Dr. Michael Forstner, Alexander Stone Chair and Assistant Professor, Biology, Chair

Dr. Clay Green, Assistant Professor, Biology
Dr. Joseph Koke, Professor, Biology
Dr. Michelle Lane, Associate Professor, Family and Consumer Sciences
Dr. Cord Offerman, D.V.M., Community Member/Veterinarian
Dr. Reed Richardson, Chair and Professor, Agriculture
Mr. Rodney Rohde, Associate Professor, Clinical Laboratory Science

Ex Officio:
Dr. Michael Blanda, Associate Vice President, Research and Federal Relations

Function:
Reviews, establishes, and standardizes procedures and regulations for research or teaching activities involving living vertebrate animals. This includes, but is not limited to, the procurement, maintenance, handling and disposal of all live vertebrate animals for teaching and/or research purposes by Texas State University-San Marcos. The committee is charged with assuring that Texas State is in compliance with regulations established by the federal government under the Animal Welfare Act, whether or not federal funding is involved, and makes recommendations to the Associate Vice President for Research and Director of Federal Relations.