Leadership Teams

The Principal Investigators behind this project are: Drs. Nikos Kiritsis, Harold Stevenson, William Dees from McNeese State University, Dr. Grace Cascio-Houston from Louisiana State University at Eunice and Dr. Phil Senter from Lamar State College - Orange.

bullet McNeese State University Faculty Leadership Team
 
bullet Louisiana State University at Eunice Faculty Leadership Team
 
bullet Lamar State College - Orange Faculty Leadership Team
 
bullet Program Leadership Team
 
bullet External Advisory Committee

 

McNeese State University Faculty Leadership Team

One member of the faculty responsible of each of the degree programs serviced by Com-STEM has been designated as the Faculty Leader for his or her discipline.  This person is responsible for serving as the link between Com-STEM program management and the faculty serving each degree program.  The Faculty Leaders coordinate Com-STEM activities within their respective units and facilitate plans for the Early Identification and Early Intervention initiative of Co-STEM.

Area Name Phone # Email Location
Biology Dr. Constance Kersten 475-5257 ckersten@mcneese.edu Frasch 213B
Chemistry Dr. Mark Merchant 475-5773

mmerchant@mcneese.edu

Kirkman 221A
Comp Inf Tech Mr. Wayne Prestenbach 475-5799

wprestenbach@mcneese.edu

Kirkman 138B
Computer Sci Ms. Kay Kussman 475-5801

kkussman@mcneese.edu

Kirkman 137D
Engineering Dr. Parkaj Chandra 475-5856 pchandra@mcneese.edu Drew 143
Engi Technology Ms. Dorothy Ortego 475-5844

dortego@mcneese.edu

Drew 315
Environ Science Dr. Frank Phillips 475-5656

fphillip@mcneese.edu

Frasch 2
Mathematics Dr. Karen Aucoin 475-5803

aucoin@mcneese.edu

Kirkman 139F
Physics Dr. Giovanni Santostasi 475-5759 gsantostasi@mcneese.edu  


 

Louisiana State University at Eunice Faculty Leadership Team

 

 

 

Lamar State College - Orange Faculty Leadership Team

 

 

 

Program Leadership Team

 

 

 

External Advisory Committee

The Com-STEM External Advisory Committee is composed of individuals from nearby institutions. It was establish in order to provide an outsider’s insight and suggestions regarding the operation and effectiveness of Com-STEM.  The committee members convene on the McNeese campus once each year  to review progress and comment on reports and other materials received from the program management.  Its members were selected because of their success in managing and operating departments and programs in which increasing the number of graduates was an objective. 

The Com-STEM External Advisory Committee includes the following members:

Dr. John K. Galiotos, Department Chair

Chemical Technology / Process Technology / Biotechnology

Houston Community College - Northeast

555 Community College Dr., Houston, TX 77013

Tel: (713) 718-5253, Fax: (713) 718-5290

john.galiotos@hccs.edu

Dr. Diola Bagayoko, Professor of Physics

Director of the Timbuktu Academy

Southern University - Baton Rouge

Baton Rouge, LA 70813

Tel: (225) 771-2730

Bagayoko@aol.com

Dr. M. D. Socolofsky, Department Head

Professor of Microbiology, Retired

Louisiana State University

1248 Beckenham Drive

Baton Rouge, LA 70808

Tel: (225) 766-1897

mbsoco@aol.com

Dr. Luria Stubblefield, Assistant Professor

Department of Curriculum and Instruction

LIGO Science Education Specialist

Southern University and A&M College

P.O. Box 9983

Baton Rouge, LA 70813

Tel: (225) 771-4483

LSHAW8944@aol.com

 

Please direct all inquiries to comstem@mcneese.edu
©2005 Com-STEM
All rights reserved.

Support for this work was provided by the National Science Foundation's
Community-Based STEM Education Initiative Program Award No. 0525334. 

Any opinions, findings, and conclusions or recommendations expressed
in the material are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily
reflect the views of the National Science Foundation.