Task Force

President Larry Dietz appointed a 24-member Task Force to review and update the University's strategic plan, Educating Illinois 2013-2018 Individualized Attention, Shared Aspirations.

The Task Force members appointed by President Dietz were:

• Brian Beam (co-chair)
  Executive Director
  University Marketing & Communications
• Hulda Black
  Associate Profesor
  Marketing (beginning 8/1/17)
• Rachel Calhoun
  Director of Research
  Advancement and Foundation Operations
• Sam Catanzaro (co-chair)
  Associate Vice President for Academic Administration, Policy, and Faculty Affairs
• Febin Chirayath
  Student Government Association
• Jeff Clark
  Department Chair/School Directors Council
• Angela Engel (co-chair- beginning 8/1/17)
  Director
  Planning, Research, and Policy Analysis 
• Laura Fox
  Business Administrative Associate
  University Police Department
• Paul Garris
  Distinguished Professor
  School of Biological Sciences
• Ron Gifford
  Chair
  Administrative Professional Council
• Jamillah Gilbert
  Instructional Assistant Professor
  Special Education
• Rachel Hatch
  Assistant Director
  Media Relations
• Susan Kalter
  Chair
  Academic Senate
• Samantha Lewis
  Student Government Association (beginning 8/1/17)
• Yongmei Liu
  Associate Professor
  Management and Qualitative Methods (through 7/31/17)
• Dwight Merilatt
  Executive Associate Director
  Intercollegiate Athletics 
• Blanca Miller
  Assistant Professor
  Mennonite College of Nursing
• Danielle Miller-Schuster (co-chair)
  Assistant Vice President
  Student Affairs 
• Hannah Picciola
  Student Government Association
• Dean Plumadore
  Civil Service Council (beginning 8/1/17)
• Ajay Samant
  Dean of the College of Business
  Dean's Council
• Jennifer Sharkey
  Associate Professor
  Milner Library
• Sarah Smelser
  Professor
  School of Art
• Amanda Smith
  Chair
  Civil Service Council (through 7/31/17)
• Deb Smitley (co-chair through 7/31/17)
  Senior Associate Vice President for Planning, Finance and Facilities 
• Aslihan Spaulding
  Professor
  Department of Agriculture
• Lenford Sutton
  Department Chair
  Educational Administration and Foundations
• Jack Whitsitt
  Student Government Association (beginning 8/1/17)
• Ani Yazdejian
  Department Chair/School Directors Council