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Faculty senate

Senate

Presiding Officer: Jeffrey Nowak 
Co-IFC Representative: Jeffrey Nowak 
Co-IFC Representative: Cigdem Gurgur
UPC Representative: Vacant 
Parliamentarian: Craig Ortsey
Sergeant at Arms: 

Mung Chiang (nonvoting) 
Carl Drummond (nonvoting) 
Ronald Elsenbaumer (nonvoting) 
Jerry Lewis (nonvoting) 
Allyson Mills (nonvoting) 
Kristina Surface (nonvoting)

Nodir Adilov, Dean of the Doermer School of Business (nonvoting)
Janet Badia, Dean of the College of Liberal Arts (nonvoting)
Betsey Berry, Department of Mathematical Sciences, 2023–26
Dong Chen, Department of Civil and Mechanical Engineering, 2025-28
Yihao Deng, Department of Mathematical Sciences, 2025–28
Sherif Elfayoumy, Dean of the College of Engineering, Technology, and Computer Science (nonvoting)
Mary Elizabeth Encabo-Bischoff, Department of Human Services, 2025-28
Claudio Freitas, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, 2023–26
Ronald Friedman, Dean of the College of Science (nonvoting)
Liliya Frolova, Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, 2025-26
Joel Givens, Department of Counseling and Graduate Education, 2024–27
Shannon Johnson, Director of Helmke Library (nonvoting)
Mark Jordan, Department of Biological Sciences, 2023–26
Daren Kaiser, Department of Psychology, 2025–28
Amal Khalifa, Department of Computer Science, 2023–26
Bruce Kingsbury, Department of Biological Sciences, 2025-27
Jolene Lawton, Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders, 2023–26
Haowen Luo, Department of Economics and Finance, 2025–28
Laura Lydy, Representative of the Lecturers, 2025-28
Erika Mann, Helmke Library, 2024–27
Jospeter Mbuba, Department of Criminal Justice and Public Administration, 2024–27
James McHann, Department of Management and Marketing, 2025–28
Paresh Mishra, Department of Organizational Leadership, 2024–27
Assem Nasr, Department of Communication, 2024–27
Isabel Nuñez, Dean of the School of Education (nonvoting)
John O’Connell, Dean of the College of Visual and Performing Arts (nonvoting)
Erik Ohlander, Department of History, 2024–27
Donald Ohlinger, Department of Teacher Education, 2024–27
Haeik Park, Department of Hospitality and Tourism Management, 2025–28
Lewis Roberts, Department of English and Linguistics, 2025-28
Suin Roberts, Department of International Language and Culture Studies, 2025–27
Robert Shoquist, Department of Theatre, 2024–27
Sherrie Steiner, Department of Anthropology and Sociology, 2024–26
Sherry Sun, Department of Accounting, 2025-26
Daryoush Tahmassebi, Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, 2024–27
Gang Wang, Department of Physics, 2025-27
Michael Wang, School of Polytechnic, 2024–27
Michael Wolf, Department of Political Science, 2024–27
Yuan Zhang, Department of Mathematical Sciences, 2023–26

School of Education
Kerrie Fineran, 2024–27

College of Engineering, Technology, and Computer Science
Hadi Alasti, 2025-28
Jack Li, 2023–26
David Momoh, 2023–26

College of Liberal Arts
Stephen Buttes, 2024–27

College of Visual and Performing Arts
Julie Lyn Barber, 2025-28
Steven Cody, 2024–27
John Egger, 2025–28

Alexandra Backer, 2025–26, APSAC (nonvoting)
Abby Blackmon, 2025-26, SCC (nonvoting)
Tara Lewis, 2025-26, Registrar (nonvoting)
Jessica Rouleau, 2024-25, CSSAC (nonvoting)
Staci Schory, 2025–26, IUFW (nonvoting)
Vacant, SGA (nonvoting)

Service Committees

Cigdem Gurgur, 2024–26, Co-IFC Representative, Past Chair
James McHann, 2025–28 
Jeffrey Nowak, 2024–27, Presiding Officer, Co-IFC Representative, Executive Committee Chair, Chair
Erik Ohlander, 2025-27
Craig Ortsey, 2025-26, Parliamentarian
Vacant, 2025–28, UPC Representative, Chair-Elect
2 Vacancies

Stephen Buttes, 2024–27, Chair
1 Vacancy

Policy Committees

Abby Blackmon (ex officio)
Stephen Buttes, 2025–28, Chair
Jaiyanth Daniel, 2024–27
Tara Lewis (ex officio)
Andres Montenegro, 2023–26
Sherrie Steiner, 2025-28
Terri Swim (ex officio)
Mieko Yamada, 2025-28
2 Vacancies

Advising Program Council
Carl Drummond (ex officio) 
Vacant, 2024-27 (professional advisor)
Vacant, 2024-25 (professional advisor)
Buck Jordan, 2024-26 (professional advisor)
James McHann (ex officio)
Andres Montenegro, 2025-26
Sherrie Steiner, 2025-28
Mieko Yamada, 2025-28

