College Committees, Representatives, and Task Forces
Academic Year 2023-2024
COLLEGE STANDING COMMITTEES
Per the College Bylaws, the Standing Committees of the College of Architecture and Design faculty shall be:
Undergraduate Committee
Graduate Committee
Steering Committee
Student Grievance Committee
Faculty Grievance Committee
Promotion, Tenure and Retention Committee
Programs Committee
Annual Performance Review
Faculty Development Leave
UNDERGRADUATE COMMITTEE
Patricia Oliver, Dean (Non-voting)
Dietmar Froehlich, Associate Dean, Chair (Non-voting)
Trang Phan, Associate Dean (Non-voting)
Rafael Beneytez-Duran, Director, Undergraduate Studies; Coordinator, Advanced
Tom Diehl, Co-Coordinator Technology
Dijana Handanovic, Coordinator, Foundation
Daniel Jacobs, Coordinator, Intermediate
Matthew Johnson, Coordinator, Thesis
Mark Kimbrough, Co-Director, Industrial Design
Andrew Kudless, Coordinator, Design Media
Mili Kyropoulou, Director – Building Analytics and Sustainable Environments (BASE) Lab
Deepa Ramaswamy, Coordinator - History, Theory and Criticism
Jose Roldan, Coordinator, Integration
Rives Taylor, Co-Coordinator Technology
Sheryl Tucker de Vazquez, Director, Interior Architecture
Students: Student representatives are selected at the start of the academic year.
GRADUATE COMMITTEE
Patricia Oliver, Dean (Non-voting)
Dietmar Froehlich, Associate Dean (Non-voting)
Trang Phan, Associate Dean (Non-voting)
Gail Peter Borden, Director, Graduate Studies
Sam Clovis, Coordinator, Foundation
Jeff F. Feng, Co-Director, Industrial Design
Jesse Hager, Coordinator, Integration (Spring)
Matthew Johnson, Coordinator, Integration (Fall)
Mark Kimbrough, Co-Director, Industrial Design
Andrew Kudless, Coordinator, Design Media
Mili Kyropoulou, Coordinator, Technology
Rafael Longoria, Coordinator, Advanced Studies
Patrick Peters, Coordinator, Design/Build
Deepa Ramaswamy, Coordinator - History, Theory and Criticism
Students: Student representatives are selected at the start of the academic year.
STEERING COMMITTEE
[7 Faculty: 6 tenured/tenure-track + 1 voting-eligible adjunct faculty (two-year terms: 3 odd years, 4 even years); + 1 undergraduate student and 1 graduate student (one-year term)]
Dietmar Froehlich, Associate Dean (non-voting)
Trang Phan, Associate Dean (non-voting)
Gail Peter Borden, Director of Graduate Studies (ex-officio)
Daniel Jacobs (2024-2026)
Jason Logan (2024-2026)
Patrick Peters (2024-2026)
Students: Student representatives are selected at the start of the academic year.
STUDENT GRIEVANCE COMMITTEE
[5 voting-eligible faculty members, at least 3 must be tenured (two-year terms), + 1 undergraduate student and 1 graduate student]
Tom Diehl (2023-2025)
Michael Gonzales (2023-2025)
Marta Rodriguez (2024-2026)
Susan Rogers (2023-2025)
Ronnie Self (2024-2026)
Students: Student representatives are selected at the start of the academic year.
FACULTY GRIEVANCE COMMITTEE
(3 tenured professors, members serve recurring, alpha order for 2-year term; alternate (2 full + 1 assoc.) and (2 assoc. + 1 full); cannot serve on PTR.
Gail Peter Borden (P) (2024-2026)
Geoffrey Brune (P) (2024-2026)
Matthew Johnson (AP) (2023-2025)
*Professor (P), Associate Professor (AP), Assistant Professor (ATP)
ANNUAL PERFORMANCE REVIEW COMMITTEE
(4 FT: 3 T, 1 must be TT; 2 on, 2 off)
Matthew Johnson (T) (2023-2025)
Mark Kimbrough (PENTT) (2024-2026)
Andrew Kudless (T) (2024-2026)
Mili Kyropoulou (TT) (2023-2025)
Patrick Peters (T) (2023-2025)
*Tenured (T), Tenure-track (TT), Promotion Eligible Non-Tenure Track (PENTT)
PROMOTION, TENURE, AND RETENTION (PTR) COMMITTEE
Elect Chair at beginning of each academic year
William Truitt, Chair, Associate Professor
Larry Bell, Professor
Rafael Beneytez-Duran, Associate Professor
George Chow, Associate Professor
Joe Colaco, Professor
Tom Diehl, Associate Professor
Jeff Feng, Associate Professor
Donna Kacmar, Professor
Andrew Kudless, Professor
Rafael Longoria (serves on Univ P&T), Professor
Patrick Peters, Professor
Bruce Race, Professor
Marta Rodriguez, Associate Professor
Susan Rogers, Associate Professor
Ronnie Self, Professor
Peter Zweig, Professor
PROGRAMS COMMITTEE
Michael Gonzales (2023-2025)
Daniel Jacobs (2023-2025)
Jason Logan (2023-2025)
PROGRAMS COMMITTEE - ELECT
Sam Clovis (2024-2026)
Ophelia Mantz (2024-2026)
Min Kang (2024-2026)
FULL PROFESSORS COMMITTEE
Larry Bell
Gail Peter Borden
Geoffrey Brune
Joe Colaco
Donna Kacmar
Andrew Kudless
Rafael Longoria
Patrick Peters
Bruce Race
Ronnie Self
Peter Zweig
FACULTY DEVELOPMENT LEAVE
Tom Diehl (2024-2026)
Matthew Johnson (2023-2025)
Susan Rogers (2023-2025)
Steering Committee appoints members at their first meeting of the academic year
UNIVERSITY REPRESENTATIVES
Budget and Facilities: No one from the College is currently serving
Faculty Affairs: No one from the College is currently serving
Graduate and Professional Studies Committee: Dietmar Froehlich (term expires 8/19/2024), Gail Peter Borden (appointed by Dean), Elham Morshedzadeh (term expires 8/19/2025)
Research + Scholarship Committee: Mili Kyropoulou (Subcommittees: Chair, Bridge Grants; Centers and Institutes; Resources and Core Facilities [Small Equipment]; GEAR; Excellence in Research, Scholarship, and Creativity; term expires 8/31/2027)
Community + Government Relations Committee: No one from the College is currently serving
Faculty Governance Committee: No one from the College is currently serving
University Promotion and Tenure College Representative: No one from the College is currently serving
Faculty Grievance Committee: No one from the College is currently serving
INDUSTRY REPRESENTATIVES
Association of Collegiate Schools of Architecture (ACSA) Councilor: Matthew Johnson
Architectural Research Centers Consortium (ARCC) Representative: Andrew Kudless
COLLEGE TASK FORCES
Task forces are created by the dean. These temporary working groups are convened to address specific topics or issues. Task forces do not operate in the same capacity as the College's standing committees.
Facilities Task Force
Gail Peter Borden, Chair
Dijana Handanovic, Interior Architecture
Daniel Jacobs, Undergraduate Architecture
Mark Kimbrough, Industrial Design
Andrew Kudless, Design Media
Annual Performance Review Task Force
Bruce Race, Chair (T-Arch)
Jeff Feng (T-ID)
Dijana Handanovic (TT-IA)
Dalia Munenzon (TT-Arch)
Updated May 2024