University Committees

Chairperson: Anthony (Tony) Olson

Faculty Committee Members:

• Robyn Akins (Ed) 
• Jill Baker (Ed)
• Ajay Bandi (CS) 
• Kori Binette (LLW) 
• Lisa Bishop (Bus) 
• Jeff Bradley (NS) 
• Wayne Chandler (LLW) 
• Haley Harrill (Math) 
• Ernest Kramer (FPA) 
• Damon Leiss (HSW) 
• Mohammed Meziani (NS) 
• Matt Schieber (CS) 
• Pamela Shannon (FPA) 
• Jawad Sadek (Math) 
• Carol Spradling (CS)
• Rick Toomey (NS)
• Jeff Thornsberry (NS)
• James Walker (Bus) 

Non-Voting Members:

• Ben Hayen (Student Senate Representative)
• Steven Steinman (Student Conduct & Development)
• Terri Vogel (Registrar)
• Leslie Cuenca (Success Center)

Chairperson: Peter Adam

Faculty Committee Members:

• Scott Bell (CS) 
• Luke Campbell (HSS) 
• Rebecca Dunnell (FPA) 
• Michael Faris (FPA) 
• Richard Field (HSS) 
• Bronson Herrera (HSS) 
• Charitha Hettiarachchi (CS) 
• Vincent Hustad (NS) 
• Charles Hoot (CS) 
• Michael Rogers (CS) 
• Theo Ross (FPA) 
• Pamela Shannon (FPA) 
• Malinda Tobin (Bus) 
• Deborah Toomey (Bus) 
• Sue Wood (Ed) 

Non-Voting Members:

• Leslie Cuenca (Success Center)
• Terri Vogel (Registrar) 
• Matt Baker (Vice President of Student Affairs)

Chairperson: Linda Smith (Ed)

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

Faculty Committee Members:

• Josie Baugher – Ed
• Travis Dimmitt – Ed
• Jodie Leiss – HSW
• Andrea Mason – Ed, Horace Mann/Leet Center
• Michael McBride – Ex Officio, Coordinator of Professional Education Unit Assessment
• Robert Pippin – FPA
• Brian Swink – Math
• Nancy Zeliff – Career and Technical Education
• Everett Singleton – Ed
• Linda Smith – Ed
• Rena’ Smith – NS
• Jennifer Wall – Math

Additional members:

• Public School Representative: Jamie Thieman, middle school teacher
• Public School Representative: Emily Bonifas, secondary teacher
• Public School Administrator or Counselor:  Shannon Nolte, administrator
• Undergraduate Education Student: Alan Ottman
• Graduate Education Student: TBD

Ex-Officio Members:

• Jamie Hooyman (Provost) or designee
• Greg Haddock (Associate Provost of Graduate Studies and Special Programs)
• Amy Wilson (Coordinator of Teacher Education Student Services)
• Michael McBride (Coordinator of Professional Education Unit Assessment)
• Joseph Haughey (Assistant Director of Teacher Education)
• Jay Johnson (Director of Northwest-Kansas City) or designee

Chairperson: John Katsion

Faculty Committee Members:

• Patty Drews (HSS) 
• Tolina Fufa (Bus) 
• Cheryl Malm (Math) 
• Jason Offutt (Comm) 
• John Paul Pope (NS) 
• Shelley Riley (NS) 
• Linda Smith (Ed) 
• Lauren Leach-Steffens (HSW)

Non-Voting Members:

• Jamie Hooyman (Provost)
• Terri Vogel (Registrar)
• Brandy Brady (Library Collection Development)
• TBD (Student Senate Representative)

Chairperson: Richard Black

Faculty Committee Members:

• Joni Adkins (CS) 
• Joy Daggs (US/Comm) 
• Elizabeth Dimmitt (HSW) 
• Jessica Gracey (HSS) 
• Nissa Ingraham (Ed) 
• Brenda Jones (Bus) 
• Brenda Lewis (LLW) 
• Bill Richardson (FPA) 
• Gretchen Thornsberry (NS) 
• Christina Heintz (Math)
• Stuart Sprague (Ag)
• Patricia Warner (NS)

Ex-Officio Members:

• Heather Hill (Comp Coordinator)
• Mike Steiner (Associate Provost of Undergraduate Studies)
• Matt Baker, (Vice President of Student Affairs)

Chairperson: Shelly Hiatt (HSW) 

Faculty Committee Members:

• Ashley Black (LLW) 
• Shantel Farnan (Ed) 
• Justin Hoffmeier (Math) 
• Chi Lo Lim (Bus) 
• Michael Miller (Ag) 
• Rená Smith (NS) 
• Cindy Tu (CS) 
• Yi-Hwa Wu (HSS) 
• Bayo Joachim (Comm) 

Ex-Officio Members:

• Greg Haddock (Associate Provost of Graduate Studies and Special Programs) 
• Terri Vogel (Registrar)

Chairperson: Nigel Hoilett

Faculty Committee Members:

• Renee Adebile (Bus) 
• Ben Blackford (Bus) 
• Kim Casey (HSS) 
• Himadri Chakraborty (NS) 
• Christopher DiLoreto (NS) 
• Ted Goudge (HSS) 
• Kurt Haberyan (NS) 
• Rafiq Islam (NS) 
• Abdelmonaem Jornaz (Math) 
• Alex Kirt (Comm) 
• Thomas LaPann (FPA) 
• Ahmed Malkawi (NS) 
• Lorita Nivanthi Mihindukulasooriya (NS) 
• Chase O’Gwin (HSW) 
• Zhengrui Qin (CS) 

