2008 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	2008 median	2007 median	2006 median	2005^* median	2004^* median
Wei Shyy, Aerospace Engineering	34%	8	2	0	0	0	0	4.88	4.89	4.78	4.50
Douglas Noll, Biomedical Engineering	10%	5	2	1	0	0	0	4.70	4.50	4.60
Peter Green, Materials Science and Engineering	21%	4	1	1	1	0	0	4.62	5.00	4.50	5.00
Kon-Well Wang, Mechanical Engineering	22%	8	4	1	1	1	3	4.56
Mark Burns, Chemical Engineering	17%	2	2	0	0	0	1	4.50
Tamas Gombosi, Atmospheric, Oceanic and Space Science	13%	3	2	1	0	0	0	4.50	4.67	4.60	4.00	4.00
Farnam Jahanian, Computer Science and Engineering division, EECS	25%	7	7	1	0	0	1	4.43	4.30
William Martin, Nuclear Engineering and Radiological Sciences	35%	4	2	3	0	0	0	4.25	4.50	4.25	4.33	4.33
Khalil Najafi, Electrical and Computer Engineering division, EECS	26%	4	5	0	1	1	10	4.20
Armin Troesch, Naval Architecture and Marine Engineering	50%	1	4	0	1	2	0	3.75	3.50	2.88	3.25	2.20
Lawrence Seiford, Industrial and Operations Engineering	30%	2	4	2	1	2	0	3.62	3.60	3.62	3.70	3.88
Nancy Love, Civil and Environmental Engineering	29%	3	2	1	3	2	0	3.00

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

Chair	Resp. rate	SA	A	N	D	SD	NBJ	2008 median	2007 median	2006 median	2005^* median	2004^* median
Wei Shyy, Aerospace Engineering	34%	7	3	0	0	0	0	4.79	4.81	4.75	4.50
Douglas Noll, Biomedical Engineering	10%	4	3	0	0	0	1	4.62	4.30	4.33
Mark Burns, Chemical Engineering	17%	2	2	0	0	0	1	4.50
Peter Green, Materials Science and Engineering	21%	3	2	2	0	0	0	4.25	4.83	4.00	5.00
Farnam Jahanian, Computer Science and Engineering division, EECS	25%	6	7	3	0	0	0	4.21	4.25
Kon-Well Wang, Mechanical Engineering	22%	6	5	2	1	1	3	4.20
Khalil Najafi, Electrical and Computer Engineering division, EECS	26%	3	6	0	1	1	11	4.08
William Martin, Nuclear Engineering and Radiological Sciences	35%	2	4	2	1	0	0	3.88	4.50	4.25	4.12	4.33
Armin Troesch, Naval Architecture and Marine Engineering	50%	2	3	0	3	0	0	3.83	3.50	3.25	3.67	4.12
Tamas Gombosi, Atmospheric, Oceanic and Space Science	13%	1	3	2	0	0	0	3.83	4.67	4.00	3.70	3.80
Lawrence Seiford, Industrial and Operations Engineering	30%	4	2	2	1	2	0	3.75	3.33	3.79	3.17	3.33
Nancy Love, Civil and Environmental Engineering	29%	1	2	5	3	0	0	3.00

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

Chair	Resp. rate	SA	A	N	D	SD	NBJ	2008 median	2007 median	2006 median	2005^* median	2004^* median
Tamas Gombosi, Atmospheric, Oceanic and Space Science	13%	6	0	0	0	0	0	5.00	4.67	4.75	3.90	4.75
Wei Shyy, Aerospace Engineering	34%	8	1	0	0	0	1	4.94	4.71	4.78	4.50
Douglas Noll, Biomedical Engineering	10%	5	0	1	0	0	2	4.90	4.25	4.70
William Martin, Nuclear Engineering and Radiological Sciences	35%	6	3	0	0	0	0	4.75	4.70	4.67	4.80	4.62
Farnam Jahanian, Computer Science and Engineering division, EECS	25%	9	4	1	0	0	2	4.72	4.62
Kon-Well Wang, Mechanical Engineering	22%	5	2	1	1	1	8	4.50
Mark Burns, Chemical Engineering	17%	2	2	1	0	0	0	4.25
Khalil Najafi, Electrical and Computer Engineering division, EECS	26%	3	3	0	2	0	14	4.17
Peter Green, Materials Science and Engineering	21%	2	1	2	1	0	1	3.50	4.83	4.00	5.00
Lawrence Seiford, Industrial and Operations Engineering	30%	3	1	2	2	2	1	3.00	3.70	3.70	3.50	4.33
Armin Troesch, Naval Architecture and Marine Engineering	50%	1	2	1	2	2	0	2.50	3.25	2.50	2.75	2.50
Nancy Love, Civil and Environmental Engineering	29%	1	3	1	2	3	1	2.50

