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College Committees and Task Forces

WCHP Awards Committee

Membership: The committee will be composed of eight non-administrative faculty members, with equal representation across academic units in the college.

Eligibility: Eligibility to serve on this committee is restricted to full-time faculty in non-temporary positions.

Term: Two years (consecutive terms permissible)

Committee Members (as of Fall 2023)

Member NameDepartmentCampusTerm
Jane LynesHSKStatesboro2023-2025
Amy Jo Riggs*HSKStatesboro2023-2025
VACANTDDTSArmstrong
VACANTDDTSArmstrong
Ariel Klauss*SONStatesboro2022-2024
Jill BeckworthSONArmstrong2023-2025
George DaviesREHABArmstrong2023-2025
Haley WorstREHABArmstrong2023-2025
*Committee Chair

WCHP Curriculum Committee

Membership: Membership includes up to eight non-administrative faculty members. There will be at least one member from each academic unit in the college.

  • The College Associate Dean for Institutional Effectiveness and Curriculum (Statesboro Campus) and the Associate Dean (Armstrong Campus) will be ex- officio members of the committee and will serve without a vote.

Eligibility: Eligibility to serve on this committee is restricted to full-time faculty in non-temporary positions.

Term: Two years (consecutive terms permissible)

Committee Members (as of Fall 2022)

Member NameDepartmentCampusTerm
VACANTSON
Estelle BesterSONStatesboro2023-2025
Nancy HendersonREHABArmstrong2022-2024
Heather LordenREHABArmstrong2023-2025
Hannah BeriaultDDTSArmstrong2022-2024
VACANTDDTS
McKinley Thomas*HSKArmstrong2022-2024
Amy Jo RiggsHSKStatesboro2023-2025
*Committee Chair

WCHP Election Committee

Membership: Membership includes four non-administrative faculty members. There will be one member from each academic unit in the college.

Eligibility: Eligibility to serve on this committee is restricted to full-time faculty in non-temporary positions.

Term: Two years (consecutive terms permissible)

Committee Members (as of Fall 2022)

Member NameDepartmentCampusTerm
Linda ThompsonSONStatesboro2022-2024
Sidney StoddardREHABArmstrong2023-2025
VACANTDDTS
Jane LynesHSKStatesboro2023-2025
*Committee Chair

WCHP Faculty Affairs Committee

Membership: Membership includes eight non-administrative faculty members. There will be two members from each academic unit in the college.

Eligibility: Eligibility to serve on this committee is restricted to full-time faculty in non-temporary positions.

Term: Two years (consecutive terms permissible)

Committee Members (as of Fall 2022)

Member NameDepartmentCampusTerm
Gina CrabbsSONArmstrong2023-2025
Josh KiesSONStatesboro2022-2024
Keri ManREHABArmstrong2022-2024
Andi Beth MincerREHABArmstrong2023-2025
Esma CampbellDDTSArmstrong2023-2025
Shaunell McGeeDDTSArmstrong2022-2024
Bruce BarraganHSKArmstrong2023-2025
Diana Botnaru*HSKStatesboro2022-2024
*Committee Chair

WCHP Inclusion, Equity, and Access Committee

Membership: The committee will be composed of eight non-administrative faculty members. There will be two members from each academic unit in the college. In addition,

  • One faculty member from each of the other Colleges in the University will be invited to serve as a member. As of October 18, 2018 this includes:
    • Allen E. Paulson College of Engineering and Computing
    • College of Arts and Humanities
    • College of Behavioral and Social Sciences
    • Parker College of Business
    • College of Education
    • College of Science and Mathematics
    • Jack N. Averitt College of Graduate Studies
    • Jiann-Ping Hsu College of Public Health
  • Two professionals from the health sciences community will be appointed by the Dean
  • One student (junior or senior) will be appointed by the Dean.

Eligibility: Membership is restricted to full-time faculty regardless of tenure or rank.

Term: Two years/ Chair serves three years. Student and community representatives will serve for one year. (consecutive terms permissible)

Committee Members (as of Fall 2022)

Member NameDepartmentCampusTerm
Justine ColemanHSKStatesboro2023-2025
Tamerah HuntHSKStatesboro2023-2025
Sharon Gilliard-SmithDCSArmstrong2023-2025
Jim KarnesREHABArmstrong2023-2025
VACANTSONStatesboro
Nikiya LewisSONStatesboro2021-2023
Myka CampbellDDTSArmstrong2021-2023
Yvonne DillonDDTSArmstrong2021-2023
VACANT (Ad Hoc)
VACANT (Ad Hoc)
*Committee Chair

WCHP Interprofessional Education Committee

Committee Members (as of Fall 2022)

Member NameDepartmentCampusTerm
Amy Jo RiggsHSKStatesboro2022-2024
Joey CrosbyHSKArmstrong2023-2025
VACANTDDTS
Yvonne DillonDDTSArmstrong2023-2024
Tonya SellarsSONArmstrong2023-2025
Rose Mary GeeSONArmstrong2023-2025
VACANTREHAB
VACANTREHAB
*Committee Chair

WCHP P&T Committee

Membership: Membership includes a minimum of six non-administrative faculty members. There will be two members from the School of Nursing, two members from the Department of Health Sciences and Kinesiology, one member from the Department of Diagnostic and Therapeutic Sciences, and one member from the Department of Rehabilitation Sciences

Eligibility: Membership will be restricted to tenured faculty with rank of professor or associate professor.

  • In the case of reviewing portfolios for senior lecturer, a current senior lecturer will also serve on the committee as an additional member.
  • In the case a committee member is going up for full-professor or post-tenure review, they would not review portfolios in their category.
  • Members of this committee normally should not simultaneously serve on school/department promotion and tenure committees during their term, but may under special circumstances where there are not sufficient faculty members eligible or willing

Term: Two years (consecutive terms permissible)

Committee Members (as of Fall 2022)

Member NameDepartmentCampusTerm
Joelle Romanchik-Cerpovicz*HSKStatesboro2022-2024
Barry JoynerHSKStatesboro2023-2025
Christine MooreDDTSArmstrong2023-2025
Jane BradshawREHABArmstrong2023-2025
Nikiya LewisSONStatesboro2023-2025
Joanne ZanetosSONStatesboro2022-2024
*Committee Chair

WCHP Strategic Planning Task Force

Committee Members (as of Fall 2022)

Member NameDepartmentCampus
Celine PfundSONStatesboro
Gregg RichHSKStatesboro
Jim KarnesREHABArmstrong
Jessica MutchlerHSKStatesboro
Mandy HubbardSONArmstrong
Nancy HendersonREHABArmstrong
Sheri CareySONStatesboro
Shaunell McGeeDDTSArmstrong
Tory CandeaREHABArmstrong
Kari MauSONArmstrong
Myka CampbellDDTSArmstrong
*Committee Chair

H.O.P.E.S. Committee

Committee Members (as of Fall 2022)

Member NameDepartmentCampus
Amy Jo Riggs*HSKStatesboro
Anthony ParrishHSKArmstrong
Celine PfundSONStatesboro
Wendy WeaverSONStatesboro
Kristy DelgadoDDTSArmstrong
Katina StarksDDTSArmstrong
*Committee Chair

Last updated: 9/19/2023