The University bestows the designation "Graduate Faculty" upon faculty following review of their credentials and recommendation by their colleagues. The University maintains six levels of graduate faculty: (1) Full, (2) Associate, (3) Adjunct, (4) Adjunct Research Co-Mentor, (5) Affiliate, and (6) Adjunct Teaching.

Only Full graduate faculty members may chair doctoral committees. Adjunct Research Co-Mentor members may serve as co-chair of a master's or doctoral committee. Full or Associate graduate faculty may chair master's committees. Only one adjunct or affiliate graduate faculty member may serve as a voting member on any master's or doctoral committee.

Teaching adjunct members may not serve on graduate committees.

DEBORAH J. HOCHSTEIN, Associate Professor, MSE (1984), The University of Akron [2007]

HANK JAVAN, Associate Professor, PhD (1980), Washington University [2012]

CARL R. WILLIAMS, Associate Professor, MS (2004), University of Memphis [2011]

ROBERT HEWITT, Assistant Professor, MS (2003), The University of Memphis [2010]

PETER S. LAU, Assistant Professor, PhD (1990), University of Toronto, Canada [2012]

ALAN PROFFITT, Assistant Professor, PhD (1996), The University of Arkansas at Little Rock [2007]

THOMAS B. SLACK, Associate Professor, MSE (1982), Carnegie Mellon University [2012]

SCOTT SOUTHALL, Associate Professor, MS (1991) Memphis State University [2007]

TODD S. CANADAY, MS (2001), The University of Memphis [2009]

EDDIE JACOBS, DSc (2001), George Washington University [2009]

CATHY ALLEN, MA (1998), The University of Memphis [2008]

LEON DROUIN, EdD (1992), Memphis State University [2007]

CHARLES D. HALE, MS (2006), The University of Memphis [2010]

JOE C. KASTNER, EdD (2000), The University of Memphis [2008]

KIM MARLAR, MS (2003), The University of Memphis [2009]

SCOTT SHANKLE, MS (2001), The University of Memphis [2010]

GREGORY SULLIVAN, MEM (1992), Christian Brothers University [2008]

RONALD L. DAY, MA (1970), Western Kentucky University [2007]