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MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY
College of Natural Science

Committees and Councils


Awards Committee

The NatSci Awards Committee selects the faculty awards in the spring (due April 1) for the following academic year based on nominations submitted by departments and programs. The NatSci awards are presented to faculty and staff in the college following the annual State of the College address.

Committee Members 2024-2025

  • Selvan Demir (CEM)
  • Krystyna Kijewska (CEM)
  • Ann Bronikowski (IBIO)
  • Gabor Francsics (MTH)
  • Wolfgang Bauer (PHY)
  • Eva Farre (PLB)
  • Susanne Mohr (PSL)
  • Gabi Bontea (STT)
  • Angela Wilson  Dean's office (CEM)
  • Diana Bello-DeOcampo DEIAC Rep (IBIO)
  • Sonya Lawrence DEIAC Rep (BioSci)
  • Saul Beceiro Novo CAC Rep (PHY)

Curriculum Committee

The committee handles undergraduate and graduate matters of curriculum, and is an advisory body in the area of educational policies. It examines and evaluates policies relating to subject matter, methods of instruction, academic advising, graduation requirements, and curriculum revision.

Committee Members 2025

  • Sara Garnett (BioSci)
  • Susan McQuiston (BLD)
  • Stacy Hovde (BMB)
  • Brittany Busby (CEM)
  • Andrea Bierema (CISGS)
  • Devin Silvia (CMSE)
  • Kevin Miloshoff substitute for FS25 (CMSE)
  • Susannah Dorfman (EES)
  • Juli Uhl (HBIO)
  • Diana Bello DeOcampo (IBIO)
  • Philip Delekta (MGI)
  • Willie Wong (MTH)
  • Casey Henley (NEU)
  • Stuart Tessmer (PHY)
  • Tammy Long (PLB)
  • Marty Spranger (PSL)
  • Vince Melfi (STT)
  • Undergrad Student Rep
  • Grad Student Rep
  • NatSci Rep to UCC-Brian Chadwick
  • NatSci Rep to UCUE-Chrysoula Vasileiou
  • Rep from NatSci Grad Committee
  • Eric Hegg, Dean
  • Lynmarie Posey, Assoc. Dean
  • Amy Ralston, Assoc. Dean
  • Cori Fata-Hartley, Asst. Dean
  • Heidi Purdy, Asst. Dean, NatSci Undergrad Student Affairs

For details on the Curriculum Committee composition, functions and procedures, see the College Bylaws (section 3.4.5).

Student Advisory Council (SAC)

The SAC advises the college on issues concerning undergraduate and graduate students, and promotes the interests of these students. 

Council Members 2025-26

  • Alphan Alpaydin (BMB)
  • Laleh Dinpazhouh (BMB)
  • Sean Tucker  (BLD)
  • Rachel White (BLD)
  • Matthew Ochoa (Chemistry)
  • Lacey Bishop-Schouster (Chemistry)
  • David Scheel (CMSE)
  • Ebise Tarekegn (Drew Scholars)
  • Julia Egbert (EES)
  • Angie Seranian (IBio)
  • Mackenzie Koehn (Integraded Science)
  • William Carvalho (Math)
  • Dilan Karaguler (Math)
  • Sarah VanDiepenbos (MGI)
  • Maha Singavarapu (MGI)
  • Kyleen Hall (MGI)
  • Abigail Brumbaugh (Neuroscience)
  • Keeler Steele (Neuroscience)
  • Naga Akondi (PA)
  • Pratik Kafle (PA)
  • Abigail Brumbaugh (PSL)
  • Keeler Steele (PSL)
  • Cameron Zimmer (Plant Bio)
  • Brooke Brown (Plant Bio)
  • Ben Feld (Plant Bio)
  • Miguel Rodriquez Mejia (PRIME)
  • Mingjie (Grace) Wen (STT)
  • Dakshesh Vasan (STT)
  • Laurisa Ankley (Director of Graduate Studies)
  • Dr. Rosa Leon-Zayas (Assistant Dean)
  • Ms. Heidi Purdy (Assistant Dean)
  • Dr. Amy Ralston (Associate Dean)
  • Dr. Lynmarie Posey (Associate Dean)
  • Estrella Starn (Office Coordinator)
  • Eric Hegg (Dean)
  • Teri Compeau (Dean's Office)

Faculty Advisory Council (FAC) 

The FAC advises the college on matters of importance to the community, nominates representatives to the Academic Council and university committees, selects members for college committees. Information about composition, functions, and procedures can be found in section 3.3.2 of the NatSci Bylaws. 

Council Members 2025-26

  • Diana Bello DeOcampo (IBIO) - Chair
  • Gerard Mark Voit (PHY) - Vice Chair
  • Lindsey Wlosinski (BLD) - Secretary
  • Casim Abbas (MTH)
  • Yuehua Cui (STT)
  • Neal Hammer (MGI)
  • Charles Hoogstraten (BMB)
  • Elena Litchman (KBS)
  • Thomas O'Halloran (CEM)
  • Eva Farre Prokosch (PLB)
  • Jianliang Qian (CMSE)
  • Daniela Strenkert (PRL)
  • Saroopa Taylor (CISGS)
  • Hongbing Wang (PSL)
  • Jay Zarnetske (EES)

Dean's Student Advisory Council Representatives

  • Matt Ochoa - Undergraduate
  • Dilan Karaguler - Graduate
  • Steve DiKerby - Postdoc

NatSci Representative to the University Committee on Faculty Affairs

  • Thomas Hamann - Professor

NatSci ACE Representatives

  • Chrysoula Vasileiou - Senior Specialist

Dean's Office

  • Eric Hegg - Dean
  • Gemma Reguera - Associate Dean for Faculty Development
  • Cori Fata-Hartley - Associate Dean for Non-Tenure Faculty
  • Heather Eisthen - FEA
  • Joyce Pinckney - Assistant

