Committee Rosters
2026-2027 Committee Rosters
This roster will be approved by the Senate at the first meeting of the year but is subject to minor changes throughout the year. Specific student members will be added early in the fall semester.
Table of Contents:
Athletics | Budget and Economic Status | Course Learning Evaluations | Faculty Administrative Relations Committee | Faculty Awards | Faculty Grants | Faculty Handbook | Faculty Rating of Administration | Faculty Senate Executive Committee | General Education | Grade Appeals | Learning Environment | Non-Tenure Track Faculty | Student Media Board | Undergraduate Academic Standards | Undergraduate Admissions | Undergraduate Curriculum | Undergraduate Petitions
Athletics
| Chair | Jason | Gordon | Tenure-track | CHEPS |
| Gretchen | Potts | Tenured | CAS | |
| Michael | Thompson | Tenured | CAS | |
| Endia | Butler | Lecturer | RCOB | |
| Donald | Reising | Tenured | CECS | |
| Allen | Pratt | Director of Strategic Partnerships | CHEPS | |
| Manjot | Bhussar | Tenure-track | RCOB | |
| Gary | Wilkerson | Tenured | CHEPS | |
| Spencer | Usrey | Tenured | RCOB | |
| Karissa | Peyer | Tenured | CHEPS | |
| Jennifer | Hogg | Tenured | CHEPS | |
| Roger | Nichols | Tenured | CAS | |
| Dan | Luo | Tenure-track | RCOB | |
| Derek | Liuzzo | Tenured | CHEPS |
two students
Chancellor's representative (ex officio)
Diana Fryar (ex officio)
Provost's Designee (ex officio)
Mark Wharton (ex officio)
Jason Lyon (ex officio)
Valerie Rutledge (ex officio)
Budget and Economic Status
| Chair | Deborah | McAllister | Tenured | CHEPS |
| Titus | Albu | Tenured | CAS | |
| Nancy | Fell | Tenured | CHEPS | |
| Chang | Phuong | Associate Lecturer | CECS | |
| Katie | Gohn | Tenured | Library | |
| K. E. | Taylor | Tenure-track | CAS | |
| Annie | Tracy Samuel | Tenured | CAS | |
| Hunter | Holzhauer | Tenured | RCOB | |
| Randy | Evans | Tenured | RCOB | |
| Sami | Dakhlia | Tenured | RCOB | |
| John | Trussel | Tenured | RCOB | |
| Emma | McDonnell | Tenure-track | CAS | |
| Justin | Wymer | Tenure-track | CAS | |
| Phillip | Lewis | Tenured | CAS | |
| Vahid | Disfani | Tenured | CECS | |
| Laura | McKinney | Tenure-track | Nursing |
Provost's designee (ex officio)
Course Learning Evaluations
| Chair | Chandra | Ward | Tenured | CAS |
| Lorri | Merchant | Tenure-track | CHEPS | |
| Todd | Dockery | Lecturer | RCOB | |
| Stephanie | Eton | Associate Professor of Practice | CHEPS | |
| Annaka | Clement | Tenure-track | CAS | |
| Xiunan | Wang | Tenure-track | CAS | |
| Chandler | Harriss | Tenured | CAS | |
| Ian | Dunkle | Tenure-track | CAS | |
| Mohammad | Mahtabi | Tenured | CECS | |
| Jannatul | Ferdoush | Tenure-track | CAS | |
| Chapel | Cowden | Tenured | Library | |
| Jason | Peter | Tenure-track | Nursing | |
| Lisa | Bellino | Visiting Lecturer | CAS | |
| Nominanda | Barbosa | Senior Lecturer | CAS | |
| Todd | Dockery | Lecturer | RCOB |
two students
Cindy Williamson (ex officio)
Victoria Bryan (ex officio)
Faculty Administrative Relations Committee
See responsibilities, membership, voting, and process in the Faculty Handbook, Chapter 5, Section V.
