2006 evaluation results

All Chairs in College of Engineering

sorted by median for each question

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

Chair	Resp. rate	SA	A	N	D	SD	NBJ	2006 median	2005^* median	2004^* median
Wei Shyy, Aerospace Engineering	52%	9	3	0	0	1	0	4.78	4.50
Tamas Gombosi, Atmospheric, Oceanic and Space Science	21%	5	2	0	1	1	0	4.60	4.00	4.00
Douglas Noll, Biomedical Engineering	20%	5	4	0	0	0	5	4.60
William Martin, Nuclear Engineering and Radiological Sciences	22%	2	2	1	0	0	0	4.25	4.33	4.33
Ronald Larson, Chemical Engineering	48%	4	7	2	0	0	0	4.14	3.33	3.75
Brian Gilchrist, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science	31%	10	4	7	2	1	18	4.00
Nik Katopodes, Civil and Environmental Engineering	25%	3	2	1	1	1	0	4.00	4.12	3.50
Lawrence Seiford, Industrial and Operations Engineering	45%	4	4	3	0	4	1	3.62	3.70	3.88
Dennis Assanis, Mechanical Engineering	44%	9	6	6	3	9	0	3.25	3.17	3.70
Armin Troesch, Naval Architecture and Marine Engineering	53%	2	0	4	1	2	1	2.88	3.25	2.20

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

Chair	Resp. rate	SA	A	N	D	SD	NBJ	2006 median	2005^* median	2004^* median
Wei Shyy, Aerospace Engineering	52%	8	3	0	0	1	0	4.75	4.50
Douglas Noll, Biomedical Engineering	20%	3	3	1	0	0	7	4.33
William Martin, Nuclear Engineering and Radiological Sciences	22%	2	2	1	0	0	0	4.25	4.12	4.33
Nik Katopodes, Civil and Environmental Engineering	25%	3	3	0	1	1	0	4.17	3.62	3.25
Brian Gilchrist, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science	31%	10	4	8	0	2	18	4.00
Tamas Gombosi, Atmospheric, Oceanic and Space Science	21%	3	3	1	2	0	0	4.00	3.70	3.80
Lawrence Seiford, Industrial and Operations Engineering	45%	3	7	1	2	3	0	3.79	3.17	3.33
Ronald Larson, Chemical Engineering	48%	2	6	4	1	0	0	3.75	3.00	3.00
Dennis Assanis, Mechanical Engineering	44%	9	8	5	2	8	1	3.62	3.67	3.29
Armin Troesch, Naval Architecture and Marine Engineering	53%	2	2	4	2	0	0	3.25	3.67	4.12

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

Chair	Resp. rate	SA	A	N	D	SD	NBJ	2006 median	2005^* median	2004^* median
Wei Shyy, Aerospace Engineering	52%	9	3	1	0	0	0	4.78	4.50
Tamas Gombosi, Atmospheric, Oceanic and Space Science	21%	6	1	0	2	0	0	4.75	3.90	4.75
Douglas Noll, Biomedical Engineering	20%	5	2	1	0	0	6	4.70
William Martin, Nuclear Engineering and Radiological Sciences	22%	3	2	0	0	0	0	4.67	4.80	4.62
Brian Gilchrist, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science	31%	10	4	4	1	1	22	4.50
Dennis Assanis, Mechanical Engineering	44%	13	4	5	5	4	1	3.88	4.00	3.30
Ronald Larson, Chemical Engineering	48%	0	10	2	1	0	0	3.85	3.38	3.00
Lawrence Seiford, Industrial and Operations Engineering	45%	2	5	2	0	3	4	3.70	3.50	4.33
Nik Katopodes, Civil and Environmental Engineering	25%	2	1	2	1	2	0	3.00	3.67	3.83
Armin Troesch, Naval Architecture and Marine Engineering	53%	1	1	2	3	1	2	2.50	2.75	2.50