Ex-Officio Members:

• Anuoluwa Sangotayo (Graduate Student)
• Greg Haddock (Associate Provost of Graduate Studies and Special Programs)
• Tye Parsons (Grants Coordinator)

Chairperson: Bradlee Gamblin

Faculty Committee Members:

• Jim Campbell (NS) 
• Jessica Cascio (HSW) 
• Brett Chloupek (HSS) 
• Araceli Hernandez (Bus) 
• Jackie Kibler (HSW) 

Ex-Officio Members:

• TBD (Community Member)

Chairperson: Marcus McGee

Faculty Committee Members:

• Kelsey Bruno (Ag)
• Rhonda Driskill (Ag) 
• Jay McGhee (NS) 
• Kathleen Spears (NS)
• TBD (HSW) 

Other Members:

• Ed Powell (DVM)
• Addison Carroll (Student member)
• Jackie Baker (Community member)

Chairperson: Kim Casey

Faculty Committee Members:

• Alisha Campbell (NS) 
• Denise Case (CS) 
• Terry Coalter (Bus) 
• Aziz Fellah (CS) 
• Alice Foose (HSW) 
• Augustus Hallmon (HSW) 
• Heather Hill (LLW) 
• Cj Holthaus (LLW) 
• Cindy Kenkel (Bus) 
• David Kiene (Ed) 
• Robert Voss (HSS)

Ex-Officio Members:

• Michael McBride (Associate Director of Accreditation and Assessment)

Chairperson: Kevin Romig

Faculty Committee Members:

• Charles Badami (CS) 
• Daniel Biegelson (LLW) 
• Kat Bilbo (FPA) 
• Stancy Bond (LLW) 
• Steven Chappell (Comm) 
• Shih-Hsien Chuang (Bus) 
• Sarah Creason (HSW) 
• Elysa Ford (HSS) 
• Alisha Francis (HSW) 
• Diana Linville (CS) 
• Ildi Olasz (LLW) 
• Jose Palacios Perez (LLW) 
• Greg Rich (Ed) 
• Sarah Sipling (FPA) 
• Devlin Scofield (HSS) 
• Roger Von Holzen (CS) 
• Tekle Wanorie (Bus) 
• Kelli Wilmes (HSW) 

Ex-Officio Members:

• Justin Mallett (Director of Diversity and Inclusion)

Chairperson: Sue Myllykangas (HSW)

Faculty Committee Members:

• Kelsey Bowlin (NS) 
• Arghya Goswami (NS)
• Brian Hesse (HSS) 
• Ming Hung (HSS) 
• Fred Lamer (Comm) 
• Sandy Seipel (Ed) 
• Tiebing Shi (Bus)
• Matt Symonds (HSW) 
• Joseph M Tomasso (FPA) 

Member of Faculty Welfare Committee: 

• Charles Badami (CS)

Ex-Officio Members:

• Stacy Carrick (CPO)

Chairperson: Casey Abington

Faculty Committee Members:

• Kristi Alexander (Ed) 
• Karen Albright (HSW) 
• Robert Arndt (NS) 
• Johannah Baugher (Ed) 
• Matt Bax (Ag) 
• John Carr (HSS) 
• Cari Cline (CS) 
• Keely Cline (HSW) 
• Eric Dickey (LLW) 
• Tom Hardee (LLW) 
• Jacquie Lamer (Comm) 
• Tamara Lynn (Ed) 
• Jeff Nickerson (Bus) 
• David Richardson (NS) 
• Luke Rolfes (LLW)
• Daniel Smith (HSS) 
• Kenton Wilcox (LLW) 
• Lori Zech (Comm) 

Ex-Officio Members:

• Allison Hoffman (Student Success Center) 
• Kenna Johnson (Academic Student Success Representative) 
• TBD (Student Senate Representative)
• TBD (Maryville Community Leader Representative)

Chairperson: Joy Daggs

Faculty Committee Members:

• Nathan Eloe (CS)
• Stephanie Jorandby (FPA)
• Trevor Meyer (LLW)
• Doni Mollus (Bus)
• Brian Swafford (Comm)
• Kamala Tabor (HSS)
• Csilla Tasi (Math)
• Patricia Warner (NS)

Ex-Officio Members:

• Allison Hoffman (Student Success Center) 

Chairperson: Richard Sonnenmoser

Faculty Committee Members:

• Joel D Benson (HSS)
• Dan Gordon (Ed)
• Michael Hobbs (LLW)
• Patrick Immel (FPA)
• Joe Kreizinger (FPA)
• Chi Lo Lim (Bus)
• Rebecca Moore (Ed)
• Stephen Town (FPA)

Chairperson: TBD

Faculty Committee Members: TBD

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

First Term Faculty Committee Members:

• Chi Lo Lim (Booth School of Business)
• Nancy Zeliff (School of Computer Science & Info Systems)
• Theo Ross (Department of Fine and Performing Arts)
• Brian Hesse (Department of Humanities & Social Sciences)
• Himadri Chakraborty (Department of Natural Sciences)

Second Term Faculty Committee Members:

• John Gallaher (Department of Language, Literature, and Writing)
• Bayo Joachim (Department of Communication and Mass Media)
• Cheryl Malm (Department of Mathematics and Statistics)
• Sue Myllykangas (Health Science and Wellness)