Skip to Content
Faculty Senate
Texas State Faculty Senate Senate Committees

Senate Committees

2019-2020 Roster of Senate Committee Members

Please note: the senate is in the process of making appointments for the 2020-2021 academic year. Updated committee rosters will be posted on the first day of the fall semester.

Academic Computing Committee College Term Exp Email
Dr. Adam Vaughan Applied Arts 2021 a_v609@txstate.edu
Dr. Garry White, Co-Chair Business 2020 gw06@txstate.edu
Dr. Vivek Shah Business 2021 vs01@txstate.edu
Dr. Doug Holschuh Education 2020 dh61@txstate.edu
Mr. Bill Meek Fine Arts & Communication 2022 wm08@txstate.edu
Dr. Barbara Hewitt Health Professions 2020 BH05@txstate.edu
Dr. Matthew Juge, Chair Liberal Arts 2021 Mj13@txstate.edu
Dr. Shane Yost Science & Engineering 2021 Sru18@txstate.edu
Ms. Mary Aycock Library 2022 Mba18@txstate.edu
Mr. Whitten Smart VPIT ex officio ws15@txstate.edu
Mr. Jose Rodriguez VPIT ex officio jr11@txstate.edu
Mr. Kevin McCarty VPSA rep ex officio kevin@txstate.edu
Dr. Duane Knudson Provost appointee   Dk19@txstate.edu
Academic Freedom Committee College Term Exp Email
Dr. Vince Luizzi, Chair Liberal Arts 2021 VL01@txstate.edu
Dr. Emily Summers Education 2020 Es33@txstate.edu
Dr. Patrick Smith Education Ex officio ps35@txstate.edu
Dr. Amanda Soto Fine Arts & Communication Ex officio Acs131@txstate.edu
Dr. Nathan Pino Liberal Arts 2022 Np11@txstate.edu
Mr. Steve Wilson Liberal Arts Ex officio Sw13@txstate.edu
Dr. Lucas Rusnak Science & Engineering 2022 Lr27@txstate.edu
Ms. Renee Wendel Health Professions 2022 RW18@txstate.edu
Ms. Stephanie Towery Library 2020 SST25@txstate.edu
Academic Governance Committee College Term Exp Email
Dr. Jay Jamieson Applied Arts 2021 Jj06@txstate.edu
Dr. Matt Hood Business 2022 Mh91@txstate.edu
Dr. Minda Lopez Education 2021 Ml46@txstate.edu
Dr. Beth Erhart Dept. Chair (Liberal Arts) 2022 ee10@txstate.edu
Ms. Michelle Nance Fine Arts & Communication 2022 Mn14@txstate.edu
Dr. Oren Renick, Chair Health Professions 2020 cr13@txstate.edu
Dr. Leah Renold Liberal Arts 2021 Lr22@txstate.edu
Dr. Augustine Agwuele Liberal Arts 2021 Aa21@txstate.edu
Ms. Joi Jones Liberal Arts Fall 2019 Jaj142@txstate.edu
Dr. Young Ju Lee Science & Engineering 2020 YJLee@txstate.edu
Dr. Jaime Chahin Academic Dean 2020 tc03@txstate.edu
Academic Standards Committee College Term Exp Email
Dr. Kimberlee Davis Applied Arts 2022 Kd20@txstate.edu
Dr. Randall Young Business 2020 Rfy1@txstate.edu
Dr. Darcey Downey Education 2022 dd09@txstate.edu
Dr. Raymond Niekamp Fine Arts & Communication 2021 Rn10@txstate.edu
Dr. Star Mitchell Health Professions 2020 Sam418@txstate.edu
Dr. Crystal Oberle, Chair Liberal Arts 2021 Co12@txstate.edu
Ms. Patricia Boucher Library 2022 P_B88@txstate.edu
Dr. Steven Whitten Science & Engineering 2021 Sw50@txstate.edu
Budget Committee College Term Exp Email
Dr. Edna Alfaro Applied Arts 2022 Ea21@txstate.edu
Dr. Randall Young Business 2020 Rfy1@txstate.edu
Dr. Araceli Ortiz Education 2022 Amo56@txstate.edu
Dr. Tom Grimes Fine Arts & Communication 2020 Tg19@txstate.edu
Dr. Shirley Levenson Health Professions 2020 SAL111@txstate.edu
Dr. Kyong Hee Chee Liberal Arts 2022 Kc26@txstate.edu
