Administration Evaluation Committee 2004 results

Evaluations of chairs arranged by median for each question

College of Engineering


Q1: This chair actively promotes an environment for scholarly excellence.

Chair Eligible Responses % SAANDSDNBJ Median
Matthew O'Donnell, Biomedical Engineering 54 19 35 11 8 0 0 0 0 4.64
William Martin, Nuclear and Radiological Science 17 7 41 3 3 1 0 0 0 4.33
David Munson, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science 120 46 38 20 12 6 4 3 1 4.29
James Driscoll, Aerospace Engineering 21 10 48 3 4 1 0 2 0 4.00
Tamas Gombosi, Atmospheric, Oceanic and Space Science 42 9 21 3 3 2 0 1 0 4.00
John Halloran, Materials Science and Engineering 29 6 21 2 2 0 2 0 0 4.00
Lawrence Seiford, Industrial and Operations Engineering 30 11 37 3 4 0 3 1 0 3.88
Ronald Larson, Chemical Engineering 19 11 58 1 6 1 2 1 0 3.75
Dennis Assanis, Mechanical Engineering 74 38 51 7 15 3 9 4 0 3.70
Nik Katopodes, Civil and Environmental Engineering 30 12 40 5 1 1 3 2 0 3.50
Armin Troesch, Naval Architecture and Marine 17 7 41 0 2 0 5 0 0 2.20

Q2: This chair actively promotes an environment for teaching excellence.

Chair Eligible Responses % SAANDSDNBJ Median
David Munson, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science 120 46 38 20 12 5 5 2 2 4.33
William Martin, Nuclear and Radiological Science 17 7 41 3 3 1 0 0 0 4.33
Matthew O'Donnell, Biomedical Engineering 54 19 35 5 11 1 1 0 1 4.14
Armin Troesch, Naval Architecture and Marine 17 7 41 2 4 1 0 0 0 4.12
John Halloran, Materials Science and Engineering 29 6 21 1 3 0 2 0 0 3.83
Tamas Gombosi, Atmospheric, Oceanic and Space Science 42 9 21 1 5 2 0 1 0 3.80
James Driscoll, Aerospace Engineering 21 10 48 2 3 2 0 3 0 3.50
Lawrence Seiford, Industrial and Operations Engineering 30 11 37 3 2 3 2 1 0 3.33
Dennis Assanis, Mechanical Engineering 74 38 51 5 11 14 5 3 0 3.29
Nik Katopodes, Civil and Environmental Engineering 30 12 40 4 1 4 1 2 0 3.25
Ronald Larson, Chemical Engineering 19 11 58 1 4 1 3 2 0 3.00

Q3: This chair effectively represents the interests of the department to senior administrators.

Chair Eligible Responses % SAANDSDNBJ Median
Tamas Gombosi, Atmospheric, Oceanic and Space Science 42 9 21 6 2 0 0 1 0 4.75
William Martin, Nuclear and Radiological Science 17 7 41 4 3 0 0 0 0 4.62
Matthew O'Donnell, Biomedical Engineering 54 19 35 10 9 0 0 0 0 4.55
Lawrence Seiford, Industrial and Operations Engineering 30 11 37 4 3 1 1 0 2 4.33
David Munson, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science 120 46 38 14 11 5 2 3 11 4.18
Nik Katopodes, Civil and Environmental Engineering 30 12 40 4 3 1 2 2 0 3.83
James Driscoll, Aerospace Engineering 21 10 48 1 6 1 0 2 0 3.83
John Halloran, Materials Science and Engineering 29 6 21 2 1 3 0 0 0 3.50
Dennis Assanis, Mechanical Engineering 74 38 51 7 10 5 9 5 2 3.30
Ronald Larson, Chemical Engineering 19 11 58 2 2 2 4 0 1 3.00
Armin Troesch, Naval Architecture and Marine 17 7 41 0 2 1 2 1 1 2.50

Q4: This chair consults the faculty adequately before making important decisions.

