/01/71); Political Science, Distinguished Professor; Ph.D., 1973 (University of Michigan); M.A., 1970 (Michigan State University); B.A., 1963 (Hobart–William Smith Colleges)

I have been a member of the faculty since 1971. I have served on a variety of university committees as well as the Faculty Council and the Faculty Assembly Delegation. My most useful work was an off-shoot of Faculty Assembly where I, along with Jane Brown and then later with Boone Turchi, helped return the academic calendar to a more reasonable length. I feel I have a broad, if imperfect, view of the university. In addition to my own work as a professor, both of my sons were students here. I would come to the Advisory Committee from a perspective that views research as the defining mission of the university, and critical to making our teaching and service outstanding.

Ricketts, Thomas C.
(07/01/78); Health Policy and Administration, Professor; Social Medicine, Professor; Ph.D., 1986 (UNC-Chapel Hill); M.P.H., 1978 (UNC-Chapel Hill); A.B., 1970 (UNC-Chapel Hill)

I came to UNC in 1966 as a Morehead Scholar from Fayetteville, NC. After graduating I tried my hand at journalism which brought me into contact with the world of health services. That led eventually to a master’s degree in health administration and a position as a research assistant at the UNC Health Services Research Center. I earned a Ph.D. in health policy in 1988 and then accepted an appointment in the Department of Health Policy and Administration while simultaneously developing a center for rural health services research at UNC. I have been very active in policy making in health care in North Carolina and for rural and medically underserved communities across the U.S. I've been engaged with connecting UNC to the state with work on various national, state and university committees and commissions. I see a need to strengthen the links academics to the needs of the people beyond our walls. That brought me an invitation to work with the Scholar's Council for the UNC Tomorrow Commission where I've tried to help build communications between elements of our academic world and the communities and constituencies that we serve and, in turn, shape.

Seim, Harvey E.
(07/01/00); Marine Sciences, Associate Professor; Ph.D., 1993 (University of Washington); M.S., 1985 (University of South Carolina); B.S., 1981 (University of South Carolina)

I joined the faculty at Carolina in 2000 as a member of the Marine Sciences faculty. Since 2002 I have directed a large multi-institutional program that introduced me to a number of the issues facing university-based research at a federal level and within the university system of North Carolina. For the past few years I have chaired the faculty research committee and served as the UNC trustee to the Southeastern Universities Research Association, and represented UNC or my department on a variety of other committees. These experiences have provided me with a perspective on the challenges faculty face in executing our varied missions. I would be honored to lend my voice to those advising the chancellor on how best to advance the University in the years ahead.

Taft, Timothy N.
(08/01/74); Orthopaedics, Distinguished Professor; Exercise and Sport Science, Adjunct Professor; M.D., 1969 (University of Missouri-Columbia); A.B., 1964 (Princeton University)

Incumbent. I have been employed by UNC in one capacity or another since coming to Chapel Hill in 1969. This experience provides a certain degree of institutional memory which will be helpful as a new chancellor transitions into leadership at Carolina. Although my home department is Orthopaedic Surgery in the School of Medicine and most of my professional activities are on “pill hill,” my positions as Director of Sports Medicine, Adjunct Professor in the College of Arts and Sciences and one of the Associate Directors of the UNC Campus Health Service give me historical and ongoing insights into a cross section of our University. In addition to a busy clinical practice I have daily teaching responsibilities for medical students and residents, and I teach undergraduate and graduate students several times a week during the entire school year.

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2. Committee on Appointments, Promotions, and Tenure:
Arts & Sciences
Vote for 1

Eble, Connie C.
(08/01/71); English, Professor; Ph.D., 1970 (UNC-Chapel Hill); M.A., 1967 (UNC-Chapel Hill); B.A., 1964 (Saint Mary’s Dominican College)

I am honored to stand for election to the University-wide Committee on Appointments, Promotions, and Tenure. I have been a member of the faculty since 1971. I have come to know and love the University largely because of the students, staff, administrators, and faculty colleagues that I have worked with in various types of University service. Years ago I was a member of the committee that brought into existence the Arts and Sciences Foundation, and also the academic support program for student athletes. I have served on the Administrative Board of the Graduate School, the Faculty Grievance Committee, the executive committee of the Association of Women Faculty and Professionals, and the Executive Committee of the Faculty Council, to name a few. I have chaired the Rank and Tenure Committee in my department and for six years as Chair of the Division of Humanities was a member of the Committee on Instructional Personnel in the College of Arts and Sciences. Beyond the University, I was for ten years Editor of a major peer-reviewed journal and have been President of the Southeastern Conference on Linguistics, the South Atlantic Modern Language Association, and the Linguistic Association of Canada and the United States. I am currently the Dictionary Society of America's delegate to the American Council of Learned Societies and also President-elect of the American Dialect Society. I enjoy the service component of academic life, and I am good at it. I think that my longtime and wide-ranging academic service prepare me well for the important work of the Committee on Appointments, Tenure, and Promotion.

Hartlyn, Jonathan
(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-Chapel Hill 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 on the search committee for a new Dean of the Graduate School, 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.

Kalam, Tonu
(07/01/88); Music, Professor; M.A., 1971 (University of California-Berkeley); A.B., 1969 (Harvard University)

I am in my 20th year on the Carolina faculty, where I teach courses in the Music Department and conduct the UNC Symphony Orchestra. I am interested in serving on the Committee on Appointments, Promotions and Tenure in order to ensure the continued high quality of the Carolina faculty. I have previously served as Chair of the Division of Fine Arts in the College of Arts and Sciences, where my duties consisted of reviewing promotion and tenure cases at the dean's level on the Arts and Sciences Advisory Committee, Subcommittee on Instructional Personnel. My experience in this area has given me a broad perspective on the kinds of issues that would face this committee, making me feel qualified to review personnel decisions at this higher level.

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3. Committee on Appointments, Promotions, and Tenure:
School of Medicine
Vote for 2

Farel, Paul B.
(09/01/72); Cell and Molecular 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)

Few academic decisions speak more directly to the mission of the University than those relating to appointment, promotion, and tenure. Following a term as chair of the Chancellor’s Advisory Committee, I had the opportunity to serve with Professor Barbara Harris as co-chair of the Chancellor’s Taskforce on Appointment, Promotion, and Tenure. The current APT committee is in part a product of the Taskforce report. The APT committee considers issues that are among the most important and intellectually challenging of any within the province of faculty governance. I am eager to participate in this process and would be honored to be able to do so.

Gabriel, Don A.
(07/01/77); Medicine, Professor; Ph.D., 1979 (UNC-Chapel Hill); M.D., 1972 (UNC-Chapel Hill); B.S., 1965 (UNC-Chapel Hill)

Leigh, Margaret W.
(08/01/85); Pediatrics, Professor; M.D., 1976 (Eastern Virginia Medical School); A.B., 1973 (Sweet Briar College)

I have served on the Provost's Committee on Appointments, Promotion and Tenure for the last 3 years. This committee serves a critical function for the University through careful and thoughtful review of promotion and tenure packets from all departments across the University. I have been a faculty member in the Department of Pediatrics at UNC for 23 years and have been Vice-Chair of Pediatrics for 6 years. I have served on several other key committees within the University and Medical School including Executive Committee of Faculty Council (2002-2005) and School of Medicine Committee to Review Appointments and Promotions to Associate Professor (1993-1997, Committee Chair 1995-1997). My clinical activity and teaching centers on pediatric lung diseases. My clinical and translational research has focused on two lung diseases - cystic fibrosis and primary ciliary dyskinesia.

Mill, Michael R.
(07/01/88); Surgery, Professor; M.D., 1980 (University of Colorado School of Medicine); B.A., 1976 (Colorado College)

I am honored to be nominated to serve on the APT Committee for the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. During my 20 years of service at UNC-CH, I have developed a love for the institution and a strong commitment to the need to preserve the integrity of the academic mission for the well-being of the students, the faculty, and the institution. It is by upholding the strong traditions of UNC that we can further its reputation as the nation’s finest public institution of higher education. At the same time, we need to be sensitive to the changing faculty roles and the diversity of missions represented by an institution of the size and complexity of UNC. During my tenure as a member of the faculty I have served on multiple committees, including the admissions committee to the School of Medicine and the UNC Faculty Council. As chief of my division, I am familiar with the requirements for promotion and tenure and the importance and value of these decisions in the academic life of our faculty. As a member of the School of Medicine, I believe I can bring a level of integrity and diversity, as well as an appreciation of the traditions of this institution which will be beneficial to the vitally important deliberations of the APT Committee. I would be honored to serve on this committee if elected by my fellow faculty members.

Passannante, Anthony N.
(07/01/91); Anesthesiology, Professor; M.D., 1985 (State University of New York Health Science Center–Syracuse); B.A., 1981 (Williams College)

I am a predominantly clinical faculty member who understands both the pressures on faculty, and the pressures on our institution. I very much enjoy being a part of an environment where expertise is everywhere. For this type of environment to persist, we must have a very broadly capable faculty. We need researchers, we need clinicians, and we need educators, and most faculty will be truly excellent in at most two of these areas. If elected to the APT Committee I will bring a very balanced viewpoint to a committee that does some of the most important work in the University.

Simpson, Ross J. Jr.
(09/01/77); Medicine, Professor; PhD, 1998 (UNC-Chapel Hill); M.P.H., 1990 (UNC-Chapel Hill); M.D., 1973 (Georgetown University); B.S., 1969 (University of Notre Dame)

Statement: I currently serve on the University Hearings Board and The Financial Exigency and Program Change Committee. I have previously served on Faculty Council and on the Faculty Executive Committee. I feel that I have received much from UNC, am proud to be part of the UNC community and would like to be of help my colleagues and our community.

