Officers & Committees

Grants & Awards

Officers and Committees

Below is a list of ASP's committees, by type. Some of the committees have a leaf to the right of their name (toggles). Click anywhere in that committee's section and the toggle will expand. The committee names without leaves are buttons. Click anywhere in those sections and you will be redirected to the committee details.

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If you cannot find the committee you are looking for, please contact:
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Society Governance

Executive Committee and Business Manager

Archives Committee

Chair: Richard Fitch

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Bill Baker

President (2007-2008), Archives Committee Chair

University of South Florida

Richard Fitch

Archives Committee

Indiana State University

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A. Douglas Kinghorn

President (1990-1991), Honorary Member (2008), Fellow (2007), Farnsworth Award (2010), JNP Emeritus Editor, Archives Committee

The Ohio State University

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Patricia Van Skaik

Archives Committee, Executive Director of Lloyd Library

Lloyd Library

Auditing Committee

Chair: Alessandra Eustaquio

Chun-Tao Che

Auditing Committee

University of Illinois at Chicago

Alessandra Eustaquio

Auditing Committee Chair

University of Illinois at Chicago

Andrew Riley

Auditing Committee

University of Illinois at Chicago

Constitution and By-Laws Committee

Tellers Committee

Chair: Amy Keller

Amy Keller

Secretary until 2030, Chair, Tellers Committee, Co-Chair, 2026 ASP Meeting

University of Colorado Denver

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Laura Stoll

ASP Business Manager, ASP2027 Meeting Planner, ASP2026 Meeting Planner, Communications Committee, Conference Committee, Corporate Relations Committee, Tellers Committee

The American Society of Pharmacognosy

Meetings and Conferences

2026 Annual Meeting Committee

2027 Annual Meeting Committee

Conference Committee

Chair: Skylar Carlson

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Skylar Carlson

Conference Committee Chair

University of the Pacific

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Roy Okuda

President (2006-2007), Honorary Member, Conference Committee Emeritus, Corporate Relations Committee

San Jose State University

Melany Puglisi-Weening

Co-Chair - ASP2025 Organizing Committee, Student Chapter Committee Co-Chair, Conference Committee, Executive Committee (2018-2022), Audrey S. Bingel Awardee

Chicago State University

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Laura Stoll

ASP Business Manager, ASP2027 Meeting Planner, ASP2026 Meeting Planner, Communications Committee, Conference Committee, Corporate Relations Committee, Tellers Committee

The American Society of Pharmacognosy

Cynthia Wenner

Conference Committee

Bastyr University

Grants & Awards

Audrey S. Bingel Fellowship Committee

Art Schwarting, Jack Beal & A. Douglas Kinghorn Awards Committee

Awards and Funds Committee

Nominating Committee

Chair: Robert Cichewicz

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Robert Cichewicz

Past President (2025-2026), Executive Committee, Chair-Nominating Committee

University of Oklahoma

Natural Products Discovery Group

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Kevin Tidgewell

Nominating Committee, Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Committee

University of Kentucky

Norman R. Farnsworth Research Achievement and Matt Suffness Young Investigators Award Committee

Phillip Crews Mentoring Award Committee

Varro E. Tyler Prize Selection Committee

Membership & Community

Membership Committee

Primarily Undergraduate Institution (PUI) Committee

Chair: Amy Lane

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Lesley-Ann Giddings

Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Committee, PUI Committee

Smith College

Geneive Henry

PUI Committee

Susquehanna University

Amy Lane

2027 ASP Meeting Committee, Suffness Award (2019), Chair, Primarily Undergraduate Institution (PUI) Committee, Awards and Funds Committee

University of North Florida

Ethan Van Arnam

Primarily Undergraduate Institution (PUI) Committee

Claremont College

Student Chapter Committee

Early Career Committee

Recognition & Honors

Fellows Committee

Honorary Members Committee

Communications & Publications

Art Selection Committee

Chair: Taifo Mahmud

Taifo Mahmud

Art Selection Committee, Chair, Suffness Award (2006), International Relationships Committee

Oregon State University

Kerry McPhail

Co-Chair 2026 ASP Annual Meeting, Art Selection Committee, Art Schwarting and Jack Beal Awards Committee, Suffness Award (2013)

University of Utah

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Xinhui Yu

Art Selection Committee

Oregon State University

Communications Committee

Publications Committee

External Relations and Career Support

Corporate Relations Committee

Co-Chairs: Alice Clark and Cedric Pearce

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Alice M. Clark

President (1994-1995), Honorary Member, Fellow (2018), Corporate Relations Committee Co-Chair

The University of Mississippi

Mark Hamann

ASP2022 Organizing Committee Chair, Corporate Relations Committee

Medical University of South Carolina

Oli Horyn

Corporate Relations Committee

University of Rhode Island

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Chris Ireland

President (1991-1992), Fellow (2009), Farnsworth Award (2012), Corporate Relations Committee, Honorary Member (2026)

University Of Utah

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Roy Okuda

President (2006-2007), Honorary Member, Conference Committee Emeritus, Corporate Relations Committee

San Jose State University

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Cedric J. Pearce

President (2017-2018), Corporate Relations Committee Co-Chair, Fellow (2021)

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Benjamin Philmus

Corporate Relations Committee

Oregon State University

Arun Rajgopal

Co-Chair - ASP2025 Organizing Committee, Corporate Relations Committee

Amway

Nandakumara Sarma

Assistant Treasurer (to 2028), Corporate Relations Committee

US Pharmacopeia (USP)

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Laura Stoll

ASP Business Manager, ASP2027 Meeting Planner, ASP2026 Meeting Planner, Communications Committee, Conference Committee, Corporate Relations Committee, Tellers Committee

The American Society of Pharmacognosy

International Relationships Committee

Chairs: Cindy Angerhofer, Stefan Gafner, Ik-Soo Lee

Cindy Angerhofer

President (2016-2017), Fellow (2020), Tyler Prize (2015), Co-Chair International Relationships, Honorary Member

Aveda

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Joe Betz

Past President (2025-2026), Tyler Prize (2013), International Relationships Committee

NIH Office of Dietary Supplements

Vanderlan da Silva Bolzani

International Relationships Committee

Sao Paulo State University - UNESP

Angela I. Calderón

International Relationships Committee, ASP2022 Organizing Committee

Auburn University

Esperanza Carcache de Blanco

International Relationships Committee, Fellow (2026)

The Ohio State University

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Mario Figueroa

International Relationships Committee

Universidad Nacional Autonoma de Mexico

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Stefan Gafner

Co-Chair International Relationships Committee, Chair ICNPR 2024 ASP Organizing Committee

American Botanical Council

Kuei-Hung Lai

International Relationships Committee

Taipei Medical University

Ik-Soo Lee

Co-Chair International Relationships Committee

Chonnam National University

Taifo Mahmud

Art Selection Committee, Chair, Suffness Award (2006), International Relationships Committee

Oregon State University

Liva Rakotondraibe

International Relationships Committee

The Ohio State University

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José Alberto Rivera-Chávez

International Relationships Committee

Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México (UNAM)