Council of Graduate Program Directors and Chairs
Members
Dr. Mohammed Khayum, Provost; ex officio
Sandy Frank, Registrar; ex officio
Marna Hostetler, Director of Library; ex officio
Dr. Mayola Rowser, Chair; Director of Graduate Studies
Dr. Bonnie Beach, Director of the Master of Science in Education Program
Dr. Renee Frimming, Chair of Kinesiology & Sport
Dr. Charles Conaway, Director of the Master of Arts in English
Dr. James Dickerson, Director of the Master of Social Work Program
Dr. Melissa Hall, Chair of Graduate Nursing
Dr. Trent Engbers, Director of the Master of Public Administration Program
Dr. Mary K. Arvin, Chair of the Master of Science in Occupational Therapy Program
Dr. Leigh Anne Howard, Director of the Master of Arts in Communication Program
Dr. Tamara Hunt, Director of the Master of Arts in Liberal Studies Program
Dr. Thomas McDonald, Director of the Master of Science in Industrial Management Program
Dr. Jessica Garces Jensen, Director of the Master of Arts in Second Language Acquisition Program
Dr. Jack Smothers, Director of the Master of Business Administration Program
Dr. Kevin Valadares, Chair of the Master of Health Administration Program
The Graduate Council
The Graduate Council is the academic, executive, and planning committee of the Graduate Faculty. Its membership consists of the director of each graduate program and an elected representative of the Graduate Faculty in each school. In addition, the registrar, director of Library Services, and the provost are ex officio members. The director of Graduate Studies serves as the chairperson.
A. The Graduate Council
- Develops the policies for Graduate standards;
- Reviews and approves recommendations regarding new academic courses and programs;
- Serves as the legislative and administrative body for graduate programs at the University;
- Makes recommendations to the provost and director of Graduate Studies concerning those proposed for membership in the Graduate Faculty;
- Serves as the long-range planning committee for graduate studies at the university.
B. Election of Members
In the spring, the deans of the schools with forthcoming vacancies on the Graduate Council will conduct an election to fill the vacancies of representatives. The election to the Graduate Council will be timed to be distinct from the election to the Faculty Senate.
C. Term of Office
- Elected Graduate Council members shall serve three-year terms. Terms shall be staggered so that no more than two members will complete their terms of office at one time.
- Terms of elected members will begin the first day of the fall semester.
- Members may not be elected to succeed themselves.
- A member shall be eligible to serve a second full term only after the lapse of one or more years following the last period of service.
- A person serving part of a term as a replacement shall be eligible for election to an immediately following term.
- If a vacancy on the Graduate Council occurs between regularly scheduled elections, the School will choose a replacement until the next regular election.
- The Graduate Council shall be empowered to determine whether a vacancy exists.
D. Meetings
The Graduate Council will meet at least twice each semester, with meeting times dictated by the current workload.
Graduate Council Minutes 2018/2019
November 28, 2018
Archived Graduate Council Minutes
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04-20-2016 |
| 2014/2015 | 2013/2014 | 2012 |
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Graduate Faculty Members
Dinko Bacici
Perry Burnett
Christopher Dalrymple
Andy Dill
Khaled Elkhal
Jason Fertig
Abbas Foroughi
