Meet the Staff

Dr. Craig Ogilvie

Dean of the Graduate School and Associate Vice-President of Research

Phone: (406) 994-4145

Graduate Student Affairs — Provides resources and support to all graduate students on a broad range of issues.

Donna Negaard
Assistant Dean of the Graduate School
(406) 994-4147
email: Donna Negaard

Fiscal Management, Administration, and Operations — Oversees Budgeting, Finances, and Administration, including GTA/GRA appointments and Tuition Waivers.

Ann Wells
Business Manager
(406) 994-4112
email: Grad Finances

Mackenzie Williams
Project Coordinator
(406) 994-4145
email:Mackenzie Williams

Office of Admissions — Responsible for the application, evaluation and admission process of all graduate students at Montana State University.

	Melis Edwards Director of Graduate Recruitment and Admissions (406) 994-6329 email: Melis Edwards		Vickie Peters Graduate Admissions Coordinator (406) 994-4145 email: Vickie Peters
	Danica Lower Graduate Admissions Coordinator (406) 994-5729 email: Danica Lower		Bo Beck Graduate Admissions Coordinator (406) 994-5561 email: Bo Beck

Office of Graduate Student Success — Supports graduate students from the approval of their programs of study to the acceptance of their graduation applications and electronic theses and dissertations. Facilitates GradCat 360, holistic professional development.

Lauren Cerretti
Degree Programs Specialist
(406) 994-5312
email: Lauren Cerretti

Emily Peters
Degree Programs Specialist
(406) 994-6673
email: Emily Peters

Holly Hillis

Student Services Specialist
&Formatting Advisor
(406) 994-7518
email: Holly Hillis
Formatting email

Interdisciplinary Graduate Degree Programs - Manages interdisciplinary graduate degree programs and provides support to students and faculty in those programs.