Professional Track Faculty and Promotion Committee

Effective Date of Appointment: August 1

Administrative Contact: Senior Associate Dean Bryan Garton

Charge and Responsibilities

Committee Charge/Responsibilities:

  • Represent the interests of professional track faculty in CAFNR to the college administration, division directors, and the University.
  • Annually review the College’s Guidelines for Promotion of Full-time, Ranked, Non-Tenure Track Academic Positions to ensure consistency with University and College policies, standards, and guidelines.
  • Keep professional track faculty updated of developments at the college and university level pertaining to their interests.

Members (term ends)

Six members of the CAFNR Promotion and Tenure Committee and the following additional members:

  • Chandra Boosani, Division of Animal Sciences (2025)
  • Dan Smith, Division of Food, Nutrition and Exercise Sciences (2025)
  • Andrew Thomas, Plant Science and Technology (2025)
  • Ritcha Chaudhary, Division of Biochemistry (2026)
  • Dana Massengale, School of Natural Resources (2026)
  • Mauro Palmero, Division of Applied Social Sciences (2026)