Deans & Staff
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Leadership
Dr. Andrea Golato
Dean
Dr. Patti Giuffre
Associate Dean, Retention
Dr. Clay Green
Associate Dean, Strategic Initiatives & Research
Dr. Donna Vandiver
Associate Dean, Recruitment & Online
Administrative Support
Janet Weitz
Senior Administrative Assistant
(graduate dean and graduate faculty support)
Graduate Degree Audit Specialists
(candidates; curriculum and degree audits; letters of completion, good standing, and anticipated graduation)
Courtney Stevens
Supervisor
(College of Fine Arts and Communication; College of Liberal Arts)
Austin Hoeft
(McCoy College of Business Administration; College of Health Professions; College of Science and Engineering)
Lindsi Wharton
(College of Applied Arts; College of Education)
For all degree audit inquiries, please email gcdegspcl@txstate.edu.
Graduate Funding Specialists
Dr. Andrea Hilkovitz
External Funding Coordinator
(external funding including scholarships, fellowships and grants)
Dr. Brian Smith
External Funding Coordinator
(external funding including scholarships, fellowships and grants)
Cathlin Noonan
External Funding Coordinator
(external funding including scholarships, fellowships, and grant applications for undergraduates pursuing graduate study)
Lynnette Lombardo
Graduate Funding Specialist
(internal funding including student travel, scholarships and fellowships, graduate assistantships)
Manager
Abigail Miller
(probation/suspension, security access requests, advisor training, special appeals and problems, special projects)
Publications Writer
Kate Malazonia
(GradBulletin; social media; webmaster; external communications; publicity materials including graduate program brochures)
Recruiting Coordinator
Austin Allen
(coordinate recruiting events and New Graduate Student Orientation)
Student Development Specialist II
Ashley Carrington
(plan and schedule retention workshops and events)
Systems Support Analyst
Mark Burrow
(analysis, evaluation, and response to requests for data; assistance with development of reports and new technological systems; hardware/software)