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Who's Who


Administration/Main Office | Accounting Section | Computer Center
Biology Program | Howard Hughes Medical Institute Program | Herbarium | Socolofsky Microscopy Center
Undergraduate Studies | Graduate Studies

Administration/Main Office (202 Life Sciences Bldg.)   Socolofsky Microscopy Center (24B Life Sciences Bldg.)

Dr. Marcia Newcomer
Professor & Chairman
578-2601

Vermar Hargrove
Assistant to the Chair
578-8483
Principal administrative manager for the department. Oversees office operations and personnel staff.

Charyl Thompson
Coordinator (Personnel Management)
578-2640
Principal Human Resource Management contact. Handles all personnel matters for faculty, research staff and office staff.
HHMI personnel contact.

Christine Mayeux
Administrative Coordinator
578-2601
Departmental receptionist/mail distributor; building coordinator, key distribution, secretary to chair, asst. to chair and personnel manager.


 
John Larkin
Faculty Advisor


Cindy Henk
Research Associate
578-8860
Matthew Brown
Research Associate
578-8296
Ying Xiao
Research Associate
578-0488
Cost center dealing with instrumentation and assistance resources for light and electron microscopy as well as for digital imaging. Assistance available for help with slides/presentations. Available to users inside and outside department.

Howard Hughes Medical Institute Program (535 Choppin)
Sheri Wischusen
Program Manager
578-0405
Arranges undergraduate research study in biological sciences, recruits on- and off-campus students and administers the outreach component of the program to bring technology into the K-12 classroom.

Biology Program (102 Life Sciences Bldg.)

  Accounting Section (206 Life Sciences Bldg.)
Dr. E. William Wischusen
Biology Program Coordinator
578-8239

Virginia Johnson
Administrative Manager
578-8239
Manages administrative support functions
for the freshman biology program.


  Jill Atwood
Accountant 2
578-2006
Handles all faculty, research staff, and student travel, petty cash, PARs, inventory. HHMI and foundation accounting transactions.

Wanda Bush
Accounting Specialist/Supervisor
578-8216
LAES accounting transactions and travel for faculty, research staff, and students associated with Ag. Center; accounting for microscopy cost center, indirect cost accounting.

Melissa Fay
Coordinator, Grants and Contracts
578-1925
Grants and Contracts accounting

Travis Ball
Coordinator, Grants and Contracts
578-8486

Angela Mitchell
Accounting Technician
578-8487
Grants and Contracts accounting - administration of departmental external funding.

Erica D'Spain
Coordinator,Grants and Contracts
578-8843

Janet Patrick
Administrative Coordinator
578-1132
Incoming package control; accounting clerical typing; assists with inventory management.

Computer Center (502 Life Sciences Bldg.)

Bill Sanders
Senior Computer Analyst and System Administrator
578-9112
Principal technology consultant and troubleshooter for the department's computer equipment and networking operations.

Renee Christner
Computer Analyst
578-7287

Herbarium (A257 Life Sciences Annex)
Dr. Lowell Urbatsch
Director
578-8555

Diane Ferguson
Collection Manager
578-8564
Plant identification and consulting services are available from herbarium staff members. Under most circumstances a fee is required.

Undergraduate Studies (101 Life Sciences Bldg.)   Graduate Studies (107 Life Sciences Bldg.)

Dr. John Lynn
Associate Chair - Undergraduate Studies
578-5231

Ann Polito
Coordinator - Undergraduate Studies
578-5231
Performs a wide variety of administrative, managerial and supervisory functions, duties that are critical for assisting the Associative Chair, and facilitating the administration of the Department's large undergraduate academic program.



  Dr. Thomas Moore
Associate Chair - Graduate Studies
578-1556

Prissy Milligan
Administrative Specialist
578-1765
Graduate student appointments, PARs and recruitment. Maintains all graduate student and prospective graduate student records.

Chimene Williams
Administrative Coordinator
578-1556
Secretary/receptionist and administrative assistant for the graduate program.

 Louisiana Biomedical Research Network (131 Life Sciences Bldg.)
Dung Pham
Program Coordinator
578-1848
Arranges undergraduate, graduate and faculty research study in biological sciences, recruits on- and off-campus students and administers the outreach component of the program to Louisianainstitutes to enhance the quality of biomedical research conducted throughout the state of Louisianaby increasing access to state of the art research infrastructure.

John Quebedeaux, Jr.
Computer Manager
578-0062

Dr. E. William Wischusen
Program Director
578-8239