Faculty Elected & Appointed Committee Roster
2012-2013
The President and Dean of the Faculty are ex officio members of all committees.
Elected Committees
Board of Examiners–4 tenured faculty, elected for 3 years, overlapping terms.
Margaret Imber, Jim Parakilas, Michael Sargent, Peter Wong
Faculty Review–9 tenured faculty, elected for 5 year terms.
Marcus Bruce, William Corlett, Jane Costlow, Dennis Grafflin, Meredith Greer, Hong Lin, Mary Rice-DeFosse, Carl Schwinn, Eric Wollman
Judicial Educators–2 faculty, chosen from among former members of the Student Conduct Committee.
Dennis Browne, Michael Murray
Committee on Admission and Financial Aid–5 faculty, 1 from each division & 1 from interdisciplinary programs; 1 from Athletics; VP and Dean for Enrollment and External Affairs, ex officio.
Jim Hughes (Chair), Stephanie Kelley-Romano, Nancy Koven, Jen Koviach-Côté, Kevin McHugh
Curriculum and Calendar Committee–Registrar, ex officio; Librarian or assoc. librarian, ex officio; 4 faculty members-1 from each division & 1 from interdisciplinary programs; 2 students
Pamela Baker (ex officio), Grace Coulombe, Carol Dilley, Laura Juraska (ex officio), Maggie Maurer-Fazio (chair), Mary Meserve (ex officio), Sonja Pieck, Kelly Coyne ’13
Committee on Faculty Governance–9 faculty representing all divisions and must have at least 3 years of service at the College.
Pamela Baker (ex officio), Ryan Bavis, Helen Boucher, Jane Costlow (co-chair), Joe Hall, Leslie Hill, Bev Johnson, Lynne Lewis (co-chair), Laurie O’Higgins, Clayton Spencer (ex officio), Susan Stark
Committee on Faculty Scholarship–4 elected faculty members representing each academic division and interdisciplinary program.
Áslaug Ásgeirsdóttir, Rachel Austin, Dale Chapman, Holly Ewing, Kathryn Low (chair)
Committee on Personnel–7 elected Tenured associate or full professors, 2 members representing each academic division and 1 member representing interdisciplinary programs.
Pamela Baker (ex officio), Claudia Alburto-Guzmán, Bill Corlett, Francesco Duina, Nancy Koven, T. Glen Lawson,Kirk Read, Mark Semon, Clayton Spencer (ex officio)
Committee on Personnel for Physical Education–3 elected tenured faculty, all from the academic divisions and 1 full professor
Jen Koviach-Côté, Gwen Lexow (ex officio), Francisca Lopez, Kevin McHugh (ex officio), Michael Murray
Standing Appointed Committees
Academic Standing Committee–Dean of Students, ex officio, Associate Dean of Students, ex officio, Registrar, ex officio, 5 faculty.
Will Ambrose (chair), Rebecca Corrie, Ted Goundie (ex officio), Paul Kuritz, Mary Meserve (ex officio), Mark Okrent, Stephen Sawyer (ex officio), Caroline Shaw
African American & American Cultural Studies
Myron Beasley (chair of AAS), Charles Carnegie, Dale Chapman, Margaret Creighton (chair of ACS), Baltasar Fra-Molinero, Sue Houchins, Hilmar Jensen
Asian Studies Committee
Helen Boucher, Xing Fan, Gina Fatone, Dennis Grafflin, Steven Kemper, Maggie Maurer-Fazio (chair), Li-Ping Miao, Trian Nguyen, Keiko Ofuji, Brian Steininger, John Strong, Sarah Strong, Ming Yan, Shuhui Yang
Biological Chemistry
Lee Abrahamsen, Donald Dearborn (ex officio as Bio chair), Jen Koviach-Côté (ex officio as Chem chair), T. Glen Lawson, Stephanie Richards (chair), Larissa Williams
Classical and Medieval Studies
Ali Akhtar, Cynthia Baker, Rebecca Corrie, Sylvia Federico, Tom Hayward, Margaret Imber (co-chair), Michael Jones, Ruth Lexton, Laurie O’Higgins, Henry Walker (co-chair)
Committee on the Evaluation of Teaching– 5 faculty, at least 2 non-tenured and 2 tenured, appointed by the Committee of Faculty Governance
Alex Dauge-Roth, Michael Murray, Hillory Oakes, Bronwyn Sale (chair), Mara Tieken
Environmental Studies
Misty Beck, Jane Costlow, Holly Ewing (chair), Lynne Lewis, Camille Parrish, Sonja Pieck, John Smedley, Thomas Wenzel
European Studies
Dennis Browne, Raluca Cernahoschi, Craig Decker (chair), Francesco Duina, David George, Jakub Kazecki, Francisca Lopez, Caroline Shaw
Faculty Secretary
Helen Boucher (fall semester 2012) Sharon Kinsman (winter semester 2013)
Faculty Parlimentarian
Gene Clough
Graduate Fellowship Committee