Joanie Sompayrac, RCOB (year 3)
Kenyon Wilson, CAS (year 3)
Michelle Deardorff, CAS (year 2)
Chapel Cowden, Library (year 2)
TBD (year 1)
TBD (year 1)
Faculty Awards
| Chair | Andrea | Neely | Tenured | RCOB |
| Trevor | Elliott | Tenured | CECS | |
| Sarah | Kantor | Tenured | Library | |
| Brandon | Bouchillon | Tenured | CAS | |
| Ruth | Walker | Tenured | CAS | |
| Sheena | Murray | Tenure-track | RCOB | |
| Betsy | Myers | Tenured | CHEPS | |
| Venkateswara | Kode | Tenure-track | CECS | |
| Angel | Collier | Tenured | Nursing | |
| Hannah | Barger | Lecturer | Nursing | |
| Molly | Copeland | Tenure-track | Library | |
| Mbakisya | Onyango | Tenured | CECS | |
| Jennifer | Lynberg | Tenure-track | CHEPS |
Provost's designee (ex officio)
Faculty Grants
| Chair | Tatiana | Allen | Tenured | CAS |
| Marissa | McElrone | Tenure-track | CHEPS | |
| Laurie | Allen | Professor of Practice | CAS | |
| Sarah | Hathcock | Tenure-track | CHEPS | |
| Levi | Fleming | Tenured | Library | |
| Anne | Swedberg | Tenured | CASE | |
| Samantha | Freeman | Tenure-track | Library | |
| Amy | Doolittle | Tenured | CHEPS | |
| Lingju | Kong | Tenured | CAS | |
| David | Aborn | Tenured | CAS | |
| Susan | Eckelmann | Tenured | CAS | |
| Katelyn | Hancock | Tenure-track | CAS | |
| John | Lee | Tenured | CAS | |
| Meagan | Oslund | Assistant Professor of Practice | Nursing | |
| Zakia | Tasnim | Lecturer | CECS | |
| Serkan | Varol | Tenured | CECS | |
| Nilesh | Sah | Tenured | RCOB |
Provost's designee (ex officio)
Mina Sartipi (ex officio)
Ethan Carver (ex officio)
Victoria Bryan (ex officio)
Faculty Handbook Committee
| Chair & FS VP | Al | Salatka | Tenure-track | Library |
| Christi | Wann | Tenured | RCOB | |
| Max | Jordon | Tenured | CHEPS | |
| John | Zibluk | Tenured | CAS | |
| Tahmina | Shirmeen | Lecturer | CAS | |
| Roland | Howell | Lecturer | CECS | |
| Bo | Baker | Tenured | Library |
Yousef Hamadeh
Provost's designee (ex officio)
Faculty Rating of Administration
| Chair | Philip | Roundy | Tenured | RCOB |
| David | Levine | Tenured | CHEPS | |
| Mark | Mendenhall | Tenured | RCOB | |
| Hope | Klug | Tenured | CAS | |
| Emma | Hoffbauer | Tenure-track | CAS | |
| Brendan | Gressel | Lecturer | CECS | |
| Lucy | Schultz | Tenure-track | CAS | |
| Erika | Schafer | Tenured | CAS | |
| Carolyn | Runyon | Tenured | Library | |
| Guisen | Xue | Tenure-track | RCOB |
two students
Cindy Williamson (ex officio)
Faculty Senate Executive Committee
President: Sarah Einstein, CAS
President-Elect: Hannah Wakefield, CAS
Past President: Beth Crawford, CHEPS
Vice President: Al Salatka, Library
Secretary: Edward Brudney, CAS
Lori Mann Bruce (ex officio)
Provost's designee (ex officio)
Brent Goldberg (ex officio)
Cheryl Montgomery (ex officio)
Parliamentarian: Max Jordon, CHEPS (ex officio)
General Education
| Chair | Jenn | Stewart | Tenured | CAS |
| Caitlin | Jarvis | Visiting Lecturer | CAS | |
