2009 - 2010 Appointment, Promotion and Tenure Committee

Purpose as stated in the UTDB Bylaws

The purpose of this committee, which shall be charged by the Senate and reports to the Dean, shall be to evaluate the credentials and qualifications of the faculty members, or prospective faculty members, and to make recommendations to the Dean concerning their appointment, reappointment promotion in rank, suitability for tenure appointment, and Six Year Reviews. 

Committee Charge

• Annually review guidelines and procedures for appointment, promotion and tenure and inform the faculty of procedures for applying for promotion and/or tenure
• Review and make recommendations regarding applications for appointment, promotion and/or tenure
• To evaluate the review materials submitted by individual faculty as part of the Six Year Review process and make recommendations to the Deans 

Committee Structure

• There are no Ex Officio or Student Members on the Appointment, Promotion and Tenure Committee.
• Three fourths of the committee membership shall be appointed from among the full-time, tenured members of the faculty, and one fourth from the full-time non-tenure track faculty, all of whom shall hold the rank of Associate Professor or higher, but are not departmental chairs or other administrators. A non-tenure track member of the committee shall not vote on recommendations for tenure. The committee chair shall be a tenured faculty member.
• The term for this committee is two years.

Committee Chair
Vigneswaran, Nadarajah	Diagnostic Sciences
Committee Vice-Chair
TBA

 

Appointment, Promotion and Tenure Committee (no ex-officio or student members)
Member Name	Department	Term Ending
Duke, Pauline	Orthodontics	’10
Suchko, George	OMFS	‘12
Kau, Chung	Orthodontics	'09, '12
Kiat-Amnuay, Sudarat	Restorative Dentistry	‘10
Henson, Harold	Periodontics/DH	’12
Thomas, Lisa	Diagnostic Sciences	’12
Koh, Sheila	Restorative Dentistry	'12
Vigneswaran, Nadarajah	Diagnostic Sciences	‘10
Warren-Morris, Donna	Periodontics and School of Dental Hygiene	'09, 12