Faculty Awards Committee
The Faculty Awards Committees shall solicit, receive, and evaluate nominations for the Outstanding Mentor and Outstanding Contributions awards and shall recommend the recipients of the awards to the Executive Committee. At least one member of the Executive Committee shall serve on the Awards Committee. The awards will be distributed at the CONFERENCE. Members serve three staggered terms on the committee. The committee chair and members are chosen by the Executive Committee.
André Denham, Chair
(term ends 2026)
Associate Dean, Graduate Academic Affairs The Graduate School The University of Alabama Tuscaloosa adenham@ua.edu
Laurence Bray
(term ends 2027)
Senior Associate Provost for Graduate Education Graduate Division George Mason University lbray2@gmu.edu
Ashley Colquitt
(term ends 2027)
Associate Vice Provost and Dean Cratis D. Williams School of Graduate Studies Appalachian State University colquittad@appstate.edu
J. Lee Brown
(term ends 2027)
Dean of the College of Graduate & Continuing Studies Coastal Carolina University jbrown30@coastal.edu
Kristi Gaines
(term ends 2027)
Associate Dean of the Graduate School Interim Chair, Professor in the Department of Design Texas Tech University kristi.gaines@ttu.edu
Heather Greenhalgh-Spencer
(term ends 2025)
Associate Dean of the Graduate School Texas Tech University heather.greenhalgh-spencer@ttu.edu
Becky da Cruz
(term ends 2027)
Associate Provost for Graduate Studies and Research Valdosta State University bdacruz@valdosta.edu
Matthew B. McCullough
(term ends 2025)
Assistant Dean for Academic Services The Graduate College Northcarolina Agricultural and Technical University mattbm@ncat.edu