Guidelines on the Composition of Standing Committees (Revised September 2005)
Committee appointments and chair assignments are made by the Dean unless stated otherwise. Appointments take effect September 30. Appointment length is for 3 years unless specified otherwise. Whenever possible, no more than two committee members should be replaced in any year. General committee responsibilities are listed, but additional charges may be added by Dean. Student committee members are nominated by the executive board of the Student Chapter of the AVMA. Students are appointed for one-year terms.
| Committee Name: | Administrators Evaluation | Info & Documents | ||
| Membership | Department | Area | Term Expires | |
| Dr. Frank Booth | Biomedical Sciences | 1/30/2020 | ||
| Dr. Dietrich Volkmann | Vet Med & Surgery | 1/30/2019 | ||
| Dr. Jeffrey Bryan | Vet Med & Surgery | 1/30/2019 | ||
| Dr. Keiichi Kuroki | VMDL | 1/30/2019 | ||
| Dr. Leslie Lyons | Vet Med & Surgery (Chair) |
6/30/2019 | ||
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| Committee Name: | Admissions & Scholarship | Info & Documents | ||
| Membership | Department | Area | Term Expires | |
| In-state Applicant Committee: | ||||
| Dr. Philip Johnson | Vet Med & Surgery (LA) | 9/30/2019 | ||
| Dr. David Cross | Biomedical Sciences | 9/30/2021 | ||
| Dr. Robert Backus | Vet Med & Surgery (SA) | 9/30/2021 | ||
| Dr. Dae Young Kim | Vet Pathobiology | 9/30/2019 | ||
| Dr. Steve Strubberg | MVMA | 9/30/2021 | ||
| Kathy Seay | Admissions Advisor | Advisor | ||
| Doug Tindall | Recruiting Director | Advisor | ||
| Dr. Linda Berent | Assoc Dean | Ex officio (Chair) | ||
| Out of state Applicant Committee: | ||||
| Dr. Tony Mann | Vet Med & Surgery | 9/30/2021 | ||
| Dr. Terry Chapman/Dr. Amber Baughman | MVMA | 9/30/2020 | ||
| Dr. Chris Baines | Biomedical Sciences | 9/30/2021 | ||
| Dr. Craig Franklin | Vet Pathobiology | 9/30/2019 | ||
| Dr. Mike Zhang | VMDL | 9/30/2021 | ||
| Dr. Loren Schultz | Vet Med & Surgery | 9/30/2020 | ||
| Dr. Amanda Zerkel | Ad hoc alumni member | |||
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| Committee Name: | Animal Resources | Info & Documents | ||
| Membership | Department | Area | Term Expires | |
| Dixon | OAR | Ex Officio | ||
| Dr. Craig Franklin | At large member | 9/30/2019 | ||
| Dr. Jerod Skyberg | Vet Pathobiology | 9/30/2020 | ||
| Dr. Laurel Grisanti | Biomedical Sciences | 9/30/2021 | ||
| Dr. Charlie Maitz | Vet Med & Surgery | 9/30/2020 | ||
| Dr. Michael Zhang | VMDL | 9/30/2019 | ||
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| Committee Name: | Computer | Info & Documents | ||
| Membership | Department | Area | Term Expires | |
| Dr. Jim Amos-Landgraf | Vet Pathobiology | 9/30/2021 | ||
| Dr. Solomon Odemuyiwa (Wole) | VMDL | 9/30/2021 | ||
| Dr. Nichol Nichols | Biomedical Sciences | 9/30/2019 | ||
| Dr. Charlie Maitz | Vet Med & Surgery | 9/30/2020 | ||
| Student Rep | 9/30/2019 | |||
| Matthew Keeler | Director I.T. | Chair | ||
| Greg Kelly | I.T. | Advisory | ||
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| Committee Name: | Continuing Education | Info & Documents | ||
