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Graduate Council Minutes
April 12, 2005
 
The Graduate Council met Tuesday, April 12, 2005, in the MSC Boardroom at
3:00 p.m. with Dean Allan D. Headley presiding.  Members present were:  Dr.
Dick Fulkerson, Ms. Karyn Gomez, Dr. Ray Green, Dr. John Hanners, Dr. Jeff
Kopachena, Mr. Michael Miller, Dr. Chris Myers, Dr. Mary Beth Sampson, Dr.
R. N. Singh, and Dr. Jon Travis.  Members absent were:  Ms. Donna Anderson,
Dr. Wendell Edwards, Dr. Dale Funderburk, Dr. Cynthia Harr, Dr. Chester
Robinson, Dr. Janet Walker, and Dr. Dayle Yeager. 
 
Dean Headley called the meeting to order. 
 
Action Items
 
The minutes from the last Graduate Council, March 8, 2005, were approved.
 
Report from Committee on Administration
Dr. Green presented the committee report on an exception to the Twelve-hour
Rule.   The committee recommends allowing students working toward a state or
professionally mandated certification to use up to eighteen hours of credit
toward a master's degree program.  The specific courses would be at the
discretion of the department.  Currently, students are limited to twelve
hours.  The motion to accept the proposal was made by Dr. Fulkerson and
seconded by Dr. Travis.  The motion, with amendments, was approved by the
Graduate Council.
 
Report from Committee on Faculty, Research & Instruction
 
The Graduate Council approved the report from the committee to continue
senior membership for Dr. Gerald Duchovnay, Dr. John Hanners, Dr. William
Masten, Dr. Mary Beth Sampson, and Dr. Jon Travis.  
 
Report from Scholarship Committee
 
The 2004-05 Scholarship Committee was comprised of Dr. John Hanners, Chair,
Dr. Cynthia Harr, Dr. Jeff Kopachena, Dr. Kathryn Jacobs, Dr. Chris Myers,
and Dr. Mary Beth Sampson.  Dr. Hanners presented the 2004-05 Scholarship
recipients:
 
Heliodoro Sanchez will be awarded the Jerry & Marilyn Morris Distinguished
Doctoral Student Award.
Peter Calvin will be awarded the Jerry & Marilyn Morris Distinguished
Master's Student Award.
Brent Donham and Kathy Stephens will be awarded Lafferty Doctoral
Scholarships.
 
Jerry & Marilyn Morris Outstanding Doctoral Students are:  Jill Bennett,
Counseling; Mei Jiang, Psychology & Special Education; Iris Johnson,
Literature & Languages; Jintavee Monsakul, Secondary & Higher Education;
Joel Palmer, Elementary Education; and Heliodoro Sanchez, Educational
Administration.
 
Jerry & Marilyn Morris Master's Outstanding Students are:  Elizabeth
Barnhart, Sociology & Criminal Justice; Megan Besozzi, Psychology & Special
Education; Scott Bouis, Economics; Peter Calvin, Art; James Gist, Music;
Elida Lopez, Educational Administration; Kristen McDowell, Agricultural
Sciences; Lori Murillo, Elementary Education; Tammy Nichols, Biological &
Environmental Sciences; Jennifer Pate, Literature & Languages; James
Bradford Payne, Mathematics; John Howard Perkins, Secondary & Higher
Education; Ginger Robinson, Counseling; Jeremy Rummel, Chemistry; Jacob
Saucier, Computer Science; Celia Ann Stogner, Mass Media, Communications &
Theatre; and Kathryn White, History.
 
Discussion Item
Dean Headley discussed the need to establish guidelines for use of
deregulated tuition set-aside scholarships.  He also announced that Mr. John
Montford, graduate commencement speaker at the December 2004 graduation gave
a donation that was used to begin a Graduate Fellowship Fund.
 
Dean Headley discussed aspects of the Texas Higher Education Coordinating
Board Graduate Education Advisory Committee (GEAC) meeting in Austin, March
11, 2005.  Concerns of the GEAC are quality of degrees awarded, new doctoral
degree programs in the State and access & opportunity.
 
Dean Headley complimented the Council on a successful year. 
 
 
Information Items
 
1.         Twenty-eight faculty attended the March 23, 2005, Research
Meeting presented by Mike Cronan from the System Research Foundation    
 
2.                  Dates to remember:
 
April 13, 2005                                      Deadline for Jack Kent
Cook Scholarship Applications
April 14, 2005                                      Grant Resource Center
Workshop
May 14, 2005                                      Commencement
September 5, 2005                               Deadline for CSGS Thesis
Award Applications
 
 

ADJOURNMENT

The meeting adjourned at 4:06 p.m.
 
Louise Skinner
Secretary to the Graduate Council
 
 
Louise Skinner
Assistant to the Graduate Dean
Texas A&M-Commerce
 
Growing tomorrow's leaders today
 
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