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Committees Responsible for Matters Related to Primary Jurisdiction

Academic Appeals

Chairperson: Ajay Bandi

Faculty Committee Members – Arts & Sciences

  • Kori Binette
  • Leticia Cabrera
  • Wayne Chandler
  • Jessica Gracey
  • Anthony Olson
  • Rena Smith
  • Rick Toomey
  • Clifton Watkins
  • Veronica Watkins

Faculty Committee Members – Professional Schools 

  • Jill Baker
  • Lisa Bishop
  • Adam Bochart
  • Loren Butler
  • Aziz Fellah
  • Giselle Greenidge
  • Jason Satchell
  • Sandy Seipel
  • Linda Smith
  • Malinda Tobin

Ex-Officio Members

  • Matt Baker
  • Leslie Cuenca
  • Jamie Hooyman
  • Terri Vogel

Academic Petitions

Chairperson: Mike Miller

Faculty Committee Members – Arts & Sciences

  • Alisha Campbell
  • Luke Campbell
  • Rebecca Dunnell
  • Richard Field
  • Bronson Herrera
  • Thomas LaPann
  • Jaouad Meziani
  • David Richardson
  • Katherine Tott

Faculty Committee Members – Professional Schools 

  • Hua Bai
  • Christopher Holder
  • Charles Hoot 
  • Jodie Leiss
  • TBD
  • TBD

Ex-Officio Members

  • Matt Baker
  • Leslie Cuenca
  • Jamie Hooyman
  • Terri Vogel

Council on Teacher Education (COTE)

Chairperson: Shantel Farnan

Director of Teacher Education (serves as Executive Secretary): Tim Wall

Faculty Committee Members:

  • Matt Bax
  • Ashley Black
  • Brandy Haughey
  • David Kiene
  • Tamara Lynn
  • Jason McCain
  • Becky Moore
  • Brian Swink
  • Rob Voss

Additional members:

  • Public School Representative: Emily Bonifas
  • Public School Representative: Jamie Thieman
  • Public School Administrator or Counselor:  TBD
  • Undergraduate Education Student: TBD
  • Graduate Education Student: TBD

Ex-Officio Members:

  • Jamie Hooyman 
  • Greg Haddock 
  • Joseph Haughey
  • Michael McBride
  • Amy Washam
  • Amy Wilson

Curriculum and Degree Requirement (CDR)

Chairperson: Trevor Meyer

Faculty Committee Members:

  • Travis Dimmitt
  • Nathan Eloe
  • Vincent Hustad
  • Lauren Leach-Steffens
  • Cynthia Schairer-Kessler
  • Alex Taylor

Non-Voting Members:

  • Jamie Hooyman
  • Terri Vogel 
  • Obioma Nwuba (Student Senate Representative)

Designated Curriculum Matters (DCM)

Chairperson: Bill Richardson

Faculty Committee Members:

  • Heather Hill
  • Haley Hutcheson
  • Nissa Ingraham
  • Alex Kirt
  • Diana Linville
  • Sarah Naramore
  • Ildi Olasz
  • Brenda Rourke
  • Gretchen Thornsberry
  • Patricia Warner 
  • TBD
  • TBD
  • TBD

Ex-Officio Members:

  • Matt Baker
  • Jamie Hooyman

Graduate Council

Chairperson: Jackie Kibler

Faculty Committee Members:

  • Renee Oyotode Adebile
  • Ashley Black
  • Kurt Fink 
  • Raj Goswami
  • Ming Hung
  • Jerry Qin
  • Stuart Sprague
  • Sara Taylor
  • Kylie Wilson
Ex-Officio Members:

  • Greg Haddock 
  • Terri Vogel
  • Cindy Williams

Research

Chairperson: Kim Casey

Faculty Committee Members:

  • Karen Britt
  • Himadri Chakraborty
  • Johnny Chuang
  • Joy Daggs
  • Kurt Haberyan
  • Laura Kauzlarich
  • Kyle Miller
  • John Pope
  • Kyoung-Ho Shin
  • Sarah Sipling
  • Sara Taylor
Ex-Officio Members:
  • Greg Haddock 
  • Tye Parsons
  • Graduate Student - TBD

