2023-24 Elective and Appointive Committees

Updated 2/19/2024

Elective Committee Assignments

Academic Appeals Board

• Leslie Betz (Registrar) -- convenor
• Loni Walker (T - Biology)
• Amanda Vicary (T - Psychology)
• David Marvin (T - Business Administration)

Assessment Committee

• Carmela Ferradans, chair (T - WLLC)
• Mignon Montpetit Jolly (T - Psychology) 
• Greg Shaw (T – Political Science) 

BOT Rep

• Curtis Trout (T-Theatre Arts)
• Bill Kauth (U - HPFM)

CETAL

• Jessie Dixon-Montgomery (T - WLLC)
• Libby Haywood (TCHT - Biology)
• William Munro (T – Political Science)
• Michelle Gibbs (U – Theatre Arts)
• Vacant
• Rick Lindquist (appointed)
• Stephanie Davis-Kahl (T - Library, ex officio)
• Pennie Gray (T - Educational Studies, ex officio as Writing Program Director)
• Deb Halperin (appointed)

Council on University Programs and Policy (CUPP)

• Jacob Bickett - Student Senate President
• Bill Kauth (U – HPFM, Board of Trustees Representative)
• Amber Kujath (T - SoNHS Representative)
• Carolyn Nadeau, Vice Chair (T – Humanities Representative; Board of Trustees Representative)
• Jerry Olson (T - SoBE Representative)
• Tari Renner (T - Social Science Representative)
• Andrew Shallue, Chair, (T – Natural Science Representative; Board of Trustees Representative)
• Curtis Trout (T - BoT Representative)
• Scott Whitman (U - Fine Arts Representative)
• Aaron Wilson (T - Environmental Studies; Interdisciplinary Programs & Library Representative)

Curriculum Council (CC)

• Joe Williams, Chair  (T - Psychology)
• Chris Sweet, Vice-Chair  (T - Library)
• Joanne Diaz, (T - English)
• vacant (T - ) fine arts
• Brenda Knoll (T - SoNHS) (Spring '24)
• Courtney Irby (T - Sociology)
• Mikhail Munenzon (U - SoBE)
• Amy Coles, ex officio (T - History)
• Leslie Betz, ex officio (Registrar)

Diversity Advisory Council

• Anna Corvera (TCHT -Theatre Arts)
• Monica Hall (U - SoNHS)
• Courtney Irby (U - Sociology)
• Joe Williams (T - Psychology

Faculty Development Committee

• Edgar Lehr, Chair (T - Biology)
• Leigh Moon (U - SoBE)
• Dan Roberts (T - Math)
• Jennifer Rushlow Vice-chair (U - SoBE)
• Gabriel Spalding (T - Physics)

Hearing Committee

• 1 Vacancy (Spring ’24)
• Andy Engen (T - Philosophy)
• Brian Law (U - Computer Science)
• Cesar Valverde (T - WLLC)
• James Plath (T - English) 
• Mark Liffiton (T – Computer Science)
• Robert Kearney (T – Business Administration)

Nominating Committee

• Brandi Reissenweber (T - English)
• Leigh Moon, Chair (U – SoBE) 
• Mignon Montpetit (T - Psychology)

Promotion and Tenure Committee (PAT)

• Adriana Ponce, Chair (T - Music)
• Jim Simeone (T - Political Science)
• Mike Theune (T - English)
• Tyler Schwend (T - Biology)
• Wendy Kooken (T - SoNHS)

URAC (transitioning to Student Engagement Committee - appointed (SEC))  

• Given Harper, Chair (T - Biology)
• Wathsala Waduge (TCHT - Biology)
• Marie Nebel-Schwalm (U - Psychology)
• Stephanie Davis-Kahl (T - Library)

Appointive Committee Assignments

Admissions Committee

• Brad Sheese (T - Computer Science)
• Brenda Drury (U - SoNHS)
• Beau Hamilton (U - SoTA) (Spring 24 only) 
• Laura Spradlin (U - Library)
• Scott Ferguson (T - Music)

All-University Judiciary Committee (AUJC)

• Brian Law (U - Computer Science) 
• Amanda Hopkins (T - SoNHS)
• Amanda Vicary (T - Psychology)
• Adriana Ponce (T - Music)
• David Marvin (T - SoNHS)

Data Governance Committee

• Stephanie Davis-Kahl (T - Library) Faculty Representative

Endowed Professor's Committee

• Given Harper, Chair (T - Biology)
• Abbie Kerr (Provost)
• Edgar Lehr (T - Biology)
• Jennifer Rushlow (U - SoNHS)
• Mike Theune (T - English)
• Tyler Schwend (T - Biology)

Faculty Secretary

• Abigail Mann (U - Library)

Health Care Advisory Committee (HCAC)

• Abigail Mann (U - Library)
• Carolyn Nadeau (T – WLLC)
• Wes Chapman (T - English)
• Wendy Kooken (T - SoNHS)

Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee (IACUC)

• Kevin Dehm (non faculty)
• Matthew Fraker, DVM (non faculty)
• Lauren Kneip (non faculty)
• Edgar Lehr, Vice, Chair (T - Biology)
• Leigh Moon (U - Accounting)
• Becky Roesner (T - Chemistry and Associate Provost)
• Brad Sheese (T - Computer Science)
• Cressie Volz (non faculty)
• Joe Williams, Chair (T - Psychology)

Institutional Review Board (IRB)

• Courtney Irby (T - Sociology)
• Mignon Montpetit Jolly (T - Psychology) 
• Dave Remmert (U - SoNHS)
• Laura Spradlin (U - Library)
• Amanda Vicary, chair (T - Psychology)

IT Governance Committee

• Mark Liffiton (T - Computer Science) Faculty Representative

Parliamentarian

• Brian Law (U - Computer Science) 

Pre-Med Advisory Committee

• Will Jaeckle (T - Biology)
• Libby Haywood (TCHT - Biology)
• Loni Walker (T - Biology)
• Michele Darnell (Non faculty, Pre-Health and Biology Career Advisor)

Student Engagement Committee (SEC)

• Stephanie Davis-Kahl (T - Library)
• Deb Halperin, Convener (ex officio)
• Will Jaeckle (T - Biology)
• Lindsey Kellar (U - SoNHS)

Writing Program Committee

• Penny Gray (T - Educational Studies, chair as Writing Program Director)
• Jim Simeone (T - Political Science)
• Linda Kunce (T - Psychology)
• Billie Jarvis-Freeman (TCHT - English)
• Alyssa Culp (U - History)