FACULTY RESEARCH AND CREATIVE ACTIVITY COMMITTEE

The Faculty Research and Creative Activity Committee should be composed of two faculty members from each college (except the College of Graduate Studies and the Honors College) and four at-large faculty members. The Vice Provost for Research and the Director of Sponsored Programs should serve as ex-officio members. The Director of Institutional Effectiveness, a representative of the Information Technology Division, and a representative of the Division of Development and University Relations should serve as consultants to the committee. Authority to approve or disapprove grants recommended by the committee should rest with the College of Graduate Studies.

Charge
The charge of the Faculty Research and Creative Activity Committee is to make recommendations for awarding grants in a manner that will: (1) stimulate and encourage research, creative activities, and other scholarly activities; (2) provide limited funding to assist in the dissemination of information on scholarly projects; (3) provide funding to initiate sponsored projects; (4) encourage new faculty members to be active in research and creative activity; and (5) encourage professional growth and development. The FRCAC also makes recommendations for recipients of the Outstanding Research Awards and the Outstanding Creative Activity Award.

Members
1 Faculty, Each College: (not Graduate College nor Honors College):
Daniel Prather, CBAS/Aerospace, 2009-2010, Chair
Andrea Georgiov, CBAS/Aerospace, 2009-2011
Suk Jai Seo, CBAS/Computer Sciences, 2009-2011
Mark Anshel, Education/Health & Human Performance, 2008-2010
Joseph Akins, Mass Com/Recording Industry Mgmt, 2008-2010
Douglas McKinnie, Mass Com/Recording Industry Mgmt., 2009-2011
Bichaka Fayissa, Business/Economics & Finance, 2008-2010
Beverly Boulware, Education/Elementary & Special Education, 2009-2011
Jeremy Rich, Liberal Arts/History, 2008-2010
Vicky MacLean, Liberal Arts/Sociology/Anthropology, 2008-2010
Thuhang Tran, Business/Management & Marketing, 2008-2010

4 At Large Faculty:
Andrew Worsey, CBAS/Mathematical Sciences, 2009-2011
Sandra Poirier, Education/Human Sciences, 2009-2011
Elvira Casal, Liberal Arts/English, 2009-2011
John Dougan, Mass Com/Recording Industry Mgmt., 2009-2011

Michael Allen, Vice Provost for Research, Ex-Officio
Peter Cunningham, Assoc. Dean, Graduate Studies, Ex-Officio
Myra Norman, Director, Sponsored Programs, Ex-Officio
Fay Parham, Director, Institutional Effectiveness, Consultant
Lucinda Lea, VP Information Technology, Consultant
Nick Perlick, Director, Development, Consultant
Samantha Cantrell, Specialist, Sponsored Programs, Ex-Officio
Sharon Smith, Specialist, Sponsored Programs, Ex-Officio
Robert Carlton, Chair, Physics & Astronomy, Ex-Officio

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