Biography: 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 currently the Chair of the School of Medicine’s Clinical Trials, Data Safety and Monitoring Board and Principal Clinical Coordinator for the Carolina Center for Medical Excellence, the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services designated Quality Improvement Organization for North Carolina.

He is a nationally recognized researcher and teacher. 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.

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4. Committee on Appointments, Promotions, and Tenure:
Professional Schools other than Medicine
Vote for 1

Beck, James
(12/01/85); Dentistry, Distinguished Professor; Ph.D., 1969 (UNC-Chapel Hill); M.S., 1967 (UNC-Chapel Hill); B.A., 1964 (UNC-Chapel Hill)

I am currently William Rand Kenan Jr. Distinguished Professor at the School of Dentistry, Adjunct Professor of Epidemiology in the School of Public Health and also have been serving as Associate Director for Dentistry in the General Clinical Research Center (GCRC) in the School of Medicine. During the last year, I also became the Associate Dean for Research at the School of Dentistry. I joined the faculty at the University of North Carolina in 1985 as Chair of the Department of Dental Ecology until 1997. At this point my research career has resulted in more than 200 articles and I have launched some major academic and community initiatives that include the development of a Special Care program that treats geriatric patients as well as implementing an MS program in Geriatric Dentistry and a Ph.D. program in Oral Epidemiology. Additional experience includes serving as chair of the dental school’s Promotions and Tenure Committee, chairing the committee that revised the school’s promotion and tenure manual, and participating in a more recent update of the promotion and tenure manual. I would look forward to serving on the Appointments, Promotions, and Tenure Committee.

Kohn, Harold L.
(07/01/99); Division of Medicinal Chemistry and Natural Products, and Director, Bill and Karen Campbell Faculty Mentoring Program, 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 will be a positive addition to this review group.

I joined the UNC in 1999 as Kenan Chair in Medicinal Chemistry and Division Chair. My primary appointment is in the School of Pharmacy where I serve as the director of the Bill and Karen Campbell Junior Faculty Mentoring Program. I also hold a joint appointment in the Department of Chemistry. 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.

Mark, Barbara A.
(01/01/01); Nursing, Sarah Frances Russell Professor; PhD, 1982 (Case Western Reserve University); B.S. 1970 (Skidmore College).

I joined the UNC-Chapel Hill faculty in January 2001 and hold the Sarah Frances Russell Distinguished Professorship in the School of Nursing. I am just completing at three-year term on the Committee on Appointments, Promotions and Tenure, and have been asked to be a candidate for a second term. During my time on the APT committee, I have been extraordinarily impressed with the incredible talent and diversity of our faculty's research and scholarly endeavors; as well as innovative approaches to teaching and service. I have been similarly impressed with the commitment of the APT committee to foster and sustain UNC-CH as a premier university, and I believe that a vibrant, thoughtful, and equitable APT process is of the most important mechanisms by which a university accomplishes such an aim. I would be honored to serve another term.

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5. Faculty Executive Committee
Vote for 4

Brown, Jane D.
(08/01/77); Journalism and Mass Communication, James L. Knight Professor; Ph.D., 1978 (University of Wisconsin-Madison); M.A., 1974 (University of Wisconsin-Madison); B.A., 1972 (University of Kentucky)

I believe strongly in faculty governance at Carolina, having served as Chair of the Faculty (1994-1997), and as associate director of the IAH Academic Leadership Program (2002-2007), as well as on many other university-wide committees in my 30 years at Carolina. It would be an honor to serve again on the Faculty Executive Committee as the faculty establishes our relationship with a new chancellor.

Dilworth-Anderson, Peggye
(08/10/02); Health Policy and Administration, Professor; Ph.D., 1975 (Nothwestern University); M.A., 1972 (Northwestern University); B.A., 1970 (Tuskegee Institute)

Peggye Dilworth-Anderson, Ph.D., is Professor of Health Policy and Administration/School of Public Health and Associate Director of Aging & Diversity/Institute on Aging (IOA). Her areas of expertise include, minority aging and health, family caregiving, health disparities, and long-term care. Her current research focuses on health disparities pertaining to Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias. Service and commitment are the cornerstones to her career as evidenced by her school and departmental service, and committee work at the state and national levels such as serving on Council for the National Institute on Aging. If elected, this will give her the opportunity to bring her voice, perspective, and years of service experience to the duties of the Faculty Executive Committee such as serving in a consultative capacity, advising the University administration, working with various officers and groups within the University, and serving the Faculty Council.

Fraser, Mark W.
(07/01/93); Social Work, Distinguished Professor; Ph.D., 1981 (University of Washington); M.S.W., 1976 (University of Denver); B.A., 1968 (DePauw University)

Mark W. Fraser, Ph.D., holds the Tate Distinguished Professorship for Children in Need and serves as Associate Dean for Research at the School of Social Work. He has won numerous awards for teaching and research. He directs the Making Choices Project, a prevention research study focused on promoting social development in elementary school. Dr. Fraser has written more than 100 articles and chapters on child behavior, child and family services, and research methods. He is the co-author or editor of seven books, including Families in Crisis, Evaluating Family-Based Services, Risk and Resilience in Childhood, The Context of Youth Violence, Making Choices: Social Problem-Solving for Children, Intervention with Children and Adolescents, and Social Policies for Children and Families. His new book, Intervention Research: Designing and Developing Social Programs, will be published in Fall 2008.

Mark served two terms on the Appointments, Tenure, and Promotion Committee. He brings to university service a broad understanding of scholarship, research, teaching, and service across the arts, sciences, and professional schools.

Gerber, David A.
(07/01/98); Surgery, Associate Professor; M.D., 1989 (University of Pittsburgh); B.S., 1985 (Colgate Rochester Divinity School)

I am an Associate Professor and Director of the Liver Transplant Program at UNC. In addition to my clinical activities as a transplant surgeon and my research endeavors in stem cell biology, I have been actively involved in both governance and policy development within the School of Medicine and the University. I am currently a member of the Faculty Executive Committee. I have recently been a participant on both the University’s Equity Policy and Institutional Conflict of Interest Committees. In addition I have recently served on the School of Medicine’s Taskforce on Career Development and am currently the co-chair for Faculty Development within the Department of Surgery.

In recent years I have been actively involved in the Carolina Entrepreneurial Initiative as a founding member and member of the Board of Directors. I am also a steering committee member of the Office of Economic and Business Development and on the Board of Directors for UNC Hospital’s Family House Initiative.

I am honored to be nominated for a position on the Faculty Executive Committee and believe that my strengths include my enthusiasm and vision towards university-wide issues. I am committed to building on the accomplishments of our dynamic campus and UNC-Chapel Hill’s history as a leader amongst academic institutions.

Gordon, Peter C.
(07/01/93); Psychology, Professor; Ph.D., 1984 (University of Michigan); B.S., 1979 (Georgetown University)

I came to UNC-Chapel Hill in 1993 as a faculty member in the Psychology Department, and for the past eight years I have also been Director of the Program in Cognitive Science. Throughout my career I have found service to be a meaningful way to be connected to my institution, community and profession. At UNC, my main service outside of the Psychology Department has been on the Educational Policy Committee. I chaired EPC for three years and my second term as a member will be completed at the end of this semester. During my time on the committee, EPC has had many important tasks, including review of the new General Education Curriculum, review of the Carolina Summer Reading Program, formulation of new standards for continuing academic eligibility and quantitative analyses of grading patterns. During the time that I have lived in Chapel Hill, I have also engaged in significant service unrelated to UNC by serving for eight years (two years as Chair) on the Board of Directors of the Orange Water and Sewer Authority.

Guskiewicz, Kevin M.
(07/01/95); Exercise, and Sport Science, Professor; Orthopaedics, Associate Professor; Ph.D., 1995 (University of Virginia); M.S., 1992 (University of Pittsburgh); B.S., 1989 (West Chester University)

As a teacher and researcher collaborating with faculty in Exercise and Sport Science, Orthopaedics, Epidemiology, and Allied Health Sciences, I enjoy working in an interdisciplinary way to approach my research. I am currently in my 13th year at UNC-Chapel Hill, and am professor and chair, and director of the Sports Medicine Research Laboratory in the Department of Exercise and Sport Science. I hold a joint appointment in the Department of Orthopaedics, and I am a core faculty member in the UNC Injury Prevention Research Center and UNC Doctoral Program in Human Movement Science. In addition to my appointment in Exercise and Sport Science, I chair the Campus Recreation Administration Board, and recently served on the Administrative Board of the Graduate School and search committees for the Dean of the College of Arts and Sciences and Associate Vice Chancellor for Campus Health. I enjoy problem solving and working with others to help make Carolina the best public university in the country.

Rivenbark, William C.
(07/01/99); Government, Associate Professor; Ph.D., 1995 (Mississippi State University); M.P.A., 1993 (Auburn University); B.S., 1989 (Auburn University); Albert and Gladys Hall Coates Term Associate Professor for Outstanding Faculty Achievement 07-01/06 – 04/30/07.

I accepted my nomination to the Faculty Executive Committee with enthusiasm, responding to the necessity of faculty leadership and governance at a top-ranked university. I am currently an associate professor in the School of Government, providing technical assistance to state and local government officials and teaching in the Master of Public Administration (MPA) Program. Examples of my leadership include serving as chair for two years on the university’s faculty grievance committee and serving on the School of Government’s strategic planning committee. If elected, I will ensure that the duties and responsibilities of the Faculty Executive Committee are fulfilled in an efficient and fair manner.

