Members List
Graduate Council Membership
The following list of members is current as of January 16, 2024.
2023-2024 Academic Year
Chair
- Mary Hoffman, Interim Graduate Dean, Graduate Studies (ex-officio and voting)
College of Arts and Sciences
- Aleks Sternfeld-Dunn, Dean, College of Arts and Sciences (ex-officio and voting)
- Alex Smith, Professor, Department of Mathematics (term expires at end of 2025-26 AY)
- Mary Beth Tusing, Associate Professor, Department of Psychology (term expires at end of 2023-24 AY)
College of Business
- Lisa Jepsen, Dean, College of Business (ex-officio and voting)
- Paula Lentz, Professor, Department of Business Communications (term expires at end of 2025-26 AY)
- Ling Liu, Professor, Department of Accounting and Finance (term expires at end of 2023-24 AY)
College of Education and Human Sciences
- Carmen Manning, Dean, College of Education & Human Sciences (ex-officio and voting)
- Saori Braun, Associate Professor, Department of Kinesiology (term expires at end of 2024-25 AY)
- Angela Sterling-Orth, Clinical Associate Professor, Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders (term expires at end of 2023-24 AY)
College of Nursing and Health Sciences
- Kristen Abbott-Anderson, Dean, College of Nursing and Health Sciences (ex-officio and voting)
- Mary Canales, Professor, Department of Nursing (rotates w/Mota for fall; term expires at end of 2023-24 AY)
- Lisa Schiller, Associate Professor, Department of Nursing (term expires at end of 2025-26 AY)
Graduate Student Councilors (one-year appointments, voting)
- Ashley Cook, Student Representative, College of Nursing and Health Sciences
- Debbie Fermil Houlette, Student Representative, College of Education and Human Sciences
- Alexis Linder, Student Representative, College of Arts and Sciences
- Ashley TenEyck, Student Representative, College of Business
Ex-Officio and Nonvoting Members of the Graduate Council
- Nancy Amdahl, Secretary to Graduate Council, Graduate Studies
- Erica Benson, Executive Director, Office of Research and Sponsored Programs
- Michael Carney, Interim Provost and Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs
- Margaret Cassidy, Associate Dean, College of Arts and Sciences
- Marc Goulet, Associate Dean, College of Arts and Sciences
- Debra Jansen, Associate Dean, College of Nursing and Health Sciences
- Jill Markgraf, Director of Libraries
- Kimberly O'Kelly, Registrar
- Jean Pratt, Associate Dean, College of Business
- Jill Prushiek, Associate Dean, College of Education and Human Sciences
- James Schmidt, Chancellor
- Kathryne Smieja, Director, Continuing Education
- Isabel Walters, Director, Admissions
- Vacant, Student Representative, Student Senate