Herff College of Engineering
Herff Leadership & Committees
Dean's Office Leadership
Dr. Okenwa Okoli
Herff Engineering Dean
Professor, Mechanical Engineering
ookoli@memphis.edu
901.678.2171
EA 201D
Dr. Amy de Jongh Curry
Associate Dean of Academic Affairs & Administration
Associate Professor, Biomedical Engineering
901.678.2017
adejongh@memphis.edu
ET328D, EA303E
Dr. Brian Waldron
Associate Dean for Research and Graduate Studies
Professor, Civil Engineering
Director, Center for Applied Earth Science and Engineering Research
901.678.5110
bwaldron@memphis.edu
EA202E
Kirbi Robinson
Assistant Dean of Engineering Graduate Studies
Kirbi.Robinson@memphis.edu
901.678.3621
EA202D
Isaiah Surbrook
Assistant Dean, Engineering Student Services
i.surbrook@memphis.edu
901.678.4557
EA303A
David Greganti
Director, Academic Finances and Operations
dgregant@memphis.edu
901.678.2733
EA201B
Committees
To constitute an organized faculty voice in advising the Dean of the College of Engineering on basic questions of college policy and to prepare and submit recommendations concerning college policy to the faculty and the Dean. The Advisory Committee and the Dean should maintain an effective and regular communication in order that the needs of the College can be defined and adequately presented to the University administration. The Committee's agenda will be determined by the Committee and may include items suggested by the Dean, Department Chairs, individual staff members, or any other source. Committee membership is comprised of the faculty representative to the University Senate elected by each engineering department.
Committee membership is comprised of one elected faculty representative from each engineering department. The Committee's responsibility is to review the tenure and promotion recommendations prepared by each department and to forward the material to the Dean with its recommendations. In addition, the Committee should review tenure track faculty midway through their probationary period to verify that satisfactory progress is being made in anticipation of the tenure decision.
To serve as a committee of active computer users providing advice and counsel concerning:
- Research and education needs of the College of Engineering, including use of the High
Performance Computing facility. - Recommendations for hardware and software acquisition.
- Policies related to the equipment and facilities.
Review content of new graduate course offerings and proposed changes to existing graduate courses. Review proposals for new graduate certificate programs, masters programs or concentrations and PhD programs or majors. Review proposals for the consolidation of graduate programs, elimination of programs or majors. Publicize available graduate level scholarships and fellowships administered at the College level, review applications for these scholarships and fellowships and recommend awardees to the Dean.
Coordinate and develop outreach and recruiting activities within the College of Engineering including the eDay event.
To assure the best possible safety conditions in the College of Engineering for students, faculty, staff and visitors. To make known all safety policies of the University of Memphis including all related legislation. To assure reasonable and responsible safety procedures are being carried out in each administrative unit of the College as the committee deems appropriate. To make recommendations regarding safety conditions and procedures in each administrative unit.
Review content of new undergraduate course offerings and proposed changes to existing undergraduate courses. Review proposals for the establishment of new undergraduate programs or concentrations. Review proposals for the consolidation of undergraduate programs, elimination of programs or concentrations. Establish and maintain regular contact with the College of Arts and Sciences to determine and implement means by which the performance of engineering students in Arts and Sciences courses can be improved. Publicize available scholarships, review applications for scholarships administered at the College level and recommend scholarship awardees to the Dean.