Steering Committee
Revised 5.22.2024:
This appointed membership committee is charged with the responsibility for ensuring demonstration of Louisiana Tech’s compliance with requirement 7.2. Members include Dr. Dickie Crawford, Vice President for Student Advancement, Dr. Terry McConathy, Executive Vice President and Provost Emerita, Dr. Donna Thomas, Provost, Dr. Sheryl Shoemaker, Associate Vice President for Institutional Effectiveness, Research, and Planning, Ms. Elizabeth McKinney, SGA President (2022), Mr. Connor Smith, SGA President (2023), Mr. Walker Pearson, SGA President (2024) and Ms. Keri King, Director of Institutional Effectiveness and Document Management.
Dialogue Teams
The Dialogue Teams are charged with the responsibility of participating in discussing/identifying some of the concerns and challenges students have as a barrier to student success; discuss how Tech can improve student learning and/or student success; review and discuss survey results; review how students compare to their peers; identify how students are prepared for professions or graduate school; review Tech 2030 focused priorities; alumni and employer surveys, and informal data from alumni and other constituents.
Team 1
Team Leader: Brad Deal, Associate Professor, School of Design
- Lauren Dowden, Supply Chain Management (Student)
- Amy Stegall, Main Street Director and Community Coordinator at City of Ruston (External Stakeholder)
- Don Schillinger, Dean College of Education
- Vanna Richardson, Administrative Coordinator, School of Communication
- Bob Woody, Library Specialist
- Lt. Col James Sprys Commander, Air Force ROTC Det 305
- Whitney Silvis-Sawyer, Technologist, Professional in Residence, College of Education
- Sarah McVay, Associate Professor, Nursing
- Anne Case-Bartle, Associate Professor, School of Literature and Language
- Christian Hunter, Civil Engineering (Student)
Team 2
Team Leader: John Brandon Waits, Assistant Professor Psychology and Behavioral Sciences
- Alayna Russell, Marketing Major (Student)
- Garrett Montgomery, Chemistry (Student)
- Will Dearmon, President and CEO at Ruston-Lincoln Chamber of Commerce (External Stakeholder)
- Ron Cathey, Director of Career Services
- Stacy Lynch, Director of Institutional Research and Records Management
- Daniela Mainardi, Director, Professor, Interim Program Chair Departments: Chemical Engineering, Institute for Micromanufacturing, Nanosystems Engineering
- Joanna Ward, Assistant Professor, Health Informatics and Information Management
- Jeremy Mhire, Associate Professor, School of History and Social Science and Interim Associate Dean College of Liberal Arts
- Michelle Jimmerson, Instructor, School of Literature and Language
Team 3
Team Leader: Gerald Jordan Senior Associate Athletic Director
- Victoria Wilcox, MACC (Student)
- Jadan Comb, Business Administration (Student)
- Marlon Watts, CEO of WRLDINVSN (External Stakeholder)
- Gary Kennedy, Dean College of Applied and Natural Sciences
- Brandi Nava, Residential Life & Summer Camps
- Yang Xiao, Assistant Professor Chemical Engineering
- Julie Rutledge, Professor, ENRICH Director, Human Ecology
- Shawn Moss, Instructor, School of Communication
- Ernest Rufleth, Director, School of Literature and Language
- JoAnn Dauzat, Deam Emirita, College of Education
- Shannon Smith Student Success Specialist, COES
Team 4
Team Leader: Mortissa Harvey, Director of Title IX Compliance
- Ryson Shelton, Modern Languages and Biology (Student)
- Sadie Colvin, Elementary Education (Student)
- Tori Davis, Chief Communications Officer at Green Clinic (External Stakeholder)
- Sam Wallace, Associate Vice President for Administration and Facilities
- Joshua Chovanec, Registrar
- Avery Broussard, Assistant Director of Operations, Technology & Employer Relations
- Neven Simicevic, Assistant Director, Professor, Physics
- Amy Yates, Interim Director, Professor, Human Ecology
- Kerri Phillips, Professor, Speech Pathology, MA SLP Program Director, School of Communication
- Michele Dormaier, Instructor, School of Theatre
Team 5
Team Leader: Jessica George, Executive Director of Student Services and Placement