Ms. Dianna Morganti Library 2022 D_M518@txstate.edu
Mr. Shawn Peterson, Chair Science & Engineering 2021 Mp54@txstate.edu
Committee on Committees College Term Exp Email
Dr. William Stone, Chair Applied Arts 2020 ws03@txstate.edu
Dr. Don Sanders Business 2021 ds26@txstate.edu
Dr. Kathy Fite Education 2021 Kf02@txstate.edu
Dr. Clay Craig Fine Arts & Communication 2021 Cmc365@txstate.edu
Dr. Chris Russian Health Professions 2022 Cr23@txstate.edu
Dr. Yasmine Beale-Rosano-Rivaya Liberal Arts 2022 Yb10@txstate.edu
Ms. Karen Sigler Library 2020 ks10@txstate.edu
Ms. Maureen Lemke Science & Engineering 2020 Ml43@txstate.edu
Environment & Sustainability Committee College Term Exp Email
Ms. Portia Gottschall Applied Arts 2022 P_m77@txstate.edu
Dr. Leyuan You Business 2021 Ly17@txstate.edu
Dr. Michelle Forsythe Education 2022 Mef104@txstate.edu
Ms. Hannah Thornton At Large (Applied Arts) 2020 Ht1074@txstate.edu
Dr. Lindsay Timmerman Fine Arts & Communication 2021 lindseyt@txstate.edu
Dr. Paula Stigler Health Professions 2022 Pes52@txstate.edu
Dr. Rebecca Bell-Metereau, Chair Liberal Arts 2021 RB12@txstate.edu
Dr. Colleen Myles Liberal Arts 2021 Cch64@txstate.edu
Ms. Laura Waugh Library 2022 Lsw42@txstate.edu
Dr. BJ Spencer Science & Engineering 2021 Bs39@txstate.edu
Ms. Stephanie Daniels Staff Council 2020 sd1344@txstate.edu
Faculty Handbook Committee College Term Exp Email
Dr. Tozi Gutierrez Applied Arts 2021 T_g77@txstate.edu
Dr. Janet Payne Business 2021 Jp40@txstate.edu
Dr. Marc McAllister Business 2022 Mcm297@txstate.edu
Ms. Katrina Jansky Education 2020 Kmj104@txstate.edu
Dr. Susan Waite Education 2022 Sw22@txstate.edu
Ms. Michelle Nance, Chair Fine Arts & Communication 2020 Mn14@txstate.edu
Dr. David Gibbs Health Professions 2020 DG1175@txstate.edu
Dr. Deborah Balzhiser Liberal Arts 2022 Dm45@txstate.edu
Ms. Amanda Price Library 2021 Anp125@txstate.edu
Dr. William Grilliette Science & Engineering 2022 W_g28@txstate.edu
Library Committee College Term Exp Email
Dr. Eun Hae Kim Applied Arts 2021 e_k98@txstate.edu
Dr. Chinna Natesan Business 2022 Nn02@txstate.edu
Dr. Matari Gunter Business 2020 M_j130@txstate.edu
Dr. Susan Hall Education 2021 Sph46@txstate.edu
Dr. Alyson Collins Education 2022 Aac147@txstate.edu
Dr. Rebekah Fox Fine Arts & Communication 2022 Rf24@txstate.edu
Dr. Ames Asbell Fine Arts & Communication 2021 Sa22@txstate.edu
Dr. Debra McDowell Health Professions 2022 Dm78@txstate.edu
Dr. Suparno Banerjee Liberal Arts 2022 Sb67@txstate.edu
Dr. Richard Dixon Liberal Arts 2020 Rd11@txstate.edu
Ms. Joan Heath Library ex officio jh06@txstate.edu
Ms. Arlene Salazar Library 2021 As33@txstate.edu
Ms. Dianna Morganti Library 2020 D_m518@txstate.edu
Dr. Julio G. Dix, Chair Science & Engineering 2020 jd01@txstate.edu
Dr. Dan Tamir Science & Engineering 2021 Dt19@txstate.edu
Nontenure Line Faculty Committee Members College Term Exp Email
Dr. Sandra Duke Applied Arts 2020 Sed64@txstate.edu
Dr. Rose Pulliam Applied Arts 2021 R_p182@txstate.edu
Dr. Matari Gunter Business 2021 M_j130@txstate.edu
Mr. Kevin Jetton, Vice Chair Business 2020 Kj02@txstate.edu
Dr. Jo Beth Oestreich, Secretary Education 2020 Jo15@txstate.edu
