Committees and Councils
Research and Scholarly Activity Council
Purpose or Function: This Council enhances and monitors academic research activities at the University, including research administration, program oversight, and program evaluation.
Membership: One faculty representative from each college recommended by the dean, plus directors of the University’s research centers, the chair of the Institutional Review Board, a representative from Comptroller’s Office, a representative from the Faculty Renaissance Center Advisory Committee, a representative from the library, and the immediate winner of the Faculty Research Award. Faculty members representing their colleges serve 3-year terms.
Chair: Associate Vice President for Research & Scholarly Activity
| Name | Reason for Membership | Term, if applicable |
| Knull, Harvey Chair | Dean of Graduate Studies & Assoc VP-Research & Scholarly Activity | |
| Cassidy, Jack | Center for Educational Development, Evaluation & Research (CEDER) | |
| Benson, Robert | Center for Bioaccoustics | |
| Crowley, Patrick | Recipient of Faculty Research Award | 5/09 |
| Friday, Swint | Faculty, College of Bus | 5/09 |
| Garza, Susan | Faculty Renaissance Center Comm. rep. | |
| Haswell, Jan | Faculty, College of LA | 5/11 |
| Hay, Rick | Center for Water Supply Studies | |
| Jeffress, Gary | Blucher Institute | |
| Kreneck, Tom | Library | |
| Layman, Eve | Chair, Institutional Review Board | 5/10 |
| McKinney, Larry | Director of Harte Research Institute | |
| Mortimer, Mary Kay | Faculty, College of N&HS | 5/11 |
| Rhoades, Philip | Social Sciences Research Center | |
| Sherritt, Caroline | Faculty, College of Ed | 5/10 |
| Tunnell, Wes | Center for Coastal Studies | |
| Zimmer, Beate | Faculty, College of S&T | 5/10 |
