Committees - Department of Biological Sciences
(last updated: Oct 9, 2007)

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>>> Standing Committees <<<
Executive Committee
Marcia Newcomer  
Tom Moore (CDIB, Assoc Chair)
Rick Bruch (CDIB, Assoc Chair)
David Donze (BMB)
Kyle Harms
Michael Hellberg (SEE) 
Pat DiMario
Joe Siebenaller (CDIB)
Jackie Stephens (CDIB)
Bill Wischusen (Freshman Biology Program; SEE)

Graduate Program Committee
Tom Moore, Chair
Sue Bartlett
Meredith Blackwell
Evanna Gleason

Graduate Recruiting Committee
Tom Moore, Chair
Kyle Harms
Jackie Stephens
Grover Waldrop

Course and Curriculum Committee
John Lynn , Chair
Jim Cronin
Frederick Rainey
Gregg Pettis
David Longstreth
Jim Moroney

Microbiology Program Committee
Frederick Rainey, Chair
John Battista
Rick Bruch
Kevin Carman
Hollie Hale-Donze
Randy Gayda
Greg Pettis

Program Assessment Committee
Rick Bruch, Co-Chair
Tom Moore, Co-Chair
Bill Wischusen

Introductory Biology Committee
Bill Wischusen, Chair
Rick Bruch
Pat DiMario
Steven Pomarico

Safety Committee
Vince LiCata, Chair
Ding Shih
Eric Achberger
Gary King

 
Computer Committee
John Lynn, Chair
Bill Sanders
Bill Wischusen
Ken Brown

Aquatics Committee
Kevin Carman, Chair
Bill Stickle
John Fleeger

Endowment Funds Committee
Lowell Urbatsch, Chair
Bruce Williamson
Kyle Harms

Seminar Committee
Kirsten Prufer
David Donze, Chair
Jim Cronin (SEE)

Space Committee
John Battista , Chair
Mark Batzer
Joe Siebenaller
Dave Longstreth
Vince LiCata
Jackie Stephens

Faculty Awards Committee
John Fleeger, Chair
Meredith Blackwell
Steve Hand
Mark Hafner
John Lynn

Student Awards Committee
Bill Stickle, Chair
Eric Achberger
Huangen Ding
Dominique Homberger
Lowell Urbatsch

Faculty Liason - Microscopy Facility
John Larkin

College of Basic Sciences Genomics Facility Committee
Mark Batzer, Director
Steven Hand, Assistant Director
Meredith Blackwell
Steve Soper
Frederick Rainey
John Battista
Jim Moroney
John Larkin
Search Committees

Systems Physiology

Joseph Siebenaller, Chair
Fernando Galvez   
Evanna Gleason  
Huangen Ding  
William Stickle

Molecular Virology

John Battista, Chair
Ann Grove   
Gary King  
Huangen Ding  
Nao Kato

 

Ichthyology

Mark Hafner , Chair
Michael Hellberg   
Fernando Galvez  
Gregg Pettis  
Robb Brumfield

Quantitative Ecology

Kyle Harms, Chair
Richard Stevens  
Jim Cronin  
Fareed Aboul-ela  
John Caprio

   

Mentoring Committees
Craig Hart
Jim Moroney, Chair
Pat DiMario

Kurt Svoboda
John Lynn, Chair 
Rick Bruch 
John Caprio
Kirsten Prüfer
Jim Moroney, Chair
Pat DiMario
Jackie Stephens
     
Yong-Hwan Lee
Marcia Newcomer, Chair
Grover Waldrop
Anne Grove
Tin-Wein Yu
Fred Rainey, Chair
Marcia Newcomer
Grover Waldrop
William Doerrler
John Battista, Chair
Greg Pettis
Thomas Moore
     

Richard Stevens
James Cronin, Chair
Meredith Blackwell
Michael Hellberg

Naohiro Kato                         
John Larkin, Chair
James Moroney
Jackie Stephens

 

Fareed Aboul-ela
Vince Licata, Chair
Marcia Newcomer
Grover Waldrop

     
Joomyeong Kim
Mark Batzer, Chair
John Battista
James Cronin
Fernando Galvez
John Caprio, Chair
Evanna Gleason
Steven Hand

Andrew Whitehead
John Fleeger, Chair
Ken Brown
Michael Hellberg
     
Brent Christner
Fred Rainey, Chair
Gary King
Gregg Pettis
Bryan Carstens
Michael Hellberg, Chair
Jim Cronin
Mark Hafner
Bing-Hao Luo
Jackie Stephens, Chair
Grover Waldrop
David Donze


>>> College Committees <<<
College Policy Committee (elected)

