Committees of the Association

Academe, Nov/Dec 2002

Appointments to standing committees of the Association are ordinarily for a term of three years; the terms of approximately one-third of the members of each committee expire with the adjournment of each annual meeting. By Council action in June 1977 (as amended in November 1988), appointments to a "second consecutive three-year term shall be occasional; a third consecutive three-year term shall be rare." An appointment may be extended beyond nine consecutive years only in extraordinary circumstances and subject to ratification by the Executive Committee and the Council. Appointments are made by the president of the Association, who has the advice of members of the Association, the general secretary, and other members of the staff. The general secretary assigns members of the staff to assist the committees in their work.

A list of committee appointments follows, with the date of expiration given after each name. In addition to standing committees, there are special committees whose members serve ex officio or are appointed by the president according to regulations established by the Council. The officers of the Assembly of State Conferences and of the Collective Bargaining Congress are elected by those bodies. The Constitution provides that the president shall be ex officio a member of all committees except the Nominating Committee.

Executive Committee of the Council

JANE L. BUCK (Psychology), Delaware State University, chair, 2004

ARIEL L. H. ANDERSON (Early Childhood Education and Human Development), Western Michigan University, 2003

JEFFREY A. BUTTS (Biology), Appalachian State University, 2004

M. ELIZABETH DERRICK (Chemistry), Valdosta State University, 2003

LARRY G. GERBER (History), Auburn University, 2004

THOMAS E. GUILD (Business Law), University of Central Oklahoma, 2003

JEFFREY HALPERN (Anthropology), Rider University, 2003

V. RAMA MURTHY (Geology and Geophysics), University of Minnesota-Twin Cities, 2003

CARY NELSON (English), University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 2004

JAMES T. RICHARDSON (Socoilogy and Judicial Studies), University of Nevada-Reno, 2003

BEULAH M. WOODFIN (Biochemistry), University of New Mexico, 2003

DAVID M. RABBAN (Law), University of Texas at Austin, general counsel, 2004

MARY A. BURGAN, Association staff

Committee A on Academic Freedom and Tenure

JOAN WALLACH SCOTT (History), Institute for Advanced Study, chair, 2005

JEFFREY HALPERN (Anthropology), Rider University, 2003

EVELYN BROOKS HIGGINBOTHAM (Afro-American Studies and Divinity), Harvard University, 2004

CANDACE C. KANT (Social Sciences), Community College of Southern Nevada, 2004

STEPHEN LEBERSTEIN (Labor Education), City College, City University of New York, 2003

ROBERT C. POST (Law), University of California, Berkeley, 2004

RODNEY A. SMOLLA (Law), University of Richmond, 2005

CHRISTOPHER M. STORER (Philosophy), De Anza College, 2005

DONALD R. WAGNER (Political Science), State University of West Georgia, 2003

MARTHA S. WEST (Law), University of California, Davis, 2005

DAVID M. RABBAN (Law), University of Texas at Austin, ex officio as general counsel, 2004

ERNST BENJAMIN (Political Science), Washington, D.C., consultant, 2004

MATTHEW W. FINKIN (Law), University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, consultant, 2003

ROBERT A. GORMAN (Law), University of Pennsylvania, consultant, 2004

LAWRENCE S. POSTON (English), University of Illinois at Chicago, consultant, 2004

GREGORY SCHOLTZ (English), Wartburg College, liaison from the Assembly of State Conferences, 2003

MARY A. BURGAN, Association staff

Committee on Academic Professionals

CARY NELSON (English), University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, chair, 2005

CHERYLL L. CONKLIN, Eastern Michigan University AAUP, 2004

JEFFREY HALPERN (Anthropology), Rider University, 2003

ROBERTA M. HUMPHREYS (Astronomy), University of Minnesota, 2004

THOMAS E. MATTHEWS (Higher Education), State University of New York at Geneseo, 2005

ROBERT K. MOORE (Sociology), Saint Joseph's University, 2003

LINDA D. SMITH (Psychological Counseling), San Diego State University, 2003

ERNST BENJAMIN, Association senior consultant

Committee on Accrediting of Colleges and Universities

RODGER M. GOVEA (Political Science), Cleveland State University, chair, 2005

KATE CLARK (English), Irvine Valley College, 2004

THOMAS F. COFFEY (Modern Languages), Creighton University, 2005

LARRY HARDESTY (Research Librarian), Austin College, 2003

CHRISTOPHER H. OWEN (History), Northeastern State University, 2003

PATRICIA G. REELING (Library and Information Science), Rutgers University, 2004

DENISE M. TANGUAY (Management), Eastern Michigan University, 2004

ROBERT M. O'NEIL (Law), University of Virginia, consultant, 2003

JAMES E. PERLEY (Biology), Millikin University, consultant, 2004

JOHN W. CURTIS, Association staff

PATRICK B. SHAW, Association staff

Committee on Association Investments

JEFFREY A. BUTTS (Biology), Appalachian State University, chair, 2004

M. ELIZABETH DERRICK (Chemistry), Valdosta State University, 2005

DONALD L. GREER (Leisure Studies), University of Nebraska at Omaha, 2004