(*Formerly known as FRCAC)

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.

2021-2022 Committee Members

Name	Department	College	Email
James Houston, Chair	Psychology	Behavioral and Health Sciences	James.Houston@mtsu.edu
Racha El Kadri	Geosciences	Basic and Applied Sciences	Racha.ElKadiri@mtsu.edu
Mengliang Zhang	Chemistry	Basic and Applied Sciences	Mengliang.Zhang@mtsu.edu
Ben Stickle	Criminal Justice	Liberal Arts	Ben.Stickle@mtsu.edu
Greg Reish	Center for Popular Music	Liberal Arts	Gregory.Reish@mtsu.edu
Dan Smith	Economics	Business	Daniel.Smith@mtsu.edu
Tiffany Saul	Sociology & Anthropology	Liberal Arts	Tiffany.Saul@mtsu.edu
Andrew Fialka	History	Liberal Arts	Andrew.Fialka@mtsu.edu
Qiang Wu	Mathematics	Basic and Applied Sciences	Qiang.Wu@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	Greg Rushton	Co-Director, Research and Sponsored Programs	Gregory.Rushton@mtsu.edu
Administrator	Jamie Burriss	Program Manager, Research and Sponsored Programs	Jamie.Burriss@mtsu.edu