Curriculum Subcommittee
Nurgul Aitalieva (ex officio)
Steve Carr, 2024–27
Chao Chen, 2025-28, Chair
Carl Drummond (ex officio)
Cigdem Gurgur, 2025-28
Alan Legg, 2024–27
Tara Lewis (ex officio)
Abraham Schwab (ex officio)
Terri Swim (ex officio)
1 Vacancy

Programs Subcommittee
Chadi Braish (ex officio)
Steven Cody, 2025–28
Kent Johnson (ex officio)
Tara Lewis (Registrar's Office representative)
Kimberly O’Connor (ex officio)
Abbey Wang (Enrollment Management and the Student Experience representative)
Nicole Welsh (ex officio)
4 Vacancies

Honors Program Subcommittee
Adolfo Coronado, 2024–27
Steven Cody, 2023–26
Farah Combs (ex officio)
Suzanne LaVere, 2024–27
Alan Legg, 2025-28
Kimberly O’Connor (ex officio, voting)
*Jordan Marshall, 2025-26
*Julia Smith, 2025–28
*Carolyn Stumph, 2024–27, Chair
1 Vacancy

Talia Bugel, 2025-28
Adam Dircksen (ex officio)
Wenjia Han, 2025-28
Jay Johns, 2023–26, Chair
Mark Jordan, 2023–26
Kim O’Connor (ex officio)
Promothes Saha, 2023–26
Sarah Wagner, 2025-28
1 Vacancy

Promotion and Tenure Subcommittee
Steven Cody, 2023–26
Peter Dragnev, 2024–27
Michelle Drouin, 2025-28
James Gabbard, 2023–26
Jane Leatherman, 2023–26
Zafar Nazarov, 2023–26
Craig Ortsey, 2024–27
Suin Roberts, 2025-28
Sarah Wagner, 2025-28

Brian Bienz, 2025-26, APSAC
Abby Blackmon (ex officio)
Chao Chen, 2025–28
Jay Girardot, 2025-26, CSSAC
Assem Nasr, 2025-28
Amy Perkins, 2025-28
Matthew Perkins Coppola, 2023–26
Kylie Stultz Dessent, 2023–26
Kristina Surface (ex officio)
Marcus Weemes (ex officio)

Mastodon Athletics Advisory Subcommittee
Nurgul Aitalieva, 2023–26
Talia Bugel, 2023–26
Kelly Hartley Hutton (ex officio)
Rachel Holycross (ex officio)
Shelby Krider, 2025-26, CSSAC
Michelle Parker (ex officio), Chair
Barton Price, 2023–26
Michelle Shaw (alumnus)
Michele Shawver, 2025–26, APSAC
Troy Tonner, 2023–26

Rama Cousik, 2023–26
Erika Mann, 2023–26
3 Vacancies

Advisory Committees

Steven Hanke, 2025-28
B. J. Hull (ex officio)
Greg Justice (ex officio)
Andrew Kopec, 2023–26
Jerry Lewis (ex officio)
Erika Mann, 2023–26
Allyson Mills (ex officio)
Andres Montenegro, 2023–26
Kim O'Connor (ex officio)
Aranzazu Pinan-Llamas, 2023–26
Vacant, 2025–26, APSAC
Promothes Saha, 2023–26
Spencer Saunders, 2025-26, CSSAC
Shubham Singh, 2024–26

Information Subcommittee 
Abby Blackmon (ex officio)
John Buteyn, 2024–27
Stephen Buttes, 2024–27
James Cashdollar (ex officio)
Elizabeth Christian, 2024–27
Jeffrey Cline, 2024–26
Katie Jia (ex officio)
Shannon Johnson (ex officio)
Erika Mann, 2024–27, Chair
Arjun Sharma, 2024–26
Tami Smith, 2025-26, APSAC
Katherine Yates, 2025-26, CSSAC

Nurgul Aitalieva, 2023–26
Adolfo Coronado, 2025-28
Maureen Linvill (ex officio)
Ryan Wooley (Enrollment Management and the Student Experience representative)
1 Vacancy

Other Committees

Hosni Abu-Mulaweh, 2025-27
Bernd Buldt, 2024–26, Chair
Patricia Eber, 2024–26
Suzanne LaVere, 2024–26
Jane Leatherman, 2024–26
Andres Montenegro, 2024–26
Guoping Wang, 2024–26
3 Vacancies

Alternates 
5 Vacancies

Talia Bugel, 2025–27
Ashley Malone, 2025–26
Assem Nasr, 2025–27
Michelle Parker, 2025-27
Abbey Wang, 2025-27, Chair

Alternates
Hosni Abu-Mulaweh, 2025-27
2 Vacancies

Michelle Parker, 2025-26, Chair
Mieko Yamada, 2025-26
8 Vacancies

Hosni Abu-Mulaweh, 2025–28
Hui Hanke, 2025–28
Jay Johns, 2024–27
Cheu-jey Lee, 2025–28
Craig Ortsey, 2023–26, Chair
David Schuster, 2023–26
3 Vacancies