Standing Committees

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.

Committee Membership

• Dr. Annette S. Kluck
  CHAIR (Non-Voting) : Dean of the Graduate School
  Member since 03/01/2019
• Dr. John A. Lobur
  Representative (Non-Voting) : Chair of the Faculty Senate
  Member from 08/15/2026 to 08/15/2027
• Dr. Marquita S. Smith
  Faculty : School of Journalism & New Media
  Member from 08/15/2026 to 08/15/2029
• Dr. Micah B. Milinovich
  Faculty : College of Liberal Arts, Group I
  Member from 08/15/2026 to 08/15/2029
• Dr. Robert A. Van ness
  Faculty : School of Business Administration
  Member from 08/15/2026 to 08/15/2029
• Dr. Lance D. Yarbrough
  Faculty : School of Engineering
  Member from 08/15/2026 to 08/15/2029
• Dr. Joshua S. Sharp
  Faculty : School of Pharmacy
  Member from 08/15/2025 to 08/15/2028
• Ms. Antonia L. Eliason
  Faculty : School of Law
  Member from 08/15/2025 to 08/15/2028
• Dr. Amanda M. Winburn
  Faculty : School of Education
  Member from 08/15/2025 to 08/15/2028
• Ms. Amy K. Fisher
  Faculty : School of Applied Sciences
  Member from 08/15/2025 to 08/15/2028
• Dr. Benjamin T. Jones
  Faculty : College of Liberal Arts, Group III
  Member from 08/15/2024 to 08/15/2027
• Dr. Stephen Monroe
  Faculty : College of Liberal Arts, Group II
  Member from 08/15/2024 to 08/15/2027
• Dr. Dave L. Nichols
  Faculty : School of Accountancy
  Member from 08/15/2024 to 08/15/2027
• Mrs. Gail L. Herrera
  Faculty (Non-Voting) : Interim, Dean of University Libraries
  Member since 08/15/2026
• Dr. Glenn Walker
  Alternate : School of Engineering
  Member from 08/15/2026 to 08/15/2029
• Dr. Ryan C. Fortenberry
  Alternate : College of Liberal Arts, Group I
  Member from 08/15/2026 to 08/15/2029
• Dr. Jason A. Cain
  Alternate : School of Journalism & New Media
  Member from 08/15/2026 to 08/15/2029
• Dr. Maria B. Berns
  Alternate : School of Business Administration
  Member from 08/15/2026 to 08/15/2029
• Dr. George S. McClellan
  Alternate : School of Education
  Member from 08/15/2025 to 08/15/2028
• Dr. William W. Berry
  Alternate : School of Law
  Member from 08/15/2025 to 08/15/2028
• Dr. Gay M. Barnard
  Alternate : School of Pharmacy
  Member from 08/15/2025 to 08/15/2028
• Dr. Lloyd R. Wade
  Alternate : School of Applied Sciences
  Member from 08/15/2025 to 08/15/2028
• Dr. Jianqiang Wang
  Alternate : School of Accountancy
  Member from 08/15/2024 to 08/15/2027
• Dr. Jason D. Solinger
  Alternate : College of Liberal Arts, Group II
  Member from 08/15/2024 to 08/15/2027
• Dr. James M. Thomas
  Alternate : College of Liberal Arts, Group III
  Member from 08/15/2024 to 08/15/2027
• Dr. Savannah L. Kelly
  Alternate : Libraries Representative
  Member from 08/15/2024 to 08/15/2027
• Ms. Laura Diven-Brown
  Staff (Non-Voting) : Director of Financial Aid
  Member since 03/19/2025
• Dr. John C. Higginbotham
  Staff (Non-Voting) : Vice Chancellor of Research and Economic Development
  Member since 08/15/2024
• Mrs. Carrie D. Long
  Staff (Non-Voting) : Office of Information Technology
  Member since 08/15/2023
• Dr. Julie A. Glasco
  Staff (Non-Voting) : Assistant to the Provost
  Member since 08/15/2022
• Dr. Shiyun Zhang
  Staff (Non-Voting) : Assistant Director of Financial Aid
  Member since 12/01/2025
• Dr. Stacy R. Niemeyer
  Representative : Assistant Provost for Regional Campuses
  Member since 08/15/2021
• Mrs. Robin W. Bourgeois
  Representative (Non-Voting) : Assistant to the Dean of the Graduate School
  Member since 08/16/2009
• Mr. Errol L. Sayre
  Representative (Non-Voting) : Office of Information Technology
  Member since 04/14/2020
• Dr. Anne elizabeth M. Cafer
  Representative (Non-Voting) : College of Liberal Arts
  Member since 08/15/2023
• Dr. Mckenna S. Rose
  Representative (Non-Voting) : Institutional Research, Effectiveness and Planning
  Member since 08/15/2026
• Dr. Robert J. Doerksen
  Ex-Officio : Graduate School
  Member since 08/15/2018
• Dr. Anne M. Klingen
  Ex-Officio : Director of Online Design and E Learning
  Member since 02/16/2022
• Dr. Melinda W. Valliant
  Ex-Officio : Graduate School
  Member since 12/04/2025
• Ms. Victoria Amari
  Graduate : Student Council Representative
  Member from 08/15/2026 to 08/15/2027
• Mr. James Hawkins
  Graduate : Student Council Representative (Alternate)
  Member from 08/15/2026 to 08/15/2027