Meet the Senate Members

• Senate Officers
  • • John Whitcomb, 2020-2021 President
    • Thompson Mefford, 2020-2021 Vice President/President-Elect
    • Krista Oldham, 2020-2021 Secretary

• Senate Committee Chairs
  • • John Whitcomb, Executive Committee Chair
    • John Whitcomb, Advisory Committee Chair
    • Andrew Pyle, Finance and Infrastructure Committee Chair
    • Kristine Vernon, Policy Committee Chair
    • Patrick Warren, Research Committee Chair
    • Tim Brown, Welfare Committee Chair
    • Betty Baldwin, Scholastic Policies Committee Chair

Senate Membership by College

• College of Agriculture, Forestry and Life Sciences
  • • Juan Carlos Melgar, Plant and Environmental Sciences (Lead Senator) (2023)
    • Raghupathy (Karthi) Karthikeyan, Agricultural Sciences (2023)
    • Kristine Vernon, Animal and Veterinary Science (2023)
• College of Architecture, Arts and Humanities
  • • Tim Brown, Architecture (Lead Senator) (2021)
    • Todd Anderson, Art (2022)
    • Luca Barattoni, Languages (2022)
    • David Blakesley, English (2022) 
    • Linda Li-Bleuel, Performing Arts (2022) 
    • Aga Skrodzka, English (2022)
    • Cameron Bushnell, English (Alternate) (2021)
    • David Franco, Architecture (Alternate) (2021)
• College of Behavioral, Social and Health Sciences
  • • John Whitcomb, Nursing (President) (2021)
    • Betty Baldwin, Parks Recreation and Tourism Management (2022)
    • Lauren Duffy, Parks Recreation and Tourism Management (2023)
    • Shirley Timmons, Nursing (2021)
    • Andrew Pyle, Communications (2022)
    • Kim Pickett, Nursing (Alternate) (2021)
    • Janice Withycombe, Nursing (Alternate) (2021) 
• College of Business
  • • Patrick Warren, Economics (Lead Senator) (2021)
    • Michael Giebelhausen, Marketing (2023)
    • Liam O'Hara, Graphic Communications (2023)
    • Angeline Scheinbaum, Marketing (2023)
    • Delancy Bennett, Marketing (Alternate) (2021)
    • Larry Fredendall, Management (Alternate) (2021)
• College of Education
  • • David Scott, Education and Human Development (Lead Senator) (2023)
    • Antonis Katsiyannis, Education and Human Development (2023)
    • Meihua Qian, Education and Human Development (Alternate) (2021)
    • TBD,  (Alternate) (2021)
• College of Engineering, Computing and Applied Sciences
  • • Thompson Mefford, Materials Science and Engineering (Vice President) (2022)
    • Brian Powell, Environmental Engineering and Earth Sciences (2022)
    • Zhi (Bruce) Gao, Bioengineering (2022)
    • Karen High, Engineering and Science Education (2021)
    • Feng Luo, School of Computing (2023)
    • Jiro Nagatomi, Bioengineering (2021)
    • Lindsay Shuller-Nickles, Environmental Engineering and Earth Sciences (2023)
    • Yongqiang Wang, Electrical and Computer Engineering (2023)
    • Nigel Kaye, Civil Engineering (Alternate) (2021)
    • Nadarajah (Ravi) Ravichandran, Civil Engineering (Alternate) (2021)
• College of Science
  • • Hugo Sanabria, Physics and Astronomy (Lead Senator) (2023)
    • Andrew Brown, Mathematical and Statistical Sciences (2023)
    • Neil Calkin, Mathematical and Statistical Sciences (2021)
    • Svetlana Poznanovikj, Mathematical and Statistical Sciences (2023)
    • Daniel Whitehead, Chemistry (2022)
    • William (Bill) Marcotte Jr., Genetics and Biochemistry (Alternate) (2021)
    • Matthew Turnbull, Genetics and Biochemistry (Alternate) (2021)
• University Libraries
  • • Krista Oldham, University Archives (Secretary) (2022) 
    • Megan Palmer, University Libraries (Alternate) (2021)

Delegate Membership by College (terms August 1, 2020-July 31, 2021)

• College of Agriculture, Forestry and Life College of Sciences
  • • Pat Marcondes, Food, Nutrition & Packaging Science
      
• College of Architecture, Arts and Humanities
  • • Eric Lapin, Performing Arts
    • Clarissa Mendez, Architecture
    • Joey Manson, Art
• College of Behavioral, Social and Health Sciences
  • • Alyssa Davis, Communication Studies
    • Jennifer Holland, Sociology
• College of Business
  • • Jim Liddle, Management 
    • K. Scott Toussaint, Accounting
• College of Education
  • • Mike Godfrey Athletic Leadership
• College of Engineering, Computing and Applied Sciences
  • • Steven Brandon, General Engineering 
    • Minory Nammouz, Environmental Engineering and Earth Science
    • Chris Norfolk, Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering
• College of Science
  • • Tania Houjeiry, Chemistry
    • Amy Pope, Physics & Astronomy
    • Kristi Whitehead, Biological Sciences

