Faculty Senate
69th Faculty Senate of Texas State University
To better represent their constituents the Faculty Senate conducted an election in spring 2026 in three colleges to add additional senators based on the number of voting faculty per college. Join us in welcoming Dimitry Tetin (College of Fine Arts and Communication), Reiko Graham (College of Liberal Arts) and Piyush Shroff (College of Science and Engineering). The Presidential appointees for 2026-2027 remain as in the previous year with the addition of Kevin Gates (College of Fine Arts and Communication).
Elected
| College | Name | Rank | Department/School | Term End |
| College of Applied Arts | P Michael Supancic | Assistant Professor | School of Criminal Justice and Criminology | May-27 |
| College of Education | Stacy Hunter | Associate Professor | Department of Health and Human Performance | May-27 |
| McCoy College of Business | Kevin Jetton | Professor of Instruction | Department of Information Systems and Analytics | May-27 |
| College of Fine Arts and Communication | Lynn Ledbetter | Professor | School of Music | May-27 |
| College of Fine Arts and Communication | Dimitry Tetin | Associate Professor | School of Art and Design | May-28 |
| College of Health Professions | Kim Lee | Associate Professor of Practice | School of Health Administration | May-27 |
| College of Liberal Arts | Peter Dedek | Professor | Department of History | May-27 |
| College of Liberal Arts | Reiko Graham | Professor | Department of Psychology | May-28 |
| College of Science and Engineering | Noland Martin | Professor | Department of Biology | May-27 |
| College of Science and Engineering | Piyush Shroff | Professor of Instruction | Department of Mathematics | May-28 |
Presidential Appointees
| College | Name | Rank | Department/School | Term End |
| College of Applied Arts | Shailen Singh | Associate Professor | Department of Organization, Workforce, and Leadership Studies | May-27 |
| College of Fine Arts and Communication | Kevin Gates | Associate Professor of Instruction | Department of Theatre, Dance & Film | May-27 |
| College of Education | Jo Beth Oestreich | Professor of Instruction | Department of Curriculum and Instruction | May-27 |
| College of Health Professions | Barbara Hewitt | Associate Professor | Department of Health Informatics and Information Management | May-27 |
| College of Liberal Arts | Amy Meeks | Professor of Instruction | Department of Psychology | May-27 |
| McCoy College of Business | Tahir Ekin | Professor | Department of Information Systems and Analytics | May-27 |
| College of Science and Engineering | David Donnelly | Professor | Department of Physics | May-27 |
The following officers have been re-appointed for 2026-2027:
Lynn Ledbetter, Chair
David Donnelly, Vice Chair
Kevin Jetton, Secretary
Senate Advisory Group/68th Faculty Senate
2025-2026
Elected Senators:
Applied Arts: Michael Supancic, Criminal Justice
Business Administration: Kevin Jetton, (Secretary), Information Systems and Analytics
Education: Stacey Hunter, Health and Human Performance
Fine Arts & Communication: Lynn Ledbetter (Chair), Music
Health Professions: Kim Lee, Health Administration
Liberal Arts: Peter Dedek, History
Science and Engineering: Noland Martin, Biology
Appointed Senators:
Applied Arts: Shailen Singh, Org, Workforce, Leadership Studies
Business Administration: Tahir Ekin, Information Systems and Analytics
Education: Jo Beth Oestreich, Curriculum and Instruction
Fine Arts & Communication: Dimitry Tetin, Art and Design
Health Professions: Barbara Hewitt, Health Informatics and Information Management
Liberal Arts: Amy Meeks, Psychology
Science and Engineering: David Donnelly, Physics