Executive Committee

The Executive Committee conducts the day to day business of the faculty.

Membership

Departmental chairs (3 Kansas City, 1 Wichita)
Leaders of the Faculty Council (chair, chair-elect, vice chair & vice chair elect)
Chairs of standing committees
The four elected members-at-large of the Faculty Council
Executive Dean and Wichita Dean (ex-officio)

Committee Members 2012-13

Member's Name	Member's Role	term ends
Doug Girod, MD	Executive Committee Chair
Garold Minns, MD	Dean SOM Wichita Campus
Deborah Clements, MD	Faculty Council Chair	08/31/13
Matthew Sharpe, MD	Faculty Council Vice-Chair	08/31/13
Dale Abrahamson, PhD	KC BS Chair Representative	08/31/14
Chet Johnson, MD	KC CS Chair Representative	08/31/14
Philip Johnson, MD	KC CS Chair Representative	08/31/15
Jon Schrage, MD	Wichita Chair Representative	08/31/14
	At-Large Member (Wichita)	08/31/13
Joseph Fontes, PhD	At-Large Member (BS)	08/31/14
Charlotte Vines, PhD	At-Large Member (BS)	08/31/14
David Naylor, MD	At-Large Member (CS)	08/31/12
Deborah Clements, MD	Chair, Academic Committee	08/31/13
Rebecca Opole, MD	Chair, Election Committee	08/31/13
Isaac Opole, MD, PhD	Chair, Education Committee	08/31/13
Timothy Fields, PhD	Chair, SOM Research Committee	08/31/13
Dan Swagerty, MD	Chair, KC P&T Committee	08/31/13
Donna Sweet, MD	Chair, Wichita, P&T Committee	08/31/13

Duties

The broad scope of the Executive Committee includes:
Serve through the Executive Dean as liaison between the faculty and the administration of the Medical Center;
Be responsible for overseeing the implementation of recommendations of the Faculty Council;
Present recommendations of the Executive Committee to the Faculty Council for action;
Distribute minutes of the Executive Committee to the Faculty Council in a timely fashion;
Advise the Executive Dean on matters concerning the welfare and function of the School of Medicine;
Receive and consider reports of the Standing Committees;
Recommend to the Executive Dean names of faculty members and qualified individuals from outside the University who might serve on search committees or on ad hoc committees;
Participate in the selection of the Executive Dean in accordance with the Handbook for Faculty and Other Unclassified Staff;
Receive from the Executive Dean the report of the review of each academic department (including a summary of the recommendations and actions taken) which shall be done at least every five years; and
Call meetings of the Faculty Council.

Process
Executive Committee meets every other month. Agenda prepared by Executive Dean in consultation with Chair of Faculty Council. Ten voting members required for a quorum.

School of Medicine Executive Committee of the Faculty Council Agendas and Minutes

Agendas
2011-12:
October 24, 2011
December 7, 2011
February 27, 2012
April 23, 2012

2012-13:
October 22, 2012
November 28, 2012
January 31, 2013

Minutes

2011-12:
October 24, 2011
December 7, 2011
February 27, 2012
April 23, 2012

2012-13:
October 22, 2012
November 28, 2012
January 31, 2013 - Canceled

Additional Information
Office of the Executive Dean
Professional Development and Faculty Affairs
913-588-5765
ljennemann@kumc.edu

For more detailed information regarding the Executive Committee, view the Bylaws (page 22).

This page last updated March 2013.

Last modified: Mar 19, 2013

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