Standing Appeals Panel 2026-2027
ISUPP 4039 - Faculty Suspension or Dismissal for Adequate Cause applies to faculty and all employees of equivalent faculty rank. This policy satisfies two objectives:
A. To affirm a faculty member’s right to be informed of and question personnel recommendations, and;
B. To provide a mechanism for appealing an institutional decision to suspend or dismiss a faculty member for Adequate Cause. (The procedures provided herein shall also be used for faculty grievances and other matters under ISUPP 4041 Grievance Procedures for Institutional Faculty.)
An Appeals Committee consists of five (5) members and three (3) alternates of the Standing Appeals Panel chosen to hear and make a recommendation for a specific appeal. The members of the current panel are:
MEMBER NAME |
COLLEGE CONSTITUENCY |
PHONE |
| Michelle Anderson | College of Nursing, Rehabilitative Sciences and Human Health | ext. 1785 |
| Allison Badger | Eli M. Oboler Library | ext. 2962 |
| Cory Bennett | College of Humanities, Education and Social Sciences | ext. 6058 |
| VACANT | College of Humanities, Education and Social Sciences | ext. |
| Tony Forest | College of Science and Engineering | ext. 4426 |
| Phoebe Greene | College of Technology | ext. 2619 |
| Ruiling Guo | College of Business | ext. 2927 |
| Bob Houghton | College of Business | ext. 3707 |
| Bethany Schultz Hurst | College of Humanities, Education and Social Sciences |
ext. 3542 |
| Karl Madaras-Kelly | College of Pharmacy and Health Professions | ext. 1842 |
| Duane Rawlings | College of Technology | ext. 3190 |
| Beverly Ray | College of Humanities, Education and Social Sciences | ext. 4516 |
| Melissa Ray | College of Pharmacy and Health Professions | ext. 2792 |
| Cathleen (Helen) Tarp | College of Humanities, Education and Social Sciences | ext. 3329 |
| Emanuele Zappala | College of Science and Engineering | ext. 4372 |
| Derek Eckman | College of Science and Engineering | ext. 3293 |