Committee and Advisory Assignments (2021-2022)

DEPARTMENTAL COMMITTEES

UNDERGRADUATE AWARDS COMMITTEE

• John Easterwood, Chair
• Jamie Lynn Byram
• Mike Kender
• Ruth Lytton

Ph.D. PROGRAM COMMITTEE

• Jin Xu, Chair
• Assisted by Roger Edelen 
• Members
  • Tyler Beason
  • Greg Kadlec
  • John Easterwood
  • Brad Paye
  • Pengfei Ye

PhD Recruiting SubCommittee

• Greg Kadlec – Lead
• Assisted by Pengfei Ye

PROMOTION AND TENURE COMMITTEE

(Elected by faculty)

• Roger Edelen
• Greg Kadlec
• Art Keown
• Raman Kumar – College P&T*
• George Morgan
• Jin Xu

*observer for college P&T cases

UNDERGRADUATE CURRICULUM COMMITTEE

• John Easterwood, Chair
• Will Coleman
• Greg Kadlec
• Mike Kender
  Yessenia Tellez

SEARCH COMMITTEE

• Roger Edelen, Chair
• Assisted by Jin Xu
• Felipe Cabezon
• Greg Kadlec
• Andrew MacKinlay
• Brad Paye
• External Member: TBD

SEMINAR COMMITTEE

• Brad Paye, Co-chair
• Andrew MacKinlay, Co-chair
• Felipe Cabezon
• Khanh Ngoc Tran

CAREER PLANNING & PLACEMENT

• Mike Kender, Chair
• Randy Billingsley
• Jamie Lynn Byram
• Ruth Lytton
• Cara Spicer

GRADUATE STUDIES

• Sattar Mansi, Chair
• Raman Kumar
• Randy Billingsley
• Janine Hiller

DEPARTMENTAL REPRESENTATIVES ON COLLEGE COMMITTEES

(Year in parentheses shows last year of eligibility)

• Graduate Studies: Sattar Mansi (2024)
• Honorifics and Awards (Elected):  Greg Kadlec (2024)
• Internal Events: Crystal Haun
• International Programs: Derek Klock (2024)
• Pamplin Community Committee: Khanh Ngoc Tran (2024)
• P&T (Elected): Raman Kumar (2025)
• Doctoral Programs Committee: Jin Xu
• Research: Andrew MacKinlay (2022)
• UG AoL: Fred Hood (2024)
• UG Awards: John Easterwood (2024)
• UG Studies: John Easterwood (2023)

DEPARTMENTAL REPRESENTATIVES ON UNIVERSITY COMMITTEES

• Faculty Senate: To be elected
• Virginia Tech Services Board: Art Keown, Chair
  University Optional Retirement Planning Committee: Art Keown, Greg Kadlec
• University Commencement Committee: Cara Spicer
• CUSP - Jin Xu