Executive Committee

Emeriti Academy Approvals and Endorsements: 

• Spring 2021: Emeriti Academy Endorsement of Faculty Senate Resolution

• Fall 2017: Emeriti Academy Motion in Support of President and Provost DACA Statement

Members of the Executive Committee include:

Case School of Engineering:

• Patrick Crago, Professor Emeritus of Biomedical Engineering (2022-2025)

College of Arts and Sciences:

• Charlotte Ikels, Professor Emerita of Anthropology (September 2021-2024)

• Sandra Russ, Distinguished University Professor Emerita and Professor Emerita, Department of Psychological Sciences (2022-2025)

School of Medicine:*

• Nancy Oleinick, Vice-Chair 2022-2023; Joseph T. Wearn MD University Professor Emerita of Medicine, and Professor Emerita, Department of Radiation Oncology (2021-2024; 2018-2021)

• Carole Liedtke, Professor Emerita of Pediatrics, Case School of Medicine, representing basic science departments (2023-2026)

• Antonnette Graham, Professor Emerita of Family Medicine, Case School of Medicine, representing clinical science departments (2023-2026)

The Jack, Joseph and Morton Mandel School of Applied Social Sciences:

• Claudia Coulton, Distinguished University Professor Emerita and Professor Emerita of Social Work and Practice, Jack, Joseph and Morton Mandel School of Applied Social Sciences (2023-2026)

School of Dental Medicine:*

School of Law:

• Wilbur (Bill) Leatherberry, Professor Emeritus of Law (September 2021-2024)

Weatherhead School of Management:

• Matthew Sobel, William E. Umstattd Professor Emeritus of Industrial Economics and Professor Emeritus of Operations (2022-2025)

School of Nursing:

• Shirley Moore, Distinguished University Professor Emerita and Edward J. and Louise Mellen Professor Emerita of Nursing, Frances Payne Bolton School of Nursing (2023-2026)

Distinguished University Professors:

• Eva Kahana, Distinguished University Professor Robson Professor of Sociology, Humanities, Applied Social Science, Nursing and Medicine (2021-2024; 2018-2021; 2016-2018)

• Alan Rocke, Distinguished University Professor Emeritus and Henry Eldridge Bourne Professor Emeritus of History, Department of History (2022-2025)

Ex-Officio Members

• J. Thomas Mortimer, Emeriti Marshal

• Interim Provost Joy K. Ward / Designee Charles Rozek, Vice Provost for Graduate Education & Academic & Faculty Affairs

• Kelly Rindfleisch Marcus, Director of Emeriti Affairs

• James Simmelink, ex officio, Past Chair 2023-2024; Chair 2022-2023, 2018-2019, Associate Professor Emeritus of Restorative Dentistry (2021-2023; 2017-2020; 2016-2017)

Previous Members of the Executive Committee:

• Bo Carlsson, Chair 2017-2018, Professor Emeritus of Economics (terms 2019-2022; 2016-2019)

• Dorr Dearborn, Mary Ann Swetland Professor Emeritus of Environmental Health Sciences (term 2017-2020)

• David Farrell, Professor Emeritus of Physics (terms 2016-2018; 2018-2021)

• Marion Good, Chair 2020-2021, Professor Emerita of Nursing (terms 2020-2023; 2017-2020)

• Merle (Terry) Hokenstad, Chair 2019-2020, Distinguished University Professor, Ralph S., and Dorothy P. Schmitt Professor of Global Health (School of Medicine) (terms 2021-2023; 2017-2020; 2016-2017)

• Ulrich Hopfer, Professor Emeritus of Physiology and Biophysics (term 2016-2018)

• Robert Lawry, Professor Emeritus of Law (terms 2018-2021; 2016-2018)

• Jay Mann, Chair 2021-2022; 2016-2017, Professor Emeritus of Chemical Engineering (2022-2023 as non-voting past chair; 2019-2022; 2016-2019)

• Gerald Matisoff, Professor Emeritus, Department of Earth, Environmental, and Planetary Sciences (term 2019-2022)

• Alan Rocke, Distinguished University Professor and the Henry Eldridge Bourne Professor of History (term 2016-2019)

• DUP: Sandra Russ, Distinguished University Professor and Louis D. Beaumont University Professor (terms 2019-2022; 2016-2019)

• Ruth Siegel, Professor Emerita of Pharmacology (term 2020-2023)

• May Wykle, Professor Emerita of Nursing (term 2016-2017)

• John Yankey, the Leonard M. Mayo Professor Emeritus of Family and Child Welfare (term 2016-2017)

• Stephen Zyzanski, Professor Emeritus of Family Medicine and Community Health (term 2016-2017)

* [Note: Since the nominating committee was unable to identify a candidate from the SODM for a term 2023-2026, two candidates from the SOM were elected.]