The MT-IGO committee is a University faculty committee committed to the advancement of faculty scholarship through research and creative activity outside the classroom. Committee membership consists of the following campus representatives, serving one or more two-year terms: 

(2) representatives from the College of Basic and Applied Sciences;
(2) representatives from the College of Behavioral and Health Sciences, the College of Education, University College, and/or James E. Walker Library;
(2) representatives from the Jennings A. Jones College of Business and/or the College of Media and Entertainment;
(2) representatives from the College of Liberal Arts; and
(1) at-large member.

The MT-IGO committee reports to the Vice Provost for Research and Dean of the College of Graduate Studies, and is administered by the Office of Research and Sponsored Programs.

The MT-IGO committee performs two functions: 1) award internal grants for faculty research and creative activity, and 2) select faculty recipients for the annual Distinguished Creative Activity Award and Distinguished Research Award.

2022-2023 Committee Members

Name	Department	College	Email
James Houston	Psychology	BHS, Educations, University College, Library	James.Houston@mtsu.edu
Beverly Geckle	Library Collection & Management	BHS, Educations, University College, Library	Beverly.Geckle@mtsu.edu
Mengliang Zhang	Chemistry	Basic and Applied Sciences	Mengliang.Zhang@mtsu.edu
Dong Ye	Mathematical Sciences	Basic and Applied Sciences	Dong.Ye@mtsu.edu
Amy Harris	Information Systems & Analytics	Business, Media and Entertainment	Amy.Harris@mtsu.edu
Stephen Salter	Accounting	Business, Media and Entertainment	Stephen.Salter@mtsu.edu
Tiffany Saul	Sociology & Anthropology	Liberal Arts	Tiffany.Saul@mtsu.edu
Roberta Chevrette	Communication Studies	Liberal Arts	Roberta.Chevrette@mtsu.edu
April Weissmiller, Chair	Biology	At-Large	April.Weissmiller@mtsu.edu
Gregory Rushton	Chemistry	At-Large	Gregory.Rushton@mtsu.edu

Ad Hoc, Non-Voting Committee Members

Role	Name	Rank	Email
Ex-Officio Member	David Butler	Vice Provost, Research	David.Butler@mtsu.edu
Ex-Officio Member	Rachel McGinnis	Director, Research and Sponsored Programs	Rachel.McGinnis@mtsu.edu
Coordinator	Katie Medrano	Coordinator, Research and Sponsored Programs	Katie.Medrano@mtsu.edu