VII. STANDING COMMITTEES A-1 A. Academic and Student Affairs Committee Academic and Administrative Appointments RECOMMENDED ACTION: It is the recommendation of the administration and the Academic and Student Affairs Committee that the Board of Regents approve the appointments to the University faculty and administration as presented on the attached list. Attachment: Personnel Recommendations A 1/203-08 3/20/08
COLLEGE OF ARTS AND SCIENCES DEPARTMENT OF COMMUNICATION NISHIME, LEILANI LINDA (BA, 1989, UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA (BERKELEY); MA, 1991, UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN; PHD, 1997, UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN) TO BE ASSISTANT PROFESSOR OF COMMUNICATION AT A SALARY RATE OF $64,998 OVER NINE MONTHS, EFFECTIVE 9/16/2008. (DR. NISHIME IS CURRENTLY AN ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR OF AMERICAN MULTICULTURAL STUDIES AT SONOMA STATE UNIVERSITY.) DEPARTMENT OF ENGLISH RAI, CANDICE SAMJHANA (BFA, 1999, ROOSEVELT UNIVERSITY; MA, 2001, UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS; PHD, 2008 (Expected), UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS) TO BE ACTING ASSISTANT PROFESSOR OF ENGLISH AT A SALARY RATE OF $57,006 OVER NINE MONTHS, EFFECTIVE 3/16/2008. (PRIOR TO THIS APPOINTMENT, MS. RAI WAS A TEACHING ASSISTANT AT THE UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS, CHICAGO.) JACKSON SCHOOL OF INTERNATIONAL STUDIES GARCIA, MARIA ELENA (BA, 1993, COLLEGE OF WILLIAM AND MARY; MA, 1996, BROWN UNIVERSITY; PHD, 2001, BROWN UNIVERSITY) TO BE ASSISTANT PROFESSOR OF INTERNATIONAL STUDIES AT A SALARY RATE OF $67,626 OVER NINE MONTHS, EFFECTIVE 9/16/2008. (DR. GARCIA IS CURRENTLY AN ASSISTANT PROFESSOR OF ANTHROPOLOGY AT SARAH LAWRENCE COLLEGE.) LUCERO, JOSE ANTONIO (BA, 1994, STANFORD UNIVERSITY; MA, 1997, PRINCETON UNIVERSITY; PHD, 2002, PRINCETON UNIVERSITY) TO BE ASSISTANT PROFESSOR OF INTERNATIONAL STUDIES AT A SALARY RATE OF $67,500 OVER NINE MONTHS, EFFECTIVE 9/16/2008. (DR. LUCERO IS CURRENTLY AN ASSISTANT PROFESSOR OF POLITICAL SCIENCE AT TEMPLE UNIVERSITY.) DEPARTMENT OF SCANDINAVIAN STUDIES ENDOWED APPOINTMENTS GAVEL ADAMS, ANN-CHARLOTTE (MA, 1968, UNIVERSITY OF UPPSALA (SWEDEN); MA, 1975, LINKOPING UNIVERSITY (SWEDEN); PHD, 1990, UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON) TO BE HOLDER OF THE BARBRO OSHER ENDOWED PROFESSORSHIP OF SWEDISH STUDIES OVER NINE MONTHS, EFFECTIVE 1/1/2008. (PROFESSOR GAVEL ADAMS WILL CONTINUE AS PROFESSOR OF SCANDINAVIAN STUDIES AND ADJUNCT PROFESSOR OF WOMEN STUDIES.) COLLEGE OF EDUCATION EDUCATION HUNE, SHIRLEY (BA, 1966, UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO (CANADA); PHD, 1979, GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY) TO BE PROFESSOR WITHOUT TENURE, PART-TIME, OF EDUCATION AT A SALARY RATE OF $49,500 OVER NINE MONTHS, EFFECTIVE 9/16/2008. (DR. HUNE IS CURRENTLY A VISITING PROFESSOR IN THE SAME DEPARTMENT.) 1
COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT OF MECHANICAL ENGINEERING VERESS, ALEXANDER (BSME, 1985, UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON; MEng, 1995, OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY; PHD, 2000, OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY) TO BE RESEARCH ASSISTANT PROFESSOR OF MECHANICAL ENGINEERING AT A SALARY RATE OF $82,800 OVER TWELVE MONTHS, EFFECTIVE 2/15/2008. (PRIOR TO THIS APPOINTMENT, DR. VERESS WAS A RESEARCH ASSISTANT PROFESSOR AT THE UNIVERSITY OF UTAH.) DEPARTMENT OF TECHNICAL COMMUNICATION ADMINISTRATIVE APPOINTMENTS SPYRIDAKIS, JAN (BA, 1970, UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON; MAT, 1972, UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON; PHD, 1986, UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON) TO BE CHAIR OF TECHNICAL COMMUNICATION, EFFECTIVE 8/1/2008. (DR. SPYRIDAKIS WILL CONTINUE AS PROFESSOR IN THE SAME DEPARTMENT.) SCHOOL OF LAW LAW LIU, MINA TITI (BA, 1993, HARVARD UNIVERSITY; JD, 1997, HARVARD UNIVERSITY) TO BE VISITING PROFESSOR OF LAW, WITHOUT SALARY, OVER NINE MONTHS, RETROACTIVE TO 9/16/2007. (PRIOR TO THIS APPOINTMENT, MS. LIU WAS A PROGRAM OFFICER FOR THE FORD FOUNDATION.) DANIEL J. EVANS SCHOOL OF PUBLIC AFFAIRS EVANS SCHOOL OF PUBLIC AFFAIRS DAMON, MARIA (BA, 1999, CORNELL UNIVERSITY; MA, 2003, UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA (SAN DIEGO); CPH, 2005, UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA (SAN DIEGO); PHD, 2007, UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA (SAN DIEGO)) TO BE ASSISTANT PROFESSOR OF PUBLIC AFFAIRS AT A SALARY RATE OF $81,000 OVER NINE MONTHS, RETROACTIVE TO 9/8/2007. (PHD RECEIVED SEPTEMBER 2007 FROM THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SAN DIEGO) SCHOOL OF DENTISTRY DEPARTMENT OF ENDODONTICS HEILBORN, CARLOS J (DDS, 1995, NATIONAL UNIV OF ASUNCION (PARAGUAY)) TO BE VISITING PROFESSOR OF ENDODONTICS AT A SALARY RATE OF $80,000 OVER TWELVE MONTHS, EFFECTIVE 3/1/2008. (PRIOR TO THIS APPOINTMENT, DR. HEILBORN WAS A DENTAL SURGEON AND PART-TIME CLINICAL PROFESSOR AT THE UNIVERSITY OF PACIFICO, ASUNCION, PARAGUAY) 2
SCHOOL OF MEDICINE DEPARTMENT OF GLOBAL HEALTH LOZANO, RAFAEL (MD, 1979, U NACIONAL AUTONOMA DE MEXICO (MEXICO); MSc, 1984, U NACIONAL AUTONOMA DE MEXICO (MEXICO)) TO BE VISITING PROFESSOR OF GLOBAL HEALTH AT A SALARY RATE OF $180,000 OVER TWELVE MONTHS, EFFECTIVE 1/25/2008. (DR. LOZANO IS THE GENERAL DIRECTOR OF HEALTH INFORMATION IN THE MINISTRY OF HEALTH, MEXICO.) DEPARTMENT OF MEDICINE ENDOWED APPOINTMENTS ABRASS, ITAMAR B. (BA, 1963, UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA (SAN FRANCISCO); MD, 1966, UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA (SAN FRANCISCO)) TO BE HOLDER OF THE WILLIAM E. COLSON ENDOWED CHAIR IN GERONTOLOGY, EFFECTIVE 2/1/2008. (DR. ABRASS WILL CONTINUE AS PROFESSOR OF MEDICINE.) BROUDY, VIRGINIA C. (BA, 1976, HARVARD UNIVERSITY; MD, 1980, UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA (SAN FRANCISCO)) TO BE HOLDER OF THE SCRIPPS ENDOWED PROFESSORSHIP IN HEMATOLOGY, EFFECTIVE 3/1/2008. (DR. BROUDY WILL CONTINUE AS PROFESSOR WITHOUT TENURE OF MEDICINE.) ELKON, KEITH BARRY (MD, 1974, UNIVERSITY OF WITWATERSRAND (S. AFRICA)) TO BE HOLDER OF THE MART MANNIK, M.D. - LUCILE T. HENDERSON ENDOWED PROFESSORSHIP IN RHEUMATOLOGY, EFFECTIVE 3/1/2008. (DR. ELKON WILL CONTINUE AS PROFESSOR