Tobin, Carol M.
(12/01/93); Academic Affairs Library, Davis Library, Head of Reference; A. M., 1974 (University of Chicago); A.M., 1968 (Duke University); A.B., 1966 (Trinity College, D.C.)

Before coming to Carolina in 1993, I worked at three other universities and was on the Faculty Council at two of them. At UNC-Chapel Hill I have been on the Faculty Council, the Faculty Council Agenda Committee, and the Undergraduate Taskforce of the 1994-95 SACS Accreditation Committee. In addition, I have served on many library committees. I have taught courses as an adjunct in the School of Information and Library Science. My work at the library puts me in contact with students, faculty, and staff from all areas of the University as well as the public. These interactions with many stakeholders of the University would be an asset if I were chosen for the Faculty Executive Committee.

Williams, Dennis M.
(08/01/83); Pharmacy, Associate Professor; Pharm.D., 1981 (University of Kentucky); B.S., 1977 (University of Kentucky)

I am pleased with the opportunity to be on the ballot for consideration for the Faculty Executive Committee. I am interested in providing a voice for the faculty in relevant discussions with the leadership and would welcome any input from my colleagues. I think that the University is enjoying significant growth and I am confident that we all share a common desire to maintain quality and excellence in our programs. I am a member of the Division of Pharmacotherapy and Experimental Therapeutics in the School of Pharmacy and also participate in clinical practice at UNC Hospitals. Thanks for your consideration.

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6. Athletics Committee
Vote for 3

Akos, Pat
(07/01/01); School of Education, Associate Professor; Ph.D., 2000 (University of Virginia); M.A., 1994 (Morehead State University); B.S., 1993 (Vanderbilt University)

Through my own experience and in my service roles at UNC-Chapel Hill, I have become familiar with NCAA policies and the challenges faced by professors, student athletes, and academic and athletic administrators. Maintaining academic integrity is a focal point of the Athletics Committee and in particular, I would like to engage in the ongoing work around promoting faculty and staff wellness.

My service at Carolina includes serving on the Faculty Advisory Committee for Academic Support for Student Athletes, the Carolina Engagement Council and Public Education committee for UNC-Tomorrow, and various local public school collaborations. I am also a selected fellow in the Academic Leadership Program in Institute for the Arts and Humanities and look forward to participating fully in faculty governance.

Harris, Kathleen Mullan
(07/01/90); Sociology, Gillian T. Cell Professor; Ph.D., 1988 (University of Pennsylvania); M.A., 1979 (University of Pennsylvania); B.A., 1972 (Pennsylvania State University)

Since joining the UNC faculty in 1990, I have been impressed with the academic caliber of the student athletes in my classes and the high academic standards upheld by the Athletics Department. I have served on the Title IX Compliance Committee, the Faculty Athletics Committee, and the Task Force on Signage in Athletic Facilities, and take seriously my role to maintain the academic integrity of student athletes as they strive for excellence in the classroom and in their sport. As a two-sport athlete in college and now a faculty member, I understand the importance of balancing competing demands for academic and athletic excellence. As a member of the Faculty Athletics Committee, I will also work to promote athletic opportunities for all members of the University community.

Lensing, George S. Jr.
(02/01/69); English and Comparative Literature, Mann Family Distinguished Professor; Ph.D., 1966 (Louisiana State University); B.A., 1962 (University of Notre Dame)

George Lensing is Mann Family Distinguished Professor of English. He was Assistant Dean of Honors for five years in the 1970s, Secretary of the Faculty in the 1990s, and, for the last five years, Director of Office of Distinguished Scholarships, where he assists students who are competing for nationally competitive scholarships for graduate and professional enrollment.

Lynn, Mary R.
(07/01/91); Nursing, Professor; Ph.D., 1979 (University of Florida); M.S., 1975 (University of Florida); B.S., 1974 (University of Florida)

I consider service to the School of Nursing, UNC-Chapel Hill and the nursing profession as essential components of my role as a faculty member. In addition to a number of professional roles, I have been the elected Faculty Chair in the School of Nursing for 12 years and served on a number of UNC-Chapel Hill committees: Athletics, Faculty Grievance, Parking Appeals, Title IX Review and University Government. Membership on each committee has provided insight into new aspects of the University as well as its roles and functioning. I am seeking election to the Athletics Committee because I am committed to the notion that faculty can maximize the academic life of student athletes while supporting their development as athletes.

McReynolds, Louise
(07/01/06); History, Professor; Ph.D., 1984 (University of Chicago); M.A., 1976, Indiana University); B.A., 1973 (Southern Methodist University)

A big fan of college sports, I served on the Athletic Advisory Committee at my former place of employment, the University of Hawai'i at Manoa. And, an equal opportunity fan, I support the men and women alike. I confess that my favorite college sport is football, but as a member of the Committee I made certain that Title IX (put through Congress by Hawaii Congresswoman Patsy Mink) was implemented properly in order to ascertain that men's sports did not engorge the women's; the teams of both sexes supported each other very well. During my tenure, we restructured seating preferences and pricing for tickets, as well as the usual duties, e.g., graduation rates of athletes and academics in general. The bigger the business of college sports, and that is inevitable, the more the athletes need to be protected as students.

Osborne, Barbara
(07/01/98); Exercise & Sport Science, Associate Professor; J.D., 1997 (Boston College); M.Ed., 1989 (Boston University); B.A., 1982 (University of Wisconsin-Parkside)

It is an honor and a privilege to be nominated to represent the faculty and serve the University. I have been a member of the faculty since 1998 and have served on the Committee on the Status of Women and the Campus Recreation Advisory Board. Serving on the Faculty Athletics Advisory Committee will utilize my past experience as a student-athlete, my love and appreciation for collegiate sport as a fan, and my critical analysis as a researcher that studies intercollegiate athletics. My desire is to be open minded, consider all perspectives and data, and make recommendations that are beneficial to the university as a whole and fair to all of the various constituencies.

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7. Educational Policy Committee
Vote for 3

Biddle, Andrea K.
(07/01/91); Health Policy and Administration, Associate Professor; Ph.D., 1991, M.Phil., 1988 (RAND Graduate School); M.P.H., 1986 (University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston), B.S., 1984 (University of California at Los Angeles)

I have taught at UNC since 1991, interacting primarily with graduate students, as my department has a relatively small undergraduate program. I enjoy teaching and one-on-one mentoring. In terms of service, I have most recently served as Chair of the Public Health Institutional Review Board (IRB), Office of Human Research Ethics, and serve on my department’s Ph.D. advisory committee. Providing well-rounded educational opportunities for all students is a critical step toward preparing for the global 21st century. I look forward an opportunity to enhance educational policy at the university level through Educational Policy Committee.

Foster, Beverly B.
(1981); Nursing, Clinical Associate Professor; Ph.D., 1993 (UNC-Chapel Hill); M.P.H., 1982 (University of Hawaii); M.S.N., 1976 (University of California-Los Angeles); B.S.N., 1964 (Syracuse University)

I am honored to be running for a second term on the Education Policy Committee (EPC). I joined the Carolina nursing faculty in 1981 and have been director of its undergraduate program since 1993. Prior to serving on the EPC for three years, two of those as chair, I served on the Arts & Sciences Administrative Board and the Sub-committee on General Education; the Committee on Student Conduct as both member and chair, including the University Hearings Board; selected search committees (Dean of Students, Vice-Chancellor for Student Affairs and Provost) and several task forces (learning & disability services, prestige scholarships and suicide prevention). In my profession I am a site visitor for national program accreditation and immediate past-chair of the North Carolina Board of Nursing, the professional regulatory body. I believe I bring a background of program development, administration, evaluation and regulation to the EPC, and it would be my pleasure to serve a second term.

Hess, Jonathan M.
(07/01/93); Germanic Languages, Professor; Ph.D., 1993 (University of Pennsylvania); M.A., 1990 (The Johns Hopkins University); M.A., 1989 (The Johns Hopkins University); B.A., 1987 (Yale University)

I came to Carolina as a beginning assistant professor in the German department 1993 and have been here ever since. I'm currently serving as the director of the Carolina Center for Jewish Studies and have been active in any number of committees on campus over the last fifteen years. I served as the director of the Graduate School’s University Fellows Program for four years, playing a role in graduate student recruitment and in fostering interdisciplinary work, and am honored to be nominated for this position.

McMillan, Timothy J.
(07/01/88); African and Afro-American Studies, Adjunct Assistant Professor; Ph.D., 1988 (UNC-Chapel Hill); M.A., 1981 (UNC-Chapel Hill); B.A., 1980 (UNC-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, the Teaching Awards 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 hope that thirty years of being part of the many facets of Chapel Hill will offer a perspective on Educational Policy that will benefit all member of the campus.

Renner, Joy J.
Associate Professor and Director, Division of Radiologic Science; M.A., 1992 (Univ. of North Carolina at Chapel Hill); B.S. in Radiologic Science, 1980 (School of Medicine, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill)

The experience I would bring the Educational Policy Committee includes teaching in the community college system, teaching at the junior and senior university level, advising in the General College, being a member of Faculty Council for two non-consecutive terms, and serving on various committees within the University and my department. Being the director for health professions programs, I am well-versed in issues of transfer students, admissions, curriculum approval, and degree approvals. As a member of this committee, I would work diligently to uphold the strong traditions of this University related to academic integrity and rigor while addressing the changing educational environment and student population.

