College of Education Faculty Senate Promotion and Tenure Committee

Description

The Promotion and Tenure Committee is a Special Committee of the Faculty Senate. It represents the
Faculty in a fair, appropriate, professional, and objective manner as it considers faculty applications for
promotion and tenure and makes recommendations to the Dean according to the University of Georgia’s
Guidelines for Appointment, Promotion and Tenure. The work of this Committee’s is brief but intense
and, since it significantly affects the careers of Faculty, is a high priority for committee members. See the
Faculty Senate Bylaws for a complete description

Composition

9 tenured full professors, one from each Department, and 2 tenured associate professors from the College
at large appointed by the Dean in consultation with the Faculty Senate President from a slate of candidates
presented by the Faculty Senate. Names of committee members are revealed in the Committee Chair’s
report to the Senate at its last meeting of the year. The Dean or the Dean’s designee is an ex-officio, non-
voting member of the Committee.

Term

Professors serve staggered a 2-year term, and Associate Professors serve a 1-year term.

2007/2008

2006/2007

Diane Cooper, chair of the 2006/2007 COE Promotion and Tenure Committee reported to the Faculty Senate at its April 2007 meeting that the following committee members would complete their terms at the end of Spring Semester 2007: Billie Hawkins, Julie Tallman, Deborah Tippins, Ron VanSickle, and Myra Womble.

2005/2006

Thomas Holmes, chair of the 2005/2006 COE Promotion and Tenure Committee reported to the Faculty Senate at its April 2006 meeting that the following committee members would complete their terms at the end of Spring Semester 2006: Michelle Commeyras, David Gast, Thomas Holmes, and Michael Horvat.

The Associate Dean of Faculty, Administration & Finance facilitates the work of this committee.