FutureSTATE 2015

A strategy for Mississippi State University to become
the region's most respected land-grant institution

Appendix D -Participants in the strategic review

Task Force TEAM study groups

Quality of the Undergraduate Experience

• Paul Allen, Professor of Business, Meridian Campus
• David Boles, Director of Academic Advising
• Tom Carskadon, Professor of Psychology
• Lou Capella, Associate Dean, Business and Industry
• Stephen Cunetto, System Administrator, Library
• John Dickerson, Associate Director, Office of Admissions and Scholarships
• Joe Farris, Assistant to the President
• Jerry Gilbert, Associate Provost
• Lisa Harris, Associate Vice President, Student Affairs
• J.R. Love, Student Association President
• Nancy McCarley, Associate Professor of Psychology and Director, Honors Program
• David McMillen, Research Professor, Social Science Research Center
• Dennis Mitchell, Professor and Chair, Arts and Sciences, Meridian Campus
• Gary Myers, Associate Dean, Arts and Sciences
• Bill Parrish, Professor emeritus of History
• Matt Raven, Director, Center for Teaching and Learning
• Jennifer Rupinski, Presidential Scholar
• Charlie Sparrow, Professor emeritus of Chemical Engineering
• Robert West, Assistant Professor of English

Research and Graduate/Professional Education

• Jerald Ainsworth, Associate Dean, College of Veterinary Medicine
• Art Cosby, Director, Social Science Research Center
• Wayne Durst, Associate Professor of Communication
• Mark Goodman, Associate Professor of Communication and President, Faculty Senate
• Sandra Harpole, Associate Vice President, Research
• Chuck Hill, Associate Director, Georesources Institute
• Frank Howell, Professor of Sociology
• Delores Hudson, Secretary, Faculty Senate
• Steve Hunter, Associate Professor of Forest Products
• Roger King, Associate Dean, College of Engineering
• Christy Kleinmann, Assistant Professor of Communication
• Harry Llull, Associate Dean, Library
• Vince McGrath, Professor of Curriculum and Instruction
• Chester McKee, Vice President for Research emeritus
• Linda Morse, Professor of Counselor Education and Educational Psychology
• Giselle T. Munn, Associate Professor of Biology and Director, Electron Microscopy
• Phil Oldham, Dean, College of Arts and Sciences
• Chuck Pittman, Professor of Chemistry
• Noel Polk, Professor of English
• Peter Ryan, Associate Professor of Animal and Dairy Science
• J. P. Shim, Professor of Management and Information Systems
• Ratnasingham Shivaji, Professor of Mathematics and Statistics
• Don Trotter, Professor emeritus of Electrical Engineering

Service and Outreach

• Patty Abraham, Director, Research and Curriculum Unit
• Rebecca Wade-Banzhaf, Research Associate, Stennis Institute of Government
• George Bennett, Professor emeritus of Aerospace Engineering
• Mark Binkley, Professor of Geosciences and Director, Academic Outreach and Continuing Education
• Tim Chamblee, Associate Professor of Poultry Science
• Virgil Culver, Extension Professor and Director, Mississippi State Community Action Team
• Sandra Harpole, Associate Vice President, Research
• Chuck Hill, Associate Director Georesources Institute
• George Hopper, Dean, College of Forest Resources
• Eddie Keith, Director, Student Life
• Deborah Lee, Associate Professor, General Library
• Bill Martin, Project Manager, Industrial Outreach
• Will McCarty, Assistant Director and State Program Leader, Agriculture and Natural Resources
• Marc McGee, Director, Sponsored Program Administration
• Melissa Mixon, Associate Vice President, Agriculture, Forestry and Veterinary Medicine
• Al Rankins, Associate Professor of Plant and Soil Science
• Chuck Rivenburgh, Director, Intellectual Property
• Linda Southward, Research Professor, Social Science Research Center
• Clay Taylor, Faculty, Electrical and Computer Engineering
• Steve Taylor, Professor of Management and Information Systems
• Bob Williams, Coordinator, Division of Agriculture

