Conference of Southern Graduate Schools
Executive Committee
Desi Hacker
(term ends 2027)
Dean of Graduate Studies Norfolk State University dshacker@nsu.edu
John Lopes
(term ends 2027)
Dean of the Graduate School Clemson University jmlopes@clemson.edu
Ruth Bahr
(term ends 2026)
Dean, Office of Graduate Studies, University of South Florida rbahr@usf.edu
André Denham
(term ends 2026)
Associate Dean, Graduate Academic Affairs, The Graduate School at The University of Alabama Tuscaloosa adenham@ua.edu
Annette Kluck
(term ends 2027)
Dean of the Graduate School University of Mississippi askluck@olemiss.edu
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
Irene Pittman Aiken
(term ends 2025)
Dean, The Graduate School University of North Carolina Pembroke irene.aiken@uncp.edu
David Shafer
(term ends 2026)
Assistant Dean The Graduate School NC State University David_Shafer@ncsu.edu
Aimée Surprenant
(term ends 2025)
Dean, Virginia Tech Graduate School Virginia Tech University asurprenant@vt.edu
Morris A. Grubbs
(term ends 2025)
Assistant Dean and Director The Graduate School The University of Kentucky morris.grubbs@uky.edu
Sharon James McGee
(term ends 2026)
Dean, College of Graduate and Continuing Studies East Tennessee State University MCGEES@mail.etsu.edu
Alan Itkin
(term ends 2026)
Senior Assistant Dean for Academic Affairs and Chief of Staff Moody School of Graduate and Advanced Studies Southern Methodist University
John E. Smith Jr.
(ex officio with vote)
Vice President, Council of Historically Black Graduate Schools Assistant Provost Tougaloo College