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Senate Committees

2024-2025 Roster of Senate Committee Members

College Academic Computing Committee Title, Department Term Exp Chair Email
Applied Arts Shinwoo Choi Assist Prof School of Soc Work 2027 Shinwoochoi@txstate.edu
Business Bradley Hamman Lecturer, ISAN 2027 Bkh39@txstate.edu
Education Susan Waite Assistant Professor, C&I 2026 waite@txstate.edu
Fine Arts and Communication Kevin Jenkins Assistant Professor, Art & Design 2025
kevinjenkins@txstate.edu
Health Professions Barbara Hewitt Associate Professor, Health Information Management 2026 Chair
BH05@txstate.edu
Liberal Arts Nathan Currit Associate Professor, Geography 2027
currit@txstate.edu
Science and Engineering Ivan Ojeda-Ruiz Sr. Lecturer, Mathematics 2027 ojeda@txstate.edu
Library Patricia Boucher Librarian, Alkek Library 2025
squirrel@txstate.edu
VPIT Whitten Smart Special Assistant, Information Technology ex-officio
ws15@txstate.edu
VPIT Missy Ellis Director, ITAC Managed Services ex officio
missy@txstate.edu
VPIT Lauren Clawson Director, IT Business Operations ex officio lauren.clawson@txstate.edu
VPSA rep Kevin McCarty Director, Student Affairs Technology Services ex officio
kevin@txstate.edu
Provost appointee Logan Trujillo Associate Professor, Psychology ex officio
logant@txstate.edu
College Academic Freedom Committee Title, Department Term Exp Chair Email
Education Stacey Bender Senior Lecturer, Health and Human Performance (Faculty Senator) 2025 SH1564@txstate.edu
Education Gail Dickinson Associate Professor, C&I 2026 Gd14@txstate.edu
Ombudsperson Colleen Myles Professor Geography 2025 facultyombuds@txstate.edu
Ombudsperson Lindsey Timmerman Associate Professor, Communication Studies 2027 facultyombuds@txstate.edu
Liberal Arts Nathan Pino Professor, Sociology (Tenured Faculty) 2025 Np11@txstate.edu
Liberal Arts Steve Wilson Professor, English ex officio Sw13@txstate.edu
Science and Engineering Lucas Rusnak Associate Professor, Mathematics 2025 Chair Lr27@txstate.edu
Fine Arts and Communication Paul Villagran Assistant Professor of Practice, Journalism and Mass Communication (FT NLF) 2025 Pdv11@txstate.edu
Library Wendy Thompson Librarian, Alkek Library (Library) 2026 Gt1040@txstate.edu
Graduate Grace Morrell (Grad House) 2025efj19@txstate.edu
College  Academic Governance Committee Title, Department  Term Exp  Chair  Email 
Applied Arts  Ashley Arnio Associate Professor, Criminal Justice and Criminology 2027 aarnio@txstate.edu
Business  Andrew Ojede Associate Professor, Finance and Economics  2025 andrew.ojede@txstate.edu
Education  Patrick Smith Professor, Curriculum and Instruction  2027 patricksmith@txtate.edu
Dept. Chair   Cristian Lieneck Chair, Health Administration 2027 Cl31@txstate.edu
Fine Arts and Communication  Paul Villagran Assistant Professor, Journalism and Mass Comm 2025 pdv11@txstate.edu
Health Professions  Elise Lambert  Clinical Assistant Professor, HIIM 2026 evzlambert@txstate.edu
Liberal Arts  David Levy  Lecturer, Political Science 2027 Chair Kia38@txstate.edu
Science and Engineering  David Donnelly  Professor, Physics  2025 donnelly@txstate.edu
Academic Dean  Mary Brennan  Dean, Liberal Arts  2026 mb18@txstate.edu
College Budget Committee

Title, Department Term Exp Chair Email
Applied Arts Pratheesh Omana Sudhakaran Assistant Professor, Agricultural Sciences 2025
Pratheesh81@txstate.edu
