Distinguished Faculty Address Committee

Function

  • To select members of the faculty distinguished by excellence in scholarship, teaching, and research for the signal honor of being invited to deliver a Distinguished Faculty Address to the University community, and to make all necessary arrangements for the presentation of such addresses.
  • To appoint working subcommittees, which may include members not on the parent committee, as necessary to accomplish its function. The membership of these subcommittees shall be chosen so as to assure broad representation from constituencies of the Faculty Senate.

Composition and Tenure

  • Six faculty. Three chosen by the Office of the Provost and three chosen by the Faculty Senate. (F)
  • One graduate student, with a one-year term (renewable). (G)

Additional Notes

  • Chair elected by the Committee.
  • Responsible to: Faculty Senate and the provost and executive vice president.
  • Reports to: Faculty Senate and the provost and executive vice president.

Committee Membership

Faculty Members

Committee Chair John Roll

Professor & Vice Dean for Research
ESFCOM, Spokane
2021 – 2024


Tariq Akmal

Department Chair – Teaching & Learning
COE, Pullman
2022 – 2025

Joan Wu

Professor
CAHNRS BSE, Puyallup Research & Extension Office
2022 – 2025

Keri McCarthy

Professor & Director
CAS School of Music, Pullman
2022 – 2025

Thabiti Lewis

Professor & Associate Vice Chancellor
CAS, Vancouver
2024 – 2025

Uchila Umesh

Professor
CCB, Marketing and International Business
2025 – 2026

 

Student Members

Vacant

Graduate Student

Administrative Members

Haylee Hansen

Office of the Provost Support

Anna Schilter

Faculty Senate Office Support