Senate Members
The Faculty Senate requires 47 out of 92 voting members to be in attendance to establish quorum, as long as there are no Vacant seats, any Vacant seat(s) should be removed from the voting member total so that one more than half of the new total is needed for quorum. (*indicates a non-voting member)
Executive Board Officers
Janet Hahn, President
Health and Human Services
David Rudge, Vice President
Arts and Sciences
Amy Naugle, Immediate Past President
Arts and Sciences
Matthew Dumican, Director
Health and Human Services
Lofton Durham, Director
Fine Arts
Wanda Hadley, Director
Education and Human Development
Decker Hains, Director and Parliamentarian
Business
Daniela Schroeter, Director
Arts and Sciences
David Szabla, Director
Education and Human Development
Laura Teichert, Director
Education and Human Development
Andre Venter, Director
Arts and Sciences
Departmental Representatives
Sunday Speer (2029)
Accountancy
Yuanliang Sun (2028)
Art
Patricia Villalobos Echeverria (2029)
Art
Geoffrey Lindenberg (2027)
Aviation Sciences
Nicholas Rowe (2029)
Aviation Sciences
Todd Barkman (2029)
Biological Sciences
David Rudge (2028)
Biological Sciences
Robert Wall Emerson (2028)
Blindness and Low Vision Studies
Bidyut Hazarika (2028)
Business Information Systems
Jiahe Song (2029)
Business Information Systems
Priyanka Sharma (2029)
Chemical and Paper Engineering
Andre Venter (2029)
Chemistry
Hexu Liu (2028)
Civil and Construction Engineering
Bryan Abendschein (2028)
Communication
Robert Makin (2027)
Computer Science
Stephanie Burns (2029)
Counselor Education and Counseling Psychology
Jean Kimmel (2028)
Economics
Eric Archer (2027)
Educational Leadership, Research and Technology
Wayne Stitt (2027)
Educational Leadership, Research and Technology
Sandun Kuruppu (2029)
Electrical and Computer Engineering
Jorge Rodriquez (2029)
Engineering Design, Manufacturing and Management Systems
Richard Katrovas (2027)
English
Benjamin Ofori-Amoah (2029)
Environment, Geography, and Sustainability
Meghan Wilkinson (2029)
Family and Consumer Sciences
Onur Arugaslan (2029)
Finance and Commercial Law
Mine Dogan Diker (2027)
Geological and Environmental Sciences
Evan Kutzler (2029)
History
Carol Weideman (2029)
Human Performance and Health Education
Bob White (2029)
Industrial and Entrepreneurial Engineering and Engineering Management
Britt Hartenberger (2028)
Intercultural and Anthropological Studies
Lori Gray (2026-27 academic year substitute for Janet Hahn) (2027)
Interdisciplinary Health Programs
Marianne Swierenga (2029)
Libraries
Douglas Lepisto (2028)
Management
Scott Cowley (2028)
Marketing
Bret Wagner (2029)
Marketing
Daniela Hernandez (2027)
Mathematics
Thayma Lutz (2028)
Mathematics
Peter Gustafson (2027)
Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
Jacob Berglin (2028)
Music
Trey Harris (2027)
Music
Rhea Olivacce (2029)
Music
Elissa Allen (2027)
Nursing
Katharine Gross (2028)
Nursing
Kimberly Ganzevoort (2028)
Occupational Therapy
James Martin (2029)
Philosophy
Daren Webb (2027)
Physical Therapy
William Cimbalik (2028)
Physician Assistant
Clement Burns (2028)
Physics
Yuan-kang Wang (2028)
Political Science
Anthony DeFulio (2029)
Psychology
Diane Riggs (2027)
Religion and Cultures (World)
Patrick Hanlin (2028)
Sindecuse Health Center Counseling Services
Mioara Diaconu (2028)
Social Work
Vyacheslav Karpov (2027)
Sociology
Antonio Isea (2027)
Spanish
Laura Teichert (2027)
Special Education and Literacy Studies
Matthew Dumican (2027)
Speech, Language and Hearing Sciences
Joshua Naranjo (2028)
Statistics
Marcia Fetters (2027)
Teaching, Learning and Educational Studies
Jeffrey Jones (2028)
Teaching, Learning and Educational Studies
Lofton Durham (2029)
Theatre and Dance
Viviane Ruellot (2027)
World Languages and Literature
Representatives-at-Large
Osama Abudayyeh (2027)
Civil and Construction Engineering
Pnina Ari-Gur (2027)
Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
Patrick Bennett (2027)
Mathematics
Wanda Hadley (2029)
Education Leadership, Research, and Technology
Decker Hains (2028)
Management
Nathan Lisak (2028)
Aviation
Jes Lopez (2029)
Aviation
Mustafa Mirzeler (2029)
English
VACANT (2028)
Ex Officio (all past presidents are also ex officio)
Russ Kavalhuna
President
Chris Cheatham
Interim Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs
Vacant, Chair
Academic and Information Technology Council
Vacant, Chair
Campus Planning and Finance Council
Vacant, Chair
Graduate Studies Council
Vacant, Chair
International Education Council
Vacant, Chair
Research and Creative Activities Council
Vacant, Chair
Undergraduate Studies Council
Presidential Appointees
Diane Anderson (2027)
Vice President for Student Affairs
Remzi Seker (2027)
Vice President for Research and Innovation
Jan Van Der Kley (2027)
Vice President for Business and Finance
Emeriti Representatives
John Jellies (2028)
Biological Sciences
Mary Lagerwey (2027)
Nursing
Lester Wright (2029)
Psychology
Past Presidents
William Rantz
Aviation
C. Dennis Simpson
School of Interdisciplinary Health Programs
Sarah Summy
Special Education and Literacy Studies
Suzan Smith-Ayers
Family and Consumer Sciences