| Andrew | Akridge | Clinical Assistant Professor | CHEPS | |
| Aaron | Davidson | Tenure-track | CAS | |
| Brandee | Strickland | Associate Lecturer | CAS | |
| Mark | Houston | Tenure-track | CAS | |
| John | Gordon | Associate Lecturer | CAS | |
| Ethan | Mills | Tenured | CAS | |
| Victoria | Norwood | Lecturer | CHEPS | |
| Emily | Thompson | Tenured | Library | |
| Mark | Johnson | Tenure-track | CAS |
Provost's designee (ex officio)
Walker Center designee (ex officio)
Registrar (ex officio)
Grade Appeals
| Chair | Thomas | Balazs | Tenured | CAS |
| Boris | Belinskiy | Tenured | CAS | |
| Steven | Shelton | Tenured | Library | |
| Kylie | Williamson | Tenure-track | CAS | |
| Adam | Wolcott | Associate Lecturer | RCOB | |
| Jose-Luis | Gastanaga | Tenured | CAS | |
| Brian | Ribeiro | Tenured | CAS | |
| Matthew | Guy | Tenured | CAS | |
| Kris | Whorton | Senior Lecturer | CAS | |
| Kristen | Singletary | Clinical Associate Professor | Nursing |
Learning Environment
| Chair | Kristen | Black | Tenured | CAS |
| Jennifer | Beech | Tenured | CAS | |
| Derron | Bishop | Tenure-track | RCOB | |
| Suzanne | Ridge | Tenure-track | CHEPS | |
| Jennifer | Taylor | Tenure-track | CAS | |
| Youngeun | Lee | Tenure-track | CHEPS | |
| Charlotte | Moser | Tenure-track | CAS | |
| Bethany | Womack | Tenured | CHEPS | |
| Michael | Samuel | Tenure-track | CAS | |
| Ashlynne | Ludwig | Tenure-track | CAS | |
| Hemangi | Mavadiya | Tenure-track | CHEPS | |
| Steven | Shelton | Tenured | Library | |
| Amy | Brock-Hon | Tenured | CAS | |
| Taylor | Kozell | Assistant Professor of Practice | CHEPS | |
| Timothy | Gaudin | Tenured | CAS | |
| Nur | Sisworahardjo | Tenured | CECS |
two students
Registrar or designee (ex officio)
Dean of the Library designee (ex officio)
Walker Center designee (ex officio)
Center for Student Accessibility designee (ex officio)
IT designee (ex officio)
Provost's designee (ex officio)
Non-Tenure-Track Faculty
| Chair | RJ | Groh | Associate Lecturer | CAS |
| Mark | Kozak | Lecturer | RCOB | |
| Elise | Chapman | Associate Lecturer | CAS | |
| Monica | Miles | Associate Lecturer | CAS | |
| Matthew | Evans | Senior Lecturer | CAS | |
| Alex | Quinlan | Associate Lecturer | CAS | |
| Joshua | Parks | Senior Lecturer | CAS | |
| Julie | Legg | Clinical Associate Professor | CHEPS | |
| Monireh | Rahmati | Lecturer | RCOB | |
| Joshua | Hodge | Associate Lecturer | CAS | |
| Elizabeth | Pearce | Associate Lecturer | CAS | |
| Lindsay | Godin | Lecturer | CAS | |
| Susan | Thul | Nursing | ||
| Chang | Phuong | Associate Lecturer | CECS |
Provost's designee (ex officio)
Student Media Board
| Chair | Rik | Hunter | Tenured | CAS |
| John | Zibluk | Tenured | CAS | |
| Shane | Ward | Tenure-track | CAS | |
| Alexandra | Miller-Long | Tenure-track | CAS |
four students
Vice Chancellor for Student Affairs (ex officio)
Dean of Students (ex officio)
Associate Vice Chancellor for Advancement designee (ex officio)