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

Chair	Resp. rate	SA	A	N	D	SD	NBJ	2008 median	2007 median	2006 median	2005^* median	2004^* median
Douglas Noll, Biomedical Engineering	10%	5	2	0	0	0	1	4.80	4.25	4.60
Wei Shyy, Aerospace Engineering	34%	7	2	1	0	0	0	4.79	4.81	4.69	4.75
Farnam Jahanian, Computer Science and Engineering division, EECS	25%	8	6	1	1	0	0	4.50	4.00
Kon-Well Wang, Mechanical Engineering	22%	8	6	1	0	1	2	4.50
Mark Burns, Chemical Engineering	17%	2	2	0	0	0	1	4.50
Khalil Najafi, Electrical and Computer Engineering division, EECS	26%	4	4	0	0	1	13	4.38
Peter Green, Materials Science and Engineering	21%	2	3	1	0	1	0	4.00	4.83	3.00	4.88
William Martin, Nuclear Engineering and Radiological Sciences	35%	1	5	0	3	0	0	3.80	4.70	4.67	4.75	3.75
Tamas Gombosi, Atmospheric, Oceanic and Space Science	13%	0	4	1	1	0	0	3.75	4.00	3.67	2.50	4.00
Armin Troesch, Naval Architecture and Marine Engineering	50%	2	2	1	0	3	0	3.50	3.83	3.50	3.25	3.88
Lawrence Seiford, Industrial and Operations Engineering	30%	2	3	2	1	3	0	3.25	2.50	2.33	2.00	2.25
Nancy Love, Civil and Environmental Engineering	29%	1	3	0	3	4	0	2.00

Q5: This chair makes excellent faculty administrative appointments.