| Membership | Department | Area | Term Expires | |
| Dr. Jerod Skyberg | Vet Pathobiology | Clinical | 9/30/2019 | |
| Dr. Leslie Lyons | Vet Med & Surgery | Clinical | 9/30/2020 | |
| Dr. Philip Johnson | Vet Med & Surgery | Clinical | 9/30/2021 | |
| Dr. Brian Frappier | Biomedical Sciences | Preclinical | 9/30/2019 | |
| Dr. Jim Amos-Landgraf | Vet Pathobiology | Preclinical | 9/30/2020 | |
| Dr. Cheryl Rosenfeld | Biomedical Sciences | Preclinical | 9/30/2019 | |
| Dr. Craig Payne | Continuing Education | Ex Officio (Chair) | ||
| Dr. Scott Poock | Continuing Education | Ruminant | Ex Officio | |
| Dr. Corinne Bromfield | Continuing Education | Swine | Ex Officio | |
| Tracey Berry | External Relations | Publicity | Ex Officio | |
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| Committee Name: | Curriculum-Professional Degree | Info & Documents | ||
| Membership | Department | Area | Term Expires | |
| Dr. Tim Evans (chair) | Vet Pathobiology | Clinical | 9/30/2019 | |
| Dr. Charlie Brown | Vet Pathobiology | Preclinical | 9/30/2020 | |
| Dr. Alex Bukoski | Vet Med & Surgery | Clinical | 9/30/2021 | |
| Dr. Dawna Voelkl | Vet Med & Surgery | Clinical | 9/30/2019 | |
| Dr. Kevin Cummings | Biomedical Sciences | Preclinical | 9/30/2019 | |
| Dr. Lane Clarke (assoc chair) | Biomedical Sciences | Preclinical | 9/30/2021 | |
| Amanda Eshelman | Student (VM2) | 9/30/2019 | ||
| Dr. Linda Berent | Associate Dean | Academic Affairs | Ex Officio | |
| Dr. Angela Tennison | Associate Dean | Student/Alum Affairs | Ex Officio | |
| Dr. Tamara Hancock | Advisor | Coordinator of Curricular and Student Assessment | Ex Officio | |
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| Committee Name: | Diversity | Info & Documents | ||
| Membership | Department | Area | Term Expires | |
| Dr. Carolyn Henry | Dean’s Office | Ex Officio | ||
| Dr. Angela Tennison | Dean’s Office | Ex Officio | ||
| Dr. Linda Berent | Dean’s Office | Ex Officio | ||
| Dr. Chris Lorson | Deans Office | Ex Officio | ||
| Doug Tindall | Director of Recruiting | Ex Officio | ||
| Staff Representative | 9/30/2022 | |||
| Dr. Loren Schultz | Vet Med & Surgery | 9/30/2021 | ||
| Dr. Salman Hyder | Biomedical Sciences | 9/30/2020 | ||
| Vet Pathobiology | 9/30/2022 | |||
| VM1 | 9/30/2020 | |||
| VM2 | 9/30/2020 | |||
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| Committee Name: | Faculty Honor Code | Info & Documents | ||
| Membership | Department | Area | Term Expires (1 yr) |
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| Dr. Shawn Bender | Biomedical Sciences | 9/30/2019 | ||
| Dr. Deborah Anderson | Vet Pathobiology | 9/30/2019 | ||
| Dr. Michael Lewis (ALT Dr. Leon Tu) |
Vet Med & Surgery | 9/30/2019 | ||
| Dr. Charles Wiedmeyer | At Large | 9/30/2019 | ||
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| Committee Name: | Faculty Policy | Info & Documents | ||
| Membership | Department | Area | Term Expires | |
| Dr. Frappier (secretary)
Dr. Cheryl Rosenfeld |
Biomedical Sciences | 6/30/2019 | ||
| Dr. Alison LaCarrubba
