Graduate Council & Committee Members

Graduate Council

College of Agricultural & Environmental Sciences

• Kristen Navara (2024)
• George Vellidis (2025)
• Dayton Wilde (2023)

Franklin College of Arts & Sciences

• Jill Anderson (2023)
• Suchendra Bhandarkar (2023)
• John Patrick Bray (2025)
• Don Nelson (2025)
• Scott Nelson (2025)

Terry College of Business

• Sundar Bharadwaj (2024)
• David Mustard (2023)

Odum School of Ecology

• Seth Wenger (2023)

Mary Frances Early College of Education

• AnnaMarie Conner (2025)
• Ruth Harman (2024)
• Jill Manners (2025)

College of Engineering

• Mark Eiteman (2025)

College of Environment & Design

• Cari Goetcheus (2023)

College of Family & Consumer Sciences

• Seock Yoo-Kyoung (2025)

Warnell School of Forestry & Natural Resources

• Jacek Siry (2024)

McBee Institute of Higher Education, Institute for Bioinformatics, Biomedical & Translational Sciences Institute (joint representative)

• Erik Ness, Higher Education (2025)

College of Journalism & Mass Communication

• Kyser Lough (2023)

College of Pharmacy

• Catherine White (2023)

School of Public & International Affairs

• Edward Kellough (2024)

College of Public Health

• Luke Naeher (2023)

School of Social Work

• Jennifer Elkins (2024)
• Vivian Burrell (2024)

College of Veterinary Medicine

• David Peterson (2024)
• Kaori Sakamoto (2023)

GSA Representatives

• Sarah Burns, GSA President
• Kez Fitzgerald
• Mrigank Kothyari

Administrative Committee – VP/Dean Ron Walcott, ex officio

• “Rotating”, Chair
• Jill Anderson — Genetics — A&S (2023)
• Edward Kellough — Public Admin & Policy – SPIA (2024)
• David Peterson — Infectious Diseases – CVM (2024)

Appeals Committee – Associate Dean Anne Shaffer, ex officio

• Edward Kellough, Chair
• Suchendra Bhandarkar — Computer Science – A&S (2023)
• John Bray — Theatre & Film Studies – A&S (2025)
• AnnaMarie Conner — Math, Science, and Social Studies Ed – MFCOE (2025)
• Edward Kellough – Public Administration & Policy – SPIA (2024)
• Mrigank Kothyari – GSA Representative — (2023)
• Kyser Lough – Journalism – JRL (2023)
• Don Nelson — Anthropology – A&S (2025)
• Kaori Sakamoto — Pathology – CVM (2023)
• Catherine White — Pharmaceutical & Biomed Sciences – PHR (2023)
• Dayton Wilde — Horticulture – CAES (2023)

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

• David Peterson, Chair
• Mark Eiteman — Chemical, Materials, & Biomed Engineering – ENG (2025)
• Jennifer Elkins — Social Work – SSW (2024)
• Cari Goetcheus — Historic Preservation – CED (2023)
• Luke Naeher — Environmental Health Sciences – CPH (2023)
• Kristen Navara — Poultry Science – CAES (2024)
• Erik Ness — Institute of Higher Education (2025)
• David Peterson — Infectious Diseases – CVM (2024)
• Seock Yoo-Kyoung — Textiles, Merchandising, & Interiors – FACS (2025)
• Seth Wenger — Ecology – ECOL (2023)
• Sarah Burns — Graduate Student Association – President (2023)

Program Committee – Associate Dean Anne Shaffer, ex officio

• Jill Anderson, Chair
• Jill Anderson – Genetics – A&S (2023)
• Sundar Bharadwaj — Marketing – Terry (2024)
• Kez Fitzgerald – GSA Representative – (2023)
• Vivian Burrell — Social Work – SSW (2024)
• Ruth Harman — Language & Literacy Education – MFCOE (2024)
• Jill Manners — Kinesiology – MFCOE (2025)
• David Mustard — Economics – BUS (2023)
• Scott Nelson — History – A&S (2025)
• Jacek Siry — Forestry & Natural Resources – Warnell (2024)
• George Vellidis — Crop & Soil Sciences – CAES (2025)