University Senate Officers

Chair

Virginia Davis

Daniel & Josephine Breeden Professor

Chair-Elect

Jason Bryant

Clinical Professor, EFLT

Secretary

Rachel Prado

Senior Lecturer

Secretary-Elect

Sunny Stalter-Pace

Professor

Immediate Past Chair

Lori Eckhardt

Professor

University Senate Roster 2025-2026

Parliamentarian - Allison Batts

Department/Officers Name Rotation Year
Chair

Virginia Davis

2026
Chair Elect

Jason Bryant

2026
Secretary

Rachel Prado

2026
Secretary Elect

Sunny Stalter-Pace

2026
Immediate Past-Chair

Lori Eckhardt

2026

Department/Officers Name Rotation Year
VP for Development

Robert Wellbaum

2026
Dean, College of Pharmacy

Leigh Ann Ross

2026
Dean, College of Human Sciences

Susan Hubbard

2026
Dean, Harbert College of Business

Jennifer Mueller

2026
VP for Research and Economic Development

Steven Taylor

2026
Dean, College of Architecture, Design and Construction

Dawn Finley

2026
Dean, College of Forestry, Wildlife and Environment

Janaki Alavalapati

2026
Dean, College of Nursing

Gregg Newschwander

2026
VP of Enrollment Management

Royrickers Cook

2026

Department/Officers Name Rotation Year
Provost

Vini Nathan

Continuing
Dean of Libraries

Shali Zhang

Continuing
SGA President

Jack Hilton

2025
GSC President

Rehman Qureshi

2026
Staff Council Chair

Jason Yeomans

2026
A&P Assembly Chair

Anna Thompson

2026
Steering Committee

Andrew Pendola

2026
Steering Committee

Jeremy Wolter

2026
Steering Committee

Audrey Gamble

2027
Steering Committee

J. Brian Anderson

2027

Department/Officers Name Rotation Year
Chemical Engineering

Elizabeth Lipke

2026
Health Outcomes and Research Policy

Jan Kavookjian

2026
Nutritional Sciences

Kevin Huggins [2nd]

2028
Industrial Design

David Smith

2026
Socio/Anthro/Social Work

Danilea Werner

2026
Finance

David Cicero

2026
Philosophy

David Miller

2026
World Languages & Literatures

Kerri Munoz

2026
Aerospace Engineering

Roy Hartfield [2nd]

2027
Economics

Liliana Stern [2nd]

2027
Anatomy, Physiology & Pharmacology

Vinicia Biancardi [2nd]

2026
Horticulture

Elina Coneva [2nd]

2028
Biosystems Engineering

David Blersch [2nd]

2026
Architecture

Kevin Moore [2nd]

2026
Human Development & Family Studies

Diana Samek

2026
Computer Science & Software Engineering

Sanjeev Baskiyar

2026
Kinesiology

Christopher Brooks Mobley [2nd]

2028
History

Zachary Schulz [2nd]

2026
Poultry Science

Amit Morey [2nd]

2028
Entomology & Plant Pathology

John Beckmann [2nd]

2027
Electrical & Computer Engineering

Michael Baginski

2027
English

Lynn Strong

2025
Fisheries & Allied Aquaculture

Timothy Bruce

2026
Library

Kasia Leousis [2nd]

2026
Management and Entrepreneurship

Liesl Wesson [2nd]

2028
Mechanical Engineering

Sabit Adanur [2nd]

2026
Nursing

Chris Martin [2nd]

2027
Psychology

Alejandro Lazarte

2027
Pharmacy Practice

Lena McDowell [2nd]

2027
Physics

Luca Guazzotto [2nd]

2026
Theatre and Dance

Adrienne Wilson

2026
Supply Chain Management

David Strickland [2nd]

2027
Building Sciences

Jeff Kim

2026
Biological Sciences

Rebecca Riggs

2026
Agricultural Economics & Rural Sociology

Wendiam Sawadgo

2027
ACES

Geni Payne

2027
Special Ed. Rehabilitation Counseling/School Psych

Latifat Cabirou

2027
Animal Sciences

Paul Dyce

2027
Chemistry

Evert Duin

2027
Curriculum & Teaching

Christopher Clemons

2027
Forestry & Wildlife Science

Robert Gitzen

2027
Geosciences

Steph Shepherd

2027
Pathobiology

Katharine Horzmann

2027
Veterinary Clinical Sciences

Chance Armstrong

2027
Aviation

Russ Chesser

2027
Consumer & Design Sciences

Jung Eun Lee

2027
Outreach

Anna-Margaret Goldman

2027
Speech Language and Hearing Sciences

Gregory Spray

2027
Educational Foundations, Leadership & Technology

Sara Wolf

2027
Political Science

Spencer Goidel

2025
Civil Engineering

Frances O'Donnell [1st]

2027
Accountancy

Kerry Inger

2026
Art

Sara Gevurtz

2028
Business Analytics and Information Systems

Michael Lamb

2028
Communication and Journalism

Robert Agne

2028
Crop, Soil, and Environmental Sciences

Yucheng Feng

2028
Drug Discovery and Development

Peter Panizzi

2028
Hospitality Management

David Martin

2028
Industrial and Systems Engineering

Gregory Purdy

2028
Marketing

Deidre Tilley

2028
Mathematics and Statistics

Roberto Molinari

2028
Music

Aaron Locklear

2028
ROTC Air Force

Meredith Young

2028
ROTC Army

Brandon Davis

2028
ROTC Naval

John Krisciunas

2028