Executive Committee
The responsibilities of the Executive Committee include:
- guiding policy development and alterations for the program
- evaluating and approving faculty applications for membership
- advising the Director and Assistant Director on academic and programmatic issues
- reviewing the GDPE Curriculum periodically and recommending any curricular changes
- discussing issues brought forward by the Academic Committee and graduate student representatives
- reviewing and ranking nominations for the Distinguished Ecologist lecture series, and providing expertise in the selection process
- current students can contact student representatives to bring ideas to the Committee and to answer new student questions
- contact elected members for collegiate representation
Administration

Keith Paustain
College of Agricultural Sciences Representative
Department of SCS
Term: 2021-2023
Term: 2021-2023

Jason Sibold
College of Liberal Arts Representative
Department of Anthropology and Geography
Term: 2021-2023
Term: 2021-2023

Melinda Smith
College of Natural Sciences Representative
Department of Biology
Term: 2021-2023
Term: 2021-2023