OF MEDICINE AND ADJUNCT PROFESSOR OF IMMUNOLOGY) BERGER, SUSANNA CAROLINA (MD, 1993, UNIVERSITY OF HAMBURG (GERMANY)) TO BE RESEARCH ASSISTANT PROFESSOR OF MEDICINE PAID DIRECT BY FRED HUTCHINSON CANCER RESEARCH CENTER EFFECTIVE 2/1/2008. (PRIOR TO THIS APPOINTMENT, DR. BERGER WAS A STAFF SCIENTIST AT FRED HUTCHINSON CANCER RESEARCH CENTER.) DEPARTMENT OF ORTHOPAEDICS AND SPORTS MEDICINE CAVANAGH, PETER ROBERT (BEd, 1968, UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM (UK); PHD, 1972, UNIVERSITY OF LONDON (UK); DSc, 2004, UNIVERSITY OF LONDON (UK)) TO BE PROFESSOR OF ORTHOPAEDICS AND SPORTS MEDICINE AND HOLDER OF THE ENDOWED CHAIR IN WOMEN'S SPORTS MEDICINE AND LIFETIME FITNESS AT A SALARY RATE OF $220,020 OVER TWELVE MONTHS, EFFECTIVE 7/1/2008 WITH AN ADDITIONAL $2,500 PER MONTH. (PRIOR TO THIS APPOINTMENT, DR. CAVANAGH WAS THE VIRGINIA KENNEDY CHAIRMAN OF BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING IN THE LERNER RESEARCH INSTITUTE) 3
DEPARTMENT OF PEDIATRICS SESLAR, STEPHEN PAUL (BS, 1998, UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN; PHD, 1993, GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY; MD, 1996, GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY) TO BE ASSISTANT PROFESSOR WITHOUT TENURE OF PEDIATRICS PAID DIRECT BY CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL AND REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER EFFECTIVE 3/1/2008. (PRIOR TO THIS APPOINTMENT, DR. SESLAR WAS THE DIRECTOR OF ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY AT RADY CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL IN SAN DIEGO.) SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH AND COMMUNITY MEDICINE DEPARTMENT OF GLOBAL HEALTH LINGAPPA, JAISRI (BA, 1979, SWARTHMORE COLLEGE; PHD, 1985, HARVARD UNIVERSITY; MDes, 1987, UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS) TO BE ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR OF GLOBAL HEALTH- PUBLIC HEALTH AND ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR OF GLOBAL HEALTH-MEDICINE AT A SALARY RATE OF $116,424 OVER TWELVE MONTHS, EFFECTIVE 12/1/2007. (DR. LINGAPPA WILL CONTINUE AS ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR OF PATHOBIOLOGY AND ADJUNCT ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR OF MEDICINE.) UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON, BOTHELL BUSINESS PROGRAM ZYPHUR, MICHAEL JAMES (BA, 2000, SAN DIEGO STATE UNIVERSITY; MS, 2003, TULANE UNIVERSITY; PHD, 2006, TULANE UNIVERSITY) TO BE ASSISTANT PROFESSOR OF BUSINESS AT A SALARY RATE OF $125,001 OVER NINE MONTHS, EFFECTIVE 9/16/2008. (DR. ZYPHUR IS CURRENTLY AN ASSISTANT PROFESSOR OF MANAGEMENT AT THE NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE.) NURSING PROGRAM COOKE, CHERYL L. (BSN, 1996, UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON; MSN, 1999, UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON; PHD, 2002, UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON) TO BE ASSISTANT PROFESSOR OF NURSING AT A SALARY RATE OF $77,994 OVER NINE MONTHS, EFFECTIVE 12/16/2007. (PRIOR TO THIS APPOINTMENT, DR. COOKE WAS AN ACTING ASSISTANT PROFESSOR, TEMPORARY IN THE SAME DEPARTMENT.) 4