Judy Head (ex officio), Sue Houchins, Hong Lin, Lillian Nayder (Chair), Clarisa Perez-Armendariz, Matthew Pettway, Robert Strong (ex officio)
Latin American Studies
Claudia Aburto-Guzman, Charles Carnegie, Alejandro Dellachiesa, Baltasar Fra-Molinero, Karen Melvin, Clarisa Perez-Armendariz, Matthew Pettway, Sonja Pieck (Chair)
Medical Studies Committee
Lee Abrahamsen (Chair), Krista Aronson, Cynthia Baker, Karen Daigler (ex officio), Amy Douglass, Mike Retelle, Stephen Sawyer (ex officio)
Neuroscience
Jason Castro, Donald Dearborn (ex officio), Glen Ernstrom, Todd Kahan (ex officio), John Kelsey, Nancy Koven (chair)
SLQ Committee
Meredith Greer, Robert Thomas
Student Conduct Appeals Committee
Martin Andrucki, Marcus Bruce, Margaret Imber (co-chair), Noah Graboys ’14 (co-chair), Alyssa Morgosh ’15, Scott Olehnik ’13, Clayton Spencer (ex officio)
Women & Gender Studies
Myron Beasley, Stephen Engel, Holly Ewing, Rebecca Herzig, Leslie Hill, Sue Houchins, Emily Kane, Melinda Plastas, Erica Rand (Chair)
Faculty-Student Committees
Athletics Committee
Margaret Creighton, Paul Kuritz, Sue Langdon, Kevin McHugh (ex officio), Erica Rand (Chair), Carl Steidel (ex officio), Caroline Gattuso ’13, Julie Kang ’16, Samuel Reilly ’16, and Hillary Throckmorton ’15
College Lectures Committee
Baltasar Fra-Molinero (chair), Stephen Engel, Sawyer Sylvester, Sabina Frizell ’14,Samuel Learner ’15, and Catherine Tuttle ’13
Educational Policy Committee
Myron Beasley, Dennis Browne, Gwen Lexow, Kathryn Low (chair and ex officio), Mary Meserve (ex officio), Patty Buck, John Strong, Heidi Taylor, Gene Weimers (ex officio), Akinyele Akinruntan ’13, Noah Graboys ’14, Colin O’Leary ’13
First-Year Seminar and Writing Committee
Dennis Grafflin (chair), David George, Tom Hayward (ex officio), Judy Head (ex officio), Sharon Kinsman, Arlene MacLeod, Hillory Oakes, Gretchen Kaija ’14, Alanna Prince ’13, Stephanie Wesson ’14
Honors Committee
Judy Head (ex officio), Therí Pickens, Daniel Riera-Crichton, Sarah Strong (chair), Tom Wenzel, Samuel Learner ’15
Library Committee
Alejandro Dellachiesa, Sanford Freedman, Margaret Imber, Pamela Johnson, Karen Melvin, Sawyer Sylvester (Chair), Gene Weimers (ex officio), Hannah Nienaber ’13, Winnie Chelangat ’13
Off-Campus Study Committee
Senem Aslan, Tedd Goundie (ex officio), Michael Jones (chair), Stephen Sawyer (ex officio), Brian Steininger, Natacha Danon ’15, Maud Welch ’13
Student Conduct Committee
Charles Carnegie, Elizabeth Eames (chair), Marsha Graef, Hilmar Jensen, Eric Wollman, Allaina Murphy ’15, Curtis Rheingold ’14, Theodore Rube ’16, Stephanie Sprague ’13 (co-chair)
Faculty-Administrative Staff-Student Committees
Information Services Advisory Committee
James Bauer (ex officio), John Baughman, Mary Meserve (ex officio), Hiroya Miura, Shepley ‘Chip’ Ross (chair), Andrew White (ex officio), Gene Wiemers (ex officio), Eileen Zimmerman (ex officio), Sarah Maneval ’14, Denas Marcinkevicius ’14
Martin Luther King, Jr. Day Planning Committee
William Blaine-Wallace (ex officio), Xing Fan, Jan Hovden, Pamela Johnson, Heather Lindkvist (ex officio), Charles Nero (chair), Brenda Pelletier, James Reese (ex officio), Megan Taft (ex officio), Bethel Kifle ’14, Lucy Triedman ’15, and Jessica Washington ’13
Faculty-Staff-Student Committees
Budget and Finance Advisory Committee
Pamela Baker (ex officio), Terry Beckmann (ex officio), David Cummiskey, Doug Ginevan, Rebecca Herzig, Nathan Lundblad, Mary Main, Kevin McHugh, Sarah Pearson, Christine Schwartz, Carl Schwinn (chair), Clayton Spencer (ex officio), Scott Steinberg, Gintare Balseviciute ’15, Matt Furlow ’14, and Matthew Gagne ’15
Committee on Environmental Responsibility
Alejandro Dellachiesa, Josh Henry, John Smedley (chair), Julie Rosenbach (ex officio), Julian Bardin ’16, Rachel Neckes ’16, and Eric Ruta ’14
Faculty-Staff-Community Committees
Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee
Ryan Bavis (chair), David Cummiskey, Donald Dearborn, Mary Hughes, Joanne Huyler, Jamie Boucher (affiliate)
Institutional Review Board
Lavina Dhingra, Amy Douglass (co-chair), Steve Kemper, Michael Sargent (co-chair), Dr. Candace Walworth
