Piper Professor Committee
Function and Meeting Information:
Recommends to the Faculty Senate the Piper nominee to be submitted to the Provost. In addition, the committee also recommends to the Senate the recipients of the Everette Swinney Faculty Senate Excellence in Teaching Award. The committee is comprised of one faculty member per college, plus one former Piper Professor.
The Piper Professor Committee typically meets twice in late September-mid October. Workload depends on the number of Piper applicants, usually about 15-20 hours. The chair usually spends another 2-3 hours organizing.
2023 - 2024 Members
| College | Piper Professor Committee | Title, Department | Term Exp | Chair | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Applied Arts | Amy Benton | Associate Professor, Social Work | 2026 | ab68@txstate.edu | |
| Business | Ivilina Popova | Professor, Finance & Economics | 2024 | ip12@txstate.edu | |
| Education | Minda Lopez | Professor, C&I | 2026 | ml46@txstate.edu | |
| Fine Arts and Communication | Lynn Ledbetter | Professor, Music  | 2025 | Chair | ll09@txstate.edu |
| Health Professions | Stacey Lesieur (unexpired term ending 2024) | Clinical Lecturer | 2024 | srs101@txstate.edu | |
| Liberal Arts | William DeSoto | Professor, Political Science | 2025 | wd02@txstate.edu | |
| Piper Recipient | David Lemke | Professor, Biology | 2024 | dl10@txstate.edu | |
| Science and Engineering | Andrea Aspbury | Senior Lecturer, Biology | 2025 | aa14@txstate.edu |