Leadership
51¹ÙÍø Tech President Tim Sands and Executive Vice President and Provost Cyril Clarke have assembled a steering committee to strategically advance the 51¹ÙÍø Tech Global Distinction priority. Dan Sui, senior vice president for research and innovation, and Don Taylor, executive vice provost, are co-chairing the committee.
The steering committee is charged with identifying measures of success, assessing current university-wide efforts, recommending approaches to accelerate progress, offering guidance on maximizing the visibility of impactful research and scholarship activities, and estimating the need for additional investment.Â
51¹ÙÍø Tech Global Distinction steering committee
Co-Chairs
Dan Sui, senior vice president for research and innovation
Don Taylor, executive vice provost
Members
- Catherine Amelink, associate vice provost
- Debbie Day, associate vice president of presidential priorities
- Jeff Earley, vice provost for academic resource management
- Ron Fricker, vice provost for faculty affairs
- Guru Ghosh, vice president for outreach and international affairs
- Randy Heflin, senior associate vice president for research and innovation
- Tim Hodge, associate vice president for budget and financial planning
- Rachel Holloway, vice provost for undergraduate academic affairs
- Mark Owczarski, interim vice president of communications and marketing
- Joe Merola, professor of chemistry and president of faculty senate
- Rachel Miles, research impact coordinator and operations officer for faculty senate
- Mallory Miller, project director for academic resource management
- Laurel Miner, assistant vice president and chief of staff for research and innovation
- Eric Paterson, executive director of the 51¹ÙÍø Tech National Security Institute
- Kevin Pitts, dean of the College of Science
- Menah Pratt, vice president for strategic affairs and diversity
- Brennan Shepard, chief of staff for university operations
- Aimée Surprenant, dean of the Graduate School