Graduate School Staff

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The Graduate School is located in Main Building 101. Staff include the Vice Provost and Dean of Graduate Studies, the dean's executive staff (associate and assistant deans), dean's administrative staff, student services administrative staff, and Graduate Recruitment and Outreach staff.

Judith H. Langlois

Judith H. Langlois
Vice Provost and Dean of Graduate Studies, ad interim
512-232-3600
Executive Staff
Marvin Hackert
Marvin L. Hackert
Associate Dean
Director, Faculty Development and Fellowship Programs
512-232-3604
m.hackert@austin.utexas.edu
Terry Kahn
Terry Kahn
Associate Dean
Graduate Student Services
512-232-3634
tkahn@austin.utexas.edu
  • Academic standing: warning status, bars on registration
  • Applications for Doctoral Candidacy and Related Student Matters in Communication, Education, Fine Arts, Liberal Arts, Library and Information Science, Public Affairs, and Social Work
  • Programs of work for Master's Degrees
  • Monitoring Progress of Master's and Doctoral Students
  • Extensions and Leaves of Absence; Continuous Registration; Readmission
  • Grievances and Special Student Problems
  • Petitions for Registration Exceptions
  • Scheduling Final Oral Examinations
  • Non-resident Tuition Entitlement Certification
  • Extension of 6-year Time Limit for Courses Listed on the Program of Work
  • TA, AI, GRA, ITA, IAI Employment
  • 99 hour rule
Bob Wolfkill
Robert T. Wolfkill

