Faculty Senate

Elected Senators

The voting members of the Faculty Senate consist of the Elected Senators, the Chairs of the Standing Committees, and in the case of a tie vote, the Senate President. Departments elect one senator from its eligible faculty for a 3-year term. Units with more than 25 full-time eligible faculty elect 2 senators

Faculty Senators

College of Agriculture and Life Sciences

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DEPARTMENTNAMETERM
Agriculture, Landscape, and EnvironmentEmma Tracy2025-2028
Animal & Veterinary SciencesJoAnna Platzer2024-2027
Community Development and Applied EconomicsSarah Williamson2026-2029
ExtensionShawn Lucas2026-2029
Nutrition and Food SciencesLizzy Pope2024-2027
Plant BiologyJane Molofsky2025-2028

College of Arts and Sciences

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DEPARTMENTNAMETERM
AnthropologyScott Van Keuren2025-2028
BiologyLaura May-Collado2026-2029
ChemistryRobert Hondal2026-2029
EconomicsMarc Law2024-2027
English - Rep1Katie Gough2024-2027
English - Rep2vacant2026-2029
Geography and GeosciencesJulia Perdrial2026-2029
HistoryBogac Ergene2025-2028
PhilosophyMark Moyer2024-2027
Political ScienceLisa Holmes2025-2028
Psychological ScienceKeith Burt2025-2028
ReligionRebekah Trollinger2025-2028
School of the Arts - Rep1Ace Lehner2025-2028
School of the Arts - Rep2Julian Barnett2025-2028
School of World Languages and Cultures -Rep1Meaghan Emery2025-2028
School of World Languages and Cultures -Rep2Bridget Levine-West2026-2029
SociologyJonathan Shaffer2025-2028

College of Education and Social Services

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DEPARTMENTNAMETERM
Education - Rep 1Tracy Arambula Turner2025-2028
Education - Rep 2Kristabel Stark2026-2029
Counseling and Human Development and Family ScienceNancy Thacker Darrow2026-2029
Social WorkKelly Melekis2024-2027

College of Engineering and Mathematical Sciences

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DEPARTMENTNAMETERM
Civil and Environmental EngineeringArne Bomblies2024-2027
Computer ScienceJosh Bongard2026-2029
Electrical and Biomedical EngineeringKaitlin McCreery2025-2028
Mathematics and Statistics - Rep 1Abby Crocker2025-2028
Mathematics and Statistics - Rep2Greg Warrington2026-2029
Mechanical EngineeringNic Fiorentino2025-2028
PhysicsHaicen Yue2023-2026

Grossman School of Business

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DEPARTMENTNAMETERM
Business - Rep 1David Jones2025-2028
Business - Rep 2Scott Soltis2026-2029

Libraries

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DEPARTMENTNAMETERM
Libraries Amalia Dolan2024-2027

Larner College of Medicine

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DEPARTMENTNAMETERM
Anesthesiology - Rep 1Mark Hoeft2024-2027
Anesthesiology - Rep 2William Hart2023-2026
Biochemistrypending2023-2026
Emergency Medicine - Rep1pending2023-2026
Emergency Medicine - Rep2Andrew Pellet2025-2028
Family Medicine - Rep 1Jennifer Bamford2025-2028
Family Medicine - Rep 2Anne Morris2026-2029
Medicine - Rep 1Tracy Hagerty/Joshua Price2024-2027
Medicine - Rep 2Shruti Khurana2026-2029
Microbiology and Molecular GeneticsAlan Chant2024-2027
Molecular Physiology and BiophysicsKathleen Trybus2026-2029
Neurological Sciences - Rep 1Patrick Mullen2026-2029
Neurological Sciences - Rep 2Jeremy Barry2024-2027
Obstetrics, Gynecology & Reproductive Sciencespending2023-2026
Orthopaedics and RehabilitationAdam Shafritz2025-2028
Pathology and Laboratory Medicine - Rep 1John DeWitt2024-2027
Pathology and Laboratory Medicine - Rep 2Nels Olson2026-2029
Pediatrics - Rep 1Thomas Delaney2024-2027
Pediatrics - Rep 2Sam Loren2026-2029
PharmacologyGeorge Wellman2023-2026
Psychiatry - Rep 1Evan Eyler2025-2028
Psychiatry - Rep 2Elia Klemperer2024-2027
Radiology - Rep 1Leila Khorashadi2026-2029
Radiology - Rep 2Julio Lemos2026-2029
Surgery - Rep 1Andrew Tranmer2022-2025
Surgery - Rep 2Erin Fuller2022-2025

College of Nursing and Health Sciences

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DEPARTMENTNAMETERM
Communication Sciences and DisordersSarah Curran2024-2027
Biomedical and Health SciencesKen Allen2026-2029
Nursing (Rep 1)Brandon Brown2026-2029
Nursing (Rep 2)Teresa Graziano2025-2028
Rehabilitation and Movement SciencesNicola Hawko2025-2028

Rubenstein School of Environment & Natural Resources

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DEPARTMENTNAMETERM
Environment and Natural Resources - Rep 1Jon Erickson2026-2029
Environment and Natural Resources - Rep 2Cecilia Danks2024-2027

Retired Faculty

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DEPARTMENTNAMETERM
Retired Faculty Representativepending2023-2026

Chairs of the Senate Standing Committees

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DEPARTMENTNAMETERM
Curricular Affairs CommitteeStephen Everse & Rosi Rosebush2026-2027
Catamount Core Curriculum CommitteeIan Grimmer2026-2027
Educational and Research Technologies CommitteeHelen Read2026-2027
Faculty Affairs CommitteeSean Stilwell2026-2027
Financial and Physical Planning CommitteeGuillermo Rodriguez2026-2027
Professional Standards Committeepending2026-2027
Research, Scholarship and The Creative Arts CommitteeBikki Tran Smith2026-2027
Student Affairs CommitteeJennifer Prue and Scott Van Keuren2026-2027

Officers of the Faculty Senate

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DEPARTMENTNAMETERM
PresidentAbigail McGowanJuly 1, 2025 - June 30, 2027
Vice PresidentAmy TrubekJuly 1, 2025 - June 30, 2027
Immediate Past PresidentThomas BorchertJuly 1, 2025 - June 30, 2026
SecretaryLaurie Eddy 
ParliamentarianEvan EylerJuly 1, 2025 - June 30, 2026
OmbudspersonKeith BurtJuly 1, 2025 - June 30, 2026