Graduate Council
http://www.grad.msstate.edu/faculty/gradcouncil
CThe Graduate Council is the executive committee of the Graduate Faculty and is responsible for the formulation of academic policy and programs related to graduate study at Mississippi State University. In addition, the Council may advise the Dean of the Graduate School on any matter they, or the Dean, feel is appropriate. The Chairperson of the Graduate Council is elected by and from the members of the Council.
The Council consists of one elected member from each of the eight academic colleges offering graduate study (programs), and one fewer in number (seven) appointed by the Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs. Not more than two appointed faculty members may be from the same college or school. To be eligible for membership on the Council, members must have Level 1 status on the Graduate Faculty. The term of office is three years. A vacancy on the Council is filled in the same manner in which the member vacating the position was selected. In addition to the faculty, the Council has one graduate student representative who is usually the president of the Graduate Student Association. She/he is a voting member, and the term of office is one year.
Ex officio members include the Dean of the Graduate School; Associate Dean of the Graduate School; Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs; Associate Provost; Associate Vice President for Administrative Services; Vice President for Research and Economic Development; Dean of University Libraries; Director of Center for Distance Education; Director of International Institute; Chairman of University Committee on Courses and Curricula; Associate University Registrar; and Director of Institutional Effectiveness.
Officers
Lara Dodds, Ph.D., 2016 (Appointed), Chair
Associate Professor, English
College of Arts and Sciences
David Morse, Ph.D., 2016 (Elected), Vice Chair
Professor and Head, Counseling and Educational Psychology
College of Education
Ex Officio Members
Amy Adkerson, M.S.
Associate Registrar
Lori Mann Bruce, Ph.D.
Associate Vice President and Dean of the Graduate School
Tim Chamblee, Ph.D.
Director, Office of Institutional Research & Effectiveness
Frances N. Coleman, M.L.S.
Dean of University Libraries
Jerome A. Gilbert, Ph.D.
Provost and Executive Vice President for Academic Affairs
Julia Hodges, Ph.D.
Associate Vice President, Academic Affairs
Rebecca Long, Ph.D.
Associate Dean of the Graduate School
Lynn L. Reinschmiedt, Ph.D.
Interim Executive Director, Center for Distance Education
Jon Rezek, Ph.D.
Interim Associate Vice President & Executive Director, International Institute
Peter L. Ryan, Ph.D.
Associate Provost, Academic Affairs
David R. Shaw, Ph.D.
Vice President for Research and Economic Development
Kirk Swortzel, Ph.D.
Chair, University Committee on Courses and Curricula
Elected Members
Tim Barnett, D.B.A., 2016
Professor, Management & Information Systems
College of Business
Russell Carr, Ph.D., 2016
Associate Professor, Basic Sciences
College of Veterinary Medicine
Richard Harkess, Ph.D., 2017
Professor, Plant and Soil Sciences
College of Agriculture and Life Sciences
Beth Miller, M.Ed., 2017
Professor and Director, Interior Design
College of Architecture, Art, and Design
Deborah Eakin, Ph.D., 2018
Associate Professor, Psychology
College of Arts & Sciences
Scott Roberts, Ph.D., 2018
Professor, Forestry
College of Forest Resources
Keith Walters, Ph.D., 2018
Associate Professor, Mechanical Engineering
Bagley College of Engineering
Appointed Members
Ashli Brown Johnson, Ph.D., 2016
Assistant Professor, Biochemistry, Molecular Biology, Entomology, and Plant Pathology
College of Agriculture and Life Sciences
Priscilla Hill, Ph.D., 2016
Associate Professor, School of Chemical Engineering
Bagley College of Engineering
James Adams, Ph.D., 2017
Associate Professor, Instructional Systems and Workforce Development
College of Education
Steve Elder, Ph.D., 2017
Professor, Agricultural and Biological Engineering
Bagley College of Engineering
Dana Franz, Ph.D., 2018
Associate Professor, Curriculum, Instruction, and Special Education
College of Education
Daniel Reynolds, Ph.D., 2018
Professor, Plant and Soil Sciences
College of Agriculture and Life Sciences
Christina Hillesheim, 2016
President, Graduate Student Association