Assistant Dean
512-232-3612
wolfkill@austin.utexas.edu
  • Business Affairs
  • Human Resource Services
  • Coordinating Official for National Science Foundation (NSF), Jacob K. Javits and Ford Foundation fellowship programs
  • Administrative liaison to UT Libraries, Harry Ransom Humanities Research Center, Center for American History, Michener Center for Writers, UT Press, and Blanton Museum of Art
  • Compliance Officer
Michelle Broadway
Michelle Broadway
Assistant Dean
512-232-3625
mbroadway@austin.utexas.edu
John Dalton
John Dalton
Assistant Dean
512-232-3626
jdalton@austin.utexas.edu
Pat Ellison
Pat Ellison
Assistant Dean
Associate Director, Graduate and International Admissions Center
512-475-7398
pat.ellison@austin.utexas.edu
Dean's Administrative Staff
Karen Bancroft
Karen Bancroft
Executive Assistant
512-232-3601
kbancroft@austin.utexas.edu
  • Assistant to Vice Provost and Dean of Graduate Studies, Victoria Rodríguez
  • Graduate Assembly minutes, committees, arrangements
  • Graduate Studies Committee Roster
Gwen Barton
Gwen Barton
Senior Administrative Associate
512-232-3609
gbarton@austin.utexas.edu
Mary Alice Davila
M
ary Alice Davila
Associate Fellowship Manager
512-232-3603
madavila@austin.utexas.edu
  • Supervision of Classified Staff, Administrative Section
  • Competitions for and Administration of university fellowships: Pre-emptive, Recruitment, Continuing Fellowships
  • Competitions for and administration of awards from external agencies: Fulbright-Hays Dissertation Research, Luce Scholars, Dolores Zohrab Liebmann Fellowships
  • Graduate Student Professional Development Awards
  • University Fellowships Programs
  • Graduate Student Fellowship Fair
  • Miscellaneous Scholarship Information
  • Campus Visits
Joanne Duffy
Joanne Duffy
Administrative Assistant
512-232-3619
jduffy@austin.utexas.edu
  • Receptionist
  • Mail
  • Supplies
Jonathan Duffy
Jonathan Duffy
Assistant Director of Development
512-232-3631
jpduffy@austin.utexas.edu
  • Generate enthusiasm and support for the Graduate School
  • Cultivate relationships with alumni and friends of the Graduate School
  • Encourage support of The Deans Excellence Fund and membership within The 1910 Society
  • Serve as a liaison for prospective donors to the university
  • Public Relations
Debbie Hirsch
Debbie Hirsch
Webmaster
512-232-3615
djhirsch@austin.utexas.edu
  • Systems administrator
  • Webmaster
  • Represent the office at university meetings on web issues
  • Assist the office staff with computer hardware problems
  • Provide technical support at convocation
Maggie Keeshen
Maggie Keeshen
Executive Assistant
512-232-3608
mkeeshen@austin.utexas.edu
Ann Page
Ann Page
Administrative Associate
512-232-3602
annp@austin.utexas.edu
  • Assistant to Associate Fellowship Manager, Mary Alice Davila
  • Graduate Student Professional Development Awards
  • Fellowship and tuition payments for university fellows
  • Assist Associate Fellowship Manager with pre-emptive and continuing fellowship competitions
  • AAUW Austin Chapter award competition
  • NSF Survey
  • Assist Associate Fellowship Manager with special events
Maria Ramirez-Romo de Vivar
Maria Ramirez-Romo de Vivar
Senior Graphic Designer
512-232-3618
mrrdv@austin.utexas.edu
  • Art and graphic design for Graduate School publications and communications
  • Concept development and coordination of graphic design and creative needs
  • Assist with Graduate School's branding and visual concepts
  • Layout production: type, image, art, visual concept
  • Supervise quality and quantity standards of printed communication
Karen Sacratini
Karen Sacratini
Accountant II
512-232-3610
sacratini@austin.utexas.edu
  • Assistant to Assistant Dean Robert Wolfkill
  • Account management and reconciliation
  • Financial reporting
  • Travel and payment vouchers
  • Human Resource Services (appointments, vacation/sick leave records, payroll)
  • Cash deposit processing
  • Telephone, key and long distance access requests
  • Assist with NSF and Jacob K. Javits fellowships programs
  • TA/AI Tuition Benefit Assistance liaison
Christopher Villalobos
Christopher Villalobos
Administrative Associate
512-232-3614
cmvillalobos@austin.utexas.edu
  • Assistant to Assistant Dean John Dalton and Jonathan Duffy
  • Alumni and donor relations
  • Internal and external event support
  • Reservations for MAI 101 Conference room
Student Services Administrative Staff
Renee Babcock
Renee Babcock
Degree Evaluator
512-232-3629
r.babcock@austin.utexas.edu
  • Degree Requirements and Programs of Work
  • Graduation Requirements
  • Format of Theses, Reports, Treatises, and Dissertations
  • Applications for Master's Graduation and Doctoral Candidacy
  • Doctoral Degree Candidate Forms
  • Extensions of 6-year Time Limit for Courses
  • Transfer of Coursework from other institutions for use towards Master's degrees
  • Scheduling of Final Oral Examinations
  • In Absentia Registration
  • Petitions for Changes in Master's and Doctoral Supervisory Committees
Casen Brown
Casen Brown
Senior Administrative Associate
512-232-3624
casen@austin.utexas.edu
William Crain
William Crain
Degree Evaluator
512-232-3628
williamc@austin.utexas.edu
  • Master's Degree Programs and Programs of Work
  • Graduation Requirements
  • Format of Theses, Reports, Treatises, and Dissertations
  • Applications for Master's Graduation and Doctoral Candidacy
  • Doctoral Degree Candidate Forms
  • Extensions of 6-year Time Limit for Courses
  • Transfer of Coursework from other institutions for use towards Master's degrees
  • Scheduling of Final Oral Examinations
  • In Absentia Registration
  • Petitions for Changes in Master's and Doctoral Supervisory Committees
  • Master's Clearance List
Rachel Manning
Rachel Manning
Administrative Assistant
512-232-3622
rmanning@austin.utexas.edu
  • Student Services and Degree Evaluator administrative support
  • Inventory
  • Graduate School Imaging processes
  • Back-up Receptionist
Lynn Margason
Lynn Margason
Degree Evaluator
512-232-3630
doctapp@uts.cc.utexas.edu
  • Graduation Requirements of Doctoral Students
  • Doctoral Graduation List
  • Monitoring Progress of Doctoral Students from Candidacy to Completion of Degree
  • Format of Dissertations, Treatises
  • Doctoral In Absentia Registration
  • Doctoral Degree Certification
  • Applications for Doctoral Candidacy
  • Petitions for Changes in Doctoral Committees and Programs of Work
  • Scheduling of Final Oral Examinations
  • PhD Degree Candidate Forms
Julie Meyer
Julie Meyer
Director, Graduate Student Academic Services Office
512-232-3607
julie.meyer@austin.utexas.edu
Bob Penman
Bob Penman
Thesis and Dissertation Support Specialist
512-475-9365
bpenman@austin.utexas.edu
  • Thesis and dissertation template and technical support
  • Degree evaluation support
  • Maintenance of Blackboard site for Graduate Advisers & Coordinators Guide
  • Workshops and training for graduate students
Cathy White
Cathy White
Assistant Director for Outreach and Special Projects
512-232-3617
cswhite@austin.utexas.edu
Graduate Recruitment and Outreach Staff
Nigel Pierce
Nigel Pierce
Recruitment Specialist
512-232-3623
nigel.pierce@austin.utexas.edu
  • Graduate Recruitment and Outreach Program
  • Prospective graduate student recruitment
  • Liaison for department recruiting efforts
  • Workshops and presentations on graduate school admissions, funding, etc.
  • Recruitment events and special projects
  • Recruiting travel grants

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