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Advisory Review Committee on the Dean of the College of Engineering

  • Frank Hodge, Dean, Foster School of Business, Chair
  • Alberto Aliseda, Professor and Chair, Mechanical Engineering, College of Engineering
  • Guozhong Cao, Professor, Materials Science and Engineering, Chemical Engineering, Elected Faculty Council Chair, College of Engineering
  • John Y. Choe, Associate Professor, Industrial & Systems Engineering, College of Engineering
  • Brandi Cossairt, Professor, Chemistry, College of Arts and Sciences
  • Yuliana Flores, Student, Human Centered Design & Engineering, College of Engineering
  • Maria Huffman, Director, WNF, College of Engineering
  • Tadayoshi Kohno, Professor, Computer Science and Engineering, College of Engineering
  • Nathan Kutz, Professor, Mathematics, College of Arts and Sciences
  • Mo Li, Professor, Electrical and Computer Engineering, College of Engineering
  • Ron Litzinger, Retired President of Edison Energy, College of Engineering Advisory Board
  • Suzie H. Pun, Professor, Bioengineering, College of Engineering
  • Jessica Ray, Assistant Professor, Civil and Environmental Engineering, College of Engineering
  • Marco Salviato, Professor, Aeronautics & Engineering, College of Engineering
  • Kate Starbird, Professor, Human Centered Design & Engineering, College of Engineering

Dear Colleagues:

Thank you for agreeing to serve on the advisory committee to review the performance of Nancy Allbritton, Dean of the College of Engineering. This review is being conducted pursuant to Executive Order No. 20, available in the University Policy Directory, which requires that standard reviews of the appointees who head major administrative and academic units be undertaken at periodic five-year intervals. My particular thanks to Frank Hodge, Dean of the Foster School of Business, for his willingness to chair this review.

The purpose of this review is to evaluate the performance of Nancy Allbritton and to assess her overall effectiveness as Dean of the College of Engineering. Please see the attached job description to guide your review as you assess Dean Allbritton’s leadership and engagement. Some of the critical features to be addressed in the review include Dean Allbritton’s leadership in advancing academic quality at UW, ensuring the vitality of the UW’s teaching mission, managing the resources and budget of the unit, advancing the goals and vision of the College of Engineering and the university more broadly, supporting diversity, equity, and inclusion within the College and University, expanding university-wide collaborations, and engaging broadly with internal and external UW communities.

In addition to the guidance provided in Executive Order No. 20, the review committee is specifically asked to solicit input on Dean Allbritton from all personnel in the College of Engineering and any other appropriate UW or external groups. I would appreciate it if the committee would complete its work by the end of April 2025.  Your confidential report should be submitted directly to me.

Thank you once again for your help and your willingness to assist me in this endeavor. Your service is much appreciated.

Sincerely,

Tricia R. Serio
Provost and Executive Vice President for Academic Affairs
Professor, Biochemistry

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Charge letter: Advisory Review Committee on the Dean of the College of Engineering