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APPENDIX C LETTER TO EVALUATORS COMMITTEE ON AN ASSESSMENT OF QUALITY-RELATED CHARACTERISTICS OF RESEARCH-DOCTORATE PROGRAMS IN THE UNITED STATES Established by the Conference Board of Associated Research Councils Office of the Staff Director / National Research Council / 2101 Constitution A~cr~uc, N.W. / Washington, D.C. 2041J April 14, 1981 Dear As you may already know, our committee has undertaken an assessment of research-doctorate programs in U.S. universities. The study in exam- ining approximately 2,650 programs in 31 fields in the arts and humanities, biological sciences, engineering, physical and mathematical sciences, and social sciences. A study prospectus is provided on the reverse of this page. You have been selected from a faculty list furnished by your institu- tion to evaluate programs offering research-doctorates in the field of Chemistry. On the first page of the attached form is a list of the 145 programs that are being evaluated in this field. These programs produce more than 90 percent of the doctorate recipients in the field. In order to keep the task manageable, you are being asked to consider a randomly selected subset of 50 of these programs. These are designated with an asterisk in the list on the next page and are presented in random sequence on the evaluation sheets that follow. Please read the accompanying instructions carefully before attempting your evaluations. We ask that you complete the attached survey~form and return it in the enclosed envelope within the next three weeks. The evaluations you and your colleagues render will constitute an important component of this study. Your prompt attention to this request will be very much appreciated by our committee. Sincerely, ~q As_ in' ~4 I~ Lyle Jones For the Study Committee Enclosures COMMITTEE MEMBERS Marcus Alexis Winfred P. Lehmann Kumar Patel Robert M. Bock Saunders Mac Lane Michael 1. Pelczar, Jr. Lyle V. Jones, Co-Chairman Philip E. Converse Nancy S. Milburn Jerome B. Schneewind Gardner Lindzey, Co-Chairman lames H. M. Henderson Lincoln E. Moses Duane C. Spriestersbach Paul A. Albrecht Ernest S. Kuh lames C. Olson Harriet A. Zuckerman 207
208 RESEARCH-DOCTORATE PROGRAMS IN THE FIELD OF REGISTRY (* DESIGNATES THE PROGRAMS WHICH YOU ARE ASKED TO EVALUATE ON-THE FOLLOWING PAGES.) INSTITUTION - DEPARTMENT/ACADEMIC UNIT * * UNIVERSITY OF AKRON - CHEMISTRY UNIVERSITY OF AKRON - POLYMER SCIENCE UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA, TUSCALOOSA - CHEMISTRY AMERICAN UNIVERSITY - CHEMISTRY ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY, TEMPE - CHEMISTRY UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA, TUCSON - CHEMISTRY UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS, FAYETTEVILLE - CHEMISTRY ATLANTA UNIVERSITY - CHEMISTRY AUBURN UNIVERSITY - CHEMISTRY BAYLOR UNIVERSITY, WACO - CHEMISTRY BOSTON COLLEGE - CHEMISTRY BOSTON UNIVERSITY - CHEMISTRY BRANDEIS UNIVERSITY - CHEMISTRY BRIGHAM YOUNG UNIVERSITY - CHEMISTRY BROWN UNIVERSITY - CHEMISTRY BRYN MAWR COLLEGE - CHEMISTRY CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY - CHEMISTRY AND CHEMICAL ENGINEERING UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, BERKELEY - CHEMISTRY UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, DAVIS - CHEMISTRY UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, IRVINE - CHEMISTRY UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, LOS ANGELES - CHEMISTRY UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, RIVERSIDE - CHEMISTRY UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SAN DIEGO - CHEMISTRY UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SANTA BARBARA - CHEMISTRY UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SANTA CRUZ - CHEMISTRY CARNEGIE-MELLON UNIVERSITY - CHEMISTRY CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY - CHEMISTRY CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY OF AMERICA - CHEMISTRY UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO - CHEMISTRY UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI - CHEMISTRY CUNY, THE GRADUATE SCHOOL - CHEMISTRY CLARK UNIVERSITY - CHEMISTRY CLARKSON COLLEGE OF TECHNOLOGY - CHEMISTRY CLEMSON UNIVERSITY - CHEMISTRY AND GEOLOGY COLORADO STATE UNIVERSITY, FT COLLINS - CHEMISTRY UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO, BOULDER - CHEMISTRY * COLUMBIA UNIV-GRAD SCHOOL OF ARTS & SCI - CHEMISTRY * UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT, STORRS - CHEMISTRY CORNELL UNIVERSITY, ITHACA - CHEMISTRY UNIVERSITY OF DELAWARE, NEWARK - CHEMISTRY * UNIVERSITY OF DENVER - CHEMISTRY DREXEL UNIVERSITY - CHEMISTRY * DUKE UNIVERSITY - CHEMISTRY EMORY UNIVERSITY - CHEMISTRY GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY - CHEMISTRY GEORGIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY - CHEMISTRY UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA, ATHENS - CHEMISTRY HARVARD UNIVERSITY - CHEMISTRY/CHEMICAL PHYSICS * UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII - CHEMISTRY UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON - CHEMISTRY HOWARD UNIVERSITY - CHEMISTRY UNIVERSITY OF IDAHO, MOSCOW - CHEMISTRY ILLINOIS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY - CHEMISTRY UNIV OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA-CHAMPAIGN - CHEMISTRY UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS, CHICAGO CIRCLE - CHEMISTRY INDIANA UNIVERSITY, BLOOMINGTON - CHEMISTRY INST OF PAPER CHEMISTRY (APPLETON, WI) - CHEMISTRY IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY, AMES - CHEMISTRY UNIVERSITY OF IOWA, IOWA CITY - CHEMISTRY JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY - CHEMISTRY KANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY, MANHATTAN - CHEMISTRY UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS - CHEMISTRY UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS - PHARMACEUTICAL CHEMISTRY KENT STATE UNIVERSITY - CHEMISTRY UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY - CHEMISTRY LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY, BATON ROUGE - CHEMISTRY UNIVERSItY OF NEW ORLEANS - CHEMISTRY UNIVERSITY OF LOUISVILLE - CHEMISTRY LOYOLA UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO - CHEMISTRY UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND, COLLEGE PARK - CHEMISTRY ~ MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE.OF TECHNOLOGY - CHEMISTRY * UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS, AMHERST - CHEMISTRY * UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI (FLORIDA) - CHEMISTRY
209 MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY, EAST LANSING - CHEMISTRY UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN, ANN ARBOR - CHEMISTRY UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA - CHEMISTRY UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI, COLUMBIA - CHEMISTRY UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI, KANSAS CITY - CHEMISTRY UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI, ROLLA - CHEMISTRY MONTANA STATE UNIVERSITY, BOZEMAN - CHEMISTRY UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA, LINCOLN - CHEMISTRY UNIVERSITY OF NEW HAMPSHIRE - CHEMISTRY UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO, ALBUOUEROUE - CHEMISTRY NEW YORK UNIVERSITY - CHEMISTRY UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA, CHAPEL HILL - CHEMISTRY NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY, RALEIGH - CHEMISTRY NORTH DAKOTA StATE UNIVERSITY, FARGO - CHEMISTRY/POLYMERS COATINGS UNIVERSITY OF NORTH DAKOTA, GRAND FORKS - CHEMISTRY NORTH TEXAS STATE UNIVERSITY, DENTON - CHEMISTRY NORTHEASTERN UNIVERSITY - CHEMISTRY NORTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY, DE KALB - CHEMISTRY NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY - CHEMISTRY UNIVERSITY OF NOTRE DAME - CHEMISTRY OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY - CHEMISTRY OHIO UNIVERSITY - CHEMISTRY - OKLAHOMA STATE UNIVERSITY, STILLWATER - CHEMISTRY UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA - CHEMISTRY UNIVERSITY OF OREGON, EUGENE - CHEMISTRY OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY, COVALLIS - CHEMISTRY PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY - CHEMISTRY UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA - CHEMISTRY UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH - CHEMISTRY POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE OF NEW YORK - CHEMISTRY PRINCETON UNIVERSITY - CHEMISTRY PURDUE UNIVERSITY, WEST LAFAYETTE - CHEMISTRY RENSSELAER POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE - CHEMISTRY UNIVERSITY OF RHODE ISLAND - CHEMISTRY RICE UNIVERSITY - CHEMISTRY UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER - CHEMISTRY RUTGERS UNIVERSITY, NEW BRUNSWICK - CHEMISTRY RUTGERS UNIVERSITY, NEWARK - CHEMIStRY UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA, COLUMBIA - CHEMISTRY UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA - CHEMISTRY SOUTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY, CARBONDALE - CHEMISTRY AND BIOCHEMISTRY UNIV OF SOUTHERN MISSISSIPPI, HATTIESBURG - CHEMISTRY STANFORD UNIVERSITY - CHEMISTRY UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA, GAINESVILLE - CHEMISTRY · FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY, TALLAHASSEE - CHEMISTRY UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA, TAMPA - CHEMISTRY SUNY AT BINGHAMTON - CHEMISTRY SUNY AT BUFFALO - CHEMISTRY SUNY AT STONY BROOK - CHEMISTRY SYRACUSE UNIVERSITY - CHEMISTRY SUNY, COL OF ENVIR SCI ~ FORESTRY (SYRACUSE) - CHEMISTRY TEMPLE UNIVERSITY - CHEMISTRY UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE, KNOXVILLE - CHEMISTRY TEXAS A&M UNIVERSITY - CHEMISTRY TEXAS TECH UNIVERSITY, LUBBOCK - CHEMISTRY UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS, AUSTIN - CHEMISTRY - TULANE UNIVERSITY - CHEMISTRY UNIVERSITY OF UTAH, SALT LAKE CITY - CHEMISTRY UTAH STATE UNIVERSITY, LOGAN - CHEMISTRY AND BIOCHEMISTRY VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY - CHEMISTRY UNIVERSITY OF VERMONT - CHEMISTRY VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE AND STATE UNIV - CHEMISTRY UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA - CHEMISTRY * WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY, PULLMAN - CHEMISTRY WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY (ST LOUIS) - CHEMISTRY UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON, SEATTLE - CHEMISTRY WAYNE STATE UNIVERSITY - CHEMISTRY WESTERN MICHIGAN UNIVERSITY - CHEMISTRY UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN, MADISON - CHEMISTRY UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN, MILWAUKEE - CHEMISTRY UNIVERSITY OF WYOMING - CHEMISTRY - YALE UNIVERSITY - CHEMISTRY
210 INSTRUCTIONS At the top of the next page please provide the 1nformat10n requested on the highest degree you hold and your current field of spec1altzat10n. You may be assured that all information you furnish on the survey form is to be used for purposes of statistical Rescript ton only and that the confidont1allty of your responses w111 be protcated. On the pages that follow you are asked to judge 50 programs (prceontod in random sequence) that offer the rosearch-doctorate. Each program is to be evaluated in terms of: (1) scholarly quality of program faculty; (2) effectivenoes of program in educating research scholars/sc1cnt1sts; and (3) change in program quality in the last five years (see below). Although the asecesmont is 11m1tod to those factors our committee recogn1zes that other factors arc relevant to the quality of doctoral programs, and that graduate programs verve important purposes in addition to that of cUucat1ng doctoral candidates. A 11st of the faculty members signf1cantly 1nvolvod in each program, the name of the academic unit in which the program is offered, and the number of doctoratoe awarded in that program during the last five years have been printed on the survey form (whenever available). Although this 1nformat10n has been furn1shod to us by the insittut10n and is bol1cved to be accurate, it has not been verif10d by our study committee and may have a few omiss10ns, m1sspcil1ngs, or other errors. Boforo marking your responses on the survey form, you may find it helpful to look aver the full set of programs you are being asked to evaluate. In making your Judgments about each program, please keep in mind the following instruct10ns: (1) Scholarly Quality of Program Faculty. Check the box next to the term that most closely corrosponds to your Judgment of the quality of faculty in the rcsoarch-doctorat. program doscr1bod. Cons1der only the scholarly competenac and ach10vomonts of the faculty. It is suggested that no more than five programs be oes1gnated "dist1nguished." i~ · Check the box next to the term that most closely corresponds to your Judgment of the doctoral program's effectiveness in ·ducat1ng research scholars/sc1ent1sts. Cons1der the access- 1b111ty of the faculty, the curricula, the 1nstruct10nal and research fac111t1es, the quality of graduate students, the performance of the graduates, and other factors that contribute to the offect1veness of the research-doctorate program. (3) Chance in Prooram Oualitv in Last Five Years. Check the box next to the term that most closely corresponds to your ast1- mate of the change that has taken place in the research- doctorate program in the last five years. Cons1der both the scholarly quality of the program faculty and the effectiveness of the program in educating research scholars/scienttsts. Com- nAr~. the Nina] it Of the nrnaram tadav with its anal ttv five. vests ,_ . _ . ._ ___ . . ~ _ . . . _ ~ . _,,. _... _ __., ago--n the change in the programs relative standing among other programs in the field. In assessing each of these factors, mark the category UDon't know well enough to evaluate" if you are unfamiliar with that aspect of the program. It is quite possible that for some programs you may be knowledgeable about the scholarly quality of the faculty, but not about the effectiveness of the program or change in program quality. For each of the programs tdentifled, you are also asked to indicate the extent to Welch you are familiar with the work of members of the program faculty. For example, if you recognize only a very small fraction of the faculty, you Should mark the category Little or no fam111arity." Please be certain that you have provided a set of responses for each of the programs identified on the following pages. The fully completed survey form should be returned in the enclosed envelope to: Committee on an Assessment of Qual1ty-Related Characteristics of Research-Doctorate Programs National Research Council, UH-638 2101 Constitution Avenue, N.W. Washington, D.C. 20418 Our committee will be most appreciative of your thoughtful assessment of these rosoarch- doctorate programs. We welcome any comments you may wish to append to the comported survey f arm.