Institutional Review Board (IRB)

Chairperson: Machelle Skinner

Faculty Committee Members:

  • Amy Barton 
  • Katheryn Bilbo
  • Ethan Bottone
  • Ariceli Hernandez
  • Matt Johnson
  • John Katsion
  • Jackie Kibler
  • TBD

Ex-Officio Members:

  • TBD (Community Member)

Animal Welfare

Chairperson: Jay McGhee

Faculty Committee Members:

  • James Campbell
  • Ronda Driskell
  • John Greathouse
  • TBD
Other Members:
  • TBD (Veterinarian)
  • TBD (Student member)
  • TBD (Community member)

Committees Responsible for Matters Requiring Faculty Advisement

Assessment and Evaluation

Chairperson: Rob Voss

Faculty Committee Members:

  • Bronson Herrera
  • Brian Hesse
  • C.J. Holthaus
  • David Kiene
  • Jackie Lacy
  • Jason McCain
  • Amanda Meiners
  • Shelley Riley
  • Lukes Roles
  • TBD
  • TBD
  • TBD
  • TBD

Faculty Welfare - Budget & Finance

Chairperson: Linda Gray Smith

Faculty Committee Members:

  • John Gallaher
  • Pat Immel
  • Cris Jacobson
  • Jeff Nickerson
  • Jose Palacios Perez
  • Jerry Qin
  • Jenny Rytting
  • Matt Symonds
  • Jeff Thornsberry
  • Joseph Tomasso
  • Shelby Trussell
  • Michelle Veasey
  • Tekle Wanorie
  • TBD
  • TBD

Teaching & Learning

Chairperson: Sue Myllykangas

Faculty Committee Members:

  • Johannah Baugher
  • Shandy Beck
  • Jeff Bradley
  • Crystal Combs
  • Sarah Creason
  • Elizabeth Dimmitt
  • Tina Ellsworth
  • Tolina Fufa
  • Shelly Hiatt
  • Feixue Mei
  • Becky Moore
  • Armin Muhsam
  • Ashley Strickland
  • Katy Strickland
  • TBD
  • TBD
  • TBD
  • TBD

Ex-Officio Members:

  • Leslie Cuenca
  • Jamie Hooyman
  • TBD (Student Representative)
  • TBD (Maryville Community Leader Representative)

University Seminar

Chairperson: Brian Swink

Faculty Committee Members:

  • Robin Akins
  • Stancy Bond
  • Rhonda Brown
  • Cari Cline
  • Brian Swafford
  • Kamala Tabor
  • Csilla Tasi
  • Tiebing Shi
  • Kylie Wilson
  • TBD
  • TBD
  • TBD

Ex-Officio Members:

  • TBD (DCM representative)
  • TBD (Recruitment/Enrollment representative)

Miscellaneous Committees

Academic Integrity Panel

Chairperson: Dan Gordon and Ahmed Malkawi (co-chairs)

Faculty Committee Members:

  • Stephen Chappell
  • Chi Lo Lim
  • Tamara Lynn
  • Devlin Scofield

Ex-Officio Members:

  • Matt Baker
  • Leslie Cuenca

Faculty Hearing

Chairperson: TBD

Faculty Committee Members: 

  • Wayne Chandler
  • Jessica Gracey
  • Shelly Hiatt (tentative)
  • Bayo Joachim
  • Jackie Kibler
  • Chi Lo Lim
  • Katy Strickland

Faculty Advisory Committee on Promotion

Chairperson: Jamie Hooyman, Provost (non-voting member)

First Term Faculty Committee Members:

  • TBD
  • TBD
  • TBD
  • TBD

Second Term Faculty Committee Members:

  • Michael Bellamy
  • Rebecca Dunnell
  • Jim Walker
  • Eva Wu
  • Nancy Zeliff

Legislative Committee

Chairperson:  TBD

Faculty CommitteeMembers:

  • TBD

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