University Saftey Committee

The committee shall assist in establishing and maintaining a comprehensive safety program that shall help Auburn University achieve the goal of providing a safe and healthful environment for the faculty, staff, students,and visitors on the main campus, at AUM, and throughout the broad networks of the Alabama Agricultural Experiment Stations and the Alabama Cooperative Extension System.

Membership

The Saftey Committee shall be composed of 22 members:

  • Faculty:

    • Three faculty

    • One AUM faculty

  • Continuing/Ex-officio:

    • Associate Director of Risk Management & Safety as Chair

    • Manager of Safety and Health, Risk Management & Safety as Vice-Chair

    • School of Aviation Safety Manager

    • Executive Director of Campus Safety & Security or designee

    • Director of Campus Safety and Compliance, Campus Safety and Security

    • Master Plan Implementation Engineer (Facilities Campus Planning & Space Management)

    • Director of Intercollegiate Athletics or designee

    • Associate Director of the Alabama Agricultural Experiment Stations or designee

    • Facilities Saftey Manager

    • Assistant Vice President for Human Resources or designee

    • President of the Graduate Student Council or designee

    • President of the Student Government Association or designee

    • Director, Public Saftey at AUM

    • Director of the Alabama Cooperative Extension System or designee

    • Executive Director of Information Technology or designee

    • One faculty member from the main campus with expertise in public safety, public health, occupational safety and health security, emergency management, or related field shall serve as a continuing member.

  • A&P:

    • One Administrative and Professional member

  • Staff Council:

    • One Staff Council member

  • Restrictions:

    • The University Safety Committee shall consist of no fewer than 15 members.

    • Four faculty members shall serve three-year rotating terms; three from the main campus and one from AUM.

Members

Name Department/Unit Rotation Year

David Acker, Chair

 Dir. Laboratory and Research Saftey Continuing

Jessica Covington, Vice Chair

 Saftey and Health Manager Continuing

Jackie McNett

 Dept. of Justice and Public Safety, AUM Continuing

Dana Boone

 Alabama Cooperative Extension System Continuing

Sonya Dixon

 Human Resources Continuing

Janice Clifford

 Main Campus Faculty - Sociology Continuing

Susan McCallister

 Dir. of Campus Saftey and Compliance Continuing

Simon Yendle

 Facilities Management Designee - registered professional architect or engineer of appropriate discipline Continuing

Arthur Appel

 Alabama Agricultural Experiment Station Continuing

Greg Hayes

 Facilities Safety Manager Continuing

Brenda Mitchell

 Director of Public Safety, AUM Continuing

Jeremy Roberts

 Athletics, Sr. Assoc. Athletic Director for Operations Continuing

Clarence Stewart

 Assistant Vice President of Campus Security and Compliance Continuing

Adam Crews

 Information Technology Continuing

Keith Williams

 School of Aviation Safety Manager Continuing

Roger Laferriere

 Dir. of Emergency Management, Campus Saftey and Security Continuing

Robin Gosdin Farrell

 Nursing 2026

Pamela Short

 Nursing 2028

Emily Bryant

 Staff Council Representative 2026

Esther Akinrinde

 GSC President - Gradaute Student Representative 2025

Robert Muscat

 Finance 2027

Mick Harris

 A&P Representative 2028

Mims Jones

 SGA Represetative - Undergraduate Student Representative 2026