211 PLEASE PROVIDE THE fOLLOWING INFORMATION: HIGHEST DEGREE YOU HOLD: ( ) PH.D. ( ) OTHER (PLEASE SPECIFY): YEAR OF HIGHEST DEGREE: INSTITUTION OF HIGHEST DEGREE: YOUR CURRENT FIELD OF SPECIALIZATION (CHECK ONLY ONE): A. ( ) ANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY B. ( ) BIOCHEMISTRY C. ( ) INORGANIC CHEMISTRY D. ( ) ORGANIC CHEMISTRY E. ( ) PHARMACEUTICAL CHEMISTRY F. ( ) PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY G. ( ) POLYMER CHEMISTRY H. ( ) THEORETICAL CHEMISTRY I. ( ) CHEMISTRY. GENERAL d. ( ) OtHER (PLEASE SPECIFY): INSTITUTION: DEPARTMENT/ACADEMIC UNIT: TOTAL W CTORATES AWARDED 1876-80: 32 UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS, FAYETTEVILLE CHEH! STRY PROFESSORS: Robbin C. ANDERSON, George D. BLYHOLDER, A. Wallace CORDES, Arthur d. FRY dames F. HINTON, Lester C. HOWICK, Dale A. JOHNSON, P. K. KURODA, Walter L. MEYER, Francis S. MILLETT, Lothar SCHAfER, Samuel SIEGEL, Leslie B. SIMS, John A. THOMA ASSOCIATE PROFESSORS: Col 1 is R. GEREN ASSISTANT PROFESSORS: Neil T. ALLISON, Danny J. DAVIS. Bill DURHAM. Robert B. GREEN, Roger E. KOEPPE. David W. PAUL, Norbert d. PIENTA SCHOLARLY QUALITY OF PROGRAM FACULTY I- ( ) 2. ( ) 3. ( ) 4. ( ) 5. ( ) 6. ( DJSTINGVJSHED STRONG GOOD ADEQUATE MARG INAL NOT SUFF I C I ENT FOR DOCTORA L O. ( ) DON'T KNOW WELL ENOUGH JO EVALUATE FAMILIARITY WITH WORK OF PROGRAM FACULTY 1. ( J 2. ( ) 3. ( ) CONSIDERABLE FAMILIARITY SOME fAMILIARJTY L I TT LE OR NO F AMI L I ART T Y FORH NO. SAMP-C~ FORM N . SAHP-01 1 EFFECTIVENESS OF PROGRAM IN EDUCATING RESEARCH SCHOLARS/SCIENTISTS 1. ( ) EXTREMELY EFFECTIVE 2 . ( ) RE ASONAB L Y OF FECT I VE 3. ( ) MINIMALLY EFFECTIVE 4. ( ) NOT EfFECTIVE O . ( ) DON' T KNOW WELL ENOUGH TO EVALUATE CHANGE IN PROGRAM QUALITY IN LAST FIVE YEARS 1 . ( ) BETTER tHAN f IVf YEARS AGO 2. ( ) L JTtLE OR NO CHANGE IN LAST f JOE YEAR 3. ( ) POORER THAN FIVE YEARS AGO O . ( ) DON ' T KNOW WE L L ENOUGH TO EV ALUATE
