Senate Members
The Faculty Senate requires 45 out of 88 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
Amy Naugle, President
Arts and Sciences
C. Dennis Simpson, Vice President
Health and Human Services
Decker Hains, Parliamentarian
Osama Abudayyeh, Director
Engineering
Kimberly Buchholz, Director
Fine Arts
Anthony DeFulio, Director
Arts and Sciences
Kieran Fogarty, Director
Health and Human Services
Janet Hahn, Director
Health and Human Services
David Rudge, Director
Arts and Sciences
Laura Teichert, Director
Education and Human Development
Departmental Representatives
Amanda Remo (2026)
Accountancy
Joyce Kubiski (2026)
Art
Adriane Little (2028)
Art
Brian Jansen (2026)
Aviation Sciences
Geoffrey Lindenberg (2027)
Aviation Sciences
Todd Barkman (2026)
Biological Sciences
David Rudge (2028)
Biological Sciences
Robert Wall Emerson (2028)
Blindness and Low Vision Studies
Bidyut Hazarika (2028)
Business Information Systems
Julia Stachofsky (2026)
Business Information Systems
Alexandra Pekarovicova (2026)
Chemical and Paper Engineering
Andre Venter (2026)
Chemistry
Hexu Liu (2028)
Civil and Construction Engineering
Bryan Abendschein (2028)
Communication
Robert Makin (2027)
Computer Science
Glinda Rawls (2026)
Counselor Education and Counseling Psychology
Jean Kimmel (2028)
Economics
D. Eric Archer (2027)
Educational Leadership, Research and Technology
Wayne Stitt (2027)
Educational Leadership, Research and Technology
Dean Johnson (2026)
Electrical and Computer Engineering
Sam Ramrattan (2026)
Engineering Design, Manufacturing and Management Systems
Richard Katrovas (2027)
English
Scott Slawinski (2026)
English
Lisa DeChano-Cook (2026)
Environment, Geography, and Sustainability
Jou-Chen Chen (2026)
Family and Consumer Sciences
Onur Arugaslan (2026)
Finance and Commercial Law
Mine Dogan Diker (2027)
Geological and Environmental Sciences
Larry Simon (2026)
History
Michael Miller (2026)
Human Performance and Health Education
Troy Place (2026)
Industrial and Entrepreneurial Engineering and Engineering Management
Britt Hartenberger (2028)
Intercultural and Anthropological Studies
Janet Hahn (2027)
Interdisciplinary Health Programs
Marianne Swierenga (2026)
Libraries
Douglas Lepisto (2028)
Management
Scott Cowley (2028)
Marketing
Thomas Scannell (2026)
Marketing
Daniela Hernandez (2027)
Mathematics
Thayma Lutz (2028)
Mathematics
Peter Gustafson (2027)
Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
David Code (2028)
Music
Matthew Fries (2026)
Music
Trey Harris (2027)
Music
Elissa Allen (2027)
Nursing
Katharine Gross (2028)
Nursing
Kimberly Ganzevoort (2028)
Occupational Therapy
James Martin (2026)
Philosophy
Vacant (2027)
Physical Therapy
William Cimbalik (2028)
Physician Assistant
Clement Burns (2028)
Physics
Yuan-kang Wang (2028)
Political Science
Anthony DeFulio (2026)
Psychology
Daniela Schroeter (2026)
Public Affairs and Administration
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
Kathryn Thomsen (2026)
Theatre and Dance
Viviane Ruellot (2027)
World Languages and Literatures
Representatives-at-Large
Osama Abudayyeh (2027)
Civil and Construction Engineering
Pnina Ari-Gur (2027)
Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
Patrick Bennett (2027)
Mathematics
Wanda Hadley (2026)
Education Leadership, Research, and Technology
Mustafa Mirzeler (2026)
English
Andrew Wyman (2026)
Engineering Design, Manufacturing and Management
Vacant (2028)
Vacant (2028)
Vacant (2028)
Ex Officio (all past presidents are also ex officio)
Edward Montgomery
President
Chris Cheatham
Interim Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs
Jessica Cataldo, Chair
Academic and Information Technology Council
LuMarie Guth, Chair
Campus Planning and Finance Council
Marcellis Zondag, Chair
Graduate Studies Council
Bradford Dennis, Chair
International Education Council
Lofton Durham, Chair
Research and Creative Activities Council
Bret Wagner, Chair
Undergraduate Studies Council
Presidential Appointees
Diane Anderson (2026)
Vice President for Student Affairs
Remzi Seker (2026)
Vice President for Research and Innovation
Jan Van Der Kley (2026)
Vice President for Business and Finance
Emeriti Representatives
John Jellies (2028)
Biological Sciences
Mary Lagerwey (2027)
Nursing
Lester Wright (2026)
Psychology
Past Presidents
Marilyn Kritzman
Communication
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