Department Chair
Sean Schoville
Note: Parenthesis indicate initial appointment year.
Academic Affairs
- Christelle Guédot (2025)
- Susan Paskewitz (2021)
- Dan Young (2022)
- Linda Oforka (2024)
- Todd Courtenay (2024)
- Allee Hochmuth (2020)
- Emily Laabs (2022)
- Grad Student rep: Morgan Weissner (2024)
Research/Extension & Applied Research
- Shawn Steffan (chair, 2024)
- Russ Groves (2025)
- Emily Bick (2024)
- Staff rep: Tela Zembsch (2024)
- Staff rep: PJ Liesch (2016)
- Grad Student reps: Fletcher Robbins and Emilie Parkanzky (2025)
Diversity, Equity and Inclusivity (/International/Website/InsectFest)
- Claudio Gratton (2022)
- James Crall (2022)
- Christelle Guédot (2025) (CALS EDC)
- Adela Oliva Chavez (2025) (International)
- Staff rep: Craig Brabant (2025) (Website)
- Staff rep: PJ Liesch (2025) (InsectFest)
- Staff (at-large): Ben Bradford (2023) (Website)
- Grad Student rep: Victoria Salerno (2023)
- Grad Student rep: Emma Terris (2023)
- Grad Student (at-large): Casey Trickle (2025)
- Grad Student (at-large): Emilie Parkanzky (2025)
- Undergrad (at-large): TBD
Awards
- Susan Paskewitz (chair, 2024)
- Russ Groves (2025)
- Student rep: Emma Terris (2025)
- Staff rep: Elyssa Chasen (2021)
Merit (faculty vote)
- Sean Schoville (Chair)
- Russ Groves (2025)
- Susan Paskewitz (2023)
- Claudio Gratton (2021)
CALS Academic Planning Committee (3 year term)
- Russ Groves (Fall 2025-Spring 2028)
Faculty Senate (1 year term – faculty vote)
- James Crall (designee)
- Susan Paskewitz (alternate)
Colloquium (1 year term)
- 2025/26: Adela Oliva Chavez, Dan Young
- Student rep(s): Fletcher Robbins and Claire Schloemer
- For colloquium planning purposes:
- 2026/27: Groves, Schoville
- 2027/28: Steffan, Belitz
- 2028/29: Oforka, Crall
Long range strategic planning committee
- Sean Schoville (Chair)
- Russ Groves (EAR)
- Claudio Gratton (DEI)
- Shawn Steffan (Res)
- Christelle Guédot (AAC)
- Susan Paskewitz (GH)
- PJ Liesch (staff representative)
Insect Ambassadors
- Emilie Parkanzky (2024)
- Elizabeth Hrycyna (2025)
- Helen Oker (2025)
Plant Sciences Graduate Student Association
- Fletcher Robbins (2023)
Undergraduate Entomology Society
- President: Ari Maurer (2023)
EGSA Leadership
- President: Victoria Salerno (2024)
- Treasurer: Elizabeth Hrycyna (2024)
- Secretary: Helen Oker (2024)
Friday Swarm Rotations (Fall 2025)
- Sept 5: Schoville Laboratory
- Sept 12: Young Laboratory
- Sept 19: Steffan Laboratory
- Sept 26: Groves Laboratory
- Oct 3: Paskewitz Laboratory
- Oct 10: Oliva Chavez Laboratory
- Oct 17: Oforka/Liesch Laboratory
- Oct 24: Crall Laboratory
- Oct 31: Guédot Laboratory
- Nov 7: No Swarm – EntSoc Preparations
- Nov 14: No Swarm – EntSoc Meeting
- Nov 21: Gratton Laboratory
- Nov 28: No Swarm – Holiday
- Dec 5: Bick Laboratory
- Dec 12: EGSA Holiday Party
Friday Swarm Rotations (Spring 2026)
- Jan 23: Schoville Laboratory
- Jan 30: Young Laboratory
- Feb 6: Steffan Laboratory
- Feb 13: Groves Laboratory
- Feb 20: Paskewitz Laboratory
- Feb 27: Oliva Chavez Laboratory
- Mar 6: Crall Laboratory
- Mar 13: Guédot Laboratory
- Mar 20: Gratton Laboratory
- Mar 27: No Swarm – Spring Recess
- Apr 3: Bick Laboratory
- Apr 10: Oforka/Liesch Laboratory
- Apr 17: No Swarm – NCB ESA
- Apr 24: EGSA Spring Picnic