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

Chair	Resp. rate	SA	A	N	D	SD	NBJ	2006 median	2005^* median	2004^* median
Wei Shyy, Aerospace Engineering	52%	8	4	0	0	1	0	4.69	4.75
William Martin, Nuclear Engineering and Radiological Sciences	22%	3	1	0	1	0	0	4.67	4.75	3.75
Douglas Noll, Biomedical Engineering	20%	5	4	0	0	0	5	4.60
Brian Gilchrist, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science	31%	13	12	3	3	1	10	4.25
Ronald Larson, Chemical Engineering	48%	3	7	2	1	0	0	4.00	3.33	3.33
Dennis Assanis, Mechanical Engineering	44%	13	5	4	6	5	0	3.80	3.73	3.71
Tamas Gombosi, Atmospheric, Oceanic and Space Science	21%	2	3	2	0	2	0	3.67	2.50	4.00
Armin Troesch, Naval Architecture and Marine Engineering	53%	2	3	2	0	3	0	3.50	3.25	3.88
Nik Katopodes, Civil and Environmental Engineering	25%	3	1	0	3	1	0	3.00	4.00	4.00
Lawrence Seiford, Industrial and Operations Engineering	45%	3	2	2	3	5	1	2.33	2.00	2.25

Q5: This chair makes excellent administrative appointments.

Chair	Resp. rate	SA	A	N	D	SD	NBJ	2006 median	2005^* median	2004^* median
Douglas Noll, Biomedical Engineering	20%	1	1	0	0	0	12	4.50
William Martin, Nuclear Engineering and Radiological Sciences	22%	2	2	0	1	0	0	4.25	4.50	4.33
Wei Shyy, Aerospace Engineering	52%	2	5	1	0	1	4	4.00	4.75
Lawrence Seiford, Industrial and Operations Engineering	45%	3	7	1	0	3	2	3.93	3.60	4.00
Nik Katopodes, Civil and Environmental Engineering	25%	1	5	1	0	1	0	3.90	4.17	4.17
Tamas Gombosi, Atmospheric, Oceanic and Space Science	21%	1	5	1	0	1	1	3.90	3.50	3.60
Brian Gilchrist, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science	31%	6	3	6	2	1	23	3.50
Ronald Larson, Chemical Engineering	48%	1	3	6	2	0	1	3.17	2.62	3.33
Dennis Assanis, Mechanical Engineering	44%	6	5	9	3	7	3	3.06	3.05	2.57
Armin Troesch, Naval Architecture and Marine Engineering	53%	1	2	4	1	2	0	3.00	3.00	3.00

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

Chair	Resp. rate	SA	A	N	D	SD	NBJ	2006 median	2005^* median	2004^* median
Douglas Noll, Biomedical Engineering	20%	3	1	0	0	0	10	4.83
William Martin, Nuclear Engineering and Radiological Sciences	22%	3	2	0	0	0	0	4.67	4.62	4.33
Wei Shyy, Aerospace Engineering	52%	5	4	1	0	0	2	4.50	4.50
Tamas Gombosi, Atmospheric, Oceanic and Space Science	21%	4	3	0	1	0	0	4.50	3.50	3.38
Brian Gilchrist, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science	31%	5	3	3	0	0	31	4.33
Nik Katopodes, Civil and Environmental Engineering	25%	3	3	0	0	2	0	4.17	4.58	4.50
Ronald Larson, Chemical Engineering	48%	3	7	2	0	0	1	4.07	3.88	4.00
Dennis Assanis, Mechanical Engineering	44%	10	8	1	5	7	2	3.81	4.12	3.83
Lawrence Seiford, Industrial and Operations Engineering	45%	2	6	2	1	3	2	3.67	2.50	3.25
Armin Troesch, Naval Architecture and Marine Engineering	53%	1	3	3	1	1	1	3.33	3.62	3.25

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

Chair	Resp. rate	SA	A	N	D	SD	NBJ	2006 median	2005^* median	2004^* median
William Martin, Nuclear Engineering and Radiological Sciences	22%	4	0	0	1	0	0	4.88	4.20	4.00
Nik Katopodes, Civil and Environmental Engineering	25%	4	3	0	0	1	0	4.50	4.50	4.00
Wei Shyy, Aerospace Engineering	52%	5	7	1	0	0	0	4.29	4.75
Douglas Noll, Biomedical Engineering	20%	3	4	1	0	0	6	4.25
Lawrence Seiford, Industrial and Operations Engineering	45%	5	6	0	0	3	2	4.17	3.75	4.25
Brian Gilchrist, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science	31%	7	4	6	0	0	23	4.12
Tamas Gombosi, Atmospheric, Oceanic and Space Science	21%	2	6	0	1	0	0	4.08	3.70	3.60
Dennis Assanis, Mechanical Engineering	44%	7	14	3	3	4	1	3.89	3.50	3.64
Ronald Larson, Chemical Engineering	48%	1	5	3	3	1	0	3.33	3.00	3.00
Armin Troesch, Naval Architecture and Marine Engineering	53%	1	3	4	0	2	0	3.25	3.62	4.00