212 INSTItUTSON: SUNY, COL OF ENVIR SCI & FORESTRY (SYRACUSE) DEPARTMENT/ACADEMIC UNIT: CHEMISTRY TOTAL DOCTORATES AWARDED 1976-80: 21 FORM NO. SAHP-02 PROFESSORS: Robert T. LALONDE, John A. MEYER; Anatole SARKO, Conrad SCHUERCH. Robert M. SILVERSTEIN, dohannes SAID, Kenneth d. SMITH Jr, Stuart W. TANENBAUM, Tore E. TIMELL ASSOCIATE PROFESSORS: Paul M. CALUWE, Wilbur M. CAMPBELL, Michael FLASHNER, Gideon LEVIN ASSISTANT PROFESSORS : David L. JOHNSON SCHOLARLY W ALITY OF PROGRAM FACULTY 1. ( ) DISTINGUISHED 2. ( ) STRONG 3. ( ) GOOD 4. ( ) ADEQUATE 5. ( ) MARGINAL 6. ( ) NOT SUFFICIENT FOR DOCTORAL EDUCATION O. ( ) DON'T KNOW WELL ENOUGH TO EYALUArE FAMILIARITY WITH WORK OF PROGRAM FACULTY 1. ( ) CONSIDERABLE fAMILIARITY 2. ( ) SOME fAMILIARIrY 3. ( ) LITTLE OR NO fAMILIARITY EFFECTIVENESS OF PROGRAM IN EDUCATING RESEARCH SCHOLARS/SCIENTISTS 1. ( ) 2. ( ) 3. ( ) 4. ( ) EXTREMELY EFFECTIVE REASONABLY EFFECTIVE MINIMALLY EFFECTIVE NOT EFFECTIVE O. ( J DON'T KNOW WELL ENOUGH TO EVALUATE CHANGE IN PROGRAM QUALITY IN LAST FIVE YEARS 1. ( ) BETtER THAN F rvE YEARS AGO 2. ( ) LITTLE OR NO CHANGE IN LAS: FIVE YEAR 3. ( ) POORER THAN FIVE YEARS AGO O. ( ) DON'T KNOW WELL ENOUGH TO EVALUATE SNStITUTSON: VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE AND STATE UNSV DEPARTMENT/ACADEMIC WIT: CHEMISTRY TOTAL DpCTORATES AWARDED 1978-80: 65 FORH NO. SAP-03 PROFESSORS: H. d. ACHE, L. K. BRICK dr, A. F. CLIFFORD, R. F. DESSY, d. G. DILLARD, J. D. GRAYBEAL M. HUDLICKY, D. G. KINGSTON, U. G. MASON, d. E. MCGRATH, H. M. MCNAIR, H. A. OGLIARUSO, J. C. SCHUG, L. T. TAYLOR, J. P. WIGHTMAN, J. F. WOLFE ASSOCIATE PROFESSORS: H. M. BELL, H. C. DORN, P. E. FIELD, G. SANZONE, H. D. SMITH, T. C. WARD ASSISTANT PROFESSORS: B. R. BARTSCHMID, H. O. FINKLEA, B. E. HANSON, P. d. HARRIS, R. A. HOLTON, d. W. VIERS OTHER STAFF: D. G. LARSEN, F. M. VANDAMME SCHOLARLY W ALITY OF PROGRAM FACULTY 1. ( ) DISTINGUISHED 2. ( ) STRONG 3. ( ) GOOD 4. ( ) ADEQUATE 5. ( ) MARGINAL 6. ( ) Nor SUfFICIENT FOR DOCTORAL EDUCATION 0. ( ) DON' r KNOW WELL ENOUGH TO EVALUATE FAMILIARITY WITH WORK OF PROGRAM FACULTY ( ) CONSIDERABLE FAMILIARITY 2. ( ) SOME FAMILIARITY 3. ( ) LITTLE OR NO FAMILIARITY EFFECTIVENESS OF PROGRAM IN EDUCATING RESEARCH SCHOLARS/SCIENTISTS 1. ( ) EXTREMELY EFFECTIVE 2. ( ) REASONABLY EFFECTIVE 3. ( ) MINIMALLY EFFECTIVE 4. ( ) NOT EfFECrlVE O. ( ) DON' r KNOW WELL ENOUGH TO EVALUATE CHANGE IN PROGRAM QUALITY IN LAST FIVE YEARS 1. ( ) BEtTER tHAN FIVE YEARS AGO 2. ( ) LITTLE on NO CHANGE IN LAST FIVE YEAR 3. ( ) POORER THAN FIVE YEARS AGO O. ( ) DON 'I KNOW WELL ENOUGH TO EVALUAtE