Representative to University Council/Faculty Senate

  • FAC Chair

Representative to ACE

  • OPEN

Representative to Student Advisory Council (SAC)

  • Casim Abbas

Representative to NatSci Award Committee

  • Jianliang Qian

Meeting Schedule

  • September 12, 2025 (2nd Thursday due to holiday week)
  • October 2, 2025
  • November 6, 2025
  • December 4, 2025
  • January 8, 2026 (2nd Thursday due to holidays)
  • February 5, 2026
  • March 12, 2026 (2nd Thursday due to Spring Break)
  • April 2, 2026

Meeting Minutes

  • Not yet available

College Advisory Council (CAC)

The CAC advises the college on matters of importance to the faculty, nominates representatives to the Academic Council and university committees, selects faculty members for college committees.

Council Members 2024-2025

  • Charles Hoogstraten (BMB)
  • Angela Wholehan (BLD)
  • Thomas O'Halloran (CEM)
  • Saul Beceiro Novo (CISGS)
  • Huan Lei (CMSE)
  • Dalton Hardisty (EES)
  • Diana Bello DeOcampo (IBIO)
  • Nick Haddad (KBS)
  • Casim Abbas (MTH)
  • Neal Hammer (MMG)
  • Shannon Manning (MMG)
  • Pengpeng Zhang (PHY)
  • Hongbing Wang (PSL)
  • Alan Prather (PLB)
  • Daniela Strenkert (PRL)
  • Haolei Weng (STT)
  • DEIAC Representative - Sara Garnett
  • NatSci Representative to the University Committee on Faculty Affairs - Ekaterina Rapinchuk
  • Postdoc Representative 
  • Undergrad SAC Representative  
  • Graduate SAC Representative  

Also:

  • Eric L. Hegg, Dean
  • Cori Fata-Hartley, Associate Dean for Non-Tenure Faculty Development
  • Gemma Reguera, Associate Dean for Faculty Develeopment


For details on the NatSci College Advisory Council composition, functions, and procedures, see the NatSci Bylaws (section 3.3.2).

Graduate Committee

The coordinating committee for the graduate programs in the college is a formal channel of communication on matters involving the graduate programs and research activities that may be received from individuals.

Members

  • Graduate program directors of each academic unit in the College.
  • Graduate student representatives (2).

Also:

  • Representatives to the University Graduate Council
  • Eric L. Hegg, Dean
  • Amy Ralston, Associate Dean for Graduate Studies

For details on the Graduate Committee composition, functions and procedures, see the College Bylaws (section 3.4.6).

Reappointment, Promotion & Tenure Committee

The RPT Committee has shared responsibility with the Dean in making recommendations regarding promotion and tenure of faculty.

Committee Members 2025:

  • Jian Hu (BMB)
  • Warren Beck (CEM)
  • Jianliang Qian (CMSE)
  • Bruno Basso (EES)
  • Elise Zipkin (IBIO)
  • Christoph Adami (MGI)
  • Aaron Levin (MTH)
  • Carlo Piermarocchi (PHY)
  • Carolyn Malmstrom (PLB)
  • Lee Cox (PSL)
  • Luda Sakhanenko (STT)

Also:

Gemma Reguera, Associate Dean for Faculty Development

For details on the Promotion and Tenure Committee composition, functions and procedures, see our Bylaws (section 3.4.7).

For details on the reappointment, promotion and tenure process, see the Guidelines for Faculty Reappointment, Promotion and Tenure in the College of Natural Science.

Scholarships & Awards Committee

The committee handles the selection procedures for all endowed scholarships and awards in the college as defined by the guidelines of each individual scholarship or award.

Committee Members 2024-2025

  • Scott Pratt (PHY)
  • Peter Magyar (MTH)
  • Marty Spranger (PSL)
  • Becky La (PSL) 
  • Liz Chidsey (Support Staff)
  • Beth Gagnier (Support Staff)
  • DEIAC Representative
  • Graduate Student Representative
  • Postdoc Representative
  • Undergraduate Student Representative

Also:

  • Lynmarie Posey, Associate Dean for Undergraduate Education
  • Danielle Flores Lopez, Director of Academic Advising and Student Success Initiatives
  • Sarah Whitaker, Director of Experiential Learning & Education Abroad
  • Cullen Moriaty, Office Assistant III

For details on the Scholarships and Awards Committee composition, functions and procedures, see the College Bylaws (section 3.4.8).

University Committee NatSci Representatives

Committee Members 2024-2025:

  • University Council and Faculty Senate
    • Yuying Xie (CMSE)
    • Demetre Kazaras (MTH)
    • Brian Gulbransen (PSL)
    • Gustavo de los Campos (STT)
    • CAC Chair
      • Steering Committee:  
  • Standing Committees
    • Undergrad Education - Gary Blanchard (CEM)
    • Curriculum - Brian Chadwick (MTH)
    • Faculty Affairs - Ekaterina Rapinchuk (MTH)
    • Faculty Tenure - Xiangshi Jin (CEM)
    • Graduate Studies
      • A.J. Robison (PSL)
      • Guowei Wei (MTH)
    • Academic Governance - Diana Bello-DeOcampo (IBIO)
  • Advisory/Consultative Committees
    • Honors Programs - Yuehua Cui (STT)
    • International Programs - Andriana Manousidaki (STT)
    • Library - Shi-You Ding (PLB)
  • Hearing Boards
    • University Student-Faculty Judiciaries
      • No names were submitted for 2024-25