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

Chair	Resp. rate	SA	A	N	D	SD	NBJ	2006 median	2005^* median	2004^* median
William Martin, Nuclear Engineering and Radiological Sciences	22%	3	2	0	0	0	0	4.67	4.62	4.50
Douglas Noll, Biomedical Engineering	20%	4	4	0	0	0	6	4.50
Wei Shyy, Aerospace Engineering	52%	5	7	1	0	0	0	4.29	4.75
Brian Gilchrist, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science	31%	7	4	5	0	0	26	4.25
Tamas Gombosi, Atmospheric, Oceanic and Space Science	21%	3	5	0	1	0	0	4.20	4.00	4.00
Nik Katopodes, Civil and Environmental Engineering	25%	3	3	0	1	1	0	4.17	4.17	3.50
Ronald Larson, Chemical Engineering	48%	1	8	3	1	0	0	3.81	2.62	3.25
Lawrence Seiford, Industrial and Operations Engineering	45%	2	8	1	1	3	1	3.81	3.75	3.75
Dennis Assanis, Mechanical Engineering	44%	9	7	3	3	6	4	3.79	3.71	3.14
Armin Troesch, Naval Architecture and Marine Engineering	53%	0	2	5	2	1	0	2.90	3.00	3.00

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

Chair	Resp. rate	SA	A	N	D	SD	NBJ	2006 median	2005^* median	2004^* median
Tamas Gombosi, Atmospheric, Oceanic and Space Science	21%	7	1	0	1	0	0	4.86	4.00	4.25
Wei Shyy, Aerospace Engineering	52%	8	4	0	0	1	0	4.69	4.75
William Martin, Nuclear Engineering and Radiological Sciences	22%	3	2	0	0	0	0	4.67	4.62	4.00
Douglas Noll, Biomedical Engineering	20%	4	4	0	0	0	6	4.50
Brian Gilchrist, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science	31%	9	10	5	2	0	16	4.10
Dennis Assanis, Mechanical Engineering	44%	10	8	2	3	8	1	3.81	3.50	2.85
Ronald Larson, Chemical Engineering	48%	1	6	5	1	0	0	3.58	2.67	3.00
Nik Katopodes, Civil and Environmental Engineering	25%	1	3	2	0	2	0	3.50	3.80	3.17
Armin Troesch, Naval Architecture and Marine Engineering	53%	2	2	4	0	2	0	3.25	3.00	3.00
Lawrence Seiford, Industrial and Operations Engineering	45%	3	2	3	2	4	2	2.83	3.50	3.33

Q10: This chair inspires confidence in leadership overall.

Chair	Resp. rate	SA	A	N	D	SD	NBJ	2006 median	2005^* median	2004^* median
Wei Shyy, Aerospace Engineering	52%	11	1	0	1	0	0	4.91	4.50
Douglas Noll, Biomedical Engineering	20%	6	2	1	0	0	5	4.75
William Martin, Nuclear Engineering and Radiological Sciences	22%	3	2	0	0	0	0	4.67	4.38	4.25
Tamas Gombosi, Atmospheric, Oceanic and Space Science	21%	5	2	0	1	1	0	4.60	3.83	4.00
Lawrence Seiford, Industrial and Operations Engineering	45%	4	5	1	2	4	0	3.70	2.17	3.33
Ronald Larson, Chemical Engineering	48%	0	8	2	3	0	0	3.69	2.38	3.62
Brian Gilchrist, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science	31%	9	8	7	5	3	10	3.62
Nik Katopodes, Civil and Environmental Engineering	25%	1	2	3	0	2	0	3.17	3.88	3.50
Armin Troesch, Naval Architecture and Marine Engineering	53%	0	4	2	3	1	0	3.00	3.00	2.75
Dennis Assanis, Mechanical Engineering	44%	9	3	5	6	10	0	2.60	3.00	3.00

^*medians from 2005 and 2004 computed only from Ann Arbor campus University Senate faculty

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