Graduate Student National Committee
Purpose: To identify specific needs of graduate students and ways in which KDP can meet those needs.

Formed in early 2007
Quarterly conference call/meetings

Committee members: graduate students headed for classrooms and those planning to stay in academia.
• Raechel Rivers, University of Arkansas
• Judy Cryer (cochair), Texas A&M University
• Debbie Morowski (cochair), University of Texas at Austin
• Keon Ruiter, University of Massachusetts
• Steve Upshaw, Oral Roberts University
• Heather Caldwell, Texas A&M University
• Shannon Herda, University of Alaska at Anchorage
• Dr. Beth Wilkins (advisor), Northern Illinois University

Actions:
• Graduate Student page on KDP Web site that includes resources and other relevant information
• Bimonthly submissions by committee members of new resources
• Convocation workshops specifically for graduate students
• Graduate Student Lounge at Convo for networking