Associate Vice Chancellor for Communications and Marketing designee (ex officio)
two alumni
Editors and Advisors (ex officio)
Undergraduate Academic Standards
| Chair | Tina | Benkiser | Senior Lecturer | RCOB |
| Beth | Crawford | Tenured | CHEPS | |
| Priscilla | Simms-Roberson | Tenured | CHEPS | |
| Edmund | Baffoe-Twum | Tenure-track | CECS | |
| Lynn | Purkey | Tenured | CAS | |
| Christopher | Horne | Tenured | CAS | |
| Amie | Haun | Senior Lecturer | RCOB | |
| Trevor | Thomas | Lecturer | CAS | |
| Carolyn | Padalino | Associate Professor of Practice | CHEPS | |
| Brian | Rogers | Tenured | Library | |
| Kirsten | Green | Lecturer | CAS | |
| Chelsea | McAmis | Visiting Lecturer | CAS |
two students
Provost's designee (ex officio)
Registrar (ex officio)
designee from the Honors College (ex officio)
Undergraduate Admissions
| Chair | Aaron | Shaheen | Tenured | CAS |
| Thomas | Lyons | Tenured | RCOB | |
| Stephanie | Lewis | Lecturer | CHEPS | |
| Nur | Sisworahardjo | Tenured | CECS | |
| Chandra | Ward | Tenured | CAS | |
| Han | Park | Tenured | CAS | |
| Krysta | Murillo | Tenured | CHEPS | |
| Zakia | Tasnim | Lecturer | CECS | |
| Christi | Denton | Tenure-track | Nursing | |
| Michael | Standard | Tenure-track | Library | |
| Jisook | Kim | Tenured | CAS |
one student
Provost's designee (ex officio)
Director of Admissions (ex officio)
Registrar (ex officio)
Undergraduate Curriculum
| Chair | Lane | Wilkinson | Tenured | Library |
| Sybil | Baker | Tenured | CAS | |
| Chris | Vidmar | Tenure-track | CAS | |
| David | Locander | Tenured | RCOB | |
| Ashleigh | Pipes | Assistant Professor | CHEPS | |
| Stephanie | Brennan | Lecturer | CHEPS | |
| Joanie | Sompayrac | Tenured | RCOB | |
| Nagwan | Zahry | Tenured | CAS | |
| Joshua | Davies | Tenured | CAS | |
| Daniel | Milan | Tenure-track | CAS | |
| Jason | Miller | Tenure-track | CAS | |
| Keani | King | Tenure-track | Library | |
| Brooke | Epperson | Tenure-track | Nursing | |
| Greg | Millican | Lecturer | CAS | |
| Lynette | Carlson | Tenured | CHEPS | |
| Edmund | Baffoe-Twum | Tenure-track | CECS | |
| Bryan | Strickland | Lecturer | CECS |
two students
Provost's designee (ex officio)
Registrar designee (ex officio)
Library Head of Collections designee (ex officio)
Undergraduate Petitions
| Chair | Tammy | Garland | Tenured | CAS |
| Drew | Schurr | Tenured | Library | |
| Christopher | Hansen | Tenured | CHEPS | |
| Debbie | Troutman-Cantrell | Senior Lecturer | CHEPS | |
| Karen | McGuffee | Tenured | CAS | |
| Devori | Kimbro | Associate Lecturer | CAS | |
| Harlee | Milligan | Clinical Associate Professor | CHEPS | |
| Heath | Schultz | Associate Professor | CAS | |
| Warren | McEwen | Associate Lecturer | RCOB | |
| Abrha | Wolday | Tenure-track | CECS | |
| Matthew | Kosuta | Associate Lecturer | CAS |
one student
Vice Chancellor for Student Development (ex officio)
Dean of Students (ex officio)
Registrar designee (ex officio)