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:
Ruth Hufbauer
Director
Department of Agricultural Biology
ruth.hufbauer@colostate.edu
Jennifer Neuwald
Assistant Director
Department of Biology
jennifer.neuwald@colostate.edu
Alan Knapp
Senior Ecologist
Department of Biology
alan.knapp@colostate.edu
Meena Balgopal
Larissa Bailey
WCNR Representative
Department of FWCB
Term: 2020-2022
larissa.bailey@colostate.edu
Sarah Carroll
Louise Comas
Francesca Cotrufo
Daniela Cusack
Keith Paustain
College of Agricultural Sciences Representative
Department of SCS
Term: 2021-2023
keith.paustian@colostate.edu
Jason Sibold
College of Liberal Arts Representative
Department of Anthropology and Geography
Term: 2021-2023
jason.sibold@colostate.edu
Melinda Smith
College of Natural Sciences Representative
Department of Biology
Term: 2021-2023
melinda.smith@colostate.edu
