Advisory Committees
Academic Affairs Division
Academic Committee: Data Science
(Last Modified April 16, 2026)
2025-2026 Executive Officers
Chair - Shetia Butler Lamar, butlers@savannahstate.edu
- Committee
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Related Documents / Presentations / Other
- Common Course Outline for DATA 1501 - Introduction to Data Science
- Templated Course Proposal Form (for Council on General Education submission) for DATA 1501 - Introduction to Data Science
- List of Institutions That Have Had DATA 1501 Approved for Area D for Non-Math/Science/Health Professions Majors
- Meeting Minutes
Committee Directory
| Institution | Representative | Role | Contact Information |
|---|---|---|---|
| Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College | Abul Sheikh |
sheikh@abac.edu |
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| Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College | Budhi Pantha |
budhi.pantha@abac.edu |
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| Albany State University | Robert Owor |
robert.owor@asurams.edu |
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| Atlanta Metropolitan State College | Faisal Mirza |
fmirza@atlm.edu |
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| Augusta University | Gursimran Walia |
gwalia@augusta.edu |
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| University System Office Liaison | Jonathan Watts Hull |
USO Liaison |
Jonathan.Hull@usg.edu |
| Clayton State University | Shuju Bai |
shujubai@clayton.edu |
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| College of Coastal Georgia | Jose Lugo |
jlugo@ccga.edu |
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| Columbus State University | Kristin Seamon Lilly |
seamonlilly_kristin@columbusstate.edu |
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| Dalton State College | Thomas Gonzalez |
tgonzalez@daltonstate.edu |
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| Fort Valley State University | Vacant |
Vacant@fvsu.edu |
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| Georgia College & State University | Jebessa Mijena |
jebessa.mijena@gcsu.edu |
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| Georgia Gwinnett College | Cengiz Gunay |
cgunay@ggc.edu |
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| Georgia Gwinnett College | Xin Xu |
xxu@ggc.edu |
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| Georgia Highlands College | Vacant |
vacant@highlands.edu |
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| Georgia Institute of Technology | Joel Sokol |
jsokol@isye.gatech.edu |
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| Georgia Southern University | Yoris Au |
yau@georgiasouthern.edu |
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| Georgia Southwestern State University | Manoj Thapa |
manoj.thapa@gsw.edu |
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| Georgia State University | Rafal Angryk |
rangryk@cs.gsu.edu |
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| Gordon State College | Kelly Carter |
kellyc@gordonstate.edu |
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| Kennesaw State University | Sherry Ni |
sni@kennesaw.edu |
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| Middle Georgia State University | Barry Monk |
barry.monk@mga.edu |
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| Savannah State University | Abhinandan Chowdhury |
chowdhury@savannahstate.edu |
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| Savannah State University | Shetia Butler Lamar |
Chair |
butlers@savannahstate.edu |
| South Georgia State College | Kishore Pradhan |
kishore.pradhan@sgsc.edu |
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| University of Georgia | Tom Mote |
tmote@uga.edu |
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| University of North Georgia | Brad Bailey |
brad.bailey@ung.edu |
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| University of West Georgia | Fengrong Wei |
fwei@westga.edu |
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| Valdosta State University | Shaun Alt |
Chair |
svault@valdosta.edu |