Ms. Maureen Smith Education 2021 Ms29@txstate.edu
Mr. Shawn Camp Fine Arts & Communication 2020 Sc58@txstate.edu
Mr. Dale Blasingame Fine Arts & Communication 2021 Db28455@txstate.edu
Ms. Renee Wendel Health Professions 2020 Rw18@txstate.edu
Dr. Suzanna Okere Health Professions 2021 SD11@txstate.edu
Dr. Amy Meeks Liberal Arts 2020 Am23@txstate.edu
Dr. Tom Varacalli Liberal Arts 2021 Tfv2@txstate.edu
Ms. Kris Toma Library 2021 Kt17@txstate.edu
Dr. Susan Holtz Science & Engineering 2021 Slh245@txstate.edu
Ms. Glynda Betros Science & Engineering 2020 Gb14@txstate.edu
Dr. Natalie Ceballos, Chair Liberal Arts 2020 NC18@txstate.edu
Nontenure Line Faculty Committee Liaisons College Term Email
Dr. Howard Williams Applied Arts 2020 Hw1007@txstate.edu
Mr. Sherwood Bishop Business 2021 sb38@txstate.edu
Mr. Jeremy Hutchins Fine Arts & Communication 2020 Jh200@txstate.edu
Mr. Scott Vandenberg Fine Arts & Communication 2020 Spv5@txstate.edu
Ms. Regina Jillapalli Health Professions 2020 Rj25@txstate.edu
Dr. Christi Townsend Liberal Arts 2021 Ct1086@txstate.edu
Dr. Matthew Bower Liberal Arts 2021 Meb211@txstate.edu
Ms. Amanda Scott Liberal Arts 2020 Aes126@txstate.edu
Dr. Shannon Duffy Liberal Arts 2021 Sd22@txstate.edu
Ms. Gloria Velasquez Liberal Arts 2020 Gv11@txstate.edu
Ms. Kay Newling Liberal Arts 2020 Kn18@txstate.edu
Mr. Dan Smith Science & Engineering 2020 Ds69@txstate.edu
Dr. Wendi David Science & Engineering 2021 wd11@txstate.edu
Piper Professor Committee College Term Exp Email
Dr. Christine Norton Applied Arts 2020 cn19@txstate.edu
Dr. Melissa Baucus Business 2021 m_b486@txstate.edu
Dr. Russell Lang Education 2020 RL30@txstate.edu
Dr. Lynn Ledbetter Fine Arts & Communication 2022 Ll09@txstate.edu
Dr. Dave Falleur, Chair Health Professions 2021 Df03@txstate.edu
Dr. Carmen Westerburg Liberal Arts 2022 Cw54@txstate.edu
Dr. Ken Margerison Piper Recipient 2020 km04@txstate.edu
Dr. Andrea Aspbury Science & Engineering 2022 aa14@txstate.edu
Retirement & Benefit Programs Committee College Term Exp Email
Dr. Lea Velez Applied Arts 2020 lrr26@txstate.edu
Dr. William Stone, Chair Applied Arts 2022 ws03@txstate.edu
Dr. Bruce McClung Business 2022 Bm03@txstate.edu
Dr. Gail Dickinson Education 2021 Gd14@txstate.edu
Dr. Teri Evans-Palmer Fine Arts & Communication 2022 Te10@txstate.edu
Dr. Zo Ramamonjiarivelo Health Professions 2021 Zhr3@txstate.edu
Dr. Krista Howard Liberal Arts 2020 Kh44@txstate.edu
Mr. Scott Pope Library 2022 Dp36@txstate.edu
Dr. Thersa Westbrook Science & Engineering 2020 Tw1212@txstate.edu
Suspension Appeals Committee College Term Exp Email
Dr. Michael Supancic Applied Arts 2020 ps14@txstate.edu
Dr. Christine Norton Applied Arts 2021 cn19@txstate.edu
Dr. Garry White Business 2022 Gw06@txstate.edu
Dr. Gail Zank Business 2020 Gz10@txstate.edu
Dr. Joni Charles Business 2022 Jc18@txstate.edu
Dr. Nathan Bond Education 2021 jb50@txstate.edu
Ms. Megan Haynes Education 2020 mh86@txstate.edu
Dr. Paul Jantz Education 2022 Pj16@txstate.edu
Dr. Jonathan Babcock Fine Arts & Communication 2021 Jb211@txstate.edu
Dr. Andrew Cheetham Fine Arts & Communication 2022 Alc322@txstate.edu
Dr. Lawrence Fulton Health Professions 2022 Lf25@txstate.edu
