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Graduate Council

The Graduate Council is responsible to the President, through the Provost, for recommending policy regarding standards, criteria, regulations, and procedures for graduate education.

It is to review and make recommendations on proposals for graduate degree programs; criteria for membership on the Graduate Faculty; membership of the Graduate Faculty; admittance of doctoral students to candidacy for prospective degrees; residence requirements for graduate students; petitions and appeals; and any other matters relevant to the Graduate School.

Appointment:

Appointments will be made by the Graduate Dean.


Operating Procedures:

The Council will develop its own operating procedures subject to approval by the Provost. Copies of any minutes or reports are to be provided to the President, to the Provost, to the Faculty Senate, and to the University Library. The chairperson may be invited to visit the Faculty Senate to inform the Senate of the activities of the Council during the year.


Chairperson:

The Graduate Dean will be the chairperson of the Council.

Faculty Members of the Graduate Council

NameCollege/DepartmentCodeStart TermEnd Term
Ann Hawkins, Ph.D.Humanities, English120112014
Betty Stout, Ph.D.Human Sciences, Nutrition, Hosp, & Retailg120092012
Carrye SymaLibrary, Faculty Senate320112012
Donna Davis, Ph.D.Business Administration120112014
Eileen Johnson, Ph.D.Member-at-Large220112013
Gary Elbow, Ph.D.A&S, Social Sciences, Economics & Geography120092012
Hansel Burley, Ph.D.Education, Member-at-Large120102012
Huazhong Shi A&S, Chemistry320132014
Joe Aranha, Ph.D.Architecture120102013
Johnny Sparks, Ph.D.Mass Communications120102013
Michael Stoune, Ph.D.Visual and Performing Arts, Music120092012
Priyantha Jayawickrama, Ph.D.Engineering, Civil Engineering120102013
Ram Iyer, Ph.D.Math and Sciences120112014
Susan Myers, Ph.D.Curriculum and Instruction120102013
Wayne Hudnall, Ph.D.CASNR, Plant and Soil Sciences120102013

Membership Code:

  1. Eleven members of and elected by the Graduate Faculty for three-year terms, voting
  2. Two members at large of the Graduate Faculty recommended by the Graduate Dean for two-year terms, voting
  3. One member from the Faculty Senate, appointed for one year by the Faculty Senate on rotating basis, voting
  4. The Graduate Dean, Ex-officio and nonvoting
  5. Associate Deans of the Graduate School, ex-officio and nonvoting
  6. A Vice Provost, ex-officio and nonvoting
  7. One member of the Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center, Ex-officio and nonvoting
  8. Vice President for Graduate Affairs, Student Government Association, Ex-officio and nonvoting
  9. One representative from the University Library System, ex-officio and nonvoting
  10. One representative from the University College, Ex-officio and nonvoting

Ex Officio Members of the Graduate Council

* Individuals named by virtue of their positions
Ex Officio members of the Graduate Council do not vote on motions.
NameCollege/DepartmentCodeStatus
Clifford Fedler, Ph.D.Graduate School5Ex-officio
Deepali ButaniGraduate Student Government Association8Ex-officio
Earnstein Dukes Library9Ex-officio
* Pamela Johnson, Ph.D.Grad School of Biomed Sciences Lbk7Ex-officio
Peggy Gordon Miller, Ph.D.Graduate School4Ex-officio
Ralph Ferguson, Ph.D.Graduate School5Ex-officio
* Rob Stewart, Ph.D.Provost Office6Ex-officio

Membership Code:

  1. Eleven members of and elected by the Graduate Faculty for three-year terms, voting
  2. Two members at large of the Graduate Faculty recommended by the Graduate Dean for two-year terms, voting
  3. One member from the Faculty Senate, appointed for one year by the Faculty Senate on rotating basis, voting
  4. The Graduate Dean, Ex-officio and nonvoting
  5. Associate Deans of the Graduate School, ex-officio and nonvoting
  6. A Vice Provost, ex-officio and nonvoting
  7. One member of the Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center, Ex-officio and nonvoting
  8. Vice President for Graduate Affairs, Student Government Association, Ex-officio and nonvoting
  9. One representative from the University Library System, ex-officio and nonvoting
  10. One representative from the University College, Ex-officio and nonvoting

Committees of the Graduate Council

Academic Program

  • Clifford Fedler, Ph.D. Chair
  • Betty Stout, Ph.D.
  • Donna Davis, Ph.D.
  • Priyantha Jayawickrama, Ph.D.
  • Ram Iyer, Ph.D.

Graduate Faculty

  • Clifford Fedler, Ph.D. Chair
  • Eileen Johnson, Ph.D.
  • Gary Elbow, Ph.D.
  • Joe Aranha, Ph.D.
  • Michael Stoune, Ph.D.

Student Affairs

  • Ralph Ferguson, Ph.D. Chair
  • Huazhong Shi
  • Johnny Sparks, Ph.D.
  • Susan Myers, Ph.D.
  • Wayne Hudnall, Ph.D.

Graduate Council 2012 Meeting ScheduleRSS



December 06: Graduate Council Meeting

Date and Time: Thursday, December 06, 2012 2:30 PM - 4:00 PM
Location: Administration Building Room 244

Some application materials must be submitted in PDF format. To convert documents to PDF, applicants may:

  • Use Adobe Acrobat (not Adobe Reader) on the on-campus computers in the library ATLC. Staff at the ATLC are also available to assist students with scanning files to create PDFs.
  • Download a free, trial version of Adobe Acrobat from the Adobe web site.
  • Use free, third-party PDF conversion software available on the web (e.g. PDFonlineor Cute PDF).