Members:
2025-26 Executive Committee
| Name | Rank | Department | Div | E/A | Term Ends | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Layth Alwan 1 | Prof | Supply Chain/Operations Management & Business Statistics | PR | E | 2028 | alwan@uwm.edu |
| Colleen Janczewski | Assoc | Social Work | PR | E | 2028 | janczew2@uwm.edu |
| Yin Wang | Assoc | Civil & Environmental Engineering | PR | E | 2028 | wang292@uwm.edu |
| Nidal Abu-Zahra | Prof | Materials Science & Engineering | PR | E | 2027 | nidal@uwm.edu |
| Danielle Romaine Dagenhardt | Assoc | Criminal Justice & Criminology | PR | E | 2027 | dmromain@uwm.edu |
| Julie Ellis 2 | Assoc | Nursing | PR | E | 2026 | jellis@uwm.edu |
| Leanne Evans, Chair | Assoc | Teaching and Learning | PR | E | 2026 | levans@uwm.edu |
1 Repl. W. Peekhaus (2028-E)
2 Repl. J. Eells (2026-E)
Last updated: 12/19/2025
2025-26 Alternate Members
The Committee acknowledges its appreciation to the following past members for their service as alternate members during the 2025-26 academic year: J. Kapellusch, H. Tabatabai, K. Stoiber, and K. Sobolev.
Five-Year Alternate Members
Persons eligible to serve as alternate members. The year listed indicates how long, according to the five-year rule, they will remain eligible.
| Name | Department | Eligibility |
|---|---|---|
| Assoc. Professor Leanne Evans | Teaching & Learning | 2031 |
| Prof. James Wasley | Architecture | 2031 |
| Assoc. Professor Maria Haigh | Information Studies | 2029 |
| Assoc. Professor Thomas LeBel | Criminal Justice & Criminology | 2029 |
| Assoc. Professor Chris Lawson | Educational Psychology | 2028 |
| Assoc. Professor Lorraine Halinka Malcoe | Public Health | 2028 |
| Assoc. Professor Stephen Cobb | Kinesiology | 2027 |
| Professor Jay Kapellusch | Rehabilitation Sciences & Technology | 2027 |
| Assoc. Professor Jian Zhao | Civil & Environmental Engineering | 2027 |
Committee Activities:
The Divisional Executive Committees are charged with rendering promotion, appointment, and post-tenure review advice to the deans of the UWM schools or colleges in accordance with UWM Policy & Procedures-Chapter 3, Faculty Divisional Systems. The Committee scheduled twelve (14) meetings for the 2025-26 academic year to consider personnel matters:
- Fall 2025: Sept. 26, Oct, 23, Nov 13, Dec 22, 2025.
- Spring 2026: Jan 15, Feb 19, March 27, April 17, April 20, May 20, June 4, June 25, July 6, and July 16, 2026.
Recommendations on Promotion Cases
| Recommendations by the Entire Executive Committee | Positive | Negative | Total |
| Promotion to the rank of Associate Professor with Tenure | 7 | 0 | 7 |
| Appointment to the rank of Associate Professor with Tenure | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Recommendations by the Subcommittee of Full Professors | Positive | Negative | Total |
| Promotion to the rank of Professor | 6 | 0 | 6 |
| Appointment to the rank of Professor with Tenure | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total Personnel Recommendations Forwarded | Positive | Negative | Total |
| 13 | 0 | 13 |
Post-tenure Review (PTR) Recommendations
| Total PTR Recommendations Forwarded: | Positive | Negative | Total |
| 3 | 0 | 3 |
Criteria
There were no revisions to the Criteria for Procedures and Evaluative Criteria for Reviewing Departmental Recommendations for Appointment to Tenure and/or Promotion.
Post-tenure Review Criteria
There were no revisions to the Procedures for Responding to Negative Post-Tenure Review and Checklist for Post-Tenure Review Files to be Submitted for Review.