Senate Membership

2024-2025 Faculty Senate Membership

*Senators elected to a second three-year term

**Caucus Chair

College of Agriculture and Life Sciences

Departmental Representatives

Department Senator Term Ending
Ag Ed & Studies
May 2026
Ag & Biosystems Engr
May 2025
Agronomy
May 2025
Animal Science
May 2027
Biochem, Biophys, & Molec Bio Yeon-Kyun Shin May 2025
Genetics Dev & Cell Biology
May 2025
Horticulture
May 2027
Natural Resource Ecology & Mgmt
May 2026
Plant Pathology & Microbiology
May 2027
Sociology
David PetersMay 2025

At-Large Representatives

Department Senator Term Ending
Animal Science
Elizabeth Bobeck
 
May 2027
Ag & Biosytems Engr
May 2026
Animal Science
May 2026
Plant Pathology
**Gary Munkvold
 
May 2025

 

College of Business

Departmental Representatives

Department Senator Term Ending
Accounting
Yonghong Jia
May 2026
Finance
May 2026
Info Systems & Bus AnalyticsTony Townsend*May 2025
Management
 
 
MarketingHuifang MaoMay 2025
Supply Chain Management
Meltem Denizel
 
May 2025

At-Large Representatives

Department Senator Term Ending
Accounting **Diane Janvrin May 2027
Accounting Jon Perkins May 2027

 

College of Design

Departmental Representatives

Department Senator Term Ending
Art & Visual Culture Johnny Diblasi May 2026
Landscape Architecture Michael Martin* May 2026
Community & Regional Planning Alenka Poplin May 2025
Graphic Design Carol Faber May 2025
Interior Design Youngyeon Cho May 2026
Industrial Design Matthew Obbink May 2025

At-Large Representatives

Department Senator Term Ending
Interior Design Sarah Zenti May 2026
Architecture **Andrea Wheeler May 2026
Art and Visual CultureAnna SegnerMay 2026

 

College of Engineering

Departmental Representatives

Department Senator Term Ending
Aerospace Engineering Olegg Zarehnyy May 2025
Chemical & Biological Engineering Rizia Bardhan May 2025
Civil, Construction & Environmental Eng Christopher Day May 2026
Electrical & Computer Engineering Tom Daniels* May 2025
Industrial & Manufacturing Systems Eng Matthew Frank* May 2026
Material Science & Engineering Richard LeSar May 2026
Mechanical Engineering Cody Fleming May 2025

At-Large Representatives

Department Senator Term Ending
Mechanical Engineering
May 2026
Electrical & Computer Engineering
May 2025
Mechanical Engineering
May 2027

 

College of Human Sciences

Departmental Representatives

Department Senator Term Ending
Human Development & Family Studies Jonathan Fox May 2027
Food Science and Human Nutrition Melha Mellata* May 2027
Apparel, Events and Hospitality Mgmt Chunhui Xiang May 2025
Kinesiology Ann Smiley* May 2026
School of Education **Doug Smith May 2026

At-Large Representatives

Department Senator Term Ending
Apparel, Events & Hosp. Mgmt Ken Tsai May 2027
School of Education Constance Beecher May 2027

 

College of Liberal Arts and Sciences

Departmental Representatives

Department Senator Term Ending
Chemistry Kirill Kovnir* May 2027
Computer Science Qi Li May 2026
Ecology, Evolution & Organismal Bio Dennis Lavrov May 2025
Economics Juan Carlos Cordoba May 2026
English Craig Rood May 2027
Geological & Atmospheric Science Aaron Wood* May 2025
Greenlee School of Journalism Erin Wilgenbusch* May 2027
History Paul Griffiths May 2026
Library Kris Stacy-Bates May 2025
Mathematics Shira Zerbib* May 2026
Music & Theatre Christina Svec* May 2027
Philosophy & Religious Studies **Annemarie Butler May 2026
Physics & Astronomy James Vary* May 2026
Political Science Dirk Deam May 2026
Psychology Patrick Armstrong* May 2026
Statistics Petruta Caragea May 2027
World Languages and Cultures Michele Schaal* May 2025

At-Large Representatives

Department Senator Term Ending
Psychology Kevin Blankenship May 2026
World Lang. & Cultures Elisa RIzo May 2027
Chemistry Sara Pistolesi* May 2027
Computer Science Gurpur Prabhu May 2026
English Sarah Davis May 2027
Political Science Karen Kedrowski* May 2027
Ecology, Evolution & Organismal BioRobert WallaceMay 2027

 

College of Veterinary Medicine

Departmental Representatives

Department Senator Term Ending
Biomedical Sciences
Tim Day*
May 2025
Vet Clinical Sciences
May 2026
Vet Diagnostic & Production Animal Med
Derald Holtkamp
May 2026
Vet Microbiology & Preventive Medicine
May 2027

At-Large Representatives

Department Senator Term Ending
Biomedical Sciences
Karl Bolser*
May 2026
VDPAM
Grant Dewell* May 2026
Biomedical SciencesMichael ChoMay 2025