Today at Brown

Three faculty members who have served on a variety of internal committees and councils were honored at the February 3 faculty meeting with President’s Awards for Excellence in Faculty Governance.

Robert Pelcovits Professor of Physics Robert Pelcovits, Professor of Computer Science John Savage, and Associate Professor of Sociology Ann Dill were recognized for their outstanding contributions to the University through distinguished service on faculty committees, councils, and advisory boards. Each honoree will receive a research stipend of $2,000.

Pelcovits’s record of service includes stints on the Advisory Committee on University Planning (the predecessor of today’s University Resources Council), the faculty Committee on the Status of Women (chair), the Affirmative Action Monitoring Committee, the Committee on Awards and Benefits, Summer Studies (chair), the Faculty Executive Committee (chair), TPAC, Human Resources AB (vice chair), the Faculty Committee for the Campaign (chair), and the Organizational Review Committee.

John Savage Savage has a lengthy service resume that includes the Faculty Executive Committee (chair), the EPC (now the College Curriculum Council), ACUP, the faculty Nominations Committee, the Task Force for Faculty Governance (chair), and the Faculty Comittee for the Campaign (chair).

Dill has served on the Affirmative Action Monitoring Committee (chair), the Committee on Honorary Degrees (chair), the College Curriculum Council, the Faculty Grievance Committee (alternate), and the Faculty Executive Committee (chair). Ann Dill

First given last year, the faculty governance awards were developed by the Faculty Executive Committee in collaboration with President Simmons to recognize the importance of faculty members’ commitments of their time and talent – contributions that may not be apparent to colleagues and the University community as a whole. A selection committee of four faculty and one staff member chaired by Associate Professor of East Asian Studies Hye-Sook Wang evaluated each candidate’s service record, taking into account both length and weight of service over a period of time.