The Graduate Committee is comprised of elected faculty members representing each of the six curricular areas across the five colleges, two appointed administrators, one of whom serves as committee chair, and a student representative. A secretary, housed in the Office of Academic Affairs is also assigned to assist the Committee.
Clifford Dorne, Ph.D.
Committee Chair
Associate Vice President for Program Development and Graduate Recruitment
Stephen Barbus, Ph.D.
Dean, College of Education
Shaun Bangert, M.F.A.
Associate Professor of Art
College of Arts and Behavioral Sciences
Russell Clark, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering
College of Science, Engineering and Technology
Averetta Lewis, Ph.D.
Professor of Nursing
College of Nursing and Health Sciences
Surender Reddy, Ph.D.
Professor of Management and Marketing
College of Business and Management
Andrew Swihart, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Psychology
College of Arts and Behavioral Sciences
Rodney Williams, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of Teacher Education
College of Education
Jeremy Jones
Student Representative
Ms. Rebecca Clifford
Committee Secretary
Office of Academic Affairs