GDCB Leadership and Committees for 2024-25

Department Chair

Yanhai Yin

Associate Chair for Research

Maura McGrail

Associate Chair for Teaching

Karri Haen Whitmer

Assistant Chair for Teaching

Carly Manz

Executive CommitteeGDCB Committees

(Committee elects a chair: 5 faculty members at the rank of associate professor or above, including chairs of the Curriculum and the Promotion and Tenure committees)

Promotion and Tenure Committee

(5-6 tenured members, including at least 3 full professors and the peer teaching coordinator)

Term Faculty Advancement Committee (AC)

(3-5 faculty members include associate chair/Curriculum Committee chair, 1 PTC member and 1 term faculty at associate professor or above) 

Curriculum Committee

(Chair plus members of undergraduate program committees and peer teaching coordinators)

Graduate Affairs Committee

Honors and Awards Committee

(5 faculty, 1 staff and 1 graduate student)

Seminar Committee

(8 faculty, 1 staff and 1 graduate student)

Communications Team

College and University Committee Representatives

CALS Advisory Panel for Engaged Research (CAPER): Marna Yandeau-Nelson

CALS Faculty Professional Development Assignment committee: Marna Yandeau-Nelson

CALS Promotion and Tenure Committee: Erik Vollbrecht

CALS Technology Fee Committee: Renu Srivastava

CALS Term Faculty Peer Mentor: Karri Haen Whitmer

GDCB Representative on CALS Curriculum Committee: Karri Haen Whitmer

GDCB Representative on CALS Academic Affairs Committee: Erik Vollbrecht

GDCB Lab Safety Contact: Erica Unger-Wallace

GDCB Representative on the Bessey Core Research Facility Committee: Mohan Gupta

ISU Open & Affordable Education Committee: Carly Manz

LAS Faculty Awards Committee: Diane Bassham/Hua Bai (2024-2025)

LAS Honors Committee: Geetu Tuteja

LAS Outcome Assessment Committee: Carly Manz

LAS Representative: Mohan Gupta

Library Liaison: Erica Unger-Wallace