ANNUAL REPORT OF THE UNIVERSITY RESEARCH COMMITTEE

DATE: April 15, 1981
TO: Faculty Senate
FROM: Dr. Lokenath Debnath, Chairman

Membership of the Committee:

Ex Officio: Chancellor Brewer
Thomas Johnson, Chairman of the Faculty (Walter Pories,
representative)
Vice Chancellor Lemish, Institutional Advancement §& Planning
Vice Chancellor Robert Maier (Susan McDaniel, appointed
representative)
Dr. Joseph Boyette, Dean of Graduate School

Carl Adler, Physics, Vice Chair
Nicole Aronson, Foreign Languages
Lokenath Debnath, Mathematics, Chair
Bernard Kane, Allied Health

Dixie Koldjeski, Nursing

Donald Lawler, English

Edward Markowski, Home Economics
Charles H. Moore, Psychology

Sam Pennington, Medicine

Allen Rappaport, Accounting/Finance
William Still, History, Secretary
Paul Topper, Music

III, Committee Meetings (Dates and Members Absent}

August 25, 1980 (Still, Lao, Brewer, Maier, Lemish and Johnson)

September 25, 1980 (Kane, Moore, McDaniel, Moore, Brewer, Lemish,
Johnsen, Boyette)

October 29, 1980 (Lawler, Koldjeski, McDaniel, Rappaport, Brewer,
Lemish and Pories)

January 14, 1981 (Kane, Lawler, McDaniel, Topper, Pennington, Brewer,
Boyette, Lemish and Pories)

February 16, 1981 (Kane, Rappaport, Markowski, Brewer, McDaniel ,
Lemish, Boyette and Pories)

February 23, 1981 (Kane, Markowski, Rappaport, Brewer, McDaniel,
Lemish, Boyette and Pories)

February 25, 1981 (Koldjeski, Markowski, Brewer, McDaniel, Lemish,
and Pories)

March 16, 1981 (Kane, Topper, Pennington, Moore, Kaldjeski, Lawler,
Brewer, McDaniel, Lemish and Pories)

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-IV. Date of Reports to the Faculty Senate: October 21, 1980

V. Specific Instructions Given to the Committee by the Faculty Senate:

& None

 
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VI.

Committee Organization, Subcommittees, Research Activities, etc.

Lokenath Debnath, Chairman
Carl Adler, Vice Chairman
William Still, Secretary

Four subcommittees were organized:

"A" “haired by Dr. Topper, "B'" chaired by Dr. Adler, "C" chaired

by Dr. Markowski, and "D'' chaired by Dr. Debnath. The full committee
and its subcommittees A, B, and C, evaluated, debated, and discussed
all 54 proposals for 1981-82. The Committee carefully evaluated and
considered all proposals and then voted on all proposals. The Con-
mittee's recommendations for the 1981-82 proposals were ready on
April 3, 1981. The Committee recommended approximately $43,133 for
1981-82; the total number of proposals recommended for funding is

40. The Committee's recommendations were forwarded to Dr. Maier

in early April.

Committee Accomplishments:

A. Developed criteria for evaluation of grant proposals.

B. Elected six members to serve on the Summer Grants Committee.
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D.

Evaluated all 54 grant proposals.
Recommended 40 proposals with approximately $43,133 for funding,
to Dr. Maier for his and Chancellor's approval.

Citation of Resolution Numbers Originating with the Committee: None
Proposals and/or Business to be Carried Over to Next Year: None
Evaluation of the Committee:

A. Structure: Satisfactory

B. Duties: Clearly defined

C. Functions: Satisfactory

D. Personnel: Excellent (attendance of the committee members was
excellent throughout the year. Almost all members
of the Committee were active participants in and
involved with the activities of the Committee.)

Suggestions for improving the effectiveness of the Committee:
The Committee feels that Summer Award Committee should be abolished

and the University Research Committee should take the responsibility
for all research grants including Summer Research Grants.

Lokenath Debnath, Chairman
William Still, Secretary