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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.

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André Denham, Chair
(term ends 2026)

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

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Laurence Bray
(term ends 2027)

Senior Associate Provost for Graduate Education Graduate Division George Mason University lbray2@gmu.edu

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Ashley Colquitt
(term ends 2027)

Associate Vice Provost and Dean Cratis D. Williams School of Graduate Studies Appalachian State University colquittad@appstate.edu

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Montrale Boykin
(term ends 2028)

Dean of the Graduate College Winston-Salem State University boykinmo@wssu.edu

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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

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Ann Vail
(term ends 2028)

Dean of the Graduate School University of South Carolina Graddean@mailbox.sc.edu

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Becky da Cruz
(term ends 2027)

Associate Provost for Graduate Studies and Research Valdosta State University bdacruz@valdosta.edu

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Forest Lane
(term ends 2028)

Dean of the Office of Research and Graduate Studies Stephen F. Austin State University Forrest.Lane@sfasu.edu

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