The Civil, Construction, and Environmental Engineering Department Personnel Committe has evaluated the materials that you have submitted for reappointment to the rank of assistant professor. I am pleased to inform you that the Committee recommends that you be reappointed for a fifth probationary year.

The Committee considers your teaching effectiveness to be excellent. Your teaching evaluations are excellent, much above the departmental average, and you are very highly regarded by your students. We note that you have received the Educator of the Year Award, which confers upon you national recognition for your substantive efforts on behalf of your students. We commend you for your progress and clear achievements in this area.

The Committee considers your professional growth to be very good. You show two external grants and one journal paper in a highly recognized journal. The Committee wishes to encourage you to publish the results of your research in refereed journals. The Committee considers scholarship as a balanced approach to a clearly defined research program, substantial research grants, and research dissemination through the publication in scientific journals. We expect you to focus on these issues in the coming years.

The Committee considers your service to be excellent. The diversity of your activities in this area and your commitment to excellence in service at local and national levels are highly commendable. In addition, you may want to consider departmental and college service to round out your experience in this area of the evaluation.

In summary, the Committee finds your teaching effectiveness to be excellent, your professional growth to be very good, and your service to be excellent. The Committee congratulates you on your efforts and looks forward to your continued progress.

You have the right to submit a response or rebuttal in writing to this letter of recommendation. If you choose to submit a written response, it must be delivered to the departmental office by October XX, 2011 using the response/rebuttal form available from the Faculty Affairs website (http://www-rohan.sdsu.edu/~facaff/newrtp.html)

Sincerely yours,

Victor M. Ponce

Chair, Civil, Construction, and Environmental Engineering Department Personnel Committee

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