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Judith H. Langlois
Vice Provost and Dean of Graduate Studies, ad interim
512-232-3600 |
| Executive
Staff |

Marvin L. Hackert
Associate Dean
Director, Faculty Development and Fellowship Programs
512-232-3604
m.hackert@austin.utexas.edu |
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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
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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
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Michelle Broadway
Assistant Dean
512-232-3625
mbroadway@austin.utexas.edu |
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John Dalton
Assistant Dean
512-232-3626
jdalton@austin.utexas.edu |
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Pat Ellison
Assistant Dean
Associate Director, Graduate and International Admissions Center
512-475-7398
pat.ellison@austin.utexas.edu |
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| Dean's
Administrative Staff |

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
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Gwen Barton
Senior Administrative Associate
512-232-3609
gbarton@austin.utexas.edu |
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Mary 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
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Joanne Duffy
Administrative Assistant
512-232-3619
jduffy@austin.utexas.edu |
- Receptionist
- Mail
- Supplies
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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
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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
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Maggie Keeshen
Executive Assistant
512-232-3608
mkeeshen@austin.utexas.edu |
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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
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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
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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
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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
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| Student
Services Administrative Staff |

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
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Casen Brown
Senior Administrative Associate
512-232-3624
casen@austin.utexas.edu |
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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
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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
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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
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Julie Meyer
Director, Graduate Student Academic Services Office
512-232-3607
julie.meyer@austin.utexas.edu |
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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
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Cathy White
Assistant Director for Outreach and Special Projects
512-232-3617
cswhite@austin.utexas.edu |
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| Graduate
Recruitment and Outreach Staff |

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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