Research and Information Services Committee
Research and Information Services Committee charter
Current committee members
Karen J. Colley (2018) - Chair
Dean of the Graduate College
University of Illinois at Chicago
Amanda C. Bryant-Friedrich (2019)
Vice Provost for Graduate Affairs and Dean of the College of Graduate Studies
The University of Toledo
Karlene Hoo (2018)
Dean of the Graduate School
Montana State University
Scott Lanyon (2019)
Vice Provost and Dean of Graduate Education
University of Minnesota
William Tate (2019)
Dean, Graduate School of Arts & Sciences and Vice Provost, Graduate Education
Washington University of St. Louis
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