Business Jana Minifie Professor, Management 2026 jm13@txstate.edu
Education Yun-Wen Chan Assistant Professor, Curriculum and Instruction 2025
Ywchan@txstate.edu
Fine Arts and Communication Scott Vandenberg Lecturer Theatre/Dance 2026
svandenberg@txstate.edu
Health Professions Kimberly Rosenbaum Clinical Assistant Professor, Nursing 2026
Kar342@txstate.edu
Liberal Arts William Kelemen Professor, Psychology 2025 Chair wkelemen@txstate.edu
Library Carla Ellard Curator, Alkek Library 2025 Ce10@txstate.edu
Science and Engineering Shawn Peterson Senior Lecturer, Mathematics 2027 Mp54@txstate.edu
Cristine Black Associate VP, Budget and Planning ex officio
Mcb182@txstate.edu
College Committee on Committees Title, Department Term Exp Chair Email
Applied Arts Kelly Clary Assistant Prof, School of Soc Work 2026 klc385@txstate.edu
Business Jennifer Krou Senior Lecturer, ISAN 2027 Chair jlk132@txstate.edu
Education Jesse Gainer Professor, C&I 2027 jessegainer@txstate.edu
Fine Arts and Communication Clay Craig Associate Professor, Journalism and Mass Communication 2027 Cmc365@txstate.edu
Health Professions Chris Russian Professor, Respiratory Care 2025 Cr23@txstate.edu
Liberal Arts William DeSoto Professor, Political Science 2025 Wd02@txstate.edu
Library Carla Ellard Librarian, Alkek Library 2026 Ce10@txstate.edu
Science and Engineering Heena Rathore Assistant Professor, Computer Science 2026 Heena.rathore@txstate.edu
College Faculty Handbook Committee Title, Department Term Exp Chair Email
Applied Arts Cynthia Karras Lecturer, FCS 2027 ck1157@txstate.edu
Business Lindsay Ayres Todd Lecturer, Finance & Econ 2027 lat125@txstate.edu
Education Kathy Ybanez-Llorente Associate Professor, CLAS 2026 kybanez@txstate.edu
Education Susan Waite Assistant Professor, Curriculum and Instruction 2025 waite@txstate.edu
Fine Arts and Communication Vanguel Tangarov Associate Professor, Music 2026 vt12@txstate.edu
Health Professions Crystal Brewer Clinical Lecturer, St. David’s School of Nursing 2026 Chair auo10@txstate.edu
Liberal Arts Leah Renold Associate Professor, History 2025 leahrenold@txstate.edu
Library Erin Dorrell Librarian, Alkek Library 2027 erin.dorrell@txstate.edu
Science and Engineering Pritha Chakraborty Lecturer, Mathematics 2025 p_c194@txstate.edu
Lyndi Wittikiend Representative, Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs ex officio lg40@txstate.edu
Elizabeth Skerpan-Wheeler Professor, English, President, Local Chapter TFA ex officio es10@txstate.edu
College Library Committee Title, Department Term Exp Chair Email
Applied Arts Brittany Hyden Lecturer, OWLS 2027 brittanydavis@txstate.edu
Business Bradley Hamman Lecturer, Computer ISAN 2025 bkh39@txstate.edu
Business Ahmed Mohammed Assistant Professor, Finance & Economics 2026 mia50@txstate.edu
Education Harriet Glosoff Associate Professor, CLAS 2027 hlg64@txstate.edu
Education Jane Saunders Professor, Curriculum and Instruction 2025 js99@txstate.edu
Fine Arts and Communication Neil Stewart Assistant Professor of Practice, Theatre & Dance 2025 nps15@txstate.edu
Fine Arts and Communication Terry Bertling Sr. Lecturer, Journalism & Mass Com 2027 tbertling@txstate.edu
Health Professions Jessica Bowers Clinical Asst Prof, Communication Disorders 2025 Jh1124@txstate.edu
Liberal Arts Louis Porter Assistant Professor, History 2025 l_p309@txstate.edu
Liberal Arts Russell Moses Senior Lecturer, Philosophy 2026 rm95@txstate.edu
