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Committees

College committees are appointed by the dean in consultation with the Executive Council. It shall be a general policy of the College of Pharmacy that committee membership will be drawn from both campuses for usual terms of three years; exceptions to the three year term may occur in the interest of maintaining experienced continuity and/or leadership. The policies pertaining to standing committees (below) generally apply to other college committees, but there may be some instances in which the regular faculty requirements are not appropriate. All committees (and similar representative bodies) shall submit to the dean or designees an annual report by May 31 of each year; other interim reports may be requested as necessary to facilitate effective management of college affairs.

Standing Committees Under Faculty Bylaws

The chair of each standing committee shall be a regular faculty member and appointed by the dean unless otherwise specified by university policy. A majority of each committee shall consist of regular faculty with representation from all academic departments unless another composition is specified by university policy.


Academic Appeals Board [Elected]

The Board shall consist of an equal number of faculty and students and operate under the policies and procedures given in the Faculty Handbook of The University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center. The purpose of the Board is to hear and resolve disputes concerning the academic evaluation of students. The college shall elect three members of the Board from each academic department from which to derive 2-3 members to serve on a given Board; an elected faculty member will continue until they have been called to serve upon an activated Board or become ineligible (resignation, retirement, administrative appointment). An election shall be held whenever a vacancy occurs. Students shall be appointed by the Dean from a slate recommended by the Pharmacy Student Executive Council whenever it becomes necessary to activate a Board.

 

Members

 
 
  • Election will be held to fill vacancies
 

Academic Standing Committee

This Committee shall consist of at least five faculty members and the assistant dean of pharmacy student affairs (ex officio). The primary functions of the Committee are as follows:

  • Review the academic performance of all professional students each academic term and take appropriate action regarding those students with academic deficiencies
  • Hear and act on petitions from students who request variation from any academic policy; and
  • Review and recommend changes in policies pertaining to academic retention, progression, and awards
 

Members

 
 
  • Kevin Farmer, Chair
  • Beth Resman-Targoff
  • Nancy Brahm [T]
  • Coralee Duncan [T] (ex officio)
  • Jonathan Ference [T]
  • Darla Puckett (ex officio)
  • Randle Gallucci
  • Jennifer L. Richardson (ex officio)
  • Ann Lloyd [T]
  • Dean Arneson [T] (ex officio)
  • Toni Ripley
  • Mark Britton (ex officio)
  • Jane Wilson (ex officio)

Admissions Committee

The Admissions Committee for the professional program shall consist of at least five faculty members and four pharmacy students representing each of the professional classes.

Annual Charge to the Committee: Review all applications for admission to the professional program and recommend the admission of qualified applicants; review admissions policy and recommend appropriate changes to the faculty; implement changes in the application procedures as needed to improve the efficiency and/or effectiveness of the admissions process.

 

Members

 
 
  • Richard Shough, Chair
  • Michele Splinter
  • Garo Basmadjian
  • Shannan Wideman
  • Jennifer Bird
  • Justin Wilson
  • Michelle Condren [T]
  • Ronald Young
  • Kim Crosby [T]
  • Stephanie Arnold [T]
  • Kimberly Ference [T]
  • Hayley Geren [T]
  • Wendy Galbraith
  • Randy Martin
  • Teresa Lewis
  • Tom Noles
  • Jeremy Johnson [T]
  • Rollin Trewyn [T]
  • Todd Marcy
  • Brandi Belicek [OKC P-2]
  • Tim Murray [T]
  • Holly Dixon [Tulsa P-3]
  • Chris Rathbun
  • Trish Hilbern [OKC P-3]
  • Beth Resman-Targoff
  • Brittany Mills [Tulsa P-2]
  • Jill Shadid
  • Coralee Duncan [T] (ex officio)
  • Gretchen Seibold
  • Jennifer L. Richardson (ex officio)
  • Winter Smith
  • Jane Wilson (ex officio)
  • Darla Puckett (ex officio)

Assessment Committee

The Assessment Committee shall be composed of at least five regular faculty members, the assistant dean for assessment and evaluation (ex officio), at least two pharmacy professionals external to the college, and one student. The committee, in an advisory capacity, is responsible for informing the Dean of the effectiveness of the College’s various missions and goals. Specifically, the committee will evaluate the effectiveness of the professional program through reviews of didactic and experiential courses, teaching, and student achievement. Additionally, the committee will evaluate the desired outcomes of research and other scholarly activities, service, and pharmacy practice programs. The committee is expected to define and analyze objective and subjective measures of performance for all college missions. The College will use committee analyses for continual development and improvement of all its missions and goals.

Annual Charge to the Committee: Using guidance and resources provided by the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education and taking a scholarly approach, evaluate existing metrics as well as explore and develop additional metrics to assure quality assessment and quality advancement of all college missions.

