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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 SupancicAssistant 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 ArtsShailen SinghAssociate ProfessorDepartment of Organization, Workforce, and Leadership StudiesMay-27
College of Fine Arts and CommunicationKevin GatesAssociate Professor of InstructionDepartment of Theatre, Dance & FilmMay-27
College of EducationJo Beth OestreichProfessor of InstructionDepartment of Curriculum and InstructionMay-27
College of Health ProfessionsBarbara HewittAssociate ProfessorDepartment of Health Informatics and Information ManagementMay-27
College of Liberal ArtsAmy MeeksProfessor of InstructionDepartment of PsychologyMay-27
McCoy College of BusinessTahir EkinProfessorDepartment of Information Systems and AnalyticsMay-27
College of Science and EngineeringDavid DonnellyProfessorDepartment of PhysicsMay-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


68th Faculty Senate Accomplishments