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 Susmita Bose

Professor 
School of Mechanical and Materials Engineering, Pullman
2024 – 2027


Porismita Borah

Professor 
Morrow College of Communication, Pullman
2025 – 2028

Tom Kawula

Director
Paul G. Allen School for Global Health Pullman
2025 – 2028

Dean Luethi

Professor 
School of Music, Pullman
2025 – 2028

Uchila Umesh

Professor 
Morrow College of Communication, Pullman
2025 – 2028

Joan Wu

Professor
CAHNRS BSE, Puyallup Research & Extension Office
2022 – 2026

Shae Ortega

Chair, GPSA Communication
Graduate and Professional Student Association, Pullman
2023 – 2026

Student Members

Vacant

Graduate Student

Administrative Members

Haylee Hansen

Office of the Provost Support

Beth Doyle

Faculty Senate Office Support