Dr. Pamela Adkins |
Vet Med & Surgery | 6/30/2021 | ||
| Dr. Charles Brown (chair)
Dr. Tim Evans |
Vet Pathobiology | 6/30/2020 | ||
| Dr. Cheryl Heesch
Dr. Rebecca Johnson |
At Large | 7/31/2019 | ||
| Dr. Dusty Nagy
Dr. Chuck Wiedmeyer |
At-Large | 7/31/2021 | ||
| Dr. John Middleton
Dr. Bill Stich Dr. Leslie Lyons Dr. Yuksel Agca |
Faculty Council Rep – Ex Officio | 6/30/2021
6/30/2019 |
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| Committee Name: | Faculty Responsibility | Info & Documents | ||
| Membership | Department | Area | Term Expires | |
| Dr. Leslie Lyons | Vet Med & Surgery | permanent | ||
| Dr. Carol Reinero | Vet Med & Surgery | permanent | ||
| Dr. Joan Coates | Vet Med & Surgery | permanent | ||
| Dr. Elizabeth Giuliano | Vet Med & Surgery | permanent | ||
| Dr. Jeff Bryan | Vet Med & Surgery | permanent | ||
| Dr. Dorothy Whelchel | Vet Med & Surgery | permanent | ||
| Dr. Salman Hyder | Biomedical Sciences | permanent | ||
| Dr. Cheryl Heesch | Biomedical Sciences | permanent | ||
| Dr. Kevin Cummings | Biomedical Sciences | permanent | ||
| Dr. Cheryl Rosenfeld | Biomedical Sciences | permanent | ||
| Dr. Gayle Johnson | Vet Pathobiology | permanent | ||
| Dr. Craig Franklin | Vet Pathobiology | permanent | ||
| Dr. Angela Royal | Vet Pathobiology | permanent | ||
| Dr. Brenda Beernsten | Vet Pathobiology | permanent | ||
| Teacher Panel | ||||
| Dr. David Cross | Biomedical Sciences | permanent | ||
| Dr. Shannon Reed | Vet Med & Surgery | permanent | ||
| Dr. Dawna Voelkl | Vet Med & Surgery | permanent | ||
| Dr. Marilyn Whitney | Vet Pathobiol | permanent | ||
| Dr. Catherine Vogelweid | Vet Pathobiol | permanent | ||
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| Committee Name: | Graduate/Resident Training | Info & Documents | ||
| Membership | Department | Area | Term Expires | |
| Dr. Catherine Vogelweid | Vet Pathobiol | Director of Graduate Studies | ||
| Dr. Leah Cohn | Vet Med & Surgery | Director of Graduate Studies | ||
| Dr. Stacey Leach | Director of Residency Programs | Ex Officio | ||
| Dr. David Kline | Biomedical Sciences | Director of Graduate Studies | ||
| Dr. Chris Lorson | Ex Officio (chair) | Ex Officio (chair) | ||
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| Committee Name: | Health, Wellness, and Safety | Info & Documents | ||
| Membership | Department | Area | Term Expires | |
| Dr. Jimmy Lattimer | Vet Med & Surgery | 9/30/2020 | ||
| Dr. Chada Reddy | Biomedical Sciences | 9/30/2019 | ||
| Dr. Jeffrey Adamovicz | Vet Pathobiology | 9/30/2021 | ||
| Dr. Tamara Gull | VMDL | 9/30/2020 | ||
| Tess Van Kan | Student | 9/30/2019 | ||
| Dennis Elmore | Environmental Health and Safety | Advisor | ||
| Sunny Hoffman | Environmental Health and Safety | Advisor | ||
| Dr. Angela Tennison | Deans Office | Ex-Officio (Chair) |
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| Dr. Linda Berent | Deans Office | Ex-Officio | ||
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| Committee Name: | Library | Info & Documents | ||
| Membership | Department | Area | Term Expires | |