Library Kelly Visnak Associate VP, Alkek Library ex officio uvz2@txstate.edu
Library Ally Green Librarian, Alkek Library 2027 asg87@txstate.edu
Library Susannah Broyles Librarian, Alkek Library 2026 s_b623@txstate.edu
Science and Engineering Julio G. Dix Professor, Mathematics 2026 Chair jd01@txstate.edu
Science and Engineering David Johnson Lecturer, Biology 2027 d_j182@txstate.edu
College    Nontenure Line Faculty Committee Title, Department Term Exp    Email   
Applied Arts    Cyndy Karras    Lecturer, FCS 2026 Ck1157@txstate.edu
Applied Arts    KeriAnne Moon    Professor of Instruction, School of Social Work    2025 keriannemoon@txstate.edu
Applied Arts    Portia Gottschall    Assistant Professor of Instruction, Organization, Workforce and Leadership Studies    2025 portia@txstate.edu
Applied Arts    Howard Williams       
Professor of Instruction, Criminal Justice and Criminology   
2026 Hw1007@txstate.edu   
Business    Kathy Moffitt Professor of Instruction, Accounting    2026 Kathy.moffitt@txstate.edu
Business Anurag Deb Assistant Professor of Instruction, Finance & Economics 2025 anurag.deb@txstate.edu
Business    Matari Gunter    Professor of Instruction, Management    2025 Matari.gunter@txstate.edu
Business    David Angelow  Associate Professor of Instruction, ISAN  2026 dangelow@txstate.edu
Business Ravi Jillapalli Professor of Instruction, Marketing 2025 Ravi.jillapalli@txstate.edu
Education    Ellen Duchaine  Professor of Instruction, Curriculum and Instruction    2026 ellenduchaine@txstate.edu
Education    Susan Hall Clinical Associate Professor, Counseling, Leadership, Adult Education and School Psychology    2025 Sph46@txstate.edu   
Education    Britney Webb    Professor of Instruction, Health and Human Performance    2025 bw27@txstate.edu   
Fine Arts & Communication    Sarah Hirneisen    Assistant Professor of Instruction, Art and Design    2026 sbh66@txstate.edu
Fine Arts & Communication    Dan Seed      Assistant Professor of Practice, Journalism and Mass Communication    2025 Dfs16@txstate.edu   
Fine Arts & Communication    Karla Hamelin    Professor of Instruction, Music    2026 Kmh119@txstate.edu   
Fine Arts & Communication Hanna Collazo  Assistant Professor of Instruction, Communication Studies  2026 Hc1141@txstate.edu
Fine Arts & Communication    Scott Vandenberg    Associate Professor of Instruction, Theatre and Dance    2026 svandenberg@txstate.edu
Health Professions  Brandi Wells Clinical Assistant Professor, Nursing     2026 b_w216@txstate.edu
Health Professions  Renee Wendel    Professor of Instruction, Communication Disorders    2026 Renee.wendel@txstate.edu
Health Professions Suzy Okere   Associate Professor of Instruction, Physical Therapy    2025 Suzidoc@txstate.edu
Health Professions  Jessica Smith  Clinical Assistant Professor, Radiation Therapy  2026 Jf40023@txstate.edu
Health Professions Kim Lee Assistant Professor of Practice, Health Administration 2025 Kl12@txstate.edu
Health Professions Melissa Walston-Sanchez Assoc Professor of Instruction, Health Informatics & Information Mgmt 2025 Mw20514@txstate.edu
Honors College    Ron Haas    Professor of Instruction, Honors    2025 Rmh109@txstate.edu   
Liberal Arts Ashley McKeown Professor of Instruction, Anthropology 2025 Ahm25@txstate.edu
Liberal Arts    Shelly Wernette  
  
Assist Professor of Instruction, Geography    2025 swernette@txstate.edu
