Graduate Student Handbook: Personnel

The following is a list of key people involved with the graduate program along with their responsibilities.

1. Student Services Program Coordinator for the Graduate Program
   
   Ms. Lane Swanson (102A Riggs Hall, 656-5902) assists the Graduate Program Coordinators with all aspects of Graduate Program administration. In general, she is the first person to see with any questions regarding the graduate program. Among her duties, she is responsible for making changes to graduate student payroll. She also maintains all records for the Graduate Program and has copies of all forms associated with the program. She prepares Graduate School forms (GS-2, GS-5, GS-7) for students and distributes official notices of oral exams and thesis and dissertation presentations. She has copies of all documents associated with the Graduate Program.
   
   
2. Graduate Program Coordinator
   
   Dr. Dan Noneaker is responsible for decisions concerning admissions. He makes recommendations to the Department Chair regarding teaching assistantship and fellowship offers and interacts with the Graduate School on many matters including student status, assistantships, and fellowships. He also coordinates graduate student recruitment activities and is in charge of making laboratory teaching assistant and grader assignments.
   
   
3. ECE Department Chair
   
   Dr. Darren Dawson is the current Chair of the Department. He gives the final word on all matters involving resources available to graduate students and final approval on all assistantship and fellowship offers.
   
   
4. ECE Graduate Committee
   
   The ECE Graduate Committee oversees academic policies of the graduate program. Petitions should be through the student's advisor to the Chair of this committee. The current Chair is Dr. Harlan Russell
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The following is a list of administration staff members and their association with the Graduate Program.

Ms. Janet Hendricks, Administrative Assistant to the Department Chair (105 Riggs Hall).

Ms. Elizabeth Gibisch, Information Resource Consultant (102C Riggs Hall). Coordinates computer center accounts. Has official copies of course syllabi. Has desk copies of texts and laboratory manuals for students teaching lectures and some labs.

Ms. Gale Black, Administrative Assistant (222 Riggs Hall). Initiates all purchases for the Department.

Ms. Wendy Howard, Accountant/Fiscal Analyst II for Electrical and Computer Engineering Undergraduate Program (221C Riggs Hall). Maintains accounting information for all ECE accounts.

Ms. Janet Bean, Student Services Program Coordinator for Electrical and Computer Engineering Undergraduate Program (102B Riggs Hall). Provides support for both electrical and computer engineering undergraduates as well as administrative support for Riggs Hall faculty.

Ms. Emily Smoak, Administrative Assistant (305 EIB).

The following is a list of technical staff members and their association with the Graduate Program.

Mr. Joe Pinion, Technical Support Manager (221-B Riggs Hall). In charge of graduate student office assignments and key distribution. Provides some lab support.

Vacant, Programmer Analyst I (202A Riggs). Provides analysis of computer systems with responsibility for the design, programming, testing, debugging and implementation of systems; serves as an independent leader and user contact for design of special system projects; provides electronic servicing of computer boards and peripheral devices. Aids with design project for graduate students and undergraduate students.

Mr. John Hicks, Instrument Technician II (202A Riggs). Maintains analog and digital instrumentation in the ECE Department and assists the students in the use of equipment for lab experiments, research and projects. Also, responsible for activities of the electronic shop.

The following is a list of places and phone numbers relevant to the Graduate Program.