University Senate Roster 2022-2023

Parliamentarian - N/A

Senate Officers

Department/Officers Name Rotation Year

Chair

Mark Carpenter

2023

Chair-elect

Lisa Kensler

2023

Secretary

L. (Octavia) Tripp

2023

Secretary-elect

Linda Gibson-Young

2023

Immediate Past-Chair

Daniel Svyantek

2023

Administration

Department/Officers Name Rotation Year

VP for Bus & Fin & CFO

Kelli Shomaker

2023

Dean, College of Agriculture

Paul Patterson

2023

Dean, Graduate School

George Flowers

2023

SVP for Student Affairs

Bobby Woodard

2023

Dean, College of Education

Jeffrey Fairbrother

2023

Dean, College of Forestry, Wildlife, and the Environment

Janaki Alavalapati

2023

VP for Research

James Wehenmeyer

2023

Dean, College of Nursing

Greg Newschwander

2023

Dean, College of Veterinary Medicine 

Calvin Johnson

2023

Ex-Officio Members

Department/Officers Name Rotation Year

Provost

Vini Nathan

cont.

Dean of Libraries

Shali Zhang

cont.

SGA President

John David Jones

2024

GSC President

Soolim Jeong

2024

Staff Council Chair

Ashley Reid

2023

A&P Assembly Chair

Clint Lovelace

2023

Steering Committee

Evelyn Hunter

2024

Steering Committee

Danilea Werner

2023

Steering Committee

Robert Cochran

2023

Steering Committee

Robert Norton

2023

Senators by Department

Department/Officers Name Rotation Year

Accountancy

Elizabeth (Lisa) Miller [2nd]

2023

Aerospace Engineering

Roy Hartfield

2024

Agricultural Economics & Rural Sociology

Valentina Hartarska [2nd]

2024

ACES

Mary (Molly) Gregg [2nd]

2024

Animal Sciences

Jacek Wower [2nd]

2024

Anatomy, Physiology & Pharmacology

Vinicia Biancardi

2023

Architecture

Kevin Moore

2023

Art

Lauren Woods

2025

Aviation

James Birdsong

2024

Biological Sciences

Anthony Moss [2nd]

2023

Biosystems Engineering

David Blersch

2023

Building Sciences

Mark Tatum [2nd]

2023

Business Analytics and Information Systems

Regina Gramling

2025

Chemical Engineering

Bryan Beckingham [2nd]

2023

Chemistry

Wei Zhan [2nd]

2024

Civil Engineering

J. Brian Anderson [2nd]

2024

Communication and Journalism

Kevin Smith

2025

Computer Science & Software Engineering

Sanjeev Baskiya

2023

Consumer & Design Sciences

Peter Weber

2024

Crop, Soil, and Environmental Sciences

David Han [2nd]

2025

Curriculum & Teaching

Christine (Chris) Schnittka

2024

Drug Discovery and Devlopment

Murali Dhanasekaran

2025

Economics

Lilana Stern

2024

Educational Foundations, Leadership & Technology

Andrew Pendola

2024

Electrical & Computer Engineering

Michael Baginski

2024

English

Sunny Stalter-Pace

2025

Entomology & Plant Pathology

John Beckmann

2024

Finance

Damion McIntosh

2023

Fisheries & Allied Aquaculture

Nathan Whelan

2023

Forestry & Wildlife Science

Zhaofei (Joseph) Fan

2024

Geology & Geography

David King

2024

Health Outcomes and Research Policy

Kimberly Garza [2nd]

2023

History

Zachary Schulz

2024

Horticulture

Elina Coneva

2025

Human Development & Family Studies

Diana Samek

2023

Industrial Design

Ben Bush

2023

Industrial and Systems Engineering

Rich Sesek [2nd]

2025

Kinesiology

Christopher "Brooks" Mobley

2025

Library

Kasia Leousis

2023

Management and Entrepreneurship

Liesl Wesson

2025

Marketing

Jeremy Wolter [2nd]

2025

Mathematics and Statistics

Hans Werner van Wyk [2nd]

2025

Mechanical Engineering

Sabit Adanur

2023

Music 

Lee Johnson

2025

Nursing

Chris Martin

2024

Nutrition, Dietetics, & Hospitality Mgmt.

Clark Danderson

2025

Outreach

David Mixson [2nd]

2024

Pathobiology

Peter Christopherson [2nd]

2024

Pharmacy Practice

Lena McDowell

2024

Philosophy

Jennifer Lockhart

2023

Physics

Luca Guazzotto

2023

Political Science

Peter White

2024

Poultry Science

Amit Morey

2025

Psychology

Alejandro A. Lazarte

2024

Special Ed. Rehabilitation Counseling/School Psych

Rebecca Curtis

2024

Speech Language and Hearing Sciences

Laura Plexico

2024

Supply Chain Management

David Strickland

2024

ROTC Air Force

LTC Michael Quinn

2024

ROTC Army

LTC, Laura Pangallo Fryar

2025

ROTC Naval

Captain, Matthew Roberts

2023

Socio/Anthro/Social Work

Janice Clifford

2023

Theatre and Dance

Adrienne Wilson

2023

Veterinary Clinical Sciences

Robert Cole [2nd]

2024

World Languages & Literatures

Zachary Zuwiyya [2nd]

2023