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Jan. 6, 2020 | R1/Research Working Group
TO: University of Idaho Students, Faculty and Staff
FROM: Chandra Zenner Ford, Strategic Initiatives, Office of the President
DATE: Jan. 6, 2020
SUBJECT: R1/Research Working Group
This semester will mark the beginning of a new working group to discuss R1 and the University of Idaho’s research endeavors. An R1/Research Working Group has been chartered by President Scott Green to propose a plan for the steps needed to achieve this goal. The group is scheduled to meet for the first time at the end of January.
As you know, the working group model is a tool for informed and transparent decision-making on issues where we can benefit from an inclusive process benefiting all U of I stakeholders. We have already convened two working groups, one focused on a sustainable financial model for the university and another on student success.
The 21-member R1/Research Working Group will examine U of I’s steps to R1 status under the Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Education. The outcome of this working group will be a report of ideas and actionable tasks that together will outline the best path to resource and implement the process to attain R1 status for the university.
Brad Ritts, associate vice president of research, will chair this working group. We want to thank the individuals below for accepting the invitation to serve. Their work is important to our future and supports one of President Green’s top priorities.
Members include:
- Brad Ritts, Chair, Associate Vice President, Research
- Lee Ostrom, Center Executive Officer, Idaho Falls
- Jerry McMurtry, Dean, College of Graduate Studies
- Cher Hendricks, Vice Provost, Academic Initiatives
- Ginger Carney, Dean, College of Science
- Michael Parrella, Dean, College of Agricultural and Life Sciences
- Janet Nelson, Vice President, Research
- P. Michael Davidson, Institute Chancellor's Professor Emeritus, University of Tennessee
- Amy Lientz, Director, Supply Chain – Energy Industry, Idaho National Laboratory
- Shirley Luckhart, Faculty, Entomology, Plant Pathology and Nematology
- Rich Christensen, Director, Nuclear Engineering
- Diane Kelly-Riley, Associate Dean for Research and Faculty Affairs, College of Letters, Arts and Social Sciences
- Lisette Waits, Department Head, Fish and Wildlife Sciences
- Tom Ptak, Faculty, Geography
- Barrie Robison, Faculty, Biological Sciences
- Raymond Dixon, Department Chair, Curriculum and Instruction
- Katherine Himes, Director, McClure Center for Public Policy Research
- Russell McClanahan, Facility Manager, Integrated Research and Innovation Center
- Trina Mahoney, Assistant Vice President, University Budget and Planning
- Connor Hill, Graduate Professional Student Association Chair, Chemical Engineering
- Jane Lucas, Postdoctoral Associate, Soil and Water Systems
University leadership appreciates the willingness of this group to step up and do the work to address this important initiative.
Chandra Zenner Ford
Office of the President
Strategic Initiatives