Salemi, Michael K.
(07/01/76); Economics, Professor; Ph.D., 1976 (University of Minnesota, Minneapolis–St. Paul); M.S., 1969 (Purdue University); B.A., 1968 (Saint Mary’s College)

I am Bowman and Gordon Gray Professor of Economics and have been a member of the UNC-Chapel Hill faculty since 1976. One of my research areas is economic education and I have served as the chair of the American Economic Association Committee on Economic Education. I am currently co-PI of a NSF project (Teaching Innovation Program) that helps college level instructors of economics introduce interactive teaching strategies into their courses. I am also co-author of Discussing Economics: A Classroom Guide to Preparing Discussion Questions and Leading Discussion, a book that helps instructors introduce inquiry-based learning in their economics courses.

Wooten, Cecil W.
(07/01/81); Classics, Professor and Chair; M.A., 1973 (Middlebury College); Ph.D., 1972 (UNC-Chapel Hill); M.A., 1969 (UNC-Chapel Hill); A.B., 1967 (Davidson College)

I was born in North Carolina and got most of my education here. I was an undergraduate at Davidson College from 1963-1967, received an M.A. from UNC in 1968 and a Ph.D. in 1972. I also have an M.A. (1973) from Middlebury College and the University of Paris. I have taught at the College of William and Mary, Indiana University, Carleton College, and here (since 1980). Although I have been at UNC off and on for more than forty years I have never done much university administration work and thought that it might be interesting to do so. I may even have something to add after so long here.

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8. Faculty Assembly Delegation
Vote for 1

Adler, Robert S.
(07/01/87); Kenan-Flagler Business School, Professor and Luther Hodges Sr. Scholar in Ethics and Law; J.D., 1969 (University of Michigan); A.B., 1966 (University of Pennsylvania)

Robert S. Adler is the Luther Hodges, Junior, Scholar in Ethics and Law and is a professor of legal studies at the Kenan-Flagler Business School. He has served both as Associate Dean of the MBA Program and Associate Dean for the School’s Bachelor of Science in Business Administration Program. Bob graduated cum laude from the University of Pennsylvania in 1966 with a major in political science. He received a JD from the University of Michigan Law School.

Bob has taught courses in business law, business ethics, negotiation, and business-government relations. Bob has received a variety of awards and recognition for teaching. Before coming to Kenan-Flagler in 1987, Bob held a variety of jobs as an attorney, including deputy attorney general for the Pennsylvania Justice Department, where he headed the southwest regional office of the Pennsylvania Bureau of Consumer Protection. He spent nine years as an attorney-advisor to two commissioners at the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission in Washington, D.C. and served as counsel to the Subcommittee on Health and the Environment of the Committee on Energy and Commerce in the U.S. House of Representatives.

Bob's research interests include product safety, product liability, regulation, commercial law, medical malpractice, and negotiation. Bob has been involved in numerous consumer protection and education activities for many years. He has been elected five times to the board of directors of Consumers Union, publisher of Consumer Reports magazine.

Koelb, Clayton T.
(07/01/90); Germanic Languages, Guy B. Johnson Professor; Ph.D., 1970 (Harvard University); M.A., 1966 (Harvard University); B.A., 1964 (Harvard University)

Clayton Koelb has served in a number of faculty governance roles, including Appointments, Promotions, and Tenure committee, Educational Policy Committee, and the committees on Research and University Government. He looks forward to the chance to continue helping to represent the faculty in the administration of UNC.

Kramer, Lloyd S.
(07/01/86); History, Professor; Ph.D., 1983 (Cornell University); M.A., 1973 (Boston College); B.A., 1971 (Maryville College)

Lloyd Kramer is the Dean Smith Distinguished Term Professor and chair of the History Department. He joined the UNC faculty in 1986. His teaching and publications focus on modern European history (with particular attention to France and the history of cross-cultural exchanges). He has served on numerous professional and University committees including the Faculty Executive Committee, the Faculty Committee on Athletics, and the Faculty Council; and he has been an Associate Director of the Institute for the Arts and Humanities. He is interested in faculty governance as a means for representing faculty concerns and building connections with colleagues at other universities in the UNC system.

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9. Faculty Grievance Committee: Professors
Vote for 1

Engel, Jonathan H.
(07/01/93); Physics and Astronomy, Professor; Ph.D., 1986 (Yale University); B.S., 1981 (Massachusetts Institute of Technology)

I am a Professor in Physics and Astronomy, originally hired in 1993, with research interests in theoretical nuclear physics. I have served as Director of Undergraduate Studies in my department for the last 4 years, but have been a member of only one university-wide committee. I want to broaden my knowledge of and involvement in our community. I've provided advice to deans about student grievances as DUS, and would like to apply that experience to address the grievances of other members of our community.

Taylor, Beverly W.
(07/01/77); English, Professor; Ph.D., 1977 (Duke University); M.A., 1970 (Duke University); B.A.E., 1969 (University of Mississippi)

I have been at UNC since completing my Ph.D. in 1977, witnessing many changes in the University and my department. One very important constant driving those changes has been a strong tradition of faculty governance. My stint on the Faculty Hearings Committee reinforced my understanding of the importance for both individual faculty members and the institution to have access to processes for appeals and adjudication of contested cases.

Wissick, Brent S.
(07/01/82); Music, Zachary Taylor Smith Term Professor; M.M., 1978 (Pennsylvania State University); B.M., 1976 (State University of New York College at Potsdam)

I have been on the UNC-CH faculty since 1982 and am currently the Zachary Taylor Smith Distinguished Term Professor of Music. I have served as chair of the String Area in the Music Department as well as on the Administrative Board of the College, Administrative Board of the Library, Committee on the Status of Women and the Faculty Council. UNC has given me extraordinary opportunities and I believe it is my obligation to give back on various levels. While I have never required the grievance process myself here at Carolina, I am very interested in offering my skills in "diplomacy," developed over a long career in academia and the music business to this system.

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10. Faculty Grievance Committee: Associate Professors
Vote for 1

Chapman, Mimi Victoria
(07/01/01); Social Work, Associate Professor; B.A., 1986 (Baylor University); M.S.S.W., 1988 (The University of Texas at Austin); Ph.D., 1997 (UNC-Chapel Hill)

I am honored to be nominated to serve on a faculty-wide committee at this university. My background, both within the university and in my professional life before joining the academy, prepares me well for a role on the faculty grievance committee. Prior to completing my Ph.D., I worked as a social worker in a variety of high stress environments with children and families through which I learned to tolerate strong emotions and make good decisions in high stress situations. In my role as a faculty member in the School of Social Work, I chaired our Committee on Students for six years. The committee is charged with evaluating students who are having difficulty in their academic lives by hearing different points of view on the presenting problem, collecting additional information, and making recommendations to our dean. I believe these experiences have prepared me well for the work of the Faculty Grievance Committee.

Maffly-Kipp, Laurie F.
(07/01/89); Religious Studies, Associate Professor; American Studies, Adjunct Associate Professor; Ph.D., 1990 (Yale University); M.Phil., 1986 (Yale University); M.A., 1985 (Yale University); B.A., 1982 (Amherst College)

It is an honor to be nominated to service on this committee. In my 18 years at UNC I have worked in a variety of capacities to ensure a supportive and just workplace for faculty and graduate students. I have served as a member-at-large for the AAUP, two terms on the Faculty Council, and on the Faculty Advisory Board for the Graduate School and as the Director of the Royster Fellowship Program. I have worked for seven years as Director of Graduate Studies and Associate Chair in the Department of Religious Studies, chaired and served on half a dozen search committees, and participated in the early planning stages of the UNC Difficult Dialogues Initiative. In my own research and teaching on race and religion in American society I am committed to fostering increased understanding among diverse individuals and constituencies. I hope to bring these skills and passions to the Faculty Grievance Committee in order to promote equity, fairness, and transparency in relationships within the university community.

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11. Faculty Grievance Committee: Assistant Professors
Vote for 1

Jack, Jordynn
(07/01/05); English and Comparative Literature, Assistant Professor; Ph.D., 2005, M.A., 2002 (Penn State University); B.A., 2000 (York University)

I’m an assistant professor in the Department of English and Comparative Literature, where I teach courses in rhetoric and composition, science writing, and history of rhetoric. In my time here I have participated in the Tar Heel Bus Tour, the Apples Service Learning program, and the Institute for the Arts and Humanities, all of which have allowed me to meet and work with faculty across the campus. As someone who researches communication processes, I am particularly interested in ensuring that faculty members feel that their perspectives and concerns are valued. I am committed to fairness and equitable treatment, and would extend that sense of fairness to service on the Faculty Grievance Committee.

Sexton, Nick
(07/01/2004); Kathrine R. Everett Law Library, Reference and Information Delivery Services Librarian, Clinical Assistant Professor of Law; M.S.L.S., 2004 (UNC-Chapel Hill); J.D., 1999 (UNC-Chapel Hill); B.A., 1988 (University of Tennessee at Knoxville)

At the University of Tennessee I majored in both English and Religious Studies, and for the first eight years after undergraduate school I was a technical writer and editor. I’ve had the privilege of being a graduate student at UNC-CH twice: first in the School of Law, then in the School of Information and Library Science. I’m dedicated to this university, and I’m committed to its mission of serving the citizens of North Carolina and beyond. If I become part of the Faculty Grievance Committee, I’ll bring to my committee work the same sense of fairness and attention to detail that I use every day serving the students and faculty of the School of Law.