Chair	Resp. rate	SA	A	N	D	SD	NBJ	2008 median	2007 median	2006 median	2005^* median	2004^* median
Wei Shyy, Aerospace Engineering	34%	6	2	0	0	0	2	4.83	4.58	4.00	4.75
Kon-Well Wang, Mechanical Engineering	22%	6	0	2	0	1	9	4.75
Farnam Jahanian, Computer Science and Engineering division, EECS	25%	7	4	2	1	0	2	4.50	4.00
Douglas Noll, Biomedical Engineering	10%	3	3	0	0	0	2	4.50	4.00	4.50
William Martin, Nuclear Engineering and Radiological Sciences	35%	4	3	2	0	0	0	4.33	4.62	4.25	4.50	4.33
Khalil Najafi, Electrical and Computer Engineering division, EECS	26%	5	5	0	1	1	10	4.30
Lawrence Seiford, Industrial and Operations Engineering	30%	3	5	1	1	1	0	4.00	4.00	3.93	3.60	4.00
Mark Burns, Chemical Engineering	17%	1	0	1	0	0	3	4.00
Tamas Gombosi, Atmospheric, Oceanic and Space Science	13%	1	4	1	0	0	0	4.00	4.00	3.90	3.50	3.60
Peter Green, Materials Science and Engineering	21%	1	3	1	1	0	1	3.83	3.25	2.00	4.75
Nancy Love, Civil and Environmental Engineering	29%	2	4	0	3	1	1	3.75
Armin Troesch, Naval Architecture and Marine Engineering	50%	0	4	1	1	2	0	3.50	3.00	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	2008 median	2007 median	2006 median	2005^* median	2004^* median
Mark Burns, Chemical Engineering	17%	2	1	0	0	0	2	4.75
Tamas Gombosi, Atmospheric, Oceanic and Space Science	13%	4	2	0	0	0	0	4.75	4.67	4.50	3.50	3.38
Wei Shyy, Aerospace Engineering	34%	6	2	2	0	0	0	4.67	4.71	4.50	4.50
Peter Green, Materials Science and Engineering	21%	3	0	1	0	1	2	4.67	4.50	3.00	5.00
Farnam Jahanian, Computer Science and Engineering division, EECS	25%	7	2	2	0	1	4	4.64	4.12
Douglas Noll, Biomedical Engineering	10%	3	3	0	0	0	2	4.50	4.38	4.83
Khalil Najafi, Electrical and Computer Engineering division, EECS	26%	3	3	0	0	1	15	4.33
William Martin, Nuclear Engineering and Radiological Sciences	35%	4	2	2	1	0	0	4.25	4.70	4.67	4.62	4.33
Kon-Well Wang, Mechanical Engineering	22%	5	0	4	0	1	8	4.00
Lawrence Seiford, Industrial and Operations Engineering	30%	3	3	1	1	2	1	3.83	3.50	3.67	2.50	3.25
Nancy Love, Civil and Environmental Engineering	29%	2	2	2	0	1	4	3.75
Armin Troesch, Naval Architecture and Marine Engineering	50%	2	2	2	1	1	0	3.50	4.00	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	2008 median	2007 median	2006 median	2005^* median	2004^* median
Wei Shyy, Aerospace Engineering	34%	7	3	0	0	0	0	4.79	4.38	4.29	4.75
Douglas Noll, Biomedical Engineering	10%	3	2	0	0	0	3	4.67	4.00	4.25
William Martin, Nuclear Engineering and Radiological Sciences	35%	5	4	0	0	0	0	4.60	4.92	4.88	4.20	4.00
Lawrence Seiford, Industrial and Operations Engineering	30%	6	3	1	0	1	0	4.58	4.38	4.17	3.75	4.25
Farnam Jahanian, Computer Science and Engineering division, EECS	25%	8	7	1	0	0	0	4.50	4.25
Tamas Gombosi, Atmospheric, Oceanic and Space Science	13%	3	3	0	0	0	0	4.50	4.33	4.08	3.70	3.60
Khalil Najafi, Electrical and Computer Engineering division, EECS	26%	4	4	0	1	0	13	4.38
Kon-Well Wang, Mechanical Engineering	22%	5	2	2	1	1	7	4.25
Peter Green, Materials Science and Engineering	21%	2	3	0	1	1	0	4.00	4.50	2.25	4.83
Mark Burns, Chemical Engineering	17%	2	0	1	1	0	1	4.00
Armin Troesch, Naval Architecture and Marine Engineering	50%	1	3	1	2	1	0	3.50	3.17	3.25	3.62	4.00
Nancy Love, Civil and Environmental Engineering	29%	1	4	1	2	3	0	3.00

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

Chair	Resp. rate	SA	A	N	D	SD	NBJ	2008 median	2007 median	2006 median	2005^* median	2004^* median
Wei Shyy, Aerospace Engineering	34%	8	2	0	0	0	0	4.88	4.89	4.29	4.75
Mark Burns, Chemical Engineering	17%	2	0	1	0	0	2	4.75
Tamas Gombosi, Atmospheric, Oceanic and Space Science	13%	4	2	0	0	0	0	4.75	4.67	4.20	4.00	4.00
Farnam Jahanian, Computer Science and Engineering division, EECS	25%	8	5	0	0	0	3	4.69	4.64
Kon-Well Wang, Mechanical Engineering	22%	7	2	3	0	1	5	4.57
William Martin, Nuclear Engineering and Radiological Sciences	35%	4	5	0	0	0	0	4.40	4.80	4.67	4.62	4.50
Khalil Najafi, Electrical and Computer Engineering division, EECS	26%	6	4	1	2	0	9	4.38
Douglas Noll, Biomedical Engineering	10%	2	4	0	0	0	2	4.25	4.21	4.50
Lawrence Seiford, Industrial and Operations Engineering	30%	3	5	1	1	1	0	4.00	3.60	3.81	3.75	3.75
Peter Green, Materials Science and Engineering	21%	2	1	0	2	0	2	4.00	4.83	4.75	4.67
Armin Troesch, Naval Architecture and Marine Engineering	50%	0	4	0	2	2	0	3.00	3.00	2.90	3.00	3.00
Nancy Love, Civil and Environmental Engineering	29%	1	2	4	1	3	0	2.88

