Committee Chair
Michael J. Solomon
Dean, Horace H. Rackham School of Graduate Studies, Professor of Chemical Engineering, Professor of Macromolecular Science and Engineering.
Ex-Officio Members
Sally Churchill
Vice President and Secretary of the University
Laurie McCauley
Provost and Executive Vice President for Academic Affairs
Tom Baird
Vice President for Development
Rick Fitzgerald
Interim-Vice President for Communications
Santa Ono
President
Chris Kolb
Vice President for Government Relations
Note: The following members are appointed by the Board of Regents.
University Senate Members (7)
Ann Arbor Campus (5)
Peggy McCracken
Director, Institute for the Humanities, Mary Fair Croushore Professor of the Humanities, Professor of French, Women’s Studies and Comparative Literature, College of Literature, Sciences and the Arts
Eugene Rogers
Director of Choral Activities and Associate Professor of Conducting, School of Music, Theatre and Dance
Margaret Wooldridge
Arthur F. Thurnau Professor, Mechanical Engineering, Professor, Departments of Mechanical Engineering and Aerospace Engineering, College of Engineering
Sofia Merajver
GreaterGood Breast Cancer Research Professor and Professor of Internal Medicine, Medical School
Professor of Epidemiology, School of Public Health
Robert Ortega
Associate Professor of Social Work and MSW Program Director, School of Social Work
University Faculty Ombuds
Dearborn Campus (1)
Francine Banner
Chair of the Department of Behavioral Sciences and Professor of Sociology, Department of Behavioral Sciences, UM Dearborn – College of Arts, Sciences and Letters
Flint Campus (1)
Thomas Wrobel
Professor of Psychology
UM Flint – College of Arts and Sciences
Student Members (1)
Christian Neubacher
Master of Public Policy Student, Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy
Alumni/ae Representatives (2)
Robert Nederlander, Jr.
New York, NY
Kurtis T. Wilder
Novi, MI
Committee Staff
Emily L. Swafford
Assistant Dean
Horace H. Rackham School of Graduate Studies
Stephen Yaros
Director of Projects, Initiatives, and Budget, Office of the President
