The following people were selected as a result of those nominations. Invitations were sent in early December and all agreed to serve on the committee:
- Brian Fox (professor and chair, biochemistry)
- Paul Fricke (professor, dairy science)
- Irwin Goldman (professor and chair, horticulture)
- Kelley Harris-Johnson (advisor, biology)
- Sarah Marcotte (research administrator, CALS research division)
- Denise Ney (professor, nutritional science)
- Susan Paskewitz (professor and chair, entomology)
- Francisco Pelegri (professor, genetics)
- Mark Rickenbach, co-chair (professor and chair, forest and wildlife ecology)
- Troy Runge (professor, biological systems engineering)
- Leann Tigges, co-chair (professor, community and environmental sociology)
- Terri Wipperfurth (department administrator, agricultural and applied economics)