Professional Faculty Interests Committee

    Name Unit Job Family Term Ending
    Jennifer Thornhill – Chair Engineering Field, Research & Outreach Svcs 2026
    Peter Eschbach Science Academic Svcs 2026
    Kathryn Howard (v. Johansen) Associated Faculty Admin Svcs 2026
    Erin Christensen Associated Faculty Institutional Adv. & Dev. 2027
    Tracy Elmshaeuser Associated Faculty Admin Svcs 2027
    Adam Lenz Student Affairs Academic Svcs 2027
    Quentin Comus Cascades Communications & Marketing 2028
    Allee Garry Student Affairs Facilities & Operations 2028
    Shawn Tucker Agricultural Sciences Field, Research & Outreach Svcs 2028
    Lizzet Stone – Ex-Officio Professional Faculty Leadership Association    
    Bruce Dugger – Executive Committee Liaison      
    Standing Rules

    The work of the Professional Faculty Interests Committee addresses the interests of professional faculty at OSU. Purview of this Committee includes receiving concerns, conducting data collection and analysis, exploring necessary changes and formulating and recommending potential initiatives. The committee makes recommendations to the OSU Faculty Senate and works collaboratively with campus partners, as well as other committees when appropriate.

    The Committee is composed of nine members representing the broad spectrum of professional faculty job families including an off-campus member each from Extension and OSU-Cascades. There shall be no more than two members from the same job family. Additionally, there shall be one ex-officio, non-voting member representing the Professional Faculty Leadership Association appointed annually by the Professional Faculty Leadership Association President.

    (06/21)