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Senate Committees

2025-2026 Roster of Senate Committee Members

College    Academic Professional Faculty Committee      Title, Department Term Exp    Email   
Applied Arts    Cyndy Karras    Lecturer, FCS 2026 Ck1157@txstate.edu
Applied Arts    KeriAnne Moon, Secretary 25-26 Professor of Instruction, School of Social Work    2027 keriannemoon@txstate.edu
Applied Arts    Portia Gottschall    Assistant Professor of Instruction, Organization, Workforce and Leadership Studies    2027 portia@txstate.edu
Applied Arts    Howard Williams    Associate Professor of Instruction, Criminal Justice and Criminology    2026 Hw1007@txstate.edu   
Business    Kathy Moffitt Professor of Instruction, Accounting    2026   Kathy.moffitt@txstate.edu
Business Lindsay Ayres Todd Assistant Professor of Instruction, Finance & Economics 2027 lat125@txstate.edu
Business    Matari Gunter    Associate Professor of Instruction, Management    2027 Matari.gunter@txstate.edu
Business    David Angelow  Associate Professor of Instruction, ISAN  2026 dangelow@txstate.edu
Business Ravi Jillapalli Professor of Instruction, Marketing 2027 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    2027 Sph46@txstate.edu   
Education    Britney Webb    Professor of Instruction, Health and Human Performance    2027 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    2027 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, Dance & Film  2026 svandenberg@txstate.edu
Health Professions Brandi Wells Clinical Assistant Professor, Nursing 2026 B_w216@txstate.edu
Health Professions  Beth Rasmussen Assistant Professor of Instruction, Communication Disorders 2026 Qdq13@txstate.edu
Health Professions Suzy Okere   Associate Professor of Instruction, Physical Therapy    2027 Suzidoc@txstate.edu
Health Professions  Jessica Smith  Clinical Assistant Professor, Radiation Therapy  2026 Jf40023@txstate.edu 
Health Professions Joseph Topinka Associate Professor of Practice, Health Administration 2027 Josephtopinka@txstate.edu
Health Professions Melissa Walston-Sanchez Assoc Professor of Instruction, Health Informatics & Information Management 2027 Mw20514@txstate.edu
Honors College    John Carranza Assistant Professor of Instruction, Honors College 2027 fui22@txstate.edu
Liberal Arts Ashley McKeown Professor of Instruction, Anthropology 2027 Ahm@txstate.edu
Liberal Arts    Shelly Wernette   Assistant Professor of Instruction, Geography    2027 swernette@txstate.edu
Liberal Arts    Matthew Bower   Associate Professor of Instruction, Philosophy    2027 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    Helen Lowman Professor of Practice, Political Science 2027 hal7@txstate.edu
Liberal Arts Shannon Duffy Professor of Instruction, History 2027 Sd22@txstate.edu
Liberal Arts    Lauren Dungan, Vice Chair NLFC 25-26 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    Archivist, Wittliff Collections 2027 Salzmann@txstate.edu
Science & Engineering Eryn Pierdolla Associate Professor of Instruction, Agricultural Sciences 2027 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    2027 selen.karasulu@txstate.edu
Science & Engineering    Glynda Betros    Professor of Instruction, Mathematics    2026 Gb14@txstate.edu   
Science & Engineering    Heath Shipley Assistant Professor of Instruction, Physics 2027 heath.shipley@txstate.edu
Science & Engineering    Jenn Idema Assistant Professor of Instruction, Biology    2026 jennidema@txstate.edu
Science & Engineering    Craig Damin Assoc Professor of Instruction, Chemistry & Biochemistry 2027 Daminca@txstate.edu
David Donnelly – Chair 2025-2026 Vice-Chair, Senate Advisory Group 2026 Dd14@txstate.edu
College Budget Committee Title, Department Term Exp Chair Email
Applied Arts Felix Quayson Assistant Professor of Instruction, OWLS 2028 goo22@txstate.edu
Business Jana Minifie Professor, Management 2026 Chair jm13@txstate.edu
Education Rolf Staubhaar Associate Professor, CLAS 2028 staubhaar@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 Yongmei Lu Professor, Geography 2028 yl10@txstate.edu
