MAGS Committees
2022-2023
Executive Committee
- Ranjit Koodali, Western Kentucky University, Past-Chair
- Kerry Wilks, Northern Illinois University, Chair
- Carrianne Hayslett, Marquette University, Chair-Elect
- Nicole Lounsbery, South Dakota State University, Member-at-Large
- Jennifer Ziegler, Gray Associates, Inc., Secretary/Treasurer
- Karen McGarvey, Conference Coordinator, University of Wisconsin, La Crosse, Ex Officio
- Milandrie Wakim, Conference Coordinator, University of Wisconsin, La Crosse, Ex Officio
Budget and Finance Committee
- Raquel Arouca, University of Missouri-Columbia, Chair (2025)
- Brad Swanson, Central Michigan University (2024)
- Tabitha Hardy, IUPUI, (2025)
- Claudia Petrescu, Kansas State University (2025)
- Jennifer Ziegler, MAGS Secretary/Treasurer, Executive Committee Liaison
Communications Committee
- Nyree McDonald, University of Notre Dame, Chair (2024)
- Theresa Christenson-Caballero, University of Illinois (2024)
- John Lowery, University of Notre Dame (2024)
- Trista Bergerud, Grand Valley State University (2025)
- Samantha “Sam” Hirschman, Iowa State University (2025)
- Nicole Lounsbery, South Dakota State University, Executive Committee Liaison
Distinguished Master’s Thesis Committee
- Pieter deHart, University of Wisconsin Green Bay, Chair (2023)
- Felicia C. Echols, Saint Louis University (2024)
- Matt Page, Ohio State University, (2024)
- Malia Roberts, Western Michigan University (2024)
- Lisa Eckert, Northern Michigan University (2025)
- Natalie Robinson, Iowa State (2025)
- Ranjit Koodali, Western Kentucky University, Executive Committee Liaison
Excellence and Innovation in Graduate Education Award Committee
- Devi Prasad V. Potluri, Chicago State University, Chair, (2024)
- Julie Rojewski, Michigan State University (2024)
- Meredith Thomsen, University of Wisconsin, La Crosse (2025)
- Maggie Nettesheim-Hoffmann, Marquette University (2025)
- Ben Linzy, Marquette University/Humanities Without Walls (2025)
- Ranjit Koodali, Western Kentucky University, Executive Committee Liaison
Excellence in Teaching Award Committee
- Ilir Miteza, University of Michigan – Dearborn, Chair (2024)
- Jenna Alsteen, University of Wisconsin-Madison (2023)
- Lissa Behm-Morawitz, University of Missouri (2023)
- Megan Miller, Kansas State University (2023)
- Noelle Selkow, Illinois State University (2023)
- Jennifer Waldron, Bowling Green State University (2023)
- Coleen Pugh, Wichita State University, (2024)
- Kristen Kponyoh, South Dakota State University (2025)
- Kerry Wilks, Northern Illinois University, Executive Committee Liaison
Membership Committee
- Taunya Plater, Creighton University, Chair (2025)
- Elizabeth Gockel-Blessing, Saint Louis University (2024)
- Trista Wdziekonski, University of Michigan-Dearborn (2024)
- Phillip Powell, Trinity Christian College, (2025)
- Jennifer Ziegler, MAGS Secretary/Treasurer, Executive Committee Liaison
Nominating Committee
- Ranjit Koodali, Western Kentucky University, Past-Chair
Three-Minute Thesis Committee
- Diane C. Helmick, University of Dayton, Chair (2024)
- Elizabeth Gockel-Blessing, Saint Louis University (2024)
- Sarah Huffman, Iowa State University (2025)
- Emily Forestieri, Loyola University Chicago (2025)
- Janelle Taylor, Northern Michigan University (2025)
- Lisa Kelly, University of Iowa (2025)
- Carrianne Hayslett, Marquette University, Executive Committee Liaison
2023 Conference Committee (Ad-hoc)
- Carrianne Hayslett, Marquette University, Chair (2023)
- Suzanne McBride, Columbia College (2023)
- Noelle Selkow, Illinois State University (2023)
Note: The year-end date is indicated in the parenthesis. The terms end in April. In most cases, committee members serve a three-year term.