Sima Fortsh
Ernest Hall
Mark McKnight
Chad Milewicz
Sudesh Mujumdar
Jill Oeding
Curtis Price
Timothy Schibik
Jamie Seitz
John (Jack) Smothers
Jinsuk Yang
David Black (12/2021)
Lindsey DiTIrro (12/2024)
Wesley Durham (04/2023)
Erin Gilles (12/2021)
Lindsay Greer (12/2024)
Leigh Anne Howard (12/2020)
Mustafa Oz (05/2025)
Stella Park (12/2024)
Jessica Rick (12/2023)
Chad Tew (12/2021)
Sally Vogl-Vauer (12/2023)
Stephanie Young (12/2021)
Karen Bonnell (12/2021)
Robert West (12/2019)
Doctoral
Bonnie Beach (Fall 2024)
Gina Berridge (Fall 2018)
Tori Colson (Fall 2020)
Kimberly Joy Howard (Fall 2021)
Stacey Keown (Fall 2023)
Jill Raisor (Fall 2023)
Moriah Smothers (Fall 2023)
Kelly Sparks (Fall 2019)
Paul Theobald (Fall 2022)
Clarissa Willis (Fall 2019)
Yajuan Xlang (Fall 2020)
Sarah Wannemuehler (Fall 2019)
Masters
Bonnie Beach (Fall 2024)
Gina Berridge
Tori Colson (Fall 2020)
Joyce Gulley
Kimberly Joy Howard (Fall 2021)
Stacey Keown (Fall 2023)
Jill Raisor (Fall 2023)
Moriah Smothers (Fall 2023)
Kelly Sparks (Fall 2019)
Paul Theobald (Fall 2022)
Clarissa Willis (Fall 2019)
Yajuan Xlang (Fall 2020)
John Donnely (Fall 2024)
Adrian Gentle (Fall 2020)
Sangwoo Heo (Fall 2020)
Rick Hudson (Fall 2021)
Doris Mohr
Misty Ostergaard (Fall 2024)
William Wilding
Uditha Wijesuriya (Fall 2024)
Briana Campbell (Spring 2019)
Sarah Wannemuehler (Fall 2019)
Robin Carroll (Fall 2019)
Kevin Alton (Fall 2022)
Charles Conaway (Fall 2020)
Julia Galbus (Fall 2020)
Matthew Graham (Fall 2020)
Sukanya Gupta (Fall 2020)
Morgan Hanson (Fall 2024)
Susanna Hoeness-Krupsaw (Fall 2020)
Michael Kearns (Retired)
Melanie Lee (Fall 2020)
Amy Montz (Fall 2020)
David O'Neil (Fall 2024)
Oana Popescu-Sandu (Fall 2020)
Casey Pycior (Fall 2023)
Joy Santee (Fall 2024)
Jason Hill (Spring 2024)
Marco Lara Gracia (Spring 2024)
Thomas McDonald (Spring 2024)
Zane Mitchell (Fall 2020)
Adma Tennant (Spring 2024)
Brooke Adcock
Sharon Arnold
Mary Kay Arvin
Stacey Bane
Roxanne Beckham
Beth Bonham
Matrika Brown
Samantha Byers
Linda Cason
Rachel Chattin
Charlotte Connerton
Emily Crawford
Shellye Davis
Karen Dishman
Jennifer Evans
Kendra Friedman (Merkel)
Mellisa Hall
Mikel Hand
Kelly Hartwick
Shawna Haywood
Kylie Heckhard
Jennie Hiam
Richard Hobbs
Roberta Hoebeke
Tracy Kinner
Sue Krieg
Jessica Mason
Gabriela Mustata Wilson
Karen Parker
Lori Phillips
Mary Rock
Susan Seibert
Carole Sullivan
Constance Swenty
Jessica Treutler
Katie Upton
Kevin Valadares
Joshua VanZant
Nicholas Volz
Colleen Walsh
Jessica Woods
Masters
Roxanne Beckham
Beth Bonham
Susan BOnhotal
Charlotte Connerton
Rose Coslett
Nadine Coudret
Barb Davis
Jennifer Evans
Mellisa Hall
Mikel Hand
Alison Hart
Jennie Hiam
Roberta Hoeveke
Tracy Kinney
Allison Krieger
Lynne Melchoir
Amanda Orr
Lori Phillips
Tracy Phillips
Ekta Rathee
Kathy Riedford
Kay Roberts
Mary Rock
Amanda Romerhausen
Susan Seibert
Carolle Sullivan
Jane Swartz
Constance Swenty
Colleen Walsh
Richard Weaver
Amber Wheeler
Ann White
Trent Engbers (Spring 2025)
Matthew Hanka (Fall 2022)
Mary Hallock-Morris (Fall 2021)
Travis Clowers (Fall 2019)
Steve Schaefer (Spring 2020)
Silvia Rode
Bartell Berg
Emilia Zlatkovska
Mokhtar Al-Zuraiki
Jessica Jensen
Angela Martin-Perez
Abigail Alexander
Norma Rosas-Mayen
Manuel Apodaca-Valdez
David Hitchcock
Thomas Bordelon
David Cousert
James Dickerson
Kathy Elpers
Veronica Huggins
Elissa Mitchell
August Paulson
Marie Opatrny-Pease
Iris Phillips
Bonita Rinks
Wendy Turner
Jean Zelenko
James Akin
Janis Lotfalian
Elizabeth Fallen
James Lyon
Jodi Uebelhack
Jara Dillingham
Austin Anderson
Glenna Bower
J. Chris Croft
Renee Fenwick Frimming
Stephan Newton
Chase Smith
Peter VanMullem
Graduate Studies Office