Advisory Board
The Mission of the advisory board is to provide advice and guidance to the Secretary in the administration of the activities of the Society.
Nick Kiessling
Lucy Linden
Sally Horton
Louis Gray
Sandra Ristow
Robert Rosenman
Tom Brigham - Interim Secretary
Meeting Dates:
TBA
Committees
University Affairs Committee
- Get involved with faculty senate (Determine level of involvement).
- Contact Provost and set up meeting to discuss issues important to retired faculty.
- Maintain ongoing contact with Provost on these and other issues.
- Develop ideas for supporting the Emeritus Society.
- Develop strategy to help university community by sharing members’ expertise.
- Explore possible collaborative activities with International programs.
- Mentoring.
- Develop procedures and subcommittee for the Emeritus Society to take responsibility for the FASR (Faculty Association for Scholarship and Research) undergraduate research and scholarship awards program for implementation next fall.
Nick Kiessling-Chair, Bob Nilan , Gary Bryan, Dorothy Price
Community Affairs Committee
- Research community resources to provide information to members and retiring faculty.
- Develop a panel for community resources
- Research volunteer opportunities
- Schedule meeting w/John Sherman and Glen Johnson to discuss how the Emeritus Society could contribute to the city’s efforts to support retired people in Pullman.
- Develop a speaker’s bureau (visiting speakers or retiree speakers?
Lucy Linden-Chair, Jim Short, V. Lane Rawlins
Collegial Support Committee
- Encourage departments to establish formal policies related to the role of emeritus faculty (graduate committees, departmental committees, office and laboratory space use after retirement).
- Investigate Retaining name in WSU directory as long as there is a continued affiliation with WSU
- Investigate policy on retiree’s ability to take classes under the current staff/faculty policy.
- Procedure
- Cost
- Newsletter
Sally Horton-Interum Chair, Bill Lipe , Sandra Ristow, Sieg Vogt, Sue Durant, Alice Spitzer
Development Committee
- Budget
- Fundraising Efforts
- Emeritus Development Fund
- Scholarships
- Develop a campaign with the members to establish an Emeritus Society scholarship program.
Louis Gray-Chair, Don Orlich, George Hinman, Paul Schroeder, Ralph Yount
More volunteers are needed!! If you are interested in getting involved and want to participate on one of the above committees please contact the Emeritus Society office at emeritussociety@wsu.edu.