Department Chair
Sean Schoville
Note: Parenthesis indicate initial appointment year.
Academic Affairs
- Christelle Guédot (chair, 2025)
- Susan Paskewitz (2021)
- Dan Young (2022)
- Linda Oforka (2024)
- Todd Courtenay (2024)
- Emily Laabs (2022)
- Richelle Kasten (2026)
- Grad Student rep: Emma Terris (2026)
Research/Extension & Applied Research
- Shawn Steffan (2024)
- Claudio Gratton (2026)
- Emily Bick (2024)
- James Brown (2026)
- Staff rep: Tela Zembsch (2024)
- Staff rep: PJ Liesch (2016)
- Grad Student reps: Morgan Weissner (2026)
Climate and Community Outreach (DEI/International/Website/InsectFest)
- James Crall (2022)
- Christelle Guédot (2025) (CALS EDC)
- Adela Oliva Chavez (2025) (International)
- Michael Belitz (2026)
- 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): TBD
- Grad Student (at-large): TBD
- Undergrad (at-large): TBD
Awards
- Susan Paskewitz (chair, 2024)
- Russ Groves (2025)
- Student rep: Claire Schloemer (2026)
- 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: Russ Groves, Sean Schoville
- Student rep(s): Anupreksa Jain and Morgan Weissner
- For colloquium planning purposes:
- 2027/28: Steffan, Belitz
- 2028/29: Oforka, Crall
- 2029/30: Brown, Guedot
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
- Helen Oker (2025)
- Nathan Lin (2026)
Plant Sciences Graduate Student Association
- Fletcher Robbins (2023)
Undergraduate Entomology Society
- President: Gale Hakopian (2025)
- Co-president: Max Dinkin (2025)
EGSA Leadership
- President: Ari Maurer (2026)
- Treasurer: Claire Schloemer (2026)
- Secretary: Nathan Lin (2026)
Friday Swarm Rotations (Fall 2026)
- Sept 4: No swarm
- Sept 11: Welcome Back Picnic (Schoville)
- Sept 18: Groves Laboratory
- Sept 25: Crall Laboratory
- Oct 2: Paskewitz Laboratory
- Oct 9: Gratton Laboratory
- Oct 16: Oforka/Liesch Laboratory
- Oct 23: Steffan Laboratory
- Oct 30: Young Laboratory
- Nov 6: No Swarm – EntSoc Preparations
- Nov 13: No Swarm – EntSoc Meeting
- Nov 20: Oliva Chavez Laboratory
- Nov 27: No Swarm – Holiday
- Dec 4: Bick Laboratory
- Dec 11: EGSA Holiday Party
Friday Swarm Rotations (Spring 2027)
- Jan 22: Schoville Laboratory
- Jan 29: Guédot Laboratory
- Feb 5: Belitz Laboratory
- Feb 12: Groves Laboratory
- Feb 19: Paskewitz Laboratory
- Feb 26: Oliva Chavez Laboratory
- Mar 5: Crall Laboratory
- Mar 12: Brown Laboratory
- Mar 19: Gratton Laboratory
- Mar 26: No Swarm – Spring Recess
- Apr 2: Bick Laboratory
- Apr 9: Young Laboratory
- Apr 16: No Swarm – NCB ESA
- Apr 23: Russell Labs Spring Picnic