Liberal Arts    Matthew Bower   Associate Professor of Instruction, Philosophy    2025 membower@txstate.edu
Liberal Arts    Mark Hernandez   Assistant Professor of Instruction, English   
   
2026 Mmh219@txstate.edu
Liberal Arts    Amy Meeks    Professor of Instruction, Psychology    2026 Am23@txstate.edu   
Liberal Arts    Ben Arnold   Professor of Instruction, Political Science    2025 Ca17@txstate.edu   
Liberal Arts    Josh Paddison  Associate Professor of Instruction, History    2025 j_p532@txstate.edu
Liberal Arts    Lauren Dungan Assistant Professor of Instruction, World Languages and Literatures    2026 Led81@txstate.edu
Liberal Arts  Kelly Mosel-Talavera  Professor of Instruction, Sociology  2026 Km33@txstate.edu
Library    Katie Salzmann    Librarian, Alkek Library    2025 Salzmann@txstate.edu
Science & Engineering Eryn Pierdolla Associate Professor of Instruction, Agricultural Sciences 2025 Elp73@txstate.edu
Science & Engineering    Ted Lehr    Associate Professor of Instruction, Computer Science    2026 Ted.lehr@txstate.edu
Science & Engineering    Austin Talley    Assistant Professor of Practice, Ingram School of Engineering    2026 austintalley@txstate.edu  
Science & Engineering    Selen Hatipkarasulu    Associate Professor of Instruction, Engineering Technology    2025 selenkarasulu@txstate.edu
Science & Engineering    Glynda Betros    Professor of Instruction, Mathematics    2026 Gb14@txstate.edu   
Science & Engineering    Brandon Lunk   Associate Professor of Instruction, Physics    2025 Brlunk@txstate.edu   
Science & Engineering    Jenn Idema Assistant Professor of Instruction, Biology    2026 jennidema@txstate.edu
Science & Engineering    Wendi David   Professor of Instruction, Chemistry and Biochemistry    2025 wddavid@txstate.edu
Science & Engineering   David Donnelly, Chair    Professor, Physics and Vice Chair, Faculty Senate    2025 Donnelly@txstate.edu

College
Piper Professor Committee Title, Department Term Exp Chair Email
Applied Arts Amy Benton Associate Professor, Social Work 2026 ab68@txstate.edu
Business Kishan Ruby Professor, Finance & Economics 2027 rk02@txstate.edu
Education Minda Lopez Professor, C&I 2026 minda.lopez@txstate.edu
Fine Arts and Communication Lynn Ledbetter Professor, Music  2025 Chair ll09@txstate.edu
Health Professions Shannon Herrin Clinical Lecturer 2026 shannonherrin@txstate.edu
Liberal Arts William DeSoto Professor, Political Science 2025 wd02@txstate.edu
Piper Recipient David Lemke Professor, Biology 2025 david.lemke@txstate.edu
Science and Engineering Andrea Aspbury Senior Lecturer, Biology 2025 aspbury@txstate.edu
College Retirement and Benefit Programs Committee

Title, Department Term Exp Chair Email
Applied Arts Elizabeth Blunk Associate Professor, Family & Consumer Science 2026 eb03@txstate.edu
Applied Arts Lidia Nuno Professor, Criminal Justice and Criminology 2027 lidia.nuno@txstate.edu
Business Mikhail Sterin Assistant Professor, Accounting 2025 msterin@txstate.edu
Fine Arts and Communication Amber Hinsley Associate Professor, Journalism & Mass Communication 2025 ahinsley@txstate.edu
Health Professions Zo Ramamonjiarivelo Associate Professor, Health Administration 2027 Chair zhr3@txstate.edu
Liberal Arts Joseph Kotarba Professor, Sociology 2026 joseph.kotarba@txstate.edu
Library Mary Aycock Librarian, Alkek Library 2025 mba18@txstate.edu
Science and Engineering Carlos Felipe Gutierrez Assistant Professor of Practice, Ingram School of Engineering 2026 fgutierrez@txstat.edu
