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Diversity Committee

The College of Engineering Diversity Committee was appointed by Dean Mark J. Kushner to address recruiting and diversity issues in the college and to serve as the liaison to the Campus Diversity Committee.

Initially, the committee has been charged with:

  1. Researching best practices from other institutions for faculty and staff recruitment.
  2. Sharing best practices between departments.
  3. Being "one stop shopping" for recruitment committees for learning:
    1. How to conduct a search that results in a diverse candidate pool.
    2. How to interview with diversity in mind.
  4. Addressing any climate issues that we may have in the college.

Diversity Committee Members


Chuck Glatz
, Committee Chair, Professor, Chemical and Biological Engineering

Derrick Rollins, Assistant Dean for Diversity

Abhijit Chandra, Professor, Mechanical Engineering

Carmen Garcia , Administrative Specialist, Materials Science & Engineering

Shauna Hallmark, Associate Professor, Civil, Construction and Environmental Engineering

Nancy Knight, Director of Diversity and Graduate Student Affairs, Engineering Administration

Steve Martin, Professor, Materials Science & Engineering

Vicky Thorland-Oster, Manager of Student Services, Electrical and Computer Engineering

Contact Information

Derrick Rollins
Assistant Dean for Diversity
116 Marston Hall
Ames, IA 50011-2151
Phone: (515) 294-5516
Fax: (515) 294-9273

Graduate Profile

Maria Torres, a doctoral student in chemical engineering at Iowa State University, has been awarded the Ruth L. Kirschstein Fellowship for minority students by the National Institutes of Health (NIH).

Read more about Maria Torres.