Library Lauren Goodley Librarian, Alkek Library 2028 l_g138@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 Associate Prof, School of Soc Work 2026* klc385@txstate.edu
Business Jennifer Krou Assoc Professor of Instruction, ISAN 2027 Chair jlk132@txstate.edu
Education Jesse Gainer Professor, Curriculum & Instruction 2027 jessegainer@txstate.edu
Fine Arts and Communication Clay Craig Associate Professor, Journalism and Mass Communication 2027 Cmc365@txstate.edu
Health Professions Jessica Silveira Assistant Professor, Physical Therapy 2028 jessicasilveira@txstate.edu
Liberal Arts William De Soto Professor, Political Science 2028 Wd02@txstate.edu
Library Carla Ellard Librarian/Curator, Wittliff Collections 2026 Ce10@txstate.edu
Science and Engineering Leslie Shroyer Professor of Instruction, Mathematics 2026 LD1168@txstate.edu
College Faculty Handbook Committee Title, Department Term Exp Chair Email
Applied Arts Cynthia Karras Lecturer, FCS 2027 ck1157@txstate.edu
Business Lyndsay Ayres Todd Assistant Professor of Instruction, Finance & Econ 2027 lat125@txstate.edu
Education Kathy Ybañez Llorente Associate Professor, CLAS 2026 ky10@txstate.edu
Education Susan Waite Assistant Professor, Curriculum and Instruction 2028 sw22@txstate.edu
Fine Arts and Communication Vanguel Tangarov Associate Professor, Music 2026 vt12@txstate.edu
Health Professions Crystal Brewer Clinical Assistant Professor, St. David’s School of Nursing 2026 Chair auo10@txstate.edu
Liberal Arts Michelle Evans Associate Professor, Political Science 2028 me17@txstate.edu
Library Erin Dorrell Librarian, Alkek Library 2027 Lfu12@txstate.edu
Science and Engineering Wendi Davis Professor of Instruction, Chemistry & Biochemistry 2028 wd11@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 Assistant Professor of Instruction, OWLS 2027 bmd35@txstate.edu
Business Alex Burnett-Hayes Assistant Professor of Instruction, ISAN 2028 Alex.burnett_hayes@txstate.edu
Business Ahmed Mohammed Associate Professor, Finance & Economics 2026 mia50@txstate.edu
Education Harriet Glosoff Associate Professor, CLAS 2027 hlg64@txstate.edu
Education Shelly Forsythe Associate Professor, Curriculum & Instruction 2028 mforsythe@txstate.edu
Fine Arts and Communication Joshua Duttweiler Assistant Professor, Art & Design 2028 joshdutt@txstate.edu
Fine Arts and Communication Terry Bertling Associate Professor of Practice, Journalism & Mass Comm 2027 tbertling@txstate.edu
Health Professions Lois Stickley Associate Professor, Physical Therapy 2026 las239@txstate.edu
Health Professions Rohit Pradhan Associate Professor, Health Administration 2028 ung11@txstate.edu
Liberal Arts Suparno Banerjee Professor, English 2028 sb67@txstate.edu
Liberal Arts Russell Moses Professor of Instruction, Philosophy 2026 rm95@txstate.edu
Library Kelly Visnak Associate VP, University Libraries ex officio uvz2@txstate.edu
Library Ally Green Librarian, Alkek Library 2027 alexandriasg@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 Associate Professor of Instruction, Biology 2027 d_j182@txstate.edu
College Piper Professor Committee Title, Department Term Exp Chair Email
Applied Arts Amy Benton Professor, Social Work 2026 ab68@txstate.edu
Business Leyuan You Assoc Prof, F&E 2027 ly17@txstate.edu
Education Minda Lopez Professor, C&I 2026 minda.lopez@txstate.edu
Fine Arts and Communication Lynn Ledbetter Professor, Music  2028 Chair ll09@txstate.edu
Health Professions Shannon Herrin Assistant Professor, Physical Therapy 2026 shannonherrin@txstate.edu
Liberal Arts William De Soto Professor, Political Science 2028 wd02@txstate.edu
Piper Recipient Carolyn Conn Clinical Assoc Professor, Accounting 2026 cc31@txstate.edu
Science and Engineering Manish Kumar Professor of Instruction, Biology 2028 m_k135@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 Associate Professor, Criminal Justice 2027 lidia.nuno@txstate.edu
Business Eric Kirby Professor, Management 2027 egkirby@txstate.edu
Fine Arts and Communication Harry Bowers Professor of Instruction, Journalism and Mass Com 2028 Hbowers@txstate.edu
Health Professions Zo Ramamonjiarivelo Associate Professor, Health Administration 2027 Chair zhr3@txstate.edu
Liberal Arts Joseph Kotarba Professor, Sociology 2026 jk54@txstate.edu
