Graduate Council
Committee reports to: Provost and Executive Vice President
The Graduate Council is the executive committee of the Graduate Faculty and is responsible for the formulation of academic policy and programs related to graduate study at Mississippi State University. In addition, the Council may advise the Dean of the Graduate School on any matter they or the Dean feel is appropriate. The Chairperson of the Graduate Council is elected by and from the members of the Council. The Council consists of one elected member from each of the eight academic colleges offering graduate study (programs), and one less in number (seven) appointed by the Provost and Executive Vice President. Not more than two appointed faculty members may be from the same college or school. To be eligible for membership on the Council, appointed or elected members must have Level 1 status on the Graduate Faculty. The term of office is three years. A vacancy on the Council is filled in the same manner in which the member vacating the position was selected. In addition to the faculty, the Council has one graduate student representative who is usually the president of the Graduate Student Association. She/he is a voting member, and the term of office is one year. Ex officio members of the Graduate Council include the Dean of the Graduate School and Associate Vice President for Academic Affairs, Associate Dean of the Graduate School, Provost and Executive Vice President, Associate Provost for Academic Affairs, Associate Vice President for Academic Affairs, Vice President for Research and Economic Development, Dean of University Libraries, Director of Center for Distance Education, Associate Vice President & Executive Director of the International Institute, Director of Institutional Research & Effectiveness, Chairman of the University Committee on Courses and Curricula, and Associate Registrar.
| Name | Title/Dept. | Position | Elected/Appointed | Term Expires |
| Adkerson, Amy | Associate Registrar | Ex-Officio | ||
| Anderson, Tommy | College of Arts & Sciences | E | 2015 | |
| Barnett, Tim | College of Business | E | 2016 | |
| Brown-Johnson, Ashli | College of Agriculture & Life Sciences | A | 2016 | |
| Bruce, Lori | Dean, Graduate School | Ex-Officio | ||
| Carr, Russell | College of Veterinary Medicine | E | 2016 | |
| Chamblee, Tim | Director, Office of Institutional Research and Effectiveness | Ex-Officio | ||
| Cinnella, P.C. | Bagley College of Engineering | E | 2015 | |
| Coats, Karen | Associate Dean, Graduate School | Ex-Officio | ||
| Coleman, Frances | Dean of University Libraries | Ex-Officio | ||
| Dodds, Lara | College of Arts & Sciences | A | 2016 | |
| Elder, Steve | Bagley College of Engineering | A | 2014 | |
| Franz, Dana | College of Education | A | 2015 | |
| Gilbert, Jerome A. | Provost and Executive Vice President | Ex-Officio | ||
| Hare, Dwight | College of Education | A | 2014 | |
| Hodges, Julia | Associate Vice President for Academic Affairs | Ex-Officio | ||
| Lewis, David | College of Architecture, Art and Design | E | 2014 | |
| Morse, David | College of Education | E | 2016 | |
| Reynolds, Daniel B. | College of Agriculture & Life Sciences | A | 2015 | |
| Rezek, Jon | Interim Associate Vice President & Executive Director, International Institute | Ex-Officio | ||
| Roberts, Scott | College of Forest Resources | Vice Chair | E | 2015 |
| Ryan, Peter | Associate Provost | Ex-Officio | ||
| Schneider, Judy | Bagley College of Engineering | A | 2016 | |
| Shaw, David | Vice President for Research and Economic Development | Ex-Officio | ||
| Silva, Juan | College of Agriculture & Life Sciences | Chair | E | 2014 |
| Swortzel, Kirk | Chair, University Committee on Courses and Curricula | Ex-Officio | ||
| Taylor, Steve | Center for Distance Education | Ex-Officio | ||
| White, Vemitra | President, Graduate Student Association | Ex-Officio |