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12. Faculty Hearings Committee
Vote for 2

Benninger, Larry K.
(07/01/78) Geological Sciences and Marine Sciences, Professor; Ph.D., 1976 (Yale University); M.Phil., 1973 (Yale University); B.A., 1969 (Michigan State University)

I was pleased to learn that I had been nominated for service on the Faculty Hearings Committee. I am in the last semester of a term as Chair of Geological Sciences. That service and the accumulated experience of nearly 30 years at UNC have given me an interest in University governance and procedure. I have dealt with some difficult issues as Chair of my department, and I would appreciate the opportunity to apply my perspective to the sensitive matters that come before the Faculty Hearings Committee.

Donohue, James F.
(07/01/76); Medicine, Professor; M.D., 1969 (University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey); A.B., 1965 (Saint Peter’s College)

I came to UNC as a resident in Internal Medicine in 1973 and was honored to join the faculty in 1976 as an instructor. Subsequently I have stayed and enjoyed my entire career at UNC. Promotion to my present rank of Professor occurred in 1989. Previous service included Vice Chairman Department of Medicine from 1985-89 and my present role since 2002 is Chief of the Division of Pulmonary/Critical Care Medicine. I was elected by faculty in the Medical School to the committee for Advancement to Associate professor with Tenure and served as Chair of the committee for 2 years. Campus wide I was elected twice to the APT committee, rotating off in 2007. Hence I have had a good deal of experience in the promotions/appointments/tenure process and look forward to serving the faculty and institution with justice in this new capacity.

Duronio, Robert J.
(08/15/96); Biology, Professor; Ph.D., 1991 (Washington University, St. Louis); B.S., 1986 (Massachusetts Institute of Technology)

Shields, Edgar W. Jr.
(08/01/74); Exercise and Sport Science, Associate Professor; Ph.D., 1977 (UNC-Chapel Hill); M.A.T., 1969 (UNC-Chapel Hill); A.B., 1969 (UNC-Chapel Hill)

I am currently Director of Graduate Studies and Graduate Admissions in the Department of Exercise & Sport Science, and this semester I am also Associate Chair of my department. I have been a member of the UNC-Chapel Hill faculty since 1974 and have assumed many different roles in my department during that time. The work of faculty committees is of great importance and contributes greatly to the effectiveness and efficiency of the University. I would be honored to serve as a member of the Faculty Hearings Committee.

Strauss, Ronald P.
(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)

Ron Strauss is a Sociologist of Medicine and a Dentist, with doctoral training in both from the University of Pennsylvania. In 1974, he joined the faculty of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, where he is currently Dental Friends Distinguished Professor and Chair in the School of Dentistry’s Department of Dental Ecology and Professor in the School of Medicine’s Department of Social Medicine. Since 1977 he has been the Dental Director of the UNC Craniofacial Center where he is a clinician. Ron Strauss's research focus has been on the social impacts of chronic health problems with specific interests on stigma, craniofacial anomalies, and HIV/AIDS. Ron has served on Faculty Council, the Faculty Executive Committee, the Advisory Board of the Carolina Center for Public Service (current Chair), and the Chancellor’s Advisory Committee (current Chair).

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13. Financial Exigency and Program Change Committee:
Division of Academic Affairs
Vote for 2

Clegg, Thomas B.
(09/01/68); Physics and Astronomy, V. Lee Bounds Professor; Ph.D., 1965 (Rice University); M.A., 1963 (Rice University); B.A., 1961 (Emory University)

Since joining UNC's Physics & Astronomy faculty in 1968, I've been active in teaching undergraduates while conducting research in experimental nuclear physics with students at the Triangle Universities Nuclear Laboratory. During the 1990s, I served as Physics & Astronomy Department chair and briefly in July 1997 as Interim Dean of the College of Arts & Sciences. During this period, I oversaw hiring 16 new departmental faculty; many helped develop our new 4-meter SOAR telescope in Chile, and our nationally prominent on-campus nanomaterials and visualization laboratories. In the mid-1990's, I chaired an early campus-wide faculty committee charged with investigating what uses would be most appropriate for UNC's outlying Horace Williams and Mason Farm lands. That led to my deep involvement in developing the faculty's early conceptual plan for, and present realization of, UNC's new Science Complex. Concurrently, I served one term on the Executive Committee of the Faculty Council and then joined the campus-wide Appointments, Promotion, and Tenure Committee, where presently in my fifth year I serve as Chair.

Gasaway, Laura N.
(01/01/85); Law, Professor; J.D., 1973 (University of Houston); Director; M.L.S., 1968 (Texas Woman’s University); B.A., 1967 (Texas Woman’s University)

Lolly Gasaway is the Associate Dean for Academic Affairs in the School of Law. She served as Director of the Law Library for 22 years before assuming the associate dean position. She has been involved in faculty governance for many years as an elected member of the Faculty Executive Committee, the Chancellor’s Advisory Committee, a Faculty Assembly delegate, chair of the Committee on the Status of Women and the Copyright Committee. She has served on various search committees for deans. For the UNC Faculty Assembly, Lolly served as chair from 1997-99 and co-chaired the UNC Task Force on Copyright. She teaches intellectual property course in the law school and has taught as an adjunct professor in the School of Information and Library Science. She has authored many books and articles on copyright law as it affects academic institutions and libraries.

Faculty governance is near and dear to my heart, and I am glad to serve in any capacity to better the University.

Goodman, Sue E.
(08/01/74); Mathematics, Professor; Ph.D., 1974 (Saint Louis University); A.M., 1971 (Saint Louis University); A.B., 1968 (Saint Louis University)

I have been a member of the UNC faculty since 1974. My service at UNC has included several administrative positions in the Mathematics Department including Associate Chair, Graduate Director and Undergraduate Director, as well as serving the University as a member of the Administrative Boards of the College, Curriculum Review Steering Committee, Chair of the Curricular Innovation Subcommittee for SACS Reaccreditation, FITAC, Educational Policy Committee, Naming Committee, and. Athletics Committee.

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14. Financial Exigency and Program Change Committee:
Division of Health Affairs
Vote for 2

Lord, Susan T.
(10/01/82); Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Professor; Chemistry, Adjunct Professor; Ph.D., 1977 (Cornell University Medical College); B.A., 1967 (Mount Holyoke College)

I am a professor of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine and an adjunct professor of Chemistry. I have been on the Carolina faculty since 1982, and have served on the Faculty Council, the faculty Committee on the Status of Women and the Honorary Degrees and Special Awards Committee. Graduate student education and biomedical research are my passions. I served as director of the Curriculum in Genetics and Molecular Biology for 11 years and director of the Royster Society of Fellows for 4 years. I would be pleased to assist the University whenever it requires the services of this important committee.

Murray, Michael D.
(07/01/04); Pharmacy, Moscal S. Ferguson Professor; M.P.H., 1992 (Indiana University); Pharm.D., 1977 (Duquesne University); B.S., 1975 (Duquesne University)

Dr. Murray is the Mescal S. Ferguson Distinguished Professor at the School of Pharmacy where he serves as Chair of the Division of Pharmaceutical Outcomes and Policy. From 1977 to 2004, he was a faculty member at Purdue University where he was Bucke Professor of Pharmacy, a Purdue University Faculty Scholar, and Director of Healthcare Data & Epidemiology at Regenstrief Institute. His teaching and research involves developing pharmacy services to improve drug therapy persons with chronic disorders. He is in his third year on the Faculty Council.

Murray states that “…faculty elected to serve on the Financial Exigency and Program Change Committee must be well-versed in university governance, organizational accountability, and have a full appreciation of the cultural attributes that make UNC unique. I believe I fulfill these requisites and would be honored to serve as a member of this important committee.”

Runyan, Carol
(03/01/84); Health Behavior and Health Education, Professor; Pediatrics, Professor; Ph.D., 1983 (UNC-Chapel Hill); M.P.H., 1975 (University of Minnesota, Minneapolis–St. Paul); B.A., 1972 (Macalester College)

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15. Honorary Degrees and Special Awards
Vote for 2

Klebanow, Susan A.
(07/01/86); Music, Professor; M.M., 1984 (New England Conservatory of Music); B.A., 1976 (Brandeis University)

I joined the UNC faculty in 1986 as Director of Choral Activities in the Department of Music. My University service has included Faculty Council, the Administrative Board of the College of Arts and Sciences, the Educational Policy Committee and the Honorary Degrees and Special Awards Committee. I have also served as Associate Chair and Director of Undergraduate Studies in Music and am currently a member the Faculty Advisory Board of the IAH.

McGowan, John P.
(07/01/92); English and Comparative Literature, Professor; Ph.D., 1978 (State University of New York at Buffalo); M.A., 1976 (State University of New York at Buffalo); A.B., 1974 (Georgetown University)

John McGowan is Ruel W. Tyson Jr. Distinguished Professor of Humanities and Director of the Institute for the Arts and Humanities. McGowan has taught at Carolina since 1992 in the Department of English and Comparative Literature and for the University Program in Cultural Studies. He has published five books on topics ranging from Victorian literature to American liberalism. He has served on the committee to choose the book for the first year reading experience and on various other university committees on topics such as graduate education and interdisciplinary research.

Murray, Royce W.
(08/01/60); Chemistry, Kenan Professor; Ph.D., 1960 (Northwestern University); B.S., 1957 (Birmingham Southern College)

I am Kenan Professor in the Department of Chemistry. I have served as Chair of the Chemistry Department, of the Curriculum in Applied Sciences, of the Division of Basic and Applied Natural Sciences, and of the Task Force for Planning and Construction of the UNC Physical Science Complex. I and my approximately 150 graduate and post-graduate students have published over 430 research papers. Among recognitions received are the Award in Analytical Chemistry of the American Chemical Society, the UNC Thomas Jefferson Award, the North Carolina Award in Science, and election to the National Academy of Sciences and the American Academy of Arts and Sciences. I am Editor-in-Chief of the journal Analytical Chemistry.