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

Chair	Resp. rate	SA	A	N	D	SD	NBJ	2008 median	2007 median	2006 median	2005^* median	2004^* median
Tamas Gombosi, Atmospheric, Oceanic and Space Science	13%	5	1	0	0	0	0	4.90	4.67	4.86	4.00	4.25
Wei Shyy, Aerospace Engineering	34%	8	1	1	0	0	0	4.88	4.89	4.69	4.75
Farnam Jahanian, Computer Science and Engineering division, EECS	25%	10	4	1	0	0	1	4.75	4.57
Peter Green, Materials Science and Engineering	21%	4	1	0	1	1	0	4.62	4.83	3.50	4.92
Kon-Well Wang, Mechanical Engineering	22%	7	5	1	0	1	4	4.50
Douglas Noll, Biomedical Engineering	10%	3	2	1	0	0	2	4.50	4.40	4.50
William Martin, Nuclear Engineering and Radiological Sciences	35%	4	4	1	0	0	0	4.38	4.70	4.67	4.62	4.00
Khalil Najafi, Electrical and Computer Engineering division, EECS	26%	6	6	0	1	1	8	4.33
Mark Burns, Chemical Engineering	17%	2	3	0	0	0	0	4.33
Lawrence Seiford, Industrial and Operations Engineering	30%	2	5	1	2	1	0	3.80	3.50	2.83	3.50	3.33
Nancy Love, Civil and Environmental Engineering	29%	2	4	1	1	3	0	3.62
Armin Troesch, Naval Architecture and Marine Engineering	50%	2	2	1	0	3	0	3.50	3.00	3.25	3.00	3.00

Q10: This chair ensures that departmental policies, procedures and available resources are transparent to all faculty.

Chair	Resp. rate	SA	A	N	D	SD	NBJ	2008 median	2007 median	2006 median	2005^* median	2004^* median
Mark Burns, Chemical Engineering	17%	3	1	0	0	0	1	4.83
Douglas Noll, Biomedical Engineering	10%	4	2	0	0	0	2	4.75	4.50
Wei Shyy, Aerospace Engineering	34%	6	3	1	0	0	0	4.67	4.89
Farnam Jahanian, Computer Science and Engineering division, EECS	25%	7	5	2	0	0	2	4.50	4.25
Khalil Najafi, Electrical and Computer Engineering division, EECS	26%	4	4	1	0	1	12	4.25
Peter Green, Materials Science and Engineering	21%	3	2	1	0	1	0	4.25	4.50
Kon-Well Wang, Mechanical Engineering	22%	6	5	3	0	1	3	4.20
Tamas Gombosi, Atmospheric, Oceanic and Space Science	13%	1	3	1	1	0	0	3.83	4.67
William Martin, Nuclear Engineering and Radiological Sciences	35%	2	3	3	1	0	0	3.67	4.50
Armin Troesch, Naval Architecture and Marine Engineering	50%	1	2	2	0	3	0	3.00	3.50
Lawrence Seiford, Industrial and Operations Engineering	30%	2	2	2	2	3	0	2.75	2.50
Nancy Love, Civil and Environmental Engineering	29%	2	1	3	2	3	0	2.67

Q11: This chair inspires confidence in leadership overall.

Chair	Resp. rate	SA	A	N	D	SD	NBJ	2008 median	2007 median	2006 median	2005^* median	2004^* median
Wei Shyy, Aerospace Engineering	34%	8	1	0	0	0	0	4.94	4.95	4.91	4.50
Farnam Jahanian, Computer Science and Engineering division, EECS	25%	10	5	1	0	0	0	4.70	4.62
William Martin, Nuclear Engineering and Radiological Sciences	35%	5	3	0	1	0	0	4.60	4.62	4.67	4.38	4.25
Kon-Well Wang, Mechanical Engineering	22%	8	2	4	1	1	2	4.50
Douglas Noll, Biomedical Engineering	10%	4	4	0	0	0	0	4.50	4.71	4.75
Peter Green, Materials Science and Engineering	21%	3	2	0	0	2	0	4.25	4.83	3.50	4.92
Mark Burns, Chemical Engineering	17%	2	2	1	0	0	0	4.25
Tamas Gombosi, Atmospheric, Oceanic and Space Science	13%	2	3	1	0	0	0	4.17	4.67	4.60	3.83	4.00
Khalil Najafi, Electrical and Computer Engineering division, EECS	26%	4	7	0	1	1	9	4.14
Armin Troesch, Naval Architecture and Marine Engineering	50%	1	3	1	1	2	0	3.50	3.00	3.00	3.00	2.75
Lawrence Seiford, Industrial and Operations Engineering	30%	2	3	2	2	2	0	3.25	3.12	3.70	2.17	3.33
Nancy Love, Civil and Environmental Engineering	29%	2	3	1	1	4	0	3.00

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

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