Chair Eligible Responses % SAANDSDNBJ Median
James Driscoll, Aerospace Engineering 21 10 48 4 3 0 1 2 0 4.17
Matthew O'Donnell, Biomedical Engineering 54 19 35 7 7 4 0 1 0 4.14
Nik Katopodes, Civil and Environmental Engineering 30 12 40 4 4 2 1 1 0 4.00
Tamas Gombosi, Atmospheric, Oceanic and Space Science 42 9 21 4 1 2 0 2 0 4.00
David Munson, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science 120 46 38 14 17 9 4 2 0 3.97
Armin Troesch, Naval Architecture and Marine 17 7 41 1 4 1 1 0 0 3.88
John Halloran, Materials Science and Engineering 29 6 21 1 3 0 2 0 0 3.83
William Martin, Nuclear and Radiological Science 17 7 41 2 2 0 1 2 0 3.75
Dennis Assanis, Mechanical Engineering 74 38 51 6 14 5 3 6 4 3.71
Ronald Larson, Chemical Engineering 19 11 58 2 3 3 1 2 0 3.33
Lawrence Seiford, Industrial and Operations Engineering 30 11 37 1 2 2 2 4 0 2.25

Q5: This chair makes excellent administrative appointments.

Chair Eligible Responses % SAANDSDNBJ Median
William Martin, Nuclear and Radiological Science 17 7 41 3 3 0 1 0 0 4.33
David Munson, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science 120 46 38 18 9 7 6 2 4 4.17
Nik Katopodes, Civil and Environmental Engineering 30 12 40 5 3 1 1 2 0 4.17
Lawrence Seiford, Industrial and Operations Engineering 30 11 37 4 2 1 2 1 1 4.00
Matthew O'Donnell, Biomedical Engineering 54 19 35 3 9 3 1 0 3 3.94
John Halloran, Materials Science and Engineering 29 6 21 1 2 1 1 0 1 3.75
James Driscoll, Aerospace Engineering 21 10 48 1 5 1 0 3 0 3.70
Tamas Gombosi, Atmospheric, Oceanic and Space Science 42 9 21 0 5 1 2 1 0 3.60
Ronald Larson, Chemical Engineering 19 11 58 1 2 3 1 0 4 3.33
Armin Troesch, Naval Architecture and Marine 17 7 41 0 1 3 1 0 2 3.00
Dennis Assanis, Mechanical Engineering 74 38 51 5 7 7 11 7 1 2.57

Q6: This chair fosters a fair and rigorous promotion and tenure process.

Chair Eligible Responses % SAANDSDNBJ Median
John Halloran, Materials Science and Engineering 29 6 21 3 2 0 0 0 1 4.67
Nik Katopodes, Civil and Environmental Engineering 30 12 40 6 2 3 1 0 0 4.50
David Munson, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science 120 46 38 15 10 4 1 2 14 4.40
James Driscoll, Aerospace Engineering 21 10 48 4 3 0 0 2 1 4.33
William Martin, Nuclear and Radiological Science 17 7 41 3 3 1 0 0 0 4.33
Matthew O'Donnell, Biomedical Engineering 54 19 35 7 5 3 1 0 3 4.30
Ronald Larson, Chemical Engineering 19 11 58 2 5 1 1 0 2 4.00
Dennis Assanis, Mechanical Engineering 74 38 51 10 12 5 5 4 2 3.83
Tamas Gombosi, Atmospheric, Oceanic and Space Science 42 9 21 2 2 4 0 1 0 3.38
Lawrence Seiford, Industrial and Operations Engineering 30 11 37 1 3 2 2 1 2 3.25
Armin Troesch, Naval Architecture and Marine 17 7 41 0 3 2 1 1 0 3.25

Q7: This chair manages departmental administrative staff well, including maintaining appropriate staffing levels.

Chair Eligible Responses % SAANDSDNBJ Median
Lawrence Seiford, Industrial and Operations Engineering 30 11 37 5 2 1 3 0 0 4.25
Matthew O'Donnell, Biomedical Engineering 54 19 35 5 9 1 1 0 3 4.17
David Munson, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science 120 46 38 12 17 6 3 1 7 4.06
Nik Katopodes, Civil and Environmental Engineering 30 12 40 4 4 2 1 1 0 4.00
William Martin, Nuclear and Radiological Science 17 7 41 3 1 2 1 0 0 4.00
Armin Troesch, Naval Architecture and Marine 17 7 41 1 4 0 1 0 1 4.00
James Driscoll, Aerospace Engineering 21 10 48 1 5 1 1 2 0 3.70
Dennis Assanis, Mechanical Engineering 74 38 51 7 11 9 3 3 5 3.64
Tamas Gombosi, Atmospheric, Oceanic and Space Science 42 9 21 0 5 2 1 1 0 3.60
John Halloran, Materials Science and Engineering 29 6 21 1 2 1 2 0 0 3.50
Ronald Larson, Chemical Engineering 19 11 58 1 3 3 3 1 0 3.00

Q8: This chair manages the department's resources well.

