University Senate Roster 2023-2024

Parliamentarian - Allison Batts

Senate Officers

Department/Officers Name Rotation Year

Chair

Lisa Kensler

2024

Chair-elect

Lori Eckhardt

2024

Secretary

Linda Gibson-Young

2024

Secretary-elect

Jaena Alabi

2024

Immediate Past-Chair

Mark Carpenter

2024

Administration

Department/Officers Name Rotation Year

VP for Bus & Fin & CFO

Kelli Shomaker

2024

Dean, College of Agriculture

Paul Patterson

2024

Dean, Graduate School

George Flowers

2024

SVP for Student Affairs

Bobby Woodard

2024

Dean, College of Liberal Arts

Jason Hicks

2024

Dean, SG College of Engineering

Mario Eden

2024

Dean, COSAM

Ed Thomas

2024

VP of Enrollment Management

Joffrey Gaymon

2024

Dean, College of Veterinary Medicine 

Calvin Johnson

2024

Ex-Officio Members

Department/Officers Name Rotation Year

Provost

Vini Nathan

cont.

Dean of Libraries

Shali Zhang

cont.

SGA President

Jack Hilton

2025

GSC President

Esther Akinrinde

2025

Staff Council Chair

Kimberly McCadden

2024

A&P Assembly Chair

Josh Henderson

2024

Steering Committee

Evelyn Hunter

2024

Steering Committee

L. Octavia Tripp

2025

Steering Committee

Robert Cochran

2024

Steering Committee

J. Brian Anderson

2025

Senators by Department

Department/Officers Name Rotation Year

Accountancy

Xu (Joyce) Cheng

2026

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 [2nd]

2026

Architecture

Kevin Moore [2nd]

2026

Art

Lauren Woods

2025

Aviation

James Birdsong

2024

Biological Sciences

Rebecca Riggs

2026

Biosystems Engineering

David Blersch [2nd]

2026

Building Sciences

Jeff Kim

2026

Business Analytics and Information Systems

Regina Gramling

2025

Chemical Engineering

Elizabeth Lipke

2026

Chemistry

Wei Zhan [2nd]

2024

Civil Engineering

Joel Hayworth

2024

Communication and Journalism

Kevin Smith

2025

Computer Science & Software Engineering

Sanjeev Baskiyar

2026

Consumer & Design Sciences

Ann Presley

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

David Cicero

2026

Fisheries & Allied Aquaculture

Nathan Whelan [2nd]

2026

Forestry & Wildlife Science

Robert Gitzen

2024

Geology & Geography

David King

2024

Health Outcomes and Research Policy

Jan Kavvookjian

2026

History

Zachary Schulz

2024

Horticulture

Elina Coneva

2025

Human Development & Family Studies

Diana Samek

2026

Hospitality Mgmt.

Clark Danderson

2025

Industrial Design

David Smith

2026

Industrial and Systems Engineering

Rich Sesek [2nd]

2025

Kinesiology

Christopher "Brooks" Mobley

2025

Library

Kasia Leousis [2nd]

2026

Management and Entrepreneurship

Liesl Wesson

2025

Marketing

Jeremy Wolter [2nd]

2025

Mathematics and Statistics

Hans Werner van Wyk [2nd]

2025

Mechanical Engineering

Sabit Adanur [2nd]

2026

Music 

Lee Johnson

2025

Nursing

Chris Martin

2024

Nutritional Sciences.

Kevin Huggins

2025

Outreach

David Mixson [2nd]

2024

Pathobiology

Peter Christopherson [2nd]

2024

Pharmacy Practice

Lena McDowell

2024

Philosophy

David Miller

2026

Physics

Luca Guazzotto [2nd]

2026

Political Science

Jonathan (Jon) Fisk

2024

Poultry Science

Amit Morey

2025

Psychology

Alejandro A. Lazarte

2024

Special Ed. Rehabilitation Counseling/School Psych

Latifat Cabirou

2024

Speech Language and Hearing Sciences

Gregory Spray

2024

Supply Chain Management

David Strickland

2024

ROTC Air Force

LTC Michael Quinn

2024

ROTC Army

LTC, Laura Pangallo Fryar

2025

ROTC Naval

Captain, Michael Witherspoon

2026

Socio/Anthro/Social Work

Danilea Werner

2026

Theatre and Dance

Adrienne Wilson

2026

Veterinary Clinical Sciences

Robert Cole [2nd]

2024

World Languages & Literatures

Kerri Munoz

2026