Faculty Grievance and Appeal Committee

The faculty grievance and appeal committee shall report to the president through the provost.

Composition and Terms

The committee shall consist of two members from each school elected from full-time faculty having the rank of associate professor or professor. The term of service shall be two years, with terms staggered so that three nominations to fill vacancies shall be made by the Faculty Senate. The election shall be by mail ballot within ten working days following the spring faculty assembly. Department chairs cannot serve and there shall be no ex-officio members.

Responsibilities

The committee shall receive written appeals from faculty members and conduct hearings, as described in Faculty Bylaws Article XII - Appeals; Article XIII - Faculty Misconduct and Article XV - Financial Exigency, as appropriate.

Minutes

Copies of minutes of the meetings of this committee shall be available only to committee members, the appealing faculty member and the administrator whose decision was appealed.

Members (Revised 3.21.12)

Robert Wordinger, PhD, Chair
Professor, Cell Biology & Anatomy
Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences

Alakananda Basu, PhD
Professor, Molecular Biology & Immunology
Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences
Term expires 8/31/2013

John Bowling, DO, FACOFP
Professor, Family Medicine/ROME
Texas College of Osteopathic Medicine
Term expires 8/31/2013

Nicoletta Bugnariu, PT, PhD
Associate Professor, Physical Therapy Program
School of Health Professions
Term expires 8/31/2013

Lori Fischbach, PhD, MPH
Assoicate Professor, Epidemiology
School of Public Health
Term expires 8/31/2013

Howe Liu, PT, PhD,
Associate Professor, Physical Therapy Program
School of Health Professions
Term expires 8/31/2013

Rita Patterson, PhD
Professor, Osteopathic Manipulative Medicine
Texas College of Osteopathic Medicine
Term expires 8/31/2012

John Schetz, PhD
Associate Professor, Pharmacology & Neuroscience
Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences
Term expires 8/31/2012

Vacant Position
School of Public Health

Committee Support

Deborah Cooper
Faculty Affairs Coordinator
Deborah.Cooper@unthsc.edu