Science and Engineering Nihal Dharmasiri Professor, Computer Science 2027 nihal@txstate.edu
Darryl Borgonah Associate Vice President, Financial Services ex officio borgonah@txstate.edu
Selma Selvera Manager, Benefits, Human Resources ex officio ss24@txstate.edu
Vacant Assistant Vice President, Human Resources ex officio
College    Suspension Appeals Committee  Title, Department  Term Exp  Chair  Email 
Applied Arts  Shailendra Singh  Assoc Professor, OWLS 2026 shailen@txstate.edu
Applied Arts  Ashley Arnio Assoc Professor, Criminal Justice & Criminology  2027  aarnio@txstate.edu
Business  Joni Charles Assoc Professor, Finance & Economics  2025  jc18@txstate.edu
Business  Gail Zank  Professor, Marketing  2026 gailzank@txstate.edu
Education  Megan Haynes Clinical Assist Professor, HHP 2027 mh86@txstate.edu
Education  Carol Delaney Assoc Professor, C & I 2026 cdelaney@txstate.edu
Education  Paul Jantz  Associate Professor, CLAS 2025  pj16@txstate.edu
Fine Arts and Communication  Thomas Grimes Professor, Journalism & Mass Comm 2027 grimes@txstate.edu
Fine Arts and Communication  Thomas May Lecturer – Art & Design 2025 tm22@txstate.edu
Health Professions  Nicholas Henry  Assoc Professor, Respiratory Care  2025  nh14@txstate.edu
Health Professions  Steve Spivey  Clinical Assoc Professor, Physical Therapy  2026  ss66@txstate.edu
Liberal Arts  Sherri Mora  Senior Lecturer, Political Science  2027  sm43@txstate.edu
Liberal Arts  Carrie Crisp  Lecturer, Philosophy  2026 carriebcrisp@txstate.edu
Science and Engineering  Leslie Shroyer  Senior Lecturer, Mathematics  2026  Chair  ld1168@txstate.edu
Science and Engineering  Kavita Kakirde  Senior Lecturer, Biology  2026 kavita-k@txstate.edu
Science and Engineering Jessica Dutton Assoc Professor, Biology 2026 jdutton@txstate.edu
Martha Fraire-Cuellar  Univ Registrar, Office of University Registrar  ex officio   mfraire@txstate.edu
Lyndi Wittikiend  Director, Faculty and Academic Resources  ex officio   lg40@txstate.edu
Jennifer Smith Counseling Center  ex officio  Js51@txstate.edu
College University Curriculum Committee


Title, Department Term Exp Chair Email
Applied Arts Elizabeth M. Blunk Associate Professor, Family and Consumer Sciences 2025 eb03@txstate.edu
Applied Arts Michael Supancic Assistant Professor, Criminal Justice and Criminology 2027 Chair ps14@txstate.edu
Business Mohammed Ahmed Associate Professor, Finance & Economics 2027 mia50@txstate.edu
Business Vivek Shah Professor, Information Systems and Analytics 2025 vs01@txstate.edu
Education Lori Assaf Professor, Curriculum & Instruction 2027 lassaf@txstate.edu
Education Jo An Zimmermann-Somoza Associate Professor, Health and Human Performance 2025 JZ15@txstate.edu
Fine Arts and Communication Jeremy Hutchins Senior Lecturer, Communication Studies 2025 JH200@txstate.edu
Fine Arts and Communication Harry Bowers Senior Lecturer, Journalism and Mass Communication 2026 Hb05@txstate.edu
Health Professions Karen Gibbs Professor, Physical Therapy 2025 kgibbs@txstate.edu
Health Professions Gloria Park Assistant Professor, St. David’s School of Nursing 2026 Ezb9@txstate.edu
Liberal Arts Blake Locklin Associate Professor, World Languages 2027 blocklin@txstate.edu
Liberal Arts Kelly Haskard Zolnierek Professor, Psychology 2026 Kh36@txstate.edu
Library Isabelle Antes Librarian, Alkek Library 2026 isabelle.antes@txstate.edu
