Faculty Compensation Committee

Composition

  • The committee shall have 8 members, and will aim for a balance of faculty track, college (including library), discipline, and geographic location. 

Function

  • Investigates, monitors, and advises on changes to faculty compensation as part of faculty governance;
  • Makes specific recommendations to the Faculty Senate regarding faculty compensation polices or tenure-track and career-track faculty in the Washington State University system;
  • Coordinates with the Faculty Affairs Committee concerning amendments to the Faculty Manual concerning faculty compensation;
  • Maintains resources about compensation, including prior salary study investigations, available to faculty through the Faculty Senate website.

Additional notes

  • Chair or co-chairs are elected by the Committee.
  • Has representation on the Steering Committee.
  • Responsible to: Faculty Senate.
  • Reports to: Faculty Senate, the president, and the provost.
Name Rank Constituency Location Term Start Term End
Committee Chair, Laura Lavine (F) ProfessorEntomology, CAHNRSPullman20252028
Nelmi Devarie Baez (F)Associate ProfessorChemistry, CASTri-Cities20252028
Christian Kim (F)Assistant ProfessorSchool of Music, CASPullman20252027
Mark Hasse (F)LibrarianLibrary FacultyVancouver20252028
Todd Murray (F)ProfessorPuyallup R&E, CAHNRSExtension20252026
Alana Pulay (F)Associate ProfessorSchool of Design & Construction, VCEAPullman20252027
Anita Smith (F)Clinical ProfessorCollege of NursingSpokane20252026
Roger Whitson (F)Associate ProfessorEnglish, CASPullman20252027
Ex-Officio Non-Voting Members
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