Pisano, Etta Driscoll
(08/01/89); Radiology, Kenan Professor; Vice-Dean for Academic Affairs, School of Medicine; Biomedical Engineering, Professor; M.D., 1983 (Duke University); A.B., 1979 (Dartmouth College)

I am Vice Dean for Academic Affairs of the UNC School of Medicine, Kenan Professor of Radiology and Biomedical Engineering, and Director of the UNC Biomedical Research Imaging Center. I have been on the faculty at UNC since 1989 and I study new technologies for improving breast cancer detection. Previously, I have served as Chair of the Committee on the Status of Women and on the Chancellor's Advisory Committee, as well as on the Faculty Council and as a WoMentor. If I am selected to serve on the Honorary Degrees and Special Awards Committee, I will work hard to identify a diverse set of candidates for these honors every year, with some focus on service to the people of North Carolina.

Simpson, Bland
(07/01/99); English, Professor; B.A., 1973 (UNC-Chapel Hill)

Bland Simpson, Bowman & Gordon Gray Distinguished Term Professor of English and Creative Writing, is currently serving as Acting Chair of the Department of English and Comparative Literature and is finishing his sixth and last year as Director of the Creative Writing Program. An author, playwright and composer/lyricist, he is a longtime member of the Tony Award-winning Red Clay Ramblers and, for his writing about state and regional heritage, was recipient of the state's highest civilian honor, the North Carolina Award (Fine Arts) in 2005.

Simpson notes, “As a UNC alumnus and as a teacher here since 1982, I love Carolina and its traditions and would be happy to serve on our honors and awards committee."

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Apportioned Elections
Only voters with primary appointments in a division
vote for candidates in that division.
16-19: Administrative Board of the Library
The Board is elected by and from voting divisions. Only faculty with primary appointments in the division vote for positions apportioned to the division.

16. Administrative Board of the Library:
Division of the Humanities
Vote for 1

Boyle, Brendan
(07/01/07); Classics, Associate Professor of Greek Prose; Ph.D., 2007 (University of Chicago); M.Phil., 2000 (University of Cambridge); B.A., 1999 (Princeton University)

It has been a terrific boon to have joined a University with a Faculty Council that seems so committed to the flourishing of the entire faculty and the student body. I'm very grateful for the work the Faculty Council has done, and eager to contribute my part. I have only been at Carolina this one year, and so I am still learning the ropes a bit; I wish I could better articulate some grand vision I had for my service to the University, but I think that it would be somewhat out of place to do so. I can rather promise you hard work, commitment, and a desire to see this University continue to flourish as a world-class research institution.

Ferris, Marcie Cohen
(07/01/05); Curriculum in American Studies, Assistant Professor; Ph.D, 2001 (George Washington University); M.A., 1985 (College of William and Mary); B.A., 1981 (Brown University)

I am an assistant professor in the Curriculum in American Studies at the University of North Carolina and the Associate Director of the Carolina Center for Jewish Studies. My husband Bill and I moved to Chapel Hill in 2003 and I joined the American Studies faculty in 2005. I received my Ph.D. in American Studies from George Washington University (2003), and prior to this time worked in the field of museums and public history for over twenty years. My research and teaching interests include the history of the Jewish South, food in American culture, American Jewish women’s history, and the material culture of the American South. I am currently at work on a social history of food in the American South. I would be honored to serve on the Administrative Board of the Library. I am dedicated to the continued growth and allocation of resources for the library, which I believe to be one of the great treasures of the University of North Carolina.

Hsu, Carmen
(07/01/05); Romance Languages, Assistant Professor; Ph.D, 2000 (Harvard University); M.A., 1991 (Harvard University); B.A., 1990 (Smith College)

I am currently an Assistant Professor of Spanish Literature of the Golden Age. My research interests include writings by Cervantes and Lope de Vega as well as less explored but fascinating chronicles of the Far East. I am most interested in representing the Division of the Humanities, for a three-year term, in the Administrative Board of the Library because I believe that academic excellence can only be fostered by a good balance between teaching, learning, and active research, and that the library plays the most decisive role in all our intellectual inquiry. My service in the Administrative Board of the Library will commit to build collections and create tools to support research, teaching, and learning.

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17. Administrative Board of the Library:
Division of the Natural Sciences and Mathematics
Vote for 1

Belkale, Prakash
(07/01/02); Mathematics, Associate Professor; Ph.D., 1999 (University of Chicago); M.S., 1995 (University of Chicago); B.Tech., 1994 (Indian Institute of Technology)

I am an assistant professor of mathematics, at UNC since 2002 (promoted to tenured associate professor effective July 1, 2008). I received my PhD from the University of Chicago in 1999 in algebraic geometry, and did postdoctoral work at the University of Utah.

Libraries play a very important role in both teaching and research, and I have used them extensively. I understand the issues that libraries, especially in the natural sciences, face with regard to journal subscription costs, E-journals and the upgrade to the digital age. By serving on the Administrative Board, I hope to play a significant role in attending to these and other needs of the UNC libraries. I have served in many committees in the math department, including the undergraduate and graduate committees.

Fecko, Christopher
(07/01/07); Chemistry, Assistant Professor; Ph.D., 2004 (Massachusetts Institute of Technology); B.A., 1998 (Swarthmore College)

I am an assistant professor in the Department of Chemistry whose main interests lie in the area of biophysical chemistry. As a scientist, I would like to ensure that the online resources the library provides adequately meet the needs of researchers on our campus. Due to the introduction of new journals, increasing subscription costs of existing journals, and changes in active research areas at UNC, it is imperative that we continually evaluate which online journals we purchase. In addition to subscriptions, it is also necessary to ensure that our libraries offer the tools necessary to meet newly evolving research requirements, such as support to comply with funding agencies that require open access of publications.

Stotts, P. David
(8/1/93) Computer Science, Professor, Ph.D., 1985 (University of Virginia), M.S., 1981 (University of Virginia), B.S., 1979 (University of Richmond)

I am pleased to respond to the opportunity to serve on the Administrative Board of the Library. We live now in a digital society that is changing the nature of knowledge, its representation, and its preservation. Responding to these forces and changes is critical for maintaining the excellent library facilities we enjoy here at UNC. I am happy to offer my time to that service. I have been teaching and pursuing research here at UNC for the past 15 years. In recent years, I have served for three years on the University Research Council, and on the search committee for Associate Vice Chancellor for AIS. I have also served for the past eight years as Associate Chair for Academic Affairs in my department, a position that has required me to develop the ability to balance the individual needs of each of my colleagues against the group needs we all have as a department. My research has been in software and information systems to support collaborations among scientists, most recently in bioinformatics, environmental sciences, and emergency medicine. In particular, I have a long-standing interest in using digital documents, hypermedia, and electronic publishing in support of group collaborations, and I believe my experience in these areas leave me with an excellent viewpoint from which to serve the Division of Natural Sciences on the Board.

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18. Administrative Board of the Library:
Division of the Social Sciences
Vote for 1

Andrews, Kenneth T. (“Andy”)
(07/01/03); Sociology, Associate Professor; Ph.D., 1997 (State University of New York-Stony Brook); M.S., 1993 (State University of New York-Stony Brook); B.S., 1990 (Millsaps College)

I am an Associate Professor and Director of Undergraduate Studies and Honors in the Department of Sociology. My research focuses on social movements, political institutions, and social change. I am completing projects on the environmental movement in North Carolina and a national study of local Sierra Club leaders and organizations. In another project, I am studying the tactical and organizational diffusion and the dynamics of local protest campaigns through a study of the 1960 sit-ins by black college students. Working with a committee focused on library resources and policy has particular research given my departmental role in facilitating undergraduate research.

McIntosh, Terence V.
(07/01/87); History, Associate Professor; Ph.D., 1989 (Yale University); M.Phil., 1983 (Yale University); M.A., 1982 (Yale University); B.A., 1979 (Swarthmore College)

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19. Administrative Board of the Library:
Academic Affairs Professional Schools
Vote for 1

Bolick, Cheryl M.
(07/01/02); Education, Associate Professor; Ph.D., 1998 (North Carolina State University); M.Ed., 1995 (North Carolina State University); B.A., 1991 (Meredith College)

I have been a member of the School of Education faculty since 2001. My research focuses on teaching and learning within social studies education and the integration of technology into the K-12 classroom. I have partnered with the University Library's Documenting the American South project for the past six years to develop and disseminate curriculum materials to accompany the DocSouth projects. I am currently the coordinator of the Elementary Education program.

Muller, Eric L.
(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.

I have been on the law school faculty for ten years and hold the Dan K. Moore Distinguished Professorship in Jurisprudence and Ethics. Because my scholarship focuses mainly on legal history, I have always needed to make great use not just of the services of the law library, but also of other libraries on campus which house historical materials outside the area of law. In addition, I chaired the law school's successful search last year for a new Director of the Katherine R. Everett Law Library, and through that search came to learn a great deal about the operation of the larger university library system of which the law library is just one part. For these reasons, I have a good perspective on the library system and some familiarity with its key personnel, and believe I would be an effective member of the library committee.

