College Committees 2008-2009

Diversity Committee

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Type

Departmental Representative

Purpose

The Diversity Committee is responsible for developing innovative strategies to increase and maintain diversity in the College; disseminating diversity-related information and policies to departmental faculty; facilitating diversity-related activities in the departments; and participating in the execution of plans for integrating diversity into the basic functions of the College.

Committee Composition and Operations

The Diversity Committee has one voting faculty member from each department. The committee also includes one student member. All representatives serve potentially renewable one-year terms. The College Coordinator for Diversity and the College's Multicultural Liaison Officer serve as ex-officio members.

Members

• Sorrel Brown, sorrel@iastate.edu, agricultural education and studies (chair)
• Andrew Manu, akmanu@iastate.edu, agronomy
• Joseph Chen cschen@iastate.edu, agricultural and biosystems engineering
• Joan Cunnick, jcunnick@iastate.edu, animal science
• Thomas Bobik, bobik@iastate.edu, biochemistry, biophysics and molecular biology
• Roger Ginder, ginder@iastate.edu, economics
• Brent Danielson, jessie@iastate.edu, ecology, evolution and organismal biology
• Greg Courtney, gwcourt@iastate.edu, entomology
• Suzanne Hendrich, shendric@iastate.edu, food science and human nutrition
• Jo Anne Powell-Coffman, japc@iastate.edu, genetics, development and cell biology
• Rajeev Arora, rarora@iastate.edu, horticulture
• Sue Fairbanks, suef@iastate.edu, natural resource ecology and management
• Gwyn Beattie, gbeattie@iastate.edu, plant pathology
• Sande McNabb, snabb18@iastate.edu, honorary member/plant pathology
• Steve Sapp, ssapp@iastate.edu, sociology
• David Acker, dacker@iastate.edu, administration liaison
• Mary de Baca, mmdb@iastate.edu, diversity programs
• Aurelio Curbelo, acurbelo@iastate.edu, multicultural liaison
• Brittani Brown, brown@iastate.edu, MANRRS president