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Executive Committee

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Desi Hacker
(term ends 2027)

Dean of Graduate Studies Norfolk State University dshacker@nsu.edu

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John Lopes
(term ends 2027)

Dean of the Graduate School Clemson University jmlopes@clemson.edu

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Ruth Bahr
(term ends 2026)

Dean, Office of Graduate Studies, University of South Florida rbahr@usf.edu

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André Denham
(term ends 2026)

Associate Dean, Graduate Academic Affairs, The Graduate School at The University of Alabama Tuscaloosa adenham@ua.edu

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Annette Kluck
(term ends 2027)

Dean of the Graduate School University of Mississippi askluck@olemiss.edu

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Clay Gloster
(term ends 2025)

Vice Provost of Graduate Research and Dean of the Graduate College North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University cgloster@ncat.edu

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Irene Pittman Aiken
(term ends 2025)

Dean, The Graduate School University of North Carolina Pembroke irene.aiken@uncp.edu

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David Shafer
(term ends 2026)

Assistant Dean The Graduate School NC State University David_Shafer@ncsu.edu

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Aimée Surprenant
(term ends 2025)

Dean, Virginia Tech Graduate School Virginia Tech University asurprenant@vt.edu

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Morris A. Grubbs
(term ends 2025)

Assistant Dean and Director The Graduate School The University of Kentucky morris.grubbs@uky.edu

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Sharon James McGee
(term ends 2026)

Dean, College of Graduate and Continuing Studies East Tennessee State University MCGEES@mail.etsu.edu

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Robert Wojtowicz
(term ends 2026)

Professor of art history and Vice Provost and Dean of the Graduate School at Old Dominion University rwojtowi@odu.edu

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John E. Smith Jr. 
(ex officio with vote)

Vice President, Council of Historically Black Graduate Schools Assistant Provost Tougaloo College

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