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Attendance: Approximately 129
Announced Agenda: 7 items
President Malcolm Gillis called the meeting to order at 10:10 am in McMurtry Auditorium of Duncan Hall. Alan Chapman served as Parliamentarian. No guests from the Media were present.
1. Minutes of 03-15-00 Faculty Meeting: APPROVED as circulated.
2. Approval of Lists of Candidates for Degrees: Speaking on behalf of the Undergraduate Committee, Chair Ed Billups moved to approve a list of candidates for 653 Baccalaureate degrees as had been prepared by Acting Registrar Barry McFarland. Billups noted that all but one had satisfied all the degree requirements listed in the General Announcements for the degrees. The single exception had been appealed to the Examinations and Standings Committee, which had considered the exception and recommended approval because of other overriding circumstances. After debate that focussed on setting precedents, the faculty voted to APPROVE the graduation of all the degree candidates, including the single exception.The baccalaureate degrees fell into the following categories:
3. Approval of Undergraduate Honors - McFarland applied the same criteria used in previous years to determine the number of students eligible for university graduation honors. The cutoff point GPA scores and the number of students in each category are as follows:
The faculty voted unanimously to ACCEPT these cutoff points.
4. Approval of Advanced Degree Candidates - Speaking for Susan Louie, Chair of the Graduate Council, Kate Beckingham presented a motion to approve 392 candidates for advanced degrees. With there being no exceptions, the degrees fell into the following categories:
The faculty unanimously APPROVED these candidates for advanced degrees.
5. Teaching Awards (1999-2000)
George R. Brown Prize for Excellence in Teaching
- Elizabeth Long, Associate Professor of Sociology
George R. Brown Awards for Superior Teaching
- Chandler Davidson, Professor of Sociology and Political Science
- Alan Grob, Professor of English
- John Olson, Ralph & Dorothy Looney Professor of Biochemistry & Cell Biology
- Miguel Quinones, Associate Professor of Psychology & Management
- Richard Stoll, Professor of Political Science
- John Zammito, Professor of History
Charles Duncan Junior Faculty Achievement Award
- Richard Baraniuk, Associate Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering
- Richard Stong, Professor of Mathematics
Nicolas Salgo Distinguished Teaching Award
- Michelle Hebl, Assistant Professor of Psychology
Jesse H. Jones Graduate School of Administration Award for Excellence in Teaching
(The recipient was not announced because the formal announcement was to be made during the Jones' investiture ceremony which was held after the General Faculty Meeting. For the record, the award went to . . .
- Jeff Fleming, Associate Professor of Jones Graduate School of Management)
Phi Beta Kappa Teaching Prize (announced only, awarded at PBK ceremony)
Piper Professor (awarded every other year; next award is 2001)
- Michelle Hebl, Assistant Professor of Psychology
NONE for 2000
Julia Mile Chance Prize for Excellence in Teaching
- Devika Subramanian, Associate Professor of Computer Science
GSA Teaching Award
- Willy Zwaenepoel, Harding Professor of Computer Science
- Robert Lowry Patten, Autrey Professor in Humanities
Outstanding Faculty Associates of the Colleges
- Baker: Allen Matusow, W. G. Tyman Professor of History
- Brown: John Ambler, Professor of Political Science
- Hanszen: Alan Grob, Professor of English
- Jones: Rick Stoll, Professor of Political Science
- Lovett: Terrence Doody, Professor of English
- Richardson: Lon Wilson, Professor of Chemistry
- Wiess: Joan Strassman and David Queller, Professors of Ecology & Evolutionary Biology
- Will Rice: Gilbert Cuthbertson, Professor of Political Science
Overview of Faculty Accomplishments (1999-2000)
Jones Graduate School of Management
Richard P. Bagozzi, J. Hugh Liedtke Professor of Management: received the Distinzione Onorifica di Ufficiale dele 'Ordine' Al Merito della Repubblica Italiana (translated, "Medal of Honor for Meritorious Service to the Republic of Italy") for his research with the Department of Defense and the Italian Army, the second highest honor than can be given by the Italian government to citizens; made the keynote address at the Ninth Biennial World Marketing Congress, Malta, entitled "The Role of Emotions in Marketing and Marketing's Role in Human Happiness." Steven Zeff, Herbert S. Autrey Professor Accounting: received the Outstanding International Educator Award from the International Accounting Section of the American Accounting Association. Jennifer George, Mary Gardner Jones Professor of Management: received the Exceptional Leadership Award for the Strategic Teaching Initiative, Organizational Behavior Division of the Academy of Management. Karen Schnietz, Assistant Professor of Management: published 3 articles in leading refereed scholarly journals and another in a refereed conference proceedings and was named as one of the Outstanding Teachers at the Jones Graduate School in Business Week. Total Faculty Achievements: published 45 articles in scholarly journals, 18 articles in the proceedings of professional association conferences, 1 monograph, and 1 scholarly book; made scholarly presentations at 74 other universities and at professional association meetings; served as editors and members of the editorial boards of 53 scholarly journals, and published 3 textbooks.
