How to address Phd dissertation committee members in email? I am in the process of notifying my PhD dissertation committee (already formed)on the proposal exam. I would like to send an email to all of them and now I am confused as to how to address them. Should I address them as committee members or Professors ABC, PQR, XYZ or Sirs, etc. What would be the best option to address them:


Dear Committee members
Dear Committee
Dear Professors ABC, PQR, XYZ
Respected Sirs
Sirs
Dear All
At my place, they are called SRC (Student Research Committee) members, so that makes the acronym more usable. I always started my emails by writing:


  Respected SRC members, 


The SRC members part additionally makes the context clear (in addition to the subject of the mail). I prefer Respected to Dear, and while that may (or may not) be culture specific, it never hurts to shower respects on these people, unless of course, they explicitly ask you not to do that. 

Additionally, I deliberately avoided Professors. Even though these committee members could generically be addressed as professors, one of my SRC members was technically still not a Professor, but an Associate Professor. While the distinction might be a bit over-strict in this context, I preferred being technically correct too. (That might be a nerdy, personal choice.)

Hope that helps :)