Internal AYSPS Committees
The four committees of the School that are established in the School Bylaws are the management committee, the academic programs committee, the faculty affairs committee, and the promotion and tenure committee. Each are further described below, updated as of July 14, 2009.
Management Committee
The Management Committee is composed of the Dean, Associate Dean, Chairs and Directors of the School. The purpose of the committee is to advise the Dean on administrative, budgetary, and planning issues. See more at the School Bylaws.
W. Bartley Hildreth Dean
Robert E. Moore Associate Dean
Mary Beth Walker Chair, Economics
David L. Sjoquist Director, Domestic Studies Program & Fiscal Research Center
Sally Wallace Economics Member
Jim Cox Director, Experimental Economics Center
Harvey Newman Chair, Public Management and Policy
Karen Minyard Director, Georgia Health Policy Center
Jorge Martinez-Vazquez Director, International Studies Program
Gregory Lewis Public Management and Policy Member
Deon Locklin Director, Public Perfomance & Management Group (PPM)
Dennis Young Director, Nonprofit Studies Program
Academic Programs Committee
The Academic Program Committee has jurisdiction over the undergraduate and graduate curricula of the AYSPS, including program policy, curricular modifications, and academic standards. It serves as the planning and research arm of the School with respect to matters pertaining to academic programs. See more at the School Bylaws.
Name Term Expires
Katherine Willoughby - Chair 2 Years (PAUS) Spring 2011
Harvey Newman 2 Years (PAUS) Fall 2009
Greg Streib 2 Years (PAUS) Spring 2010
Jonathan Rork 2 Years (ECON) Spring 2010
Mark Rider 2 Years (ECON) Fall 2009
Faculty Affairs Committee
This committee meets not less than once per semester, as written in the School Bylaws. The committee agendas include matters of concern to faculty members and matters on which the Dean desires advice, including proposed administrative policies and procedures and budget issues.
Name Term Expires
Christine Roch - Chair 2 Years (PAUS) Fall 2009
Bill Waugh 2 Years (PAUS) Spring 2010
Erdal Tekin 2 Years (ECON) Spring 2010
Ragan Petrie -At large Member 2 Years (ECON) Spring 2010
Bruce Seaman 2 Years (ECON) Fall 2009
Promotion and Tenure Committee
The P&T Committee sets administrative procedures for the P&T process in the School consistent with the Statutes of GSU. It receives information on candidates and forwards P&T recommendations to the Dean. See more at the School Bylaws.
Name Term Expires
Dennis Young, Chair 1 Year (PAUS) Spring 2010
John Thomas 3 Years (PAUS) Spring 2012
Katherine Willoughby 3 Years (PAUS) Spring 2010
Jim Cox 3 Years (ECON) Spring 2010
Barry T. Hirsch 3 Years (ECON) Spring 2012