Chancellor's Standing Committees

Graduate Council

The Graduate Council has broad responsibility for advising on all graduate academic policies and activities of the University on its Oxford campus and satellite campus locations (excluding the Medical Center). This includes the consideration of new degree programs, formulation and refinement of graduate regulations, consideration of all graduate and Law courses for approval and decisions on petitions from students who are requesting waivers of campus-wide (as opposed to departmental or school) graduate degree requirements. Recommendations from the Graduate Council and minutes of its meetings are forwarded to the Chancellor, with copies to the Provost and Council of Academic Administrators. The faculty representatives on this committee are tenured professorial faculty.

The composition of the committee is as follows: 

• Dr. Annette S. Kluck
  CHAIR (Non-Voting) : Dean of the Graduate School
  Member since 3/1/2019
• Dr. Daniel W. Durkin
  Representative (Non-Voting) : Chair of the Faculty Senate
  Member from 8/15/2022 to 8/15/2023
• Dr. Lance D. Yarbrough
  Faculty : School of Engineering
  Member from 8/15/2020 to 8/15/2023
• Dr. Walter D. Davis
  Faculty : School of Business Administration
  Member from 8/15/2020 to 8/15/2023
• Dr. Colin R. Jackson
  Faculty : College of Liberal Arts, Group I
  Member from 8/15/2020 to 8/15/2023
• Dr. Marquita S. Smith
  Faculty : School of Journalism & New Media
  Member from 8/15/2020 to 8/15/2023
• Dr. Dave L. Nichols
  Faculty : School of Accountancy
  Member from 8/15/2021 to 8/15/2024
• Dr. Christian Sellar
  Faculty : College of Liberal Arts, Group III
  Member from 8/15/2021 to 8/15/2024
• Dr. Valerio Cappozzo
  Faculty : College of Liberal Arts, Group II
  Member from 8/15/2021 to 8/15/2024
• Dr. John M. Rimoldi
  Faculty : School of Pharmacy
  Member from 8/15/2022 to 8/15/2025
• Dr. Christopher R. Green
  Faculty : School of Law
  Member from 8/15/2022 to 8/15/2025
• Dr. Denise A. Soares
  Faculty : School of Education
  Member from 8/15/2022 to 8/15/2025
• Dr. Hyunwoo Joung
  Faculty : School of Applied Sciences
  Member from 8/15/2022 to 8/15/2025
• Ms. Cecilia E. Botero
  Faculty (Non-Voting) : Dean of University Libraries
  Member since 8/15/2016
• Dr. Kevin S. Beach
  Alternate : College of Liberal Arts, Group I
  Member from 8/15/2020 to 8/15/2023
• Dr. Glenn Walker
  Alternate : School of Engineering
  Member from 8/15/2020 to 8/15/2023
• Dr. Jianqiang Wang
  Alternate : School of Accountancy
  Member from 8/15/2021 to 8/15/2024
• Ms. Carey B. Hanson
  Alternate : College of Liberal Arts, Group II
  Member from 8/15/2021 to 8/15/2024
• Dr. James M. Thomas
  Alternate : College of Liberal Arts, Group III
  Member from 8/15/2021 to 8/15/2024
• Dr. Savannah L. Kelly
  Alternate : Libraries Representative
  Member from 8/15/2021 to 8/15/2024
• Ms. Kristy L. Gilliland
  Alternate : School of Law
  Member from 8/15/2022 to 8/15/2025
• Dr. Erin R. Holmes
  Alternate : School of Pharmacy
  Member from 8/15/2022 to 8/15/2025
• Dr. Mandy L. Perryman
  Alternate : School of Education
  Member from 8/15/2022 to 8/15/2025
• Dr. Thomas L. Andre
  Alternate : School of Applied Sciences
  Member from 8/15/2022 to 8/15/2025
• Mr. Scott A. Fiene
  Alternate : School of Journalism & New Media
  Member from 8/15/2020 to 8/15/2023
• Dr. Robert A. Van ness
  Alternate : School of Business Administration
  Member from 8/15/2020 to 8/15/2023
• Dr. Julie A. Glasco
  Staff (Non-Voting) : Assistant to the Provost
  Member since 8/15/2022
• Ms. Cindy L. May
  Staff (Non-Voting) : Associate Director of Financial Aid
  Member since 8/15/2020
• Ms. Laura Diven-Brown
  Staff (Non-Voting) : Director of Financial Aid
  Member since 8/15/2020
• Dr. Joseph R. Gladden
  Staff (Non-Voting) : Vice Chancellor for Research and Sponsored Programs
  Member since 8/15/2016
• Mrs. Margaret F. Walden
  Staff (Non-Voting) : Institutional Research, Effectiveness and Planning
  Member since 8/15/2011
• Dr. Stacy R. Niemeyer
  Representative : Assistant Provost for Regional Campuses
  Member since 8/15/2021
• Dr. Donald L. Dyer
  Representative (Non-Voting) : College of Liberal Arts
  Member since 1/1/2022
• Mr. Errol L. Sayre
  Representative (Non-Voting) : Office of Information Technology
  Member since 4/14/2020
• Dr. Anna K. Busby
  Representative (Non-Voting) : Institutional Research, Effectiveness and Planning
  Member since 2/1/2020
• Ms. Allyson M. Best
  Representative (Non-Voting) : Office of Research
  Member since 8/15/2019
• Mrs. Robin W. Bourgeois
  Representative (Non-Voting) : Assistant to the Dean of the Graduate School
  Member since 8/16/2009
• Dr. Angela K. Green
  Ex-Officio : Secretary of the Faculty Senate
  Member from 8/15/2022 to 8/15/2023
• Dr. Anne M. Klingen
  Ex-Officio : Director of Online Design and E Learning
  Member since 2/16/2022
• Dr. Robert J. Doerksen
  Ex-Officio : Graduate School
  Member since 8/15/2018
• Ms. Amelia Craze
  Graduate : Student Council Representative
  Member from 8/15/2022 to 8/15/2023
• Mr. Benjamin Salvador
  Graduate : Student Council Representative
  Member from 8/15/2022 to 8/15/2023