Faculty Dismissal Hearing Committee

The committee shall hear requests to dismiss tenured faculty members and make recommendations to the President following the procedure outlined in Chapter 3 of the Faculty Handbook.

Election process: The tenured and tenure-track faculty of each academic college and the Libraries will elect one faculty member to serve on the Faculty Dismissal Hearing Committee. The Dismissal Hearing Committee shall not have more than one member representing the same college or the Libraries.

Membership

The Faculty Dismissal Hearing Committee shall be composed of 13 members:

  • Faculty:

    • Thirteen faculty members elected by the faculty 

  • Restrictions:

    • Faculty members must be tenured and should hold the rank of professor. The chair of the committee shall be elected by the committee.

Members

Name Department/Unit Rotation Year

Muralikrishnan Dhanasekaran, Chair

 Harrison College of Pharmacy 2026

Barbara Wilder

 College of Nursing 2026

Scott Kramer

 College of Architecture, Design, and Construction 2028

David King

 College of Sciences and Mathematics 2028

Mark Barnett

 Samuel Ginn College of Engineering 2028

Tina Loraas

 Harbert College of Business 2027

Ramesh Jeganathan

 College of Human Sciences 2027

Michael Tillson

 College of Veterinary Medicine 2026

Mark Smith

 College of Forestry, Wildlife and Environment 2026

Yucheng Feng

 College of Agriculture 2026

Jaena Alabi

 Libraries 2027

Adrienne Angelo

 College of Liberal Arts 2027

Danielle Wadsworth

 College of Education 2028