| Dr. Shyam Chaurasia | Vet Med & Surgery | 9/30/2021 | ||
| Dr. Michael Calcutt | Vet Pathobiology | 9/30/2020 | ||
| Dr. Cheryl Rosenfeld | Biomedical Sciences | 9/30/2020 | ||
| Dr. Linda Berent | Assoc Dean AA | Ex Officio | ||
| Kate Anderson | Librarian | Ex Officio | ||
| Natalie Gulson | VM (2) | 9/30/2019 | ||
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| Committee Name: | Promotion and Tenure (Tenure Track) |
Info & Documents | ||
| Membership | Department | Area | Term Expires | |
| Dr. Deborah Anderson
Dr. Brenda Beerntsen (ALT) |
Vet Pathobiology | 9/30/2022 | ||
| Dr. Alex Bukoski
Dr. Bill Stich (ALT) |
At Large | 9/30/2022 | ||
| Dr. Carol Reinero
Dr. Rajiv Mohan (ALT) |
Vet Med & Surgery | 9/30/2021 | ||
| Dr. Chris Baines
Dr. David Kline (ALT) |
Biomedical Sciences | 9/30/2021 | ||
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| Committee Name: | Non-Tenure Track Promotion Committee | Info & Documents | ||
| Membership | Department | Area | Term Expires | |
| Dr. Cathy Vogelweid
Dr. Jeff Mitchell (ALT) |
Vet Pathobiology (NTT) | 9/30/2020 | ||
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Dr. Craig Franklin |
Vet Pathobiology (TT) | 9/30/2020 | ||
| Dr. Alison LaCarrubba
Dr. Austin Hinds (ALT) |
Vet Med & Surgery (NTT) | 9/30/2022 | ||
| Dr. Jeffrey Bryan
Dr. Amy DeClue (ALT) |
Vet Med & Surgery (TT) | 9/30/2020 | ||
| Dr. Brian Frappier
Dr. Michael Zhang (ALT) |
Biomedical Sciences (NTT) | 9/30/2021 | ||
| Dr. Wade Welshons
Dr. Craig Emter (ALT) |
Biomedical Sciences (TT) | 9/30/2022 | ||
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| Committee Name: | Research Committees |
Info & Documents | ||
| Faculty Research | Department | Area | Term Expires | |
| Dr. Deborah Anderson | Vet Pathobiology | |||
| Dr. Jeffrey Bryan | Vet Med & Surgery | |||
| Dr. Joan Coates | Vet Med & Surgery | |||
| Dr. Shawn Bender | Biomedical Sciences | |||
| Dr. Michael Calcutt | Vet Pathobiology | |||
| Dr. Kevin Cummings | Biomedical Sciences | |||
| Dr. Gayle Johnson | VMDL | |||
| Dr. David Kline | Biomedical Sciences | |||
| Dr. Leslie Lyons | Vet Med & Surgery | |||
| Dr. Nicole Nichols | Biomedical Sciences | |||
| Dr. Bill Stich | Vet Pathobiology | |||
| Dr. Michael Lewis | Vet Med & Surgery | |||
| Dr. Christian Lorson | Assoc Dean for Res | Ex Officio (Chair) | ||
| Clinician Scientist | Department | Area | Term Expires | |
| Dr. Amy DeClue | Vet Med & Surgery | |||
| Dr. Rebecca Johnson | Vet Med & Surgery | |||
| Dr. Kevin Keegan | Vet Med & Surgery | |||
| Dr. Charlie Maitz | Vet Med & Surgery | |||
| Dr. Rajiv Mohan | Vet Med & Surgery | |||
| Dr. Dusty Nagy | Vet Med & Surgery | |||
| Dr. Christian Lorson | Ex Officio (Chair) | |||
| Livestock Animal Health | ||||
| Dr. Tamara Gull | VMDL | |||
| Dr. Pamela Adkins | Vet Med & Surgery | |||
| Dr. Tom Reilly | VMDL | |||
| Dr. Bill Stich | Vet Pathobiology | |||
| Dr. Philip Johnson | Vet Med & Surgery | |||
| Dr. John Middleton | Ex Officio (Chair) | |||
| Dr. Chris Lorson | Ex Officio | |||
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| Committee Name: | Scheduling | Info & Documents | ||
