EHS Council Current Members

Document Outline

• EHS Council Members
• EHS Council  - Executive Committee
• EHSC - Committee on the Environment
• EHSC - University Safety & Health Committee
• EHSC - Laboratory Safety Committee
• Biosafety Subcommittee
• Chemical Hygiene/Safety Subcommittee
• Laser Safety Subcommittee
• Radiation Safety Subcommittee
• Recombinant DNA Subcommittee

Current EHS Council Members

• Chair: Don Steeples, Vice Provost for Scholarly Support
• Representative, Provost Office (Vice Provost for Facilities Planning & Management): Jim Long
• Representative, Research/Public Service : Jim Roberts
• Representative, Student Success: vacant
• Representative, Undergraduate Students : vacant
• Representative, Undergraduate Students : vacant
• Representative, Undergraduate Students : vacant
• Representative, Graduate Students : vacant
• Representative, Graduate Students : vacant
• Representative, Unclassified Professional Staff Association : Jim Pilch
• Representative, University Support Staff : vacant
• Representative, Faculty : Dennis Lane
• Representative, Human Resources : Ola Faucher
• Director/designate, Student Housing : Vacant
• Director/designate, Facilities Operations : Doug Riat
• Director/designate, Design & Construction Management : Jim Modig
• Director/designate, University Relations : Lynn Bretz
• Director/designate, Public Safety : Ralph Oliver
• Director/designate, City of Lawrence Fire/Medical : Mark Bradford
• Chair/designate, EHSC-Laboratory Safety Committee:
• Chair/designate, EHSC-University Safety & Health Committee : Linda Fund
• Chair/designate, EHSC-Committee on the Environment: Ray Pierotti
• Chair/designate, Animal Care and Use Committee: Steve Benedict
• Director, Environment, Health & Safety: Michael J. Russell
• Director, Animal Care: Jim Bresnahan

EHS Council - Executive Committee

• Chair:
 Don Steeples, Vice Provost for Scholarly Support
• Jim Long, Assistant Provost for Facilities Planning & Management
• Mike Russell, Director of Environment, Health & Safety
• Ola Faucher, Director of Human Resources
• vacant, Office of Student Success
• vacant, Student Body (2)
• vacant, University Support Staff
• vacant, Unclassified

EHS Council - Committee on the Environment

• Chair: Ray Pierotti, Associate Professor, Ecology & Evolutionary Biology -- pierotti@ku.edu, 864-4326
• Vacant (Faculty Position)
• Vacant, Student Housing
• Doug Riat, Director, Facilities Operations
• Vacant (Staff position)
• Mike Russell, Director, Environment, Health & Safety
• Jeff Severin, Environmental Stewardship Manager
• vacant, Student Representative
• vacant, Student Representative

EHS Council - University Safety & Health Committee

• Chair: Linda Fund, Assistant Director, Human Resources -- lfund@ku.edu, 864-7426
• Vacant, (Faculty Position)
• Kent Miller, Facilities Manager, KU Libraries
• Vacant, Student Housing
• Andy Pritchard, Aviation Technician, Aerospace Engineering
• Dave Leach, Staff Development Specialist I, Facilities Operations
• Mark Witt, Police Captain, Public Safety
• Mike Russell, Director, Environment, Health & Safety

EHS Council - Laboratory Safety Committee

• Chair of Laboratory Safety Committee: Vacant
• All individuals listed below make up the Lab Safety Committee in its entirety

Biosafety Subcommittee

• Chair: Bill Picking, Professor, Molecular Biosciences -- picking@ku.edu,  864-3299
• Ernst Schonbrunn, Assistant Professor, Medicinal Chemistry
• Cory Berkland, Assistant Professor, Pharmaceutical Chemistry, Chemical & Petroleum Engineering
• Steve Benedict, Associate Professor, Molecular Biosciences
• Jim Bresnahan, Director, Animal Care
• Mike Russell, Director, Environment, Health & Safety (Institutional Biosafety Officer & Select Agent RO)

Chemical Hygiene/Safety Subcommittee

• Chair: Vacant
  • Ken Audus, Professor, Pharmaceutical Chemistry
  • Paul Hanson, Professor, Chemistry
  • Marylee Southard, Associate Professor, Chemical & Petroleum Engineering
  • Christian Schoeneich, Professor, Pharmaceutical Chemistry
  • Robert Glicksman, Professor, Law
  • Roger Rajewski, Director, Center for Drug Delivery Research
  • Mike Russell, Director, Environment, Health & Safety

Laser Safety Subcommittee

• Chair: Linda Olafsen, Assistant Professor, Physics -- lolafsen@ku.edu, 864-5856
• Susan Lunte, Professor, Pharmaceutical Chemistry
• Bob Dunn, Professor, Chemistry
• Michael Lemon, Radiation/Laser Safety Officer, Environment, Health & Safety

Radiation Safety Subcommittee

• Chair: Jeff Krise, Associate Professor, Pharmaceutical Chemistry krise@ku.edu, 864-2626
  • Lisa Timmons, Assistant Professor, Molecular Biosciences
  • Sandy Vigil-Cruz, Assistant Research Professor, Medicinal Chemistry
  • Lawrence Magee, Sr., M.D., intercollegiate Athletics
  • Michael Lemon, Radiation/Laser Safety Officer, Environment, Health & Safety

Recombinant DNA Subcommittee

• Chair: Steve Benedict, Associate Professor, Molecular Biosciences
, sbene@ku.edu, 864-4007
• Ernst Schonbrunn, Assistant Professor, Medicinal Chemistry
• Jeff Staudinger, Assistant Professor, Pharmacology & Toxicology
• Kristi Neufeld, Assistant Professor, Molecular Biosciences
• Mike Russell, Director, Environment, Health & Safety (Institutional Biosafety Officer & Select Agent RO)
• Stan Roth, (Off-campus representation)
• Donald Hatton, M.D. (Off-campus representation)