URCC Annual Report for 2004-05

The University Research and Creativity Committee (URCC) has two primary responsibilities to handle each year. One function is selecting research proposals for the Small Grants Program, which is funded by the Office of Research and Development. The other function is selecting a faculty member for the Distinguished Scholar Award. This person is selected from a pool of nominees. 

This year $75,000 were awarded in the Small Grants Program to 21 faculty proposals; there were 47 proposals totaling more than $200,000 in requests. The Distinguished Scholar Award was awarded to Peter Koehn, who is a senior faculty member in the Department of Political Science.

This completes our tasks for the 2004-05 academic year. The members of the the URCC are listed below. Thank you.

Jeffrey Greene, Chair
Department of Political Science

URCC Members for the 2004-05 Academic Year

FACULTY (Nine; Three-year terms)

Schools (Three)
    Charles Nichols, Department of Music  
    Belva Cooley, Information Systems and Technology  
    Richard Gajdosik, Department of Physical Therapy 

Sciences (Two)
Jim Gannon, Division of Biological Sciences  
    Alexander Ross, Department of Chemistry

Humanities (Two)
    Jocelyn Siler, Department of English 
    Linda Frey, Department of History 

Social and Behavior Sciences (Two)
    Lynne Koester, Department of Psychology 
Jeffrey Greene, Department of Political Science  (Chair)

STAFF (One; Two-year term)
  Jeanne Franz, Wildlife Biology Program

ADDITIONAL REPRESENTATIVE
  Ex-Officio
    Judy Fredenberg, Research and Development