Rackham Executive Board
The Rackham Graduate School has an Executive Board of fifteen faculty members who meet semimonthly during the academic year. Twelve are elected for three-year terms by faculty of the Ann Arbor campus, representing each of the four divisions of the Graduate School: Biomedical Sciences, Physical Sciences and Engineering, Social and Behavioral Sciences, and Humanities and the Arts. In addition, the Board includes one faculty representative from the Flint campus and one from the Dearborn campus, each of which has Rackham programs. The Rackham Dean serves as chair and is also a member of the Board. In addition to providing advice to the Dean regarding the operations of the Graduate School, the Rackham Executive Board oversees and approves academic policy, proposals for new degree and certificate programs, and decisions of Rackham faculty panels for student fellowships and awards.
Members of the 2018-2019 Rackham Executive Board
- Lola Eniola-Adefeso
- Professor of Chemical Engineering, Biomedical Engineering, and Macromolecular Science and Engineering, College of Engineering
- Term: July 1, 2017 to June 30, 2019
- Cleopatra Howard Caldwell
- Professor of Health Behavior and Health Education, School of Public Health
- Term: July 1, 2016 to June 30, 2019
- Heather A. Carlson
- Professor of Medicinal Chemistry, Chemistry, and Biophysics, College of Pharmacy and College of Literature, Science, and the Arts
- Term: July 1, 2016 to June 30, 2019
- Katharine Jenckes
- Associate Professor of Spanish, College of Literature, Science, and the Arts
- Term: July 1, 2017 to June 30, 2020
- Ioulia Kovelman
- Associate Professor of Psychology, Associate Research Professor of the Center for Human Growth and Development
- Term: July 1, 2018 to June 30, 2021
- Mingyan Liu
- Professor of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science
- Term: July 1, 2018 to June 30, 2021
- Ilir Miteza
- Associate Provost, Office of the President and Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs, Professor of Economics, College of Arts, Sciences and Letters, The University of Michigan-Dearborn
- Term: July 1, 2018 to June 30, 2019
- Suzanne M. Moenter
- Fred J. Karsch Professor of Molecular and Integrative Physiology, Professor of Internal Medicine and Obstetrics and Gynecology, Medical School
- Term: July 1, 2017 to June 30, 2020
- Carla O’Connor
- Arthur F. Thurnau Professor, Professor of Education, School of Education
- Term: July 1, 2017 to June 30, 2020
- Stephen W. Turner
- Associate Professor of Computer Science, College of Arts and Science, The University of Michigan-Flint
- Term: July 1, 2018 to June 30, 2019
- Nils G. Walter
- Professor of Chemistry, Biophysics, and Biological Chemistry, College of Literature, Science, and the Arts
- Term: July 1, 2017 to June 30, 2020
- Magdalena J. Zaborowska
- John Rich Faculty Fellow, Institute for the Humanities, Professor of American Culture and African American and African Studies, College of Literature, Science, and the Arts
- Term: July 1, 2018 to June 30, 2021
- Donald R. Zak
- Arthur F Thurnau Professor, Burton V Barnes Collegiate Professor, Professor of Natural Resources, School for Environment and Sustainability and Professor of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, College of Literature, Science, and the Arts
- Term: July 1, 2018 to June 30, 2021
- Claire Zimmerman
- Associate Professor of History of Art and Architecture, College of Literature, Science, and the Arts
- Term: July 1, 2017 to June 30, 2019
- Michael J. Solomon
- Dean, Rackham Graduate School; Vice Provost for Academic Affairs – Graduate Studies
Other Participants
- Valeria Bertacco
- Associate Dean
- Ethriam Brammer
- Assistant Dean
- Rita Chin
- Associate Dean
- John Godfrey
- Assistant Dean
- Peter Hitchcock
- Associate Dean
- Donna Huprich
- Executive Board Secretary
- Mina Jafari and Abhinav Sharma
- Graduate Rackham International (GRIN)
- Rosalyn Kent
- Students of Color of Rackham (SCOR)
- Arthur Verhoogt
- Associate Dean
- Naomi Wilson
- Rackham Student Government (RSG)