Graduate Studies Council Members
MEMBERSHIP: The composition of the council can be found in the Faculty Senate Bylaws, Article VI: Councils, Sec. 1
The GSC requires 8 out of 15 voting members to be in attendance to establish quorum, as long as there are no Vacant seats, any Vacant seat(s) should be removed from the voting member total so that one more than half of the new total is needed for quorum. (*indicates a non-voting member)
Council officers
Marcellis Zondag, Chair
Jennifer Fiore, Vice Chair
Louann Bierlein Palmer, Secretary
Ex Officio member
David Szabla
Faculty Senate Executive Board
Permanent members
Christine Byrd-Jacobs
Dean, Graduate College
Carrie Cumming
Registrar
Lisa DeChano-Cook
Curriculum Manager
Elected members
Upul Attanayake (2025)
Engineering and Applied Sciences
Louann Bierlein Palmer (2026)
Representative-At-Large (Education and Human Development)
Cristina Fava (substitute Spring 2025 for Jennifer Fiore) (2027)
Fine Arts
Regina Garza Mitchell (2025)
Education and Human Development
Lori Gray (2026)
Health and Human Services
Chansheng He (2026)
Arts and Sciences (Sciences and Mathematics)
Cindy Linn (2025)
Arts and Sciences (Sciences and Mathematics)
Dianna Sachs (2025)
Unaffiliated Unit (University Libraries)
Larry Simon (2027)
Arts and Sciences (Humanities)
Marcellis Zondag (2027)
Business
Student members
Jose Embil Jr.
Graduate student
Jocelyn Medina
Graduate student