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College of Arts & Sciences Division Chair:
Humanities Division

Vote for 1

Armitage, Christopher
(09/01/67); English, Professor; Ph.D., 1967 (Duke University); M.A., 1964 (University of Western Ontario, Canada); M.A., 1958 (Oxford University, England); B.A., 1954 (Oxford University, England)

The most important issue to me is maintaining the primacy and integrity of academics at UNC. Recently, I spoke out publicly against the increasing emphasis on sports at UNC. I bring the experience of 41 years on the faculty and 38 years of directing Study Abroad Programs in London and Oxford for UNC students and alumni. I am in a second term of a Bowman and Gordon Gray Chair and have received the first University Professor of Distinguished Teaching Award, Tanner, Salgo, and American Oil Awards for excellence in teaching. I have served on the Faculty Council, the Administrative Board of the Library, and numerous committees. My vision on the university is reflected in my speech on University Day 2005, available at: http://gazette.unc.edu/archives/05oct19/file.1.html

Cervigni, Dino S.
(1989); Professor of Italian Literature (Dept. of Romance Langs. & Lit.). PhD 1975 and MA 1973 (Indiana U); MA 1971 (U of Louisville); BA 1966 (Italy).

I taught at the University of Notre Dame for 15 years and came to Carolina in 1989 as a professor of Italian Literature. I have taught undergraduate and graduate courses in my department and also in the Curriculum of Comparative Literature at all levels. I have published primarily on the Middle Ages and the Renaissance. I have also edited more than 30 volumes on all areas of the premodern and modern periods. I have served the Department and College in many functions. I have always encouraged junior and established colleagues to pursue scholarship and have been respectful of all disciplines and various approaches to learning, as I have demonstrated in my own work and in the 25 issues of the monographic journal of Italian studies that I have founded and still edit (www.ibiblio.org/annali). Samples of my syllabi and publications are available on my website.

Thompson, James
(07/01/82); English, Professor and Chair; Ph.D., 1978 (University of Florida); M.A., 1975 (The Johns Hopkins University); B.A., 1973 (Brandeis University)

I have been a member of the faculty at Carolina since 1982. In my department I have served as Associate Chair and Director of Graduate Studies, and I have just stepped down after having served as Chair of the Department of English and Comparative Literature for seven years. In the College, I have chaired review committees and sat on the search committee for the Deans, along with miscellaneous advisory committees. I believe that department, college, and university service is the small price that we should all be willing to pay in return for academic self governance.

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Faculty Council

The Faculty 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 the following divisions:

21. Division 1: Fine Arts (Tenured and Non-Tenured Faculty)
Vote for 2

Adamson, Judith L.
(07/01/94); Dramatic Art, Adjunct Professor; B.A., 1967 (University of Northern Iowa)

Judy Adamson serves as the Costume Director for PlayMakers Repertory Company and heads a graduate program in Costume Production for the Department of Dramatic Art. Before coming to Carolina she worked for Barbara Matera, Ltd, a New York costume house, for 15 years. She has draped for the Utah Shakespearean Festival for the past six seasons. Judy would enjoy serving the Carolina community on Faculty Council.

Cornell, Jeff
(07/01/02); Dramatic Art, Adjunct Assistant Professor; M.S.A., 1998 (UNC-Chapel Hill); B.A., 1982 (Westminster College)

I have been an actor with PlayMakers Repertory Company since 1995 and have performed in over 30 productions with them. I have taught at the University since 1998 and am currently Adjunct Assistant Professor/Assistant Chair of the Department of Dramatic Art. I have also served as Director of Undergraduate Studies for the past 3 years. If elected, I pledge to listen, learn, counsel and advise to the best of my abilities, bringing with me perspectives of the fine arts.

slavick, elin o’Hara
(01/01/94); Art, Professor; M.F.A., 1991 (The Art Institute of Chicago); B.A., 1988 (Sarah Lawrence College)

elin o'Hara slavick is a Professor of Studio Art. She served on the Faculty Council during the controversy of the Pope Foundation funding a Western Civilization Minor. She consistently spoke out against this blatant attempt to control curriculum through outside funding with ideological strings attached. She co-founded the Progressive Faculty Network with Lawrence Grossberg.

Verkerk, Dorothy H.
(07/01/94); Art, Associate Professor; Ph.D., 1992 (Rutgers University at New Brunswick); M.A., 1986 (Rutgers University at New Brunswick); B.A., 1983 (Calvin College)

Dorothy Verkerk, who joined the faculty in 1994, is an associate professor of Art History. She was elected to the Chapel Hill Town Council in 2001, serving for four years and initiating policy on public transportation, pedestrian issues, public art, and environmental practices. She led the successful bond campaign for open space, the library, greenways, sidewalks, and energy bank. Her experience with both town and gown issues and interactions would be an asset to the Faculty Council.

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22. Division 3: Natural Sciences and Mathematics (Tenured Faculty)
Vote for 3

Copenhaver, Gregory
(12/01/01); Biology, Associate Professor; B.S., 1990 (University of California at Irvine); Ph.D., 1996 (Washington University)

Three years ago I was elected to serve on the Faculty Council as an untenured faculty member. I am now seeking re-election as a tenured faculty. I am deeply committed to the principle of strong self-governance by university faculty, staff and students. My regular attendance and active participation in Council meetings during my first term are a testament to this commitment. In an immediate sense I view my role on the Council as a representative of the students, faculty and staff involved in the life sciences. But I also always endeavor to see the University as a cohesive whole and to let its long-term wellbeing guide my considerations. My governance experience includes University committees, service on an industry board of directors, vice-presidency of a not-for-profit scientific advocacy organization and the presidency of the North Carolina Academy of Science.

Osborne, Barbara
(07/01/98); Exercise & Sport Science, Associate Professor; J.D., 1997 (Boston College); M.Ed., 1989 (Boston University); B.A., 1982 (University of Wisconsin-Parkside)

It is an honor and a privilege to be nominated to represent the Faculty and serve the University. I have been a member of the faculty since 1998 and have served on the Committee on the Status of Women and the Campus Recreation Advisory Board. The faculty face many significant challenges as the University moves forward to meet the needs of the state of North Carolina in the 21st Century. My desire is to be open minded, consider all perspectives and data, and make decisions that are beneficial to the university as a whole and fair to all of the various constituencies.

Papanikolas, John M.
(07/01/97); Chemistry, Associate Professor; Ph.D., 1994 (University of Colorado at Boulder); B.A., 1987 (Bowdoin College)

At the heart of every world-class university is a strong faculty, and UNC is no exception. It is through our scholarly pursuits that we teach, train, and inspire the next generation. In order to fulfill our education and research missions, we need resources, quality facilities, and strong, effective leadership. Issues involving curriculum, assessment, technology transfer, and faculty retention are critical to ensure that we continue to have a broad, diverse faculty that is highly regarded. As a member of the Department of Chemistry, I have served on both the graduate and undergraduate studies committees, and recently chaired a committee tasked with hiring two new faculty members. I have served on Faculty Council for the past three years, and having found it to be a rewarding experience, I look forward to continuing my service to the broader university.

Schoenfisch, Mark H.
(01/01/00); Chemistry, Associate Professor; Ph.D., 1997 (University of Arizona); B.A./B.A., 1992 (University of Kansas)

Seim, Harvey E.
(07/01/00); Marine Sciences, Associate Professor; Ph.D., 1993 (University of Washington); M.S., 1985 (University of South Carolina); B.S., 1981 (University of South Carolina)

I joined the faculty at Carolina in 2000 as a member of the Marine Sciences faculty. Since 2002 I have directed a large multi-institutional program that introduced me to a number of the issues facing university-based research at a federal level and within the university system of North Carolina. For the past few years I have chaired the faculty research committee and served as the UNC trustee to the Southeastern Universities Research Association, and represented UNC or my department on a variety of other committees. These experiences have provided me with a perspective on the challenges faculty face in executing our varied missions.

Shields, Edgar W. Jr.
(08/01/74); Exercise and Sport Science, Associate Professor; Ph.D., 1977 (UNC-Chapel Hill); M.A.T., 1969 (UNC-Chapel Hill); A.B., 1969 (UNC-Chapel Hill)

I am currently Director of Graduate Studies and Graduate Admissions in the Department of Exercise & Sport Science, and this semester I am also Associate Chair of my department. I have been a member of the UNC-Chapel Hill faculty since 1974 and have assumed many different roles in my department during that time. The work of faculty committees is of great importance and contributes greatly to the effectiveness and efficiency of the University. I would be honored to serve as a member of the Faculty Council.

Stotts, P. David
(8/1/93) Computer Science, Professor, Ph.D., 1985 (Univ. of Virginia), M.S., 1981 (Univ. of Virginia), B.S., 1979 (Univ. of Richmond)

I am pleased to respond to the opportunity to serve on the Faculty Council. I believe that the excellence of the faculty is an important component of the rich, stimulating academic and intellectual environment we enjoy here at UNC, and that giving time to governance is one way to help maintain this environment. I am pleased to offer my time to that service. I have been teaching and pursuing research here at UNC for the past 15 years. In recent years, I have served for three years on the University Research Council, and on the search committee for Associate Vice Chancellor for AIS. I have also served for the past eight years as Associate Chair for Academic Affairs in my department, a position that has required me to develop the ability to balance the individual needs of each of my colleagues against the group needs we all have as a department. Our department has a strong emphasis on computing research that supports practical scientific investigations. My own work has been in software and information systems to support collaborations among scientists, most recently in bioinformatics, environmental sciences, and emergency medicine. I believe this emphasis has given me a broad understanding of the range of scientific research and teaching at UNC and will give me an excellent viewpoint from which to serve the Division of Natural Sciences on the Council.