Science and Engineering Cynthia Luxford Associate Professor, Chemistry and Biochemistry 2027 cluxford@txstate.edu
Science and Engineering Andrea Aspbury Sr. Lecturer, Biology 2025 Aspbury@txstate.edu
Library Arlene Salazar Librarian, Alkek Library ex officio as33@txstate.edu
Martha Fraire-Cuellar University Registrar, Registrar's Office ex officio mfraire@txstate.edu
Jeff Housman Asst VP, Curriculum and Academic Programs ex officio housman@txstate.edu
Beth Wuest Assoc VP, Institutional Effectiveness ex officio wuest@txstate.edu
College University Lecturers Committee Title, Department Term Exp Chair Email
Applied Arts Amy Benton Associate Professor, Social Work 2027 ab68@txstate.edu
Business Andrew Ojede Associate Professor, Finance & Economics 2025 andrew.ojede@txstate.edu
Education Cindy Miller Assistant Professor, CLAS 2027 cfmiller@txstate.edu
Fine Arts and Communication Jennifer Scharlach Associate Professor of Practice, Journalism & Mass Communication 2025 jscharlach@txstate.edu
Health Professions Maria Resendiz Associate Professor, Communication Disorders 2025 mr54@txstate.edu
Liberal Arts Rebecca Deason Associate Professor, Psychology 2026 rdeason@txstate.edu
Library Tara Smith Librarian 2025 ts20@txstate.edu
Science and Engineering Christine Lee
Assistant Professor Mathematics 2026 vne11@txstate.edu
Science and Engineering Kristy Daniel Professor, Biology 2027 Chair at-large kristydaniel@txstate.edu
Student Representative TBA Fall 2024
College University Performing Arts Committee Title, Department Term Exp Chair Email
Science and Engineering Hunter Close Associate Professor, Physics 2027 hgclose@txstate.edu
Education Lori Assaf Professor, C&I 2026 lassaf@txstate.edu
Science and Engineering Alana Rosenwasser Sr. Lecturer, Mathematics 2026 alana@txstate.edu
Fine Arts and Communication Nico Schuler Professor, Music 2025 Chair nico.schuler@txstate.edu
Fine Arts and Communication Lynn Ledbetter Professor, Music 2025 ll09@txstate.edu
Fine Arts and Communication Michelle Nance Professor, Theatre and Dance 2025 mnance@txstate.edu
Fine Arts and Communication Kathryn Glasheen-Dentino Associate Professor, Theatre and Dance 2025 kpg30@txstate.edu
Fine Arts and Communication Vacant Program Faculty, Art and Design ex officio
Liberal Arts Louie Valencia Associate Professor, History 2027 lvalencia@txstate.edu
Library Amanda Scott Librarian, Alkek Library 2027 als3@txstate.edu
Evans Auditorium Chuck Harris Operations Manager, Evans Auditorium ex officio chuckharris@txstate.edu
College University Research Enhancement Committee Title, Department Term Exp Chair-at large Email
Applied Arts Kelly Clary Assistant Prof, School of Soc Work 2026 Klc385@txstate.edu
Business Jaymeen Shah Professor, Computer Information Systems and Quantitative Methods 2027 jaymeen.shah@txstate.edu
Education Russell Lang Professor, Curriculum & Instruction 2025 russlang@txstate.edu
Fine Arts and Communication Kelly Kaufhold Associate Professor, Journalism & Mass Comm 2027 kellykaufhold@txstate.edu
Health Professions Vacant 2026
Liberal Arts Catherine Jaffe Professor, World Languages and Literatures 2026 Cj10@txstate.edu
Science and Engineering Nihal Dharmasiri Associate Professor, Biology 2025 Nihal@txstate.edu
Liberal Arts Augustine Agwuele Professor, Anthropology 2027 Chair Aa21@txstate.edu
Research and Federal Relations Mike Blanda Assistant Vice President, Research and Federal Relations ex officio Blanda@txstate.edu