Library Kristin Van Diest Librarian, University Libraries 2028 kvandiest@txstate.edu
Science and Engineering Carlos Felipe Gutierrez Assistant Prof of Practice, Ingram School of Engineering 2026 fgutierrez@txstate.edu
Science and Engineering Nihal Dharmasiri Associate Professor, Biology 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
Brett Last Chief Human Resources Officer ex officio Brett.last@txstate.edu
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 2028 eb03@txstate.edu
Applied Arts Michael Supancic Assistant Professor, Criminal Justice and Criminology 2027 Chair ps14@txstate.edu
Business Mohammed Ahmed Associate Professor, Finance & Economic 2027 Mia50@txstate.edu
Business Zach Kelley Associate Professor of Instruction, ISAN 2028 zachkelley@txstate.edu
Education Lori Assaf Professor, Curriculum & Instruction 2027 Cd21@txstate.edu
Education Jo An Zimmermann-Somoza Associate Professor, Health and Human Performance 2028 JZ15@txstate.edu
Fine Arts and Communication Thomas Rinn Assistant Professor, Music 2028 rea80@txstate.edu
Fine Arts and Communication Harry Bowers Professor of Instruction Journalism and Mass Communication 2026 Hb05@txstate.edu
Health Professions Karen Gibbs Professor, Physical Therapy 2028 kg18@txstate.edu
Health Professions Gloria Park Assistant Professor, Nursing 2026 Ezb9@txstate.edu
Liberal Arts Blake Locklin Assoc Professor, World Languages 2027 Bl10@txstate.edu
Liberal Arts Kelly Haskard Zolnierek Professor, Psychology 2026 Kh36@txstate.edu
Library Isabelle Antes Librarian, Alkek Library 2026 Qsp4@txstate.edu
Science and Engineering Cynthia Luxford Associate Professor, Chemistry and Biochemistry 2027 c_l268@txstate.edu
Science and Engineering Andrea Aspbury Professor of Instruction, Biology 2028 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 jh212@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 Janet Payne Professor, Finance & Economics 2028 jp40@txstate.edu
Education Cindy Miller Assistant Professor, CLAS 2027 cindy.miller@txstate.edu
Fine Arts and Communication Jennifer Scharlach Assoc Professor of Practice, Journalism and Mass Comm 2028 js215@txstate.edu
Health Professions Ahyoung Song Assistant Professor, Physical Therapy 2026 juh15@txstate.edu
Liberal Arts Rebecca Deason Associate Professor, Psychology 2026 rgd28@txstate.edu
Library Gwendolyn Thompson Librarian 2028 gt1040@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 kld119@txstate.edu
Student Representative TBA Fall 2025
College University Performing Arts Committee Title, Department Term Exp Chair Email
Education Lori Assaf Professor, C&I 2026 lc27@txstate.edu
Fine Arts and Communication Nico Schuler Professor, Music 2026 Chair ns13@txstate.edu
Fine Arts and Communication Lynn Ledbetter Professor, Music 2028 ll09@txstate.edu
Fine Arts and Communication Andrew Park Associate Professor, Theatre Dance and Film 2028 dbf46@txstate.edu
Fine Arts and Communication Leigh'Ann Andrews Assistant Professor of Instruction, Theatre, Dance, and Film 2028 bvr23@txstate.edu
Liberal Arts Louie Valencia Assoc Prof, History 2027 Lvalencia@txstate/edu
Science and Engineering Alana Rosenwasser Sr. Lecturer, Mathematics 2026 ar46130@txstate.edu
Library Margaret Vaverek Librarian, Alkek Library 2027 mv02@txstate.edu
Science and Engineering Hunter Close Associate Professor, Physics 2027 hc18@txstate.edu
Gallery Director Sarah Kleinman Gallery Director, School of Art and Design ex officio s.kleinman@txstate.edu
Evans Auditorium Operations Mgr 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 Associate Prof, School of Soc Work 2026 Klc385@txstate.edu
Business Jaymeen Shah Professor, ISAN 2027 jaymeen.shah@txstate.edu
Education Alyson Collins Assoc Professor, Curriculum & Instruction 2028 aac147@txstate.edu
Fine Arts and Communication Kelly Kaufhold Associate Professor, Journalism & Mass Comm 2027 kellykaufhold@txstate.edu
Health Professions Ram Shanmugam Professor, Health Administration 2026 Rs25@txstate.edu
Liberal Arts Alexandria Perkins Assoc Professor, World Languages and Literatures 2026* a_p880@txstate.edu
Science and Engineering Caitlin Gabor Professor, Biology 2028 cg19@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