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.
DIXIE R. CRASE, Professor, PhD (1967), The Ohio State University [2012]
DAVID PATTERSON, Director, Bornblum Judaic Studies, PhD (1978), The University of Oregon [2009]
PAT M. STEVENS, Associate Professor, Ed.D. (1988), Mississippi State University [2013]
CAROLYN LITCHFIELD WORMS, Professor, PhD (1976) Virginia Polytechnic Institute & State University [2007]
PATTI BRADFORD, Assistant Professor, M.F.A. (1977), Memphis State University [2013]
MARGARET A. QUINN, Assistant Professor, MEd (1976), Memphis State University [2009]
JEAN MOORE ASHMORE, EdD (2000), The University of Memphis [2009]
CONSTANCE B. CALDWELL, PhD (1992), The University of Virginia [2011]
PAUL DEKAR, PhD (1978), The University of Chicago [2007]
A. RUSSELL LARSON, JD (1978), Memphis State University School of Law [2009]
AHMAD H. SAKR, PhD (1966), The University of Illinois [2008]
MARSHA D. WALTON, PhD (1979), University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill [2010]
JOHN WINDHAUSER, PhD (1975), Ohio University [2008]
JENNIFER P. NELSON, MAT (1999), The University of Memphis [2009]
TRACY P. ROBINSON, MS (1996), The University of Memphis [2009]
BARBARA McCAIN YOUNGER, ME (1975), Memphis State University [2010]
THOMAS D. COX, EdD (2004), The University of Memphis [2010]
YOLANDA HARPER-RAY, PhD (1991), The University of Arkansas, Fayetteville [2007]
KEITH DAVID SISSON, PhD (2008), The University of Memphis [2011]
WILLIAM E. WINGFIELD, PhD (1987), Duke University [2010]