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23. Division 3: Natural Sciences and Mathematics (Non-Tenured Faculty)
Vote for 2

DeSaix, Jean S.
(09/01/72); Biology, Lecturer; Ph.D., 1978 (UNC-Chapel Hill); M.S., 1969 (UNC-Chapel Hill); A.B., 1967 (Catawba College)

My university service has been largely student and teaching centered such as with the Educational Policy Committee, the Scholarship and Student Aid Committee, the Classroom Design Advisory Committee and the University Teaching Awards Committee. I have also served on the Faculty Grievance Committee and am completing my first term on Faculty Council. Thirty years experience at the university would allow me to bring to Faculty Council a long view of university issues.

Fecko, Christopher
(07/01/07); Chemistry, Assistant Professor; Ph.D., 2004 (Massachusetts Institute of Technology); B.A., 1998 (Swarthmore College)

Gangi, Greg
(2000); Institute for the Environment; Research Assistant Professor and Associate Director for Education; Ph.D., 1999 (UNC-Chapel Hill); M.A., 1991 (University of South Carolina at Columbia); B.A., 1984 (University of South Carolina at Columbia)

I have been a non-tenured faculty member in the Carolina Environmental Program (now the Institute for the Environment) since 2000. I currently serve as the Associate Director for Educational Programs in the Institute. As one of the original hires in the Carolina Environmental Program, I enjoyed playing a significant role in shaping and building the BA in Environmental Studies and the BS in Environmental Science degree programs. Having also been a student at UNC, I am happy that I have been able to give back to the University though my service to its students. I have been recognized with several teaching and advising awards and last year I won a national award for advising. I would be honored to be selected to serve the University and all of my colleagues.

Lopez, Rene
(07/01/06); Physics & Astronomy, Assistant Professor; Ph.D., 2002 (Vanderbilt University); M.S., 2000 (Vanderbilt University); B.S. (Monterey Institute of Technology and Superior Studies, Mexico)

Mitchell, Charles Edward
(01/01/05); Biology, Assistant Professor; Ph.D., 2001 (University of Minnesota); B.S., 1995 (Emory University)

I have long supported the principle of faculty governance. As a faculty member, I would be happy to contribute to putting that principle in action. As a member of the Council, I would especially enjoy working with faculty who represent the breadth and diversity of our university.

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24. Division 5: University Libraries
Vote for 1

Gunther, Wanda
(6/1/2005) University Library, Catalog Dept., Authority Control Librarian; Cert. of Advanced Studies, 2004 (UNC-Chapel Hill, School of Information and Library Science); M.L.S., 1994 (North Carolina Central University); B.A., 1985 (Averett College)

I have been at UNC since 1990 where I worked in Davis Library's Circulation Dept. I moved to the Catalog Department in 1995 where I worked as an SPA until 2005 when I accepted the position of Authority Control Librarian. During my time at UNC, I have worked hard to follow issues that impacted the library and the work flow between departments. Since becoming a Librarian, I have continued to be concerned with Library issues and work flow and have served on several library committees in the University Library as well as committees that have worked on issues with the Health Science and Law Library staff. I believe that working on the Faculty Council will give me an opportunity to continue to serve the University Library and its concerns and allow me to meet others across campus so that I can find ways that I and the University Library can serve the campus in better and expanding ways.

Richardson, Lee
(01/01/08); Health Sciences Library, Cataloging and Metadata Coordinator; M.L.I.S., 2000 (The University of South Carolina); B.F.A., 1990 (Winthrop University)

I’m honored to be nominated to serve on the Faculty Council. I’m committed to providing service to my university and profession and I have experience in a variety of service activities. Before coming to UNC, I was at the University of North Florida where I was involved with several university committees including chair of the Adjunct Affairs Committee and secretary for the Research Committee and Nominations and Elections Committee. I also chaired several committees and helped create bylaws for the University of North Florida library. I’ve served a variety of library organizations as a board member, committee member, or task force leader. These experiences would help me make valuable contributions on the Faculty Council.

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25. Division 6: School of Information and Library Science (Tenured and Non-Tenured Faculty)
Vote for 1

Lee, Christopher (“Cal”)
(07/01/05); Information and Library Science, Instructor; Ph.D ( University of Michigan); M.S., 1999 ( University of Michigan); B.A., 1995 ( Albion College)

I joined the faculty for the School of Information and Library Science in the fall of 2005. My research, teaching and professional activities are all driven by a passion for preparing future generations of information professionals to manage and preserve socially valuable materials that are created in digital form. I've been actively contributing to UNC's efforts to develop an institutional repository. I'm also currently engaged in investigations of the best strategies to collect and preserve materials related to the 2008 presidential election and email records from NC state government. Serving on the Faculty Council would be a terrific way for me to reach out further to the university community and learn more about how I can best contribute to the university's mission.

Barreau, Deborah
(07/01/2002); Assistant Professor, Information and Library Science; Ph.D. 1997 (Univ. of Maryland); M.S.L.S., 1986 (UNC-Chapel Hill); M.A.T., 1973 (UNC-Chapel Hill); B.A., 1971 (UNC-Chapel Hill)

I am on the tenure track as an assistant professor (waiting to hear on a tenure decision any day). Serving on the Council has given me a broader perspective on issues and has made me a better citizen of the University overall.

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26. Division 9: School of Journalism and Mass Communication (Non-Tenured Faculty)
Vote for 1

Bechtel, Andrew
(07/01/05); Journalism & Mass Communication, Assistant Professor; M.A., 1993 (UNC-Chapel Hill); B.A., 1989 (University of South Carolina)

I am in my third year at the journalism school, and I am eager to represent the school and serve it and the university as a whole. As a teacher of writing and editing, I am especially interested in working with faculty with a professional orientation. I hope to learn more about how educator/practitioners can thrive and contribute in an academic environment.

Carroll, Craig
(07/01/07); Journalism and Mass Communication, Assistant Professor; Ph.D., 2004 (University of Texas at Austin); M.A., 1995 (Abilene Christian University); B.S., 1991 (Freed-Hardemann University)

I am completing my first year at Carolina after four years at the University of Southern California, and visiting appointments at Northwestern University, University of Cambridge, and the University of Amsterdam. My attraction to Carolina is being at a top-tier public research university with a commitment to public service. My interest in serving on the Faculty Council is to be attuned to the issues of tenure-track faculty and to provide voice and representation for my colleagues (both known and those I have not met) on these matters as well. I am particularly attuned to university initiatives that promote the mentoring of undergraduate and at-risk populations for graduate education, graduate students in the teaching and mentoring of undergraduates, the scholarly use of technology for teaching and learning, the globalization of the university, intellectual and social entrepreneurship. In terms of previous service, I served on the Faculty Senate at the University of Texas at Austin as the graduate student representative, and on the admissions, scholarships, and accreditation committee at the University of Southern California.

Dougall, Elizabeth
(07/01/03); Journalism and Mass Communication, Instructor; Ph.D., 2004 (Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane); M.A., 1998 (Charles Sturt University, New South Wales); B.Bus., 1986 (Queensland Institute of Technology, Brisbane)

Elizabeth Dougall teaches graduate and undergraduate classes designed to partner students with corporations, government agencies and community organizations to develop values-driven strategic communication programs. In addition to integrating extensive community engagement in her classes, she is currently serving the first of a two-year appointment to the APPLES Advisory Committee and is a member of the APPLES Strategic Planning Sub-Committee. She has also served on a university-wide distance education sub-committee and is currently a member of the School’s distance education committee. She won a Uelschti grant in 2006 to develop a crisis communication service-learning class. This class requires field engagement with a community partner to research, design and implement crisis communication response and recovery plan. Intended for advanced undergraduate and graduate students, the class has interdisciplinary appeal for aspiring managers in the private and public sector.

Dougall received her PhD from the Queensland University of Technology (Brisbane, Australia). She has published both strategic and mass communication research. Her most recent works appear in Journalism & Mass Communication Quarterly, International Journal of Strategic Communication, and Newspaper Research Journal. More than half of her 22-plus year career has been dedicated to meeting strategic communication challenges for organizations in Australia, the United States, the United Kingdom, Europe and Canada. She is now co-investigator on a shaken baby prevention initiative – Keeping Babies Safe in North Carolina – funded by $7 million in grants from the Centers for Disease Control and private foundations. Her role is to design and evaluate the earned media component of a research-based social marketing campaign.

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27. Division 13: School of Medicine (Tenured Faculty)
Vote for 2

Egan, Thomas M.
(07/01/89); Surgery, Professor; M.S., 1984 (University of Toronto, Canada); M.D. (University of Toronto, Canada)

I was recruited to UNC in 1989 to start a new lung transplant program, participate in clinical cardiothoracic surgery and our recently established heart transplant program, and assume a leadership role in our divisionally supported research laboratory. With the help of outstanding colleagues here, I established a lung transplant program that is recognized around the world as an innovative program to provide lung transplantation to patients with cystic fibrosis, and helped build the general thoracic surgery and the multidisciplinary thoracic oncology programs. My laboratory has received funding from the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation, NIH, and the Division of Transplantation of the Health Resources and Services Administration to pursue the idea that lungs may be suitable for transplant even if retrieved hours after death; this would revolutionize lung transplantation here and around the world. As chair of a UNOS (United Network for Organ Sharing) panel, I helped shape a new lung allocation policy for transplants in the U.S., resulting in sweeping changes to lung allocation policy that has been credited with saving lives and improving efficiency. Because of a recent physical disability that prevents me from operating, I have more time to “give back” to UNC and the School of Medicine by serving our faculty by improving communication and soliciting faculty input on university policies that affect our academic, teaching, and research missions.

Gehrig, Paola A.
(08/01/00); Obstetrics and Gy