Graduate Council
http://www.grad.msstate.edu/faculty/gradcouncil
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), 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., 2019, Chair
Associate Professor, English
College of Arts & Sciences
Russell Carr, Ph.D., 2019, Vice Chair
Associate Professor, Basic Sciences
College of Veterinary Medicine
Ex Officio Members
Amy Adkerson, M.S.
Associate Registrar
Judy L. Bonner, Ph.D.
Provost and Executive Vice President for Academic Affairs
Lori Mann Bruce, Ph.D.
Associate Vice President and Dean of the Graduate School
Tim Chamblee, Ph.D.
Director, Office of Institutional Research and Effectiveness
Frances N. Coleman, M.L.S.
Dean of University Libraries
Dana Franz, Ph.D.
Chair, University Committee on Courses and Curricula
Brien L. Henry, Ph.D.
Interim Associate Dean of the Graduate School
Julia Hodges, Ph.D.
Associate Vice President for Academic Affairs
Rick Nader, Ph.D.
Associate Vice President & Executive Director, International Institute
Peter L. Ryan, Ph.D.
Associate Provost for Academic Affairs
Susan Seal, Ph.D.
Executive Director, Center for Distance Education
David R. Shaw, Ph.D.
Vice President for Research and Economic Development
Elected Members
Deborah Eakin, Ph.D., 2018
Associate Professor, Psychology
College of Arts & Sciences
T.J. Jankun-Kelly, Ph.D., 2018
Associate Professor, Computer Science and Engineering
Bagley College of Engineering
Scott Roberts, Ph.D., 2018
Professor, Forestry
College of Forest Resources
Joel Collier, Ph.D., 2019
Associate Professor, Marketing, Quantitative Analysis, and Business Law
College of Business
Chien Yu, Ph.D., 2019
Professor, Instructional Systems & Workforce Development
College of Education
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
Appointed Members
Priscilla Hill, Ph.D., 2018
Associate Professor, School of Chemical Engineering
Bagley College of Engineering
Daniel Reynolds, Ph.D., 2018
Professor, Plant and Soil Sciences
College of Agriculture and Life Sciences
Rebecca Robichaux-Davis, Ph.D., 2018
Associate Professor, Curriculum, Instruction & Special Education
College of Education
Henk Arnoldus, Ph.D., 2019
Professor, Physics & Astronomy
College of Arts and Sciences
Ashli Brown Johnson, Ph.D., 2019
Assistant Professor, Biochemistry, Molecular Biology, Entomology, and Plant Pathology
College of Agriculture and Life Sciences
Hamid Borazjani, Ph.D., 2020
Professor, Sustainable Bioproducts
College of Forest Resources
Larry Hanson, Ph.D., 2020
Professor, Basic Sciences
College of Veterinary Medicine
Holly Holladay, 2018
Graduate Student Association Representative