Campus Environment

• Chris Clifford, Director of Budget and Finance
• Joe Farris, Assistant to the President
• Jim Jones, Executive Director of Facilities
• Fred Mock, Associate Director of Student Housing, Facilities Administration
• Gary Pike, Director of Institutional Research
• Mike Rackley, Director of Information Technology Services
• Todd Hunt, Director, Humphrey Coliseum
• Tim Lacy, Director, Campus Landscape
• Georgia Lindley, Chief, MSU Police
• Kelly Nesbit, Assistant Director, Colvard Union
• Peter Rook, Assistant Director, Facilities Management
• Charles Scoggins, Director of Campus Landscape, retired
• Laura Walling, Director, Recreational Sports
• Charles Weatherley, Senior Director of Development, MSU Foundation
• Paul Welch, Director, Support Services
• Jim West, Dean, Art, Architecture and Design
• Leslie Woolington, Safety Officer, Facilities Management

Relationships

• Libba Andrews, Associate Director, Alumni Activities
• Kristi Brown, Starkville Chamber of Commerce
• Tammy Coleman, President's Commission on the Status of Women
• Carson Cook, Director, Diversity and Equity Programs
• Maridith Geuder, Director, University Relations
• Clifford Hampton, President's Commission on the Status of Minorities
• Jeremy Johnson, Student Association
• Aretha Jones, Director, Holmes Cultural Diversity Center
• Terry Kellum, President, Oktibbeha County Board of Supervisors
• Steve Langston, Greater Starkville Development Partnership
• P.C. McLaurin, Alderman, City of Starkville
• Al Rankins, Associate Professor of Plant and Soil Science
• Melvin Ray, Associate Vice President for Economic Development, Office of Research
• Lynn Spruill, Chief Administrative Officer, City of Starkville
• John Tomlinson, Government Relations Officer
• Lee Weiskopf, Vice President, Student Association

Faculty

• Leroy Boyd, Professor emeritus of Animal and Dairy Science
• Lou D'Abramo, Professor of Wildlife and Fisheries
• Jerry Gilbert, Associate Provost
• Mark Goodman, Associate Professor of Communication and President, Faculty Senate
• Nancy Hargrove, Professor of English
• Deborah Lee, Associate Professor, General Library
• Frances McDavid, Instructor, Communication
• Linda Morse, Professor of Counselor Education and Educational Psychology
• Kevin Rogers, Associate Professor of Finance and Economics
• George Verrall, Associate Professor and Head emeritus, Finance and Economics

Staff

• Wes Ammon, Coordinator, University Academic Advising Center
• Ann Bell, Director, Human Resources Management
• Julie Berry, Director, Student Support Services
• John Forde, Associate Professor and Head, Department of Communication
• Mike Harris, Manager, Parking Operations
• Marvell Howard, Zone Maintenance Leader
• Gary Pike, Director of Institutional Research
• Juli Rester, Human Resources Generalist

President's Committee on Planning

• Julie Berry, Director, Student Support Services
• Jan Chambers, Professor, College of Veterinary Medicine Basic Sciences
• Timothy Chamblee, Associate Professor of Poultry Science
• Linda Coats, Associate Professor of Curriculum and Instruction
• LaDonne Delgado, Professor, General Library
• Kay Demarsche, Associate Professor and Head, Department of Art
• Walter Diehl, Professor of Biological Sciences
• Joe Farris, Assistant to the President
• Maridith Geuder, Director of University Relations
• Mark Goodman, Associate Professor of Communication and President, Faculty Senate
• Paul Grimes, Professor and Head, Department of Finance and Economics
• Ray Hayes, Vice President for Finance and Administration
• Bill Kibler, Vice President for Student Affairs
• J R Love, President, Student Association
• Dennis Prescott, Vice President for External Affairs
• Peter Rabideau, Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs
• Melvin Ray, Associate Vice President for Economic Development, Office of Research
• Colin Scanes, Vice President for Research
• David Shaw, Professor and Director, Georesources Institute
• Jeanne Swafford, Associate Professor, Curriculum and Instruction
• Larry Templeton, Director of Athletics
• Vance Watson, Vice President for Agriculture, Forestry and Veterinary Medicine
• Lee Weiskopf, Student
• Jim West, Dean of Architecture, Art and Design
• Julie Fulgham, Associate Director of Institutional Research

State of the Future Committee

• Peter Rabideau, Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs
• Ray Hayes, Vice President for Finance and Administration
• Bill Kibler, Vice President for Student Affairs
• Timothy Chamblee, Associate Professor of Poultry Science
• Mark Goodman, Associate Professor of Communication and President, Faculty Senate
• Walter Diehl, Professor of Biological Sciences
• Jeanne Swafford, Associate Professor, Curriculum and Instruction