Graduate Council
https://www.grad.msstate.edu/professional-development/faculty/graduate-council/
The 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), a graduate student association representative, and one fewer in number (seven) appointed by the Provost and Executive Vice President for Academic Affairs, of which at least one must represent interdisciplinary programs. 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 hold Graduate Faculty status. 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:
- Dean of the Graduate School;
- Associate Dean of the Graduate School;
- Provost and Executive Vice President for Academic Affairs;
- Associate Provost for Academic Affairs;
- Vice President for Research and Economic Development;
- Dean of University Libraries;
- Executive 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
Rebecca Robichaux-Davis, Ph.D., Chair
Professor, Curriculum, Instruction, and Special Education
College of Education
Russell Carr, Ph.D., Elected, Vice-Chair
Associate Professor, Basic Sciences
College of Veterinary Medicine
Ex Officio Members
Peter L. Ryan, Ph.D.
Interim Dean of the Graduate School
Brien L. Henry, Ph.D.
Associate Dean of the Graduate School
David R. Shaw, Ph.D.
Provost and Executive Vice President for Academic Affairs
Peter L. Ryan, Ph.D.
Associate Provost for Academic Affairs
Julie Jordan, Ph.D.
Interim Vice President for Research and Economic Development
Frances N. Coleman, M.L.S.
Dean of University Libraries
Susan Seal, Ph.D.
Executive Director, Center for Distance Education
Lauren Wright
Director of the International Institute
Dana Franz, Ph.D.
Chair, University Committee on Courses and Curricula
Amy Adkerson, M.S.
Associate Registrar
Tim Chamblee, Ph.D.
Director, Office of Institutional Research and Effectiveness
Elected Members
Richard Harkess, Ph.D., 2020
Professor, Plant and Soil Sciences
College of Agriculture and Life Sciences
Beth Miller, Ph.D., 2020
Professor and Director, Interior Design
College of Architecture, Art, and Design
Chien Yu, Ph.D., 2020
Professor, Instructional Systems & Workforce Development
College of Education
Kevin Armstrong, Ph.D., 2021
Associate Professor, Psychology
College of Arts and Sciences
Donald Grebner, Ph.D., 2021
Professor, Forestry
College of Forest Resources
Pricilla Hill, Ph.D., 2021
Associate Professor, Chemical Engineering
Bagley College of Engineering
Russell Carr, Ph.D., 2022, Vice-Chair
Associate Professor, Basic Sciences
College of Veterinary Medicine
Joel Collier, Ph.D., 2022
Professor, Marketing, Quantitative Analysis, and Business Law
College of Business
Appointed Members
Larry Hanson, Ph.D., 2020
Professor, Basic Sciences
College of Veterinary Medicine
Ira Parson, 2020
Graduate Student Association Representative
Linkan Bian, Ph.D., 2021
Associate Professor, Industrial and Systems Engineering
Bagley College of Engineering
Laura Marler, Ph.D., 2021
Associate Professor, Management
College of Business
David Hoffman, Ph.D., 2022
Associate Professor, Anthropology and Middle Eastern Cultures
College of Arts and Sciences
Kevin Hunt, Ph.D., 2022
Professor, Wildlife, Fisheries, & Aquaculture
College of Forest Resources
Ashli Brown Johnson, Ph.D., 2022
Associate Professor, Biochemistry, Molecular Biology, Entomology, and Plant Pathology
College of Agriculture and Life Sciences
Rebecca Robichaux-Davis, Ph.D., 2022
Professor, Curriculum, Instruction & Special Education
College of Education
Nathan Drake, 2020
Manager, Graduate Programs