Graduate Council & Committee Members

Graduate Council

College of Agricultural & Environmental Sciences

• Alexa Lamm (2027)
• George Vellidis (2025)
• Jeff Mullen (2026)

Franklin College of Arts & Sciences

• John Bray (2025)
• Luis Correa-Diaz (2027)
• Kelly Dyer (2026)
• Don Nelson (2025)
• Phil Stancil (2026)

Terry College of Business

• Ted Christensen (2027)
• Jim Conklin (2026)

Odum School of Ecology

• Craig Osenberg (2026)

Mary Frances Early College of Education

• AnnaMarie Conner (2025)
• Janette Hill (2027)
• Jill Manners (2025)

College of Engineering

• Kenan Song (2025)

College of Environment & Design

• Alison Smith (2026)

College of Family & Consumer Sciences

• Yoo-Kyoung Seock (2025)

Warnell School of Forestry & Natural Resources

• Jaivime Evaristo (2027)

McBee Institute of Higher Education

• Amy Stich (2025)

Grady College of Journalism & Mass Communication

• Bart Wojdynski (2026)

College of Pharmacy

• Priya Narayanan (2026)

School of Public & International Affairs

• Geoffrey Sheagley (2027)

College of Public Health

• Kerstin Emerson (2026)

School of Social Work

• Mary Ager (2027)
• Rebecca Matthew (2027)

College of Veterinary Medicine

• Melinda Brindley (2027)
• Sheba Mohankumar (2026)

GSA Representatives

• Will Walker, GSA President
• Uyi Ugiagbe, GSA Vice President
• Oliver Levine, Graduate Student Representative

Administrative Committee – VP/Dean Ron Walcott, ex officio

• “Rotating”, Chair
• AnnaMarie Conner — Math, Science, and Social Studies Ed – MFCOE (2025)
• Kelly Dyer— Genetics – A&S (2026)
• George Vellidis — Crop & Soil Sciences — CAES (2025)

Appeals Committee – Associate Dean Anne Shaffer, ex officio

• AnnaMarie Conner, Chair
• Mary Ager— Social Work – SSW (2027)
• Ted Christensen — Accounting – Terry (2027)
• AnnaMarie Conner — Math, Science, and Social Studies Ed – MFCOE (2025)
• Luis Correa-Diaz — Romance Languages – A&S (2027)
• Kerstin Emerson — Gerontology, Health Policy & Management — CPH (2026)
• Jeff Mullen — Agriculture and Applied Economics – CAES (2026)
• Craig Osenberg — Ecology – Ecology (2026)
• Phil Stancil — Physics & Astronomy – A&S (2026)
• Amy Stich — Institute of Higher Education (2025)
• Oliver Levine — Graduate Student Representative – Graduate Student Association (2025)

Policy & Planning Committee – VP/Dean Ron Walcott, ex officio

• Kelly Dyer, Chair
• John Bray — Theatre & Film Studies – A&S (2025)
• Kelly Dyer— Genetics – A&S (2026)
• Janette Hill — Workforce Ed and Instruction Technology – MFCOE (2027)
• Alexa Lamm — Ag Leadership, Education, and Communication — CAES (2027)
• Jill Manners — Kinesiology – MFCOE (2025)
• Sheba Mohankumar — Biomedical Sciences – CVM (2026)
• Geoffrey Sheagley — Political Science – SPIA (2027)
• Kenan Song — Regenerative Bioscience Center – Engineering (2025)
• Bart Wojdynski — Journalism – Grady (2026)
• Will Walker — President — Graduate Student Association — (2025)

Program Committee – Associate Dean Anne Shaffer, ex officio

• George Vellidis, Chair
• Melinda Brindley — Infectious Diseases, Pop Health, Poultry Diagnostics– Vet Med (2027)
• Jim Conklin — Insurance, Legal Studies, and Real Estate – Terry (2026)
• Jaivime Evaristo— Hydrology and Water Resources – Warnell (2027)
• Rebecca Matthew — Social Work – SSW (2027)
• Priya Narayanan — Clinical and Admin Pharmacy – Pharmacy (2026)
• Don Nelson — Anthropology – A&S (2025)
• Yoo-Kyoung Seock — Textiles, Merchandising, & Interiors– FACS (2025)
• Alison Smith — Environment and Design– CED  (2026)
• George Vellidis — Crop & Soil Sciences — CAES (2025)
• Uyi Ugiagbe — Vice President — Graduate Student Association (2025)