Dr. Steve Spivey Health Professions 2020 SS66@txstate.edu
Dr. Jessica Pliley Liberal Arts 2021 Jp74@txstate.edu
Dr. Carrie Crisp Liberal Arts 2020 Cc1021@txstate.edu
Dr. David Donnelly, Chair Science & Engineering 2020 dd14@txstate.edu
Dr. Jessica Dutton Science & Engineering 2020 J_d357@txstate.edu
University Curriculum Committee College Term Exp Email
Dr. Elizabeth M. Blunk Applied Arts 2022 eb03@txstate.edu
Dr. Michael Supancic, Chair Applied Arts 2021 ps14@txstate.edu
Dr. Li Feng Business 2021 Lf20@txstate.edu
Dr. Vivek Shah Business 2022 Vs01@txstate.edu
Dr. Carol Delaney Education 2021 Cd21@txstate.edu
Dr. JoAn Zimmermann-Somoza Education 2022 JZ15@txstate.edu
Mr. William Peeler Fine Arts & Communication 2022 Wp03@txstate.edu
Mr. Harry Bowers Fine Arts & Communication 2020 Hb05@txstate.edu
Dr. Karen Gibbs Health Professions 2022 kg18@txstate.edu
Dr. Celeste Domsch Health Professions 2020 Cd23@txstate.edu
Dr. Yasmine Beale-Rosano-Rivaya Liberal Arts 2021 Yb10@txstate.edu
Dr. Leah Renold Liberal Arts 2020 Lr22@txstate.edu
TBN Library ex officio  
Ms. Jessica McClean Library 2022 Jlm336@txstate.edu
Dr. Wendi David Science & Engineering 2021 Wd11@txstate.edu
Dr. Edwin Piner Science & Engineering 2020 Ep26@txstate.edu
Mr. Lou Jimenez   ex officio lej27@txstate.edu
Ms. Micky Autrey   ex officio ma02@txstate.edu
Dr. Beth Wuest   Ex officio Bw09@txstate.edu
University Lecturers Committee College Term Exp Email
Dr. Omar Lopez Applied Arts 2021 OL14@txstate.edu
Dr. Andrew Ojede Business 2022 Aro27@txstate.edu
Dr. Pam Wuestenberg, Chair Education 2021 Pw05@txstate.edu
Dr. Michael Devlin Fine Arts & Communication 2020 Mbd51@txstate.edu
Dr. Megan Trad Health Professions 2022 Mt40@txstate.edu
Dr. Kathryn Ledbetter Liberal Arts 2020 KL11@txstate.edu
Mrs. Lynn Bostwick Library 2022 L_B218@txstate.edu
Dr. Kristy Daniel Science & Engineering 2020 Kld119@txstate.edu
University Performing Arts Committee College Term Exp Email
Dr. Dave Falleur Health Professions 2021 Df03@txstate.edu
Dr. Elizabeth Hartwig Education 2020 EKK6@txstate.edu
Dr. Caitlin Gabor Science & Engineering 2020 Cg19@txstate.edu
Dr. Lynn Ledbetter Fine Arts & Communication 2022 Ll09@txstate.edu
Ms. Michelle Nance Fine Arts & Communication 2022 Mn14@txstate.edu
Dr. Nico Schuler, Chair Fine Arts & Communication 2022 ns13@txstate.edu
Dr. Margo Handwerker Fine Arts & Communication ex officio Mkh102@txstate.edu
Dr. Aimee Roundtree Liberal Arts 2021 ajr121@txstate.edu
Ms. Katharine Salzmann Library 2022 Ks31@txstate.edu
Ms. Gaila Raymer Evans Auditorium Ex officio gr22@txstate.edu
University Research Enhancement Committee College Term Exp Email
Dr. Asha Hegde Niezgoda Applied Arts 2020 Ah16@txstate.edu
Dr. Jaymeen Shah Business 2021 Js62@txstate.edu
Dr. Melissa Fraser Education 2022 M_f223@txstate.edu
Mr. Grayson Lawrence Fine Arts & Communication 2021 gl16@txstate.edu
Dr. Scott Shaffer Health Professions 2020 sws70@txstate.edu
Dr. Kelly Haskard-Zolnierek Liberal Arts 2020 Kh36@txstate.edu
Dr. John Schemmel Science & Engineering 2022 Jjs43txstate.edu
Dr. Augustine Agwuele, Chair (at-large) Liberal Arts 2021 Aa21@txstate.edu
Dr. Mike Blanda Research & Federal Relations ex officio mb29@txstate.edu