 

Members

 
 
  • Donald Harrison, Chair Lee Lavender
  • Shanjana Awasthi
  • Leslie Maloney
  • Nancy Brahm [T]
  • Mark Stratton
  • Shane Desselle [T]
  • Kimi Vesta
  • Jon Ference [T]
  • Megan Scott [T], P-3 student
  • Roger Hornbrook Melissa Medina (ex officio)
  • Alice Kirkpatrick [T]

Awards and Scholarships Committee

This Committee shall consist of at least six faculty members, drawn from both departments on both campuses; the majority will have been appointed to a college or school of pharmacy for at least four years. Furthermore, at least three of the members should be course coordinators of courses given during the initial three years of the curriculum and at least one member should be a faculty advisor for a student activity group in the college.

Annual Charge to the Committee: Determine the recipients for the Mosier Scholars Program, the Merit Scholarship Program, the Senior Awards Program, and other awards forwarded to the Committee by the Dean. The Committee may request information about student performances from the faculty, from student organizations, and from the Office of Student Affairs.

 

Members

 
 
  • Michelle Condren [T], Chair
  • Nancy Ray [T]
  • Elgene Jacobs
  • Beth Resman-Targoff
  • Michael McShan
  • Debra Stevens
  • Tony Palmer [T]
  • Keith Swanson
  • Jim Payne [T]
  • Jane Wilson (ex officio)
  • Tom Pento

Curriculum Committee

Membership of the Curriculum Committee shall consist of at least six faculty members, two students, and one practicing pharmacist. The primary functions of the Committee inlcude:

  • Implementing the professional curriculum policy approved by the faculty
  • Providing ongoing evaluation and development of the professional curriculum and recommendation for updating it to the faculty
  • Fostering the highest quality experiential education in the professional program and specifically to review and recommend policies, standards, and development of practice sites, preceptors, and students
  • Assessing the needs and utilization of technology equipment, services, and training for education
  • Cooperating with the Graduate Affairs Committee in the appropriate coordination of the professional and graduate curricula

Annual Charge to the Committee: Using the findings and recommendations of the Curriculum Committee and the Experiential Advisory Committee during AY 06-07, recommend implementation strategies, as feasible for AY 07-08 and/or AY 08-09.

 

Members

 
 
  • Tracy Hunter [T], Chair
  • Marilee Obritsch [T]
  • Becky Armor
  • Nancy Ray [T]
  • David Bourne
  • Josh Sheffield
  • Vincent Dennis
  • Kelly Standifer
  • Wendy Galbraith
  • Tanner Corsini [Tulsa P-2]
  • Roger Hornbrook
  • Genevieve VanHerk [OKC P-3]
  • Jeremy Johnson [T]
  • Dean Arneson [T] (ex officio)
  • Peter Johnson
  • Mark Britton (ex officio)
  • Michelle Liedtke
  • Melissa Medina (ex officio)
  • Patrick Medina
  • Les Reinke (ex officio)

Executive Council

Executive Council Minutes
08/12/2008
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The Executive Council, which meets monthly on the second Tuesday of the month from 9-10:30 a.m., shall consist of the dean, assistant and associate deans, department chairs, directors, two faculty members each elected to represent their departments, and the president of the Student Executive Council. The purpose of the council is to serve as an advisory body to the dean and as a source of input into administrative decision making, to facilitate cooperation among the departments, and to maintain accountability within the college. The council addresses issues of an interdepartmental nature, advises on goals and priorities for the college, ensures effective utilization of college resources, discusses problems common to the separate units, disseminates operating information to the faculty and staff, and serves other functions as considered important. The committee is directly responsible for devising plans and making recommendations for the allocation of resources of the college and departments. The Senior Management Team consisting of the dean, assistant and associate deans, and department chairs meets weekly on the Tuesdays from 9-10 a.m. to provide the vehicle for communication and decision making in between meetings of the Executive Council.

 

Members

 
 
  • JoLaine Draugalis, Chair
  • Eric J. Johnson, CPA, MBA
  • Dean Arneson [T]
  • Melissa Medina
  • Mark Britton
  • Les Reinke
  • Michael Burton
  • Jill Shadid
  • Jack Coffey [T]
  • Nathan Shankar
  • Vincent Dennis
  • Richard Shough
  • Kevin Farmer
  • Jennifer Thackray [T]
  • Tracy Hunter [T]
  • Rex Urice
  • Jane Wilson
  • Shane Desselle [T]

Graduate Affairs Committee

This Committee shall consist of at least five graduate faculty members and one graduate student in pharmaceutical sciences; a majority of the members shall be faculty with authority to chair doctoral committees. The Committee will be chaired by the Associate Dean for Graduate Studies and Research.

Annual Charge to the Committee: Oversee the graduate programs in the College of Pharmacy, including faculty membership in the graduate programs, recruitment, graduate program policies and procedures, and review board for graduate student performance and grievances; and evaluate and respond to external reviews of graduate programs.

