This Committee fulfills two roles:
1. preserving and enhancing the physical environment at Ohio University and
2. promoting energy conservation on the campus and in the lifestyle of Ohio University faculty, students and staff.
The Committee may review and make recommendations on:
1. needed or proposed significant changes in the physical appearance of the Athens campus and the regional campuses, including the removal and/or planting of trees, shrubbery and grassy areas, and the construction of new roads, paths, fences, parking lots and new construction or remodeled physical structures;
2. needed or proposed regulations concerning air, water, energy, solid waste, pesticide, noise polution and recycling;
3. needed or proposed policies and practices relating to energy consumption and conservation.
The Committee strives to bring to the attention of the University community those activityies that will enhance the environment and achieve energy savings and low-energy living.
The Ecology and Energy Conservation Committee makes its recommendations for policy and actions to the Vice President for Administration.
COMPOSITION
Faculty: 4 at large
Students: 1 graduate, 2 undergraduate (one living in the residence halls)
Administrators: 1 at large, representative of Grounds Maintenance, representative of Facilities Planning Office, representative of Energy Management Office, representative of Environmental Health and Safety, representative of Campus Recycling and Refuse
Classified Staff: 1 at large
Community: 1 at large
Total: 15
COMMITTEE ROSTER
All University committees follow the academic-year calendar. All students serve one-year terms. Undergraduate students are indicated by US and graduate students by GS. Faculty, administrators, staff and community members generally serve three-year terms; the year a committee member's term expires is shown to the right of the person's name. Individuals who have no year to the right of their names have ex officio appointments.
Faculty
Patrick Hassett '08 (Chair) hassett@ohio.edu
Markus Boettcher '09
Nancy Manring '10
Gene Ammarell '10
Students
Olivia Dawson, US
Emily Bacha, US
Angela Horner, GS
Administrators
Karen Deardorff '09
Terry Conry, Assoc. VP for Finance and Administration, Facilities & Auxiliaries
Chuck Hart, Director, Environmental Health & Safety
Scott Miller, Sr. Project Manager, Environ Management
Edward Newman, Refuse & Recycling Manager
Mark Whitney, Landscape Planner/Project Mgr. University Planning and Implementation
Classified Staff
Heather Johnson '08
Community
TBA
TBA
Emeritus Member
Gifford Doxsee