| Membership | Department | Area | Term Expires | |
| Dr. Linda Berent | Dean’s Office | permanent (Chair) | ||
| Dr. Doug Bowles | Biomedical Sciences | permanent | ||
| Dr. John Dodam | Vet Med & Surgery | permanent | ||
| Dr. George Stewart | Vet Pathobiology | permanent | ||
| Dr. Shuping Zhang | VMDL | permanent | ||
| Zach Scott | VM I president | 9/30/2019 | ||
| Travis Inman | VM II president | 9/30/2019 | ||
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| Committee Name: | Scholarship & Awards | Info & Documents | ||
| Membership | Department | Area | Term Expires | |
| Dr. Eva Ulrey | Vet Med & Surgery | Small Animal | 9/30/2019 | |
| Dr. Rachel Oman | Vet Med & Surgery | Large Animal | 9/30/2019 | |
| Dr. Brenda Beerntsen | Vet Pathobiology | 9/30/2020 | ||
| Dr. Cathleen Kovarik | Biomedical Sciences | 9/30/2020 | ||
| Dr. Angela Tennison | Assoc Dean | Administration | Ex Officio (Chair) | |
| Ms. Janie Harmon | Development | Development | Advisory | |
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| Committee Name: | Teaching | Info & Documents | ||
| Membership | Department | Area | Term Expires | |
| Dr. Cathleen Kovarik (assoc chair) | Biomedical Sciences | Preclinical | 9/30/2021 | |
| Dr. David Cross | Biomedical Sciences | Preclinical | 9/30/2020 | |
| Dr. Cathy Vogelweid | Vet Pathobiology | Preclinical | 9/30/2021 | |
| Dr. Joanne Kramer | Vet Med & Surgery | Clinical | 9/30/2020 | |
| Dr. Cory Bromfield | Vet Med & Surgery | Clinical | 9/30/2021 | |
| Dr. Fred Williams (chair) | Vet Pathobiology | Clinical | 9/30/2019 | |
| Dr. Tamara Hancock | Coordinator of Curricular and Student Assessment | Advisor | ||
| Stephanie McClaren | Manager Info Technology | Advisor | ||
| Dr. Angela Tennison | Associate Dean for Student and Alumni Affairs | Ex Officio | ||
| Dr. Linda Berent | Associate Dean for Academic Affairs | Ex Officio | ||
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| Committee Name: | Veterinary Online and Undergraduate Programs | Info & Documents | ||
| Membership | Department | Area | Term Expires | |
| Dr. Laurie Wallace | Undergrad | Ex Officio – Chair | ||
| Dr. David Cross | Biomedical Sciences | 9/30/2019 | ||
| Dr. Joanne Kramer | Vet Med & Surgery | 9/30/2020 | ||
| Dr. Brenda Beerntsen | Vet Pathobiology | 9/30/2019 | ||
| Dr. Linda Berent | Associate Dean for Academic Affairs | Ex Officio | ||
| Dr. Chris Lorson | Associate Dean for Research and Graduate Studies | Ex Officio | ||
| Ms. Stacy Osterthun | Mizzou Online | Advisor | Ex Officio | |
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| Committee Name: | Visiting Lecturers | Info & Documents | ||
| Membership | Department | Area | Term Expires | |
| Dr. Carolyn Henry | Vet Med & Surgery | Small Animal | 9/30/2018 | |
| Dr. Alexander Franz | Vet Pathobiology | 9/30/2019 | ||
| Dr. Kevin Cummings | Biomedical Sciences | 9/30/2020 | ||
| Dr. Craig Payne | CE Office | Ex Officio | ||
| Tracey Berry | External Relations | Publicity | Ex Officio | |
| Janie Harmon | Development | Ex Officio | ||
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