Biol     Evanna Gleason
Chem  Paul Russo
Csc     Bijaya Karki
Geol    Brooks Elwood
Geol    Mike Blum
Geol    Ajoy Baksi, Alternate
Phys   Gabriela Gonzales
Basc   Kevin Carman, Ex-Officio


Admissions Standards, Honors & Scholarships
Basc   Gary Byerly, Co-Chair
Basc   Martha Cedotal, Co-Chair
Biol     Rick Bruch
Chem  John Hopkins
Csc     Jianhua Chen
Geol    Jeff Hanor
Phy     Bill Metcalf
Phy     Dana Browne

Courses & Curricula
Basc   Gary Byerly, Co-Chair
Basc   Martha Cedotal, Co-Chair
Biol     Rick Bruch
Chem  Linda Allen
Csc     Coretta Douglas
Geol    Jim Roche
Phys   Rich Kurtz
Phys   Ken Schafer

Teaching Awards
Basc   Gary Byerly , Chair
Biol     Bruce Williamson
Chem  Les Butler
Csc     Peter Chen
Geol    Phil Bart
Phys   Dana Browne
Phys   Ravi Rau

Distinguished Dissertation & Non-Tenured Fac Res Award
Basc   Fred A. Rainey, Chair
Biol     Bill Stickle
Chem  Kevin Smith
Csc     John Tyler
Geol    Ajoy Baksi
Phys   Dana Browne

Shops & Analytical Services
Basc    Fred A. Rainey, Chair
Biol      Terry Bricker
Chem   Kermit Murray
Chem   George Stanley
Geol     Lui Chan
Phys    John Wefel

High School Recruitment Committee
Basc    Gary Byerly, Co-Chair
Basc    Martha Cedotal, Co-Chair
Basc    Karla Lemoine
Biol      Kathy Thompson
Biol      Erin Hawkins
Chem   Pat Kolniak
Csc      Barbara Guillott
Geol     Marty Horn
Phys    Mike Cherry

 
Dept Advisors for Undergraduates
Basc   Martha Cedotal, Chair
Biol     Rick Bruch
Biol     Bill Wischusen
Chem  Linda Allen
Chem  Tamara Nauman
Csc     Coretta Douglas
Csc     Cathy Edgeworth
Geol    Darrel Henry
Phys   Bill Metcalf

Campus Visitors Committee

Basc   Martha Cedotal, Chair
Basc   Ashley Junek
Basc   Robby Bowen
Basc   Karla Lemoine
Biol
Chem  Julia Chan
Chem  David Spivak
Csc     Coretta Douglas
Csc     Nate Brener
Geol    Laurie Anderson
Geol    Ray Ferrel
Phys   Mike Cherry


Commencement Committee
Fall 2005
Biol    Kirsten Prufer
Biol    William Doerrler  
Biol    William Wischusen  
Biol    Mark Hafner
Chem
Chem     
Chem  
Csc     Bijaya Karki
Csc     Tevfik Kosar
Geol    Barb Dutrow
Geol    Brian Darby
Phys   Lai Chan
Phys   Paul Kirk

Spring 2006
Biol    Kyle Harms
Biol    Jim Belanger
Biol    Tin Yu
Biol    David Longstreth
Biol    Marcia Newcomer
Biol    Richard Stevens
Biol    Fernando Galvez
Chem
Chem
Csc    
Csc   
Csc
Geol   Brooks Elwood (University)
Geol   Lui Chan (University)
Geol   William Blanford (College)

Geol   Mike Blum (College)
Phys   Paul Kirk
Phys   Lai Chan

Summer 2006
Geol   Phil Bart

College Promotion & Tenure (elected)

Biol     Joe Siebenaller
Chem  Bob Hammer
Csc     John Tyler
Geol    Ray Ferrel
3 chosen by Dean Carman:
Biol    
Chem  Brian Hales, Chair
Phys  


Premedical/Predental Review Committee
Basc  Robby Bowen, Chair
Basc  Ashley Junek
Biol    Eric Achberger
Biol    David Foltz
Biol    John Lynn
Chem John Hopkins
Chem Rob Stongin
Engr   Dick Bengston
Psyc   Mike Hawkins



>>> University Committees <<<
Research Council
Kevin Carman, Chair

Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee
Kenneth Brown

University Radiation Safety Committee
Pat DiMario

Research Development Group
(from LSU Research Council)
Mark Batzer
Kevin Carman
Marcia Newcomer
 
Commission on the Status of Women
 

Graduate Council
John Lynn

Program Review Council
John Battista
Mark Batzer
Tom Moore

University Biohazard & Recombinant DNA Committee
John C. Larkin
Gregg Pettis