Senate Membership by Committees

• Executive Committee
  • • John Whitcomb, College of Behavioral, Social and Health Sciences, President/Chair
    • Thompson Mefford, College of Engineering, Computing, and Applied Sciences, Vice President/President-Elect
    • Krista Oldham, University Libraries, Secretary
    • Andrew Pyle, College of Behavioral, Social and Health Sciences, Finance and Infrastructure Committee Chair
    • Kristine Vernon, Agriculture, Forestry and Life Sciences, Policy Committee Chair
    • Betty Baldwin, College of Behavioral, Social and Health Sciences, Scholastic Policies Chair
    • Patrick Warren, College of Business, Research Committee Chair
    • Tim Brown, College of Behavioral, Social and Health Sciences, Welfare Committee Chair
• Advisory Committee
  • • John Whitcomb, College of Behavioral, Social and Health Sciences, President/Chair
    • Thompson Mefford, College of Engineering, Computing and Applied Sciences, Vice President/President-Elect
    • Krista Oldham, University Libraries, Secretary/Lead Senator
    • Danny Weathers, College of Business Immediate Past Faculty Senate President 
    • Joseph Ryan, College of Education, Faculty Representative to the Board of Trustees
    • Juan Carlos Melgar, College of Agriculture, Forestry and Life Sciences, Lead Senator
    • Raghupathy (Karthi) Karthikeyan, College of Agriculture, Forestry and Life Sciences, Senator
    • Tim Brown, College of Architecture, Arts and Humanities, Lead Senator
    • TBD, College of Architecture, Arts and Humanities, Senator
    • Betty Baldwin, College of Behavioral, Social and Health Sciences, Lead Senator
    • Andrew Pyle, College of Behavioral, Social and Health Sciences, Senator
    • Patrick Warren, College of Business, Lead Senator
    • Angeline Scheinbaum, College of Business, Senator
    • David Scott, College of Education, Lead Senator
    • Antonis Katsiyannis, College of Education, Senator
    • Brian Powell, College of Engineering, Computing and Applied Sciences, Lead Senator
    • Jiro Nagatomi, College of Engineering, Computing and Applied Sciences, Senator
    • Hugo Sanabria, College of Science, Lead Senator
    • Neil Calkin, College of Science, Senator
    • Krista Oldham, University Libraries, Lead Senator
    • Mary Beth Kurz, Faculty Manual Consultant
• Finance and Infrastructure Committee
  • • Andrew Pyle, College of Behavioral, Social and Health Sciences, Chair
    • Luca Barattoni, College of Architecture, Arts and Humanities 
    • Neil Calkin, College of Science
    • Zhi (Bruce) Gao, College of Engineering, Computing and Applied Sciences
    • Michael Giebelhausen, College of Business
    • Raghupathy (Karthi) Karthikeyan, College of Agriculture, Forestry and Life Sciences
    • Jim Liddle, College of Business
    • Feng Luo, College of Engineering, Computing and Applied Sciences 
    • Megan Palmer, University Libraries
• Policy Committee
  • • Kristine Vernon, College of Agriculture, Forestry and Life Sciences, Chair
    • Heather Brooker, College of Education
    • Andrew Brown, College of Science
    • Lauren Duffy, College of Behavioral, Social and Health Sciences
    • Tania Houjeiry, College of Science
    • Antonis Katsiyannis, College of Education
    • William (Bill) Marcotte Jr., College of Science
    • Thompson Mefford, College of Engineering, Computing and Applied Sciences
    • Krista Oldham, Libraries
    • Shirley Timmons, College of Behavioral, Social and Health Sciences 
    • Mary Beth Kurz, Faculty Manual Consultant (Ex-Officio)
• Research Committee
  • • Patrick Warren, College of Business, Chair
    • Juan Carlos Melgar, College of Agriculture, Forestry and Life Sciences
    • Kim Pickett, College of Behavioral, Social and Health Sciences
    • Brian Powell, College of Engineering, Computing and Applied Sciences
    • Angeline Scheinbaum, College of Business
    • Aga Skrodzka, College of Architecture, Arts and Humanities
    • Daniel Whitehead, College of Science 
    • Janice Withycombe, College of Behavioral, Social and Health Sciences 
• Scholastic Policies Committee
  • • Betty Baldwin, College of Behavioral, Social and Health Sciences, Chair 
    • David Blakesley, College of Architecture, Arts and Humanities
    • Jennifer Holland, College of Behavioral, Social and Health Sciences
    • Eric Lapin, College of Architecture, Arts and Humanities
    • Linda Li-Bleuel, College of Architecture, Arts and Humanities
    • Richelle Miller Kleman, College of Agriculture, Forestry and Life Sciences
    • Christopher Norfolk, College of Engineering, Computing and Applied Sciences
    • Liam O'Hara, College of Business
    • Amy Pope, College of Science
    • Nadarajah (Ravi) Ravichandran, College of Engineering, Computing and Applied Sciences
    • Lindsay Shuller-Nickles, College of Engineering, Computing and Applied Sciences
    • Matthew Turnbull, College of Science
    • Yongqiang Wang, College of Engineering, Computing and Applied Sciences
• Welfare Committee
  • • Tim Brown, College of Architecture, Arts and Humanities, Chair
    • Todd Anderson, College of Architecture, Arts and Humanities
    • Karen High, College of Engineering, Computing and Applied Sciences
    • Nigel Kaye, College of Engineering, Computing and Applied Sciences
    • Clarissa Mendez, College of Arts, Architecture and Humanities
    • Jiro Nagatomi, College of Engineering, Computing and Applied Sciences
    • Svetlana Poznanovikj, College of Science
    • Meihua Qian, College of Education
    • Hugo Sanabria, College of Science
    • Kristi Whitehead, College of Business