UMass Amherst
College of Humanities and Fine Arts
Faculty Committees

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I.
The districts (as revised in 1994, used for elections of Personnel and Governance) are:
District I: Art, Music/Dance, Theater, Art History
District II: Classics, French/Italian, German, Spanish/Portuguese, Asian, Linguistics
District III: Journalism, History, Afro-Am, Women's Studies, Judaic
District IV: English, Comp. Lit., Philosophy

Note: There are to be two representatives from each district, not more than one from any one department, members serve for two years.

PERSONNEL COMMITTEE
Current Membership:

2002-2003
Rosanne Retz, Art (District I)
John Jenkins, Music and Dance (District I)
To be elected (District II)
To be elected (District II)
Leo Richards, History (District III)
Shmuel Bolozky, Judaic and Near Eastern (District III)
To be elected (District IV)
Gary Hardegree, Philosophy ( District IV)

DEAN'S ADVISORY COUNCIL
New for Fall 2001
District I
Wayne Abercrombie (Music/Dance)
Miguel Romero (Theater)
 District II
Barton Byg (Germanic Languages)
John McCarthy (Linguistics)
 District III
Audrey Alstadt (History)
Michael Thelwell (Afro-American Studies)
 District IV
Joe Bartolomeo (English)
Elizabeth Petroff (Comparative Literature
 At Large
Marios Philippides (Classics)

CHFA TECHNOLOGY COMMITTEE
Current Membership 2001-2002(appointed):
Ernie Allen, Afro-American Studies
Jim Cathey, Germanic Languages
Laszlo Dienes, Comparative Literature
Patricia Galvis-Assmus, Art
Stephen Harris, English
Bill Israel, Journalism
Gary Karpinski, Music
Laetitia LaFollette, Art History
Elizabeth Mazzocco, French and Italian
John Nelson, English
Brian Ogilvie, History
Roger Rideout, Music and Dance
Norm Sims, Journalism
Irene Starr, FLRC
Harlan Sturm, Spanish and Portuguese, and CHFA
CURRICULUM COMMITTEE
 Current Membership (appointed):

2000-2002
Audrey Altstadt, History
Arlyn Diamond, English
Patricia Galvis-Assmus, Art
Don Levine, Chair, Comparative Literature
José Ornelas, Spanish and Portuguese



Recent Membership History, Personnel Committee:

2001-2002
*Rosanne Retz, Art (District I)
John Jenkins, Music and Dance (District I)
David Grose, Classics (District II)
Sara Lennox, Germanic Languages (District II)
Leo Richards, History (District III)
Shmuel Bolozky, Judaic and Near Eastern (District III)
*Arlyn Diamond, English (District IV)
Gary Hardegree, Philosophy ( District IV)

2000-2001
Julian Olf, Theater (District I)
William Oedel, Art History (District I)
*David Grose, Classics (District II)
*Sara Lennox, Germanic Languages (District II)
*John Higginson, History, Chair(District III)
Nicholas McBride, Journalism (District III)
Arlyn Diamond, English (District IV)
(One Vacancy, District IV)
*denotes PMYR subcommitte

1999-2000
 Julian Olf, Theater (District I)
*William Oedel, Art History (District I)
Raquel Medina, Spanish and Portuguese (District II)
Daniel Martin, French and Italian (District II)
John Higginson, History (District III)
*Nicholas McBride, Journalism (District III)
Donald Cheney, English (District IV),Chair
*Phillip Bricker, Philosophy (District IV
*denotes PMYR subcommittee

1998-1999
 Jeannette Cole, Art (District I),Chair
position vacant (District I)
Raquel Medina, Spanish and Portuguese (District II)
Daniel Martin, French and Italian (District II)
Ernie Allen, Afro-Am (District III)
Charles Rearick, History (District III)
Donald Cheney, English (District IV)
Phillip Bricker, Philosophy (District IV)

1997-1998
 Kirby Farrell, English (District IV)
Charles Heffernan, Music and Dance (District I)
John McCarthy, Linguistics (District II)
Rex Wallace, Classics (District II)
Jeannette Cole, Art (District I)
Ernie Allen, Afro-Am (District III)
Charles Rearick, History (District III)

1996-1997
 Kirby Farrell, English (District IV)
Charles Heffernan, Music and Dance(District I)
John McCarthy, Linguistics (District II)
Stephen Nissenbaum, History (District III)
Femi Richards, Afro-Am (District III)
Dale Schlappi, Art (District I)
Rex Wallace, Classics, Chair (District II)
(one vacancy, District IV)

1995-1996
Michael Egan, English (District IV)
Sara Maddox, French and Italian (District II)
Stephen Nissenbaum, History (District III)
William Oedel, Art History, Chair (District I)
Marios Philippides, Classics (District II)
Femi Richards, Afro-Am (District III)
Dale Schlappi, Art (District I)
(one vacancy, District IV)

1994-1995 (note, districts revised)
Bruce Aune, Philosophy (District IV)
Michael Egan, English (District IV)
Vince Ilardi, History (District III)
Susan Jahoda, Art, Chair (District I)
Sara Maddox, French and Italian (District II)
William Oedel, Art History (District I)
Marios Philippides, Classics (District II)

1993-1994
 Gary Aho, English
Bruce Aune, Philosophy
Frank Fagundes, Portuguese and Spanish
Vince Ilardi, History
Susan Jahoda, Art
Virginia Scott, Theater
Rex Wallace, Classics
Ellen Woolford, Linguistics, Chair

1992-1993
Gary Aho, English
Jeanette Cole, Art, Chair
Frank Fagundes, Spanish and Portuguese
David Grose, Classics
Wil Johnston, History
Chisato Kitagawa, Asian Languages
Virginia Scott, Theater, Chair
Ellen Woolford, Linguistics

CURRICULUM COMMITTEE


Membership History:

1998-2000
 Audrey Altstadt, History
Arlyn Diamond, English
Patricia Galvis-Assmus, Art
Don Levine, Comparative Literature
José Ornelas, Spanish and Portuguese, Chair

1996-1998 (first year, districts the same as personnel)
Arlyn Diamond, English
Patricia Galvis-Assmus, Art
Don Levine, Comparative Literature
José Ornelas, Spanish and Portuguese, Chair
Robert Schwartzwald, French and Italian

 

Last update, May, 2001: Please send corrections to: Harlan Sturm, Associate Dean, CHFA sturm@hfa.UMass.edu