School of Architecture
John J. Casbarian, Associate Dean: received the Texas Society of Architects Award, Williams House. William T. Cannady, Professor: received the Honor Award given by the American Institute of Architecture Houston, served on the Boards Award for the University of Houston Downtown, Renovation of One Main Building. Carlos Jimenez, Assistant Professor: jury member of the Pritzker Architecture Prize (2000-2003), awarded the "Pietro Beluschi Distinguished Visiting Professor Award," University of Oregon, Eugene. Keith Krumwiede, Assistant Professor: AIA Award for Poe Elementary Spark Park.
School of Humanities
John Boles, Professor of History and Managing Editor, Journal of Southern History: named the Robert Foster Cherry Chair for Distinguished Teaching, Baylor University. Thomas Haskell, Associate Professor of History: appointed a Fellow of the Center for Advanced Studies in the Behavioral Sciences at Stanford. Michael Maas: Associate Professor of History: received a fellowship from the Institute for Advanced Study at Princeton, elected vice president (i.e. president elect) of the Conference on Byzantine Studies. Ussama Makdisi, Assistant Professor of History: was a Mellon postdoctoral fellow at the Center for Behavioral Research, American University, Beirut. David Nirenberg, Professor of History and Director of the Center for the Study of Cultures: won the Herbert Baxter Adams prize from the American Historical Association for the best first book over the last two years as well as the John Nicholas Brown Prize from the Medieval Academy of America for the best first book in medieval history. He has been appointed as a fellow of the Center for Advanced Studies in Behavioral Sciences at Stanford. Martin Weiner: Professor of History: elected vice president (i.e. president elect) of the North American Conference on British Studies and appointed to the editorial board of the Journal of Modern History. Nanxiu Qian: Assistant Professor of Linguistics: received a National Program for Advanced Study and Research in China grant administered by the American Council of learned Societies, an an NEH summer stipend. George Sher, Professor of Philosophy: awarded a National Endowment for the Humanities fellowship for university teachers.
School of Social Sciences
Julie Taylor: received a Guggenheim Fellowship. Rick Stoll: received a George R. Brown Award for Superior Teaching, was the Jones College Associate of the Year. Rick Wilson: received the Graduate School Alumni Merit Award from Creighton University. Mickey Quinones: appointed Associate Editor for the International Journal of Selection and Assessment. Chandler Davidson: received a George R. Brown Award for Superior Teaching.
Wiess School of Natural Sciences
Fred Rudolph: received Citation of Merit, College of Liberal Arts & Sciences, Iowa State University. Chemistry. Vicki Colvin: received Sloan Research Fellow and Beckman Young Investigator Awards. Gustavo Scuseria: elected Fellow, American Association for the Advancement of Science. Peter Vail: received Distinguished Educator Award from the AAPG for 1999. Richard Wolf: named Fellow of the American Geophysical Union, 1999.
Shepherd School of Music
Pierre Jalbert: awarded a one-year residency at the American Academy in Rome, Prix de Rome, administered by the American Academy and National Institute of Arts and Letters to support creative careers. Maria Citron: authored a book, Opera on Screen, published by Yale University Press. Robert Roux: was an invited participant in the first international Moscow Piano Master Class Festival and was also a participant and Associate Director of the Prague International Piano Master Classes in 1999 and 2000.
George R. Brown School of Engineering .
Jacqueline Goveas, Satish Nagarajaiah, and Jennifer West: all three received CAREER Awards from the NSF. A new lecture series at Cornell University will be named the David Blackwell and Richard Tapia Lecture Series in honor of our colleague Richard Tapia. Peter Druschel and Lydia Kavraki: named Sloan Research Fellows. Ken Kennedy: received the Distinguished Service Award from the Computing Research Association and the ACM SIGPLAN Achievement Award. Rich Baraniuk: received the C. Holmes MacDonald Outstanding Teaching Award from Eta Kappa Nu and the Charles Duncan Award for Academic Achievement. Don Johnson and C. Sidney Burrus: were awarded an IEEE Millennium Medal. Herb Ward: received the Founder's Award from the Society of Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry (the society's highest honor) for distinguished contributions to environmental science.
6. Retiring Members of the Faculty - (22 retirees were recognized in order of length of service at Rice)
7. Announcements
There being no further business, the meeting was adjourned at 11:17 am.
Respectfully submitted,
Joe W. Hightower, Secretary of the Faculty
NOTE FROM THE SECRETARY: Academic year 2000-2001 marks my last of a 3-year commitment to serve as Secretary of the Rice Faculty. My term will expire on June 30, 2001. At that time I shall also officially retire from the tenured faculty, although I hope to continue teaching on an as needed basis for a few more years.
The reason for this NOTE is to make an appeal for volunteers to fill the position as Secretary of the Faculty beginning July 1, 2001. I have enjoyed serving in this capacity which has given me a chance to meet wonderful colleagues from all facets of the University. Since the Secretary's primary job is to publicize and chronicle actions of the General Faculty, I strongly believe that the position should be held by a respected faculty member. It does take a fair bit of time, although it could probably be done more efficiently by a well-organized person. I will be happy to discuss the activities with anyone interested in volunteering for the position. The final selection of the Secretary will be made by the President upon recommendation by Faculty Council. Interested parties should make their desires known by contacting the Speaker of the Faculty Council, Bob Patten [x4031, x4697, or patten@rice.edu].