Advisory Committees
Academic Affairs Division
Administrative Committee: Research
(Last Modified July 1, 2026)
2025-2026 Executive Roles
Chair: Karin Scarpinato, kscarpin@kennesaw.edu
Vice Chair: David Weindorf, dweindorf@georgiasouthern.edu
Immediate Past Chair - Michael Diamond, michael.diamond@augusta.edu
AdHoc - Tim Lieuwen, tim.lieuwen@gatech.edu
AdHoc - JoJo Ardovini, jardovini@gordonstate.edu
Committee Directory
| Institution | Representative | Role | Contact Information |
|---|---|---|---|
| Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College | Scott Pierce |
scott.pierce@abac.edu |
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| Albany State University | Louise Wrensford |
Louise.wrensford@asurams.edu |
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| Atlanta Metropolitan State College | Mark Cunningham |
mcunningham@atlm.edu |
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| Augusta University | Michael Diamond |
Immediate past chair |
michael.diamond@augusta.edu |
| University System Office Liaison | Ashwani Monga |
USO Liaison |
ashwani.monga@usg.edu |
| Clayton State University | Stephen Burnett |
StephenBurnett@clayton.edu |
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| College of Coastal Georgia | Mary McGinnis |
mmcginnis@ccga.edu |
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| Columbus State University | Bryan Banks |
banks_bryan@columbusstate.edu |
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| Columbus State University | Yesem Peker |
peker_yesem@columbusstate.edu |
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| Dalton State College | Gina Kertulis-Tartar |
gkertulistartar@daltonstate.edu |
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| Fort Valley State University | Nirmal Joshee |
josheen@fvsu.edu |
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| Georgia College & State University | Kevin Bucholtz |
kevin.bucholtz@gcsu.edu |
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| Georgia Gwinnett College | Mei Zhang |
Mzhang@ggc.edu |
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| Georgia Highlands College | Julius Fleschner |
jfleschn@highlands.edu |
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| Georgia Institute of Technology | Timothy Lieuwen Ad Hoc Executive Committee Member |
tim.lieuwen@ae.gatech.edu |
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| Georgia Southern University | David Weindorf |
Vice Chair |
dweindorf@georgiasouthern.edu |
| Georgia Southwestern State University | Chu-Chu Wu |
chu.wu@gsw.edu |
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| Georgia State University | Donald Hamelburg |
dhamelburg@gsu.edu |
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| Gordon State College | JoJo Ardovini Ad Hoc Executive Committee Member |
jardovini@gordonstate.edu |
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| Kennesaw State University | Karin Scarpinato |
Chair |
kscarpin@kennesaw.edu |
| Middle Georgia State University | Donna Balding |
donna.balding@mga.edu |
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| Savannah State University | Carol Pride |
pridec@savannahstate.edu |
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| South Georgia State College | Charles Johnson |
charles.johnson@sgsc.edu |
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| University of Georgia | Christopher King |
cking@uga.edu |
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| University of North Georgia | Holly Verhasselt |
holly.verhasselt@ung.edu |
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| University of West Georgia | Brian Mosier |
bmosier@westga.edu |
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| Valdosta State University | Becky da Cruz |
bdacruz@valdosta.edu |