- Gwyneth Edwards, Biology (Student)
- Raygan Barnhill, Nursing (Student)
- Marisol O’Neal, Senior Vice President- Treasury Management Officer at Origin Bank (External Stakeholder)
- Devonia Love-Vaughn, Dean of Inclusion Initiatives & Student Success
- Jimmy Washington, Coordinator of Multicultural Gifts & Advancement
- Leslie Brister, Senior Admissions Specialist – College of Engineering and Science
- Jamie Newman, Associate Professor, Associate Dean for Research and Graduate Studies, College of Applied and Natural Sciences
- Ashley Osborne, Project Based Learning Specialist, COES
- Heath Tims, Associate Dean Undergraduate Studies Office COES, Associate Professor, Mechanical Engineering
Team 6
Team Leader: Joel Stake, Assistant Director of Honors and Senior Lecturer of Biological Sciences
- Kiara Maxie, Accounting (Student)
- Christi Kruger, Biomedical Engineering (Student)
- Justin Hinkley, Alumnus of the Year 2010 (External Stakeholder)
- Collin Wick, Associate Dean of Graduate Studies COES, Acting Associate Dean of Research, Professor
- Warren Ward, Research and Partnerships
- Allison Davidson, Testing Coordinator, Testing and Disability Services
- Megan Smith, Instructor, School of Communication
- Lacey Deal, Instructor, Kinesiology
- Brenda Savage, Assistant Professor, School of History and Social Science
Team 7
Team Leader: Louis Reis, University President and Senior Lecturer of Mechanical Engineering
- Jordan Rabun, Computer Information Science (Student)
- Garrett Brakefield, Biology (Student)
- Amanda Carrier, President & CEO at Experience Ruston (External Stakeholder)
- Lindsey Vincent, Associate Dean for Research, Outreach, and Innovation, College of Education
- Boris Teske, College of Liberal Arts Liaison Librarian
- Elton Taylor, Director of Orientation & Special Programs, Student Services and Academic Support
- Lynne Stratton, Associate Professor, Curriculum, Instruction, and Leadership
- Arden Moore, Associate Professor, Director of Institute for Micromanufacturing, Institute for Micromanufacturing, Mechanical Engineering, Nanosystems Engineering
Team 8
Team Leader: Stacy Gilbert, Dean of Student Services & Academic Support
- Bethany Joiner, Human Development and Family Sciences (Student)
- Dalton Diel, Management (Student)
- Andrew Halbrook, Public Works Utilities Manager at City of Ruston (External Stakeholder)
- Carly Spinazzola, Student Success Specialist, COES
- Brian Mulhair, Application Analyst Developer
- Michael Gilmore, Administrative Coordinator, College of Education
- Amy Vessel, Associate Professor, Director Clinical and Professional Experience, Curriculum, Instruction, and Leadership
- Kelly Crittenden, Program Chair and Associate Professor, Mechanical Engineering, Nanosystems Engineering
- Christine Strebeck, Instructor, School of Literature and Language
Office of Institutional Effectiveness, Research and Planning
Office of Institutional Effectiveness, Research and Planning. This office is charged with the responsibility of gathering data and reports that will be helpful to the Dialogue, Design, and Marketing Teams. Team members include Keri King, Sheryl Shoemaker, Stacy Lynch, Brian Mulhair, and Sandesh Tiwari.
Design Team
Revised 7.17.2024:
This team is charged with the responsibility of participating in topic refinement, writing the focus statement and specific, measurable assessments for the QEP. Design implementation strategies based on data, literature reviews, best practice, available budgets, and assessments. Design detailed student support components and prepare the QEP document for distribution. In addition, this team will prepare the QEP document.
Team members include Elton Taylor, Rhonda Boyd, Miguel Gates, Sarah McVay, Ernest Rufleth, Megan Smith, Christiann Bayne, Melanie Peel, Tonya Calloway, Walker Pearson, Kyle O’Neal, and Tom Futrell.
Advisory Board
TBD
The Board is charged with the responsibility of supporting the goals and objectives of the QEP by providing oversight, guidance and expertise. The membership to the Advisory Board will be appointed.