President's Review Board (PRB)
Painting "President's Review Board" by former Faculty Affairs member Patricia Kane: oil on wood panel, 2023. Gifted to University at Buffalo Art Galleries.
The President's Review Board (PRB) is the faculty advisory body to the President and Provost on matters of appointments, promotion, and tenure at UB.
The PRB is comprised of a Chair, who must be a senior Professor/Librarian (non-voting member), and nine tenured Professors/Librarians (voting members).
2024-25 Membership
Chair: Ernesto DeNardin, Oral Biology
Members: Clara Bradizza: School of Social Work
Carrie Bramen, English
Janina Brutt-Griffler, Learning & Instruction
John Canty, Medicine
James O’Donnell, Pharmaceutical Sciences
Blaine Pfeiffer, Chemical & Biological Engineering
John Richard, Chemistry
Mark Sutton, Biochemistry
Jihnhee Yu, Biostatistics
Board members are appointed for staggered, three-year terms for the following dossier reviews and actions:
Tenure Track Librarians/Professors:
Appoint as Associate Librarian/Associate Professor with tenure
Grant Tenure as Associate Librarian/Associate Professor
Promote to Associate Librarian/Associate Professor with tenure
Appoint as Full Librarian/Full Professor with tenure
Grant Tenure as Full Librarian/Full Professor
Promote to Full Librarian/Full Professor
Non-tenure Track:
Appoint/Promote to Research Professor
Note: The PRB members’ names are provided for information purposes only. All inquiries concerning the promotion/tenure process should be directed to the Vice Provost for Faculty Affairs. Any contact with the Chair or individual members of the PRB about pending or upcoming cases could jeopardize the review process. Candidates are advised that PRB members are explicitly instructed not to discuss any case under review at any level.