 

Members

 
 
  • Lester Reinke, Chair
  • Gordon Sachdev
  • Vibhudutta Awasthi
  • Julie Scott
  • Michael Burton (ex officio)
  • Richard Shough (ex officio)
  • Ryan Carnahan [T]
  • Kelly Standifer
  • Elgene Jacobs
  • Paula Meder (ex officio)
  • Nathan Shankar

Research Affairs Committee

This Committee shall consist of at least five faculty members and the majority of members should have funded research projects. The committee assimilates research needs and directions for the college, evaluates and recommends research instrumentation or research personnel needed to fulfill the research missions of the College, and reviews research awards for the graduate students.

Annual Charge to the Committee: Determine common needs of College of Pharmacy researchers, propose new instrumentation that will keep the research conducted in the College on the “cutting edge,” suggest new areas of research that the College should consider, and suggest potential visiting scholars and research scientists.

 

Members

 
 
  • Randle Gallucci, Chair
  • Lourdes Planas
  • Mark Aldridge
  • Tom Pento
  • Shanjana Awasthi
  • Gordon Sachdev
  • Ryan Carnahan [T]
  • Jennifer Stark
  • Tracy Hagemann
  • Paula Meder (ex officio)
  • Micki Hall
  • Les Reinke (ex officio)
  • Michael McShan

Residency Review Committee

This Committee consists of a minimum of five faculty members; some of whom must be faculty who are currently directing residents or fellows. The main purpose of this Committee is to foster the highest quality residency and fellowship programs.

Annual Charge to the Committee: Review and recommend policies for standards and development of (1) practices.

 

Members

 
 
  • Mark Britton, Chair
  • Winter Smith
  • Susan Fugate
  • Tami Krise, OU Medical Center
  • Wendy Galbraith
  • Dean Arneson (ex officio)
  • Todd March
  • Debbie Harding (ex officio)
  • Marilee Obritsch [T]
  • Diana Randall (ex officio)
  • Chris Rathbun

Professional Practice Plan [Elected]

This Committee shall be elected and function in accordance with the approved Professional Practice Plan of the College of Pharmacy.

 

Members

 
 
  • Keith Swanson 9/10
  • Donald Harrison 9/09
  • Ryan Carnahan 9/08
 

Other College Committees

Development Committee

This Committee shall be comprised of representatives of the faculty, student body, alumni, and University Development Office including the College Development Officer. The main purpose of this Committee is to foster the development of private giving to the academic programs.

Annual Charge to the Committee: Coordinate annual development activities (e.g., Phone-a-Thon), review all communications to alumni and friends of the college which have development implications, and assist the dean and college development officer in other periodic fund-raising activities.

 

Members

 
 
  • Richard Shough, Chair
  • Rex Urice
  • Jack Coffey [T]
  • Rita Pierce (ex officio))
  • Staci Lockhart
  • Darla Puckett (ex officio)
  • Eric J. Johnson, CPA, MBA
  • Debbie Harding (ex officio

Lectures Committee

This Committee shall be comprised of at least five faculty members. The main purpose of this Committee is to enhance the reputation as well as the professional and scientific development of the college through sponsorship of lecture programs with speakers of national and international reputations.

Annual Charge to the Committee: Administer all of the sponsored lectureship programs of the college and coordinate these with other college activities including seminar/lectureship programs sponsored by other units of the college.

 

Members

 
 
  • Chris Rathbun, Chair
  • Meredith Toma
  • Kim Crosby [T]
  • Les Reinke (ex officio)
  • Kimberly Ference [T]
  • Ron Graham
  • Mike McShan
 

Operational Groups

An operational group is established for pharmacy professional service units and is comprised of a minimum of three faculty members; a major criterion for membership on an operational group is that the individual possesses specific expertise needed to improve the operation of the unit. The major responsibility of an operational group is to assure that the unit meets its respective contractual and professional obligations and makes significant contributions to the educational and/or research programs of the college.

Nuclear Pharmacy

 

Members

 
 
  • Richard Shough, Chair
  • Jill Shadid
  • Vibhu Awasthi
  • Mike Sullens
  • Garo Basmadjian
  • Eric J. Johnson, CPA, MBA (ex officio)
  • Kevin Rinaldi

Outpatient Pharmacies

 

Members

 
 
  • Jill Shadid, Chair
  • Don Coody
  • Lourdes Planas
  • Carol Peek
  • Ron Young
  • Eric J. Johnson, CPA, MBA (ex officio)
  • Toni Ripley

Pharmacy Consultants

 

Members

 
 
  • Les Reinke, Chair
  • Ron Graham
  • Mike Burton
  • Elgene Jacobs
  • Jack Coffey
  • Eric J. Johnson, CPA, MBA (ex officio)
  • Kevin Farmer

Poison Control Center

 

Members

 
 
  • Tracy Hagemann, Chair
  • Lee McGoodwin
  • Don Harrison
  • Kevin Rinaldi
  • David Bourne
  • Scott Schaeffer