Faculty Representatives
President
President-Elect
Past-President
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Membership by College
| Department Representatives | Senator | Term Ends |
|---|---|---|
Ag Ed & Studies | May 2026 | |
Ag & Biosystems Engr | May 2025 | |
Agronomy | May 2025 | |
Animal Science | May 2027 | |
| Biochemistry, Biophysics, & Molecular Bio | Yeon-Kyun Shin | May 2025 |
Genetics Dev & Cell Biology | May 2025 | |
Horticulture | May 2027 | |
Natural Resource Ecology & Mgmt | May 2026 | |
Plant Pathology, Entomology & Microbiology | May 2027 | |
| Sociology and Criminal Justice | David Peters | May 2025 |
| At-Large Representatives | Senator | Term Ends |
|---|---|---|
Animal Science | Elizabeth Bobeck | May 2027 |
Ag & Biosytems Engr | May 2026 | |
Animal Science | May 2026 | |
Plant Pathology, Entomology & Microbiology | **Gary Munkvold | May 2025 |
*Senators elected to a second three-year term
**Caucus Chair
| Department Representatives | Senator | Term Ends |
|---|---|---|
Accounting | Yonghong Jia | May 2026 |
Finance | May 2026 | |
| Info Systems & Bus Analytics | Tony Townsend* | May 2025 |
Management and Entrepreneurship | May 2026 | |
| Marketing | Andrew Crecelius | May 2027 |
Supply Chain Management | Meltem Denizel | May 2025 |
| At-Large Representatives | Senator | Term Ends |
|---|---|---|
| Accounting | **Diane Janvrin | May 2027 |
| Accounting | Jon Perkins | May 2027 |
*Senators elected to a second three-year term
**Caucus Chair
| Department Representatives | Senator | Term Ends |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | Senator | Term Ends |
|---|---|---|
| Interior Design | Sarah Zenti | May 2026 |
| Architecture | **Andrea Wheeler | May 2026 |
| Art and Visual Culture | Anna Segner | May 2026 |
*Senators elected to a second three-year term
**Caucus Chair
| Department Representatives | Senator | Term Ends |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | Senator | Term Ends |
|---|---|---|
Mechanical Engineering | May 2026 | |
Electrical & Computer Engineering | May 2025 | |
Mechanical Engineering | May 2027 |
*Senators elected to a second three-year term
**Caucus Chair
| Department Representatives | Senator | Term Ends |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | Senator | Term Ends |
|---|---|---|
| Apparel, Events & Hosp. Mgmt | Ken Tsai | May 2027 |
| School of Education | Constance Beecher | May 2027 |
*Senators elected to a second three-year term
**Caucus Chair
| Department Representatives | Senator | Term Ends |
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| Earth, Atmosphere, and Climate | 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 | Dave Peterson | May 2026 |
| Psychology | Patrick Armstrong* | May 2026 |
| Statistics | Petruta Caragea | May 2027 |
| World Languages and Cultures | Michele Schaal* | May 2025 |
| At-Large Representatives | Senator | Term Ends |
|---|---|---|
| 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 Bio | Robert Wallace | May 2027 |
*Senators elected to a second three-year term
**Caucus Chair
| Department Representatives | Senator | Term Ends |
|---|---|---|
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 | Senator | Term Ends |
|---|---|---|
Biomedical Sciences | Karl Bolser* | May 2026 |
VDPAM | Grant Dewell* | May 2026 |
| Biomedical Sciences | Michael Cho | May 2025 |
*Senators elected to a second three-year term
**Caucus Chair
Working Groups
The senate's working groups research, review, and revise proposals and issues submitted for senate action.