Chair Eligible Responses % SAANDSDNBJ Median
William Martin, Nuclear and Radiological Science 17 7 41 3 2 1 0 0 1 4.50
Matthew O'Donnell, Biomedical Engineering 54 19 35 5 11 1 0 0 2 4.18
David Munson, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science 120 46 38 11 15 7 3 1 9 4.00
James Driscoll, Aerospace Engineering 21 10 48 2 5 0 0 2 1 4.00
Tamas Gombosi, Atmospheric, Oceanic and Space Science 42 9 21 3 3 1 1 1 0 4.00
John Halloran, Materials Science and Engineering 29 6 21 1 3 1 1 0 0 3.83
Lawrence Seiford, Industrial and Operations Engineering 30 11 37 2 4 2 1 1 1 3.75
Nik Katopodes, Civil and Environmental Engineering 30 12 40 3 3 4 2 0 0 3.50
Ronald Larson, Chemical Engineering 19 11 58 0 4 2 3 0 2 3.25
Dennis Assanis, Mechanical Engineering 74 38 51 5 8 11 6 4 4 3.14
Armin Troesch, Naval Architecture and Marine 17 7 41 0 2 2 2 0 1 3.00

Q9: This chair is attentive to long-term, strategic issues that affect the department.

Chair Eligible Responses % SAANDSDNBJ Median
Matthew O'Donnell, Biomedical Engineering 54 19 35 11 7 1 0 0 0 4.64
David Munson, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science 120 46 38 21 9 4 6 3 3 4.44
Tamas Gombosi, Atmospheric, Oceanic and Space Science 42 9 21 4 2 0 1 2 0 4.25
William Martin, Nuclear and Radiological Science 17 7 41 3 1 3 0 0 0 4.00
James Driscoll, Aerospace Engineering 21 10 48 1 4 2 1 2 0 3.50
John Halloran, Materials Science and Engineering 29 6 21 2 1 3 0 0 0 3.50
Lawrence Seiford, Industrial and Operations Engineering 30 11 37 2 3 3 2 1 0 3.33
Nik Katopodes, Civil and Environmental Engineering 30 12 40 4 1 3 2 2 0 3.17
Ronald Larson, Chemical Engineering 19 11 58 2 3 1 3 2 0 3.00
Armin Troesch, Naval Architecture and Marine 17 7 41 0 2 3 2 0 0 3.00
Dennis Assanis, Mechanical Engineering 74 38 51 6 6 10 7 8 1 2.85

Q10: This chair inspires confidence in leadership overall.

Chair Eligible Responses % SAANDSDNBJ Median
Matthew O'Donnell, Biomedical Engineering 54 19 35 12 6 1 0 0 0 4.71
David Munson, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science 120 46 38 21 12 5 5 3 0 4.33
William Martin, Nuclear and Radiological Science 17 7 41 3 2 1 1 0 0 4.25
Tamas Gombosi, Atmospheric, Oceanic and Space Science 42 9 21 2 5 1 0 1 0 4.00
James Driscoll, Aerospace Engineering 21 10 48 1 6 0 1 2 0 3.83
Ronald Larson, Chemical Engineering 19 11 58 2 4 1 1 3 0 3.62
Nik Katopodes, Civil and Environmental Engineering 30 12 40 4 2 1 2 3 0 3.50
John Halloran, Materials Science and Engineering 29 6 21 1 2 1 2 0 0 3.50
Lawrence Seiford, Industrial and Operations Engineering 30 11 37 2 3 3 0 3 0 3.33
Dennis Assanis, Mechanical Engineering 74 38 51 7 7 10 6 8 0 3.00
Armin Troesch, Naval Architecture and Marine 17 7 41 1 1 2 2 1 0 2.75