Faculty Senate

Senate Standing Committees 2021-22 (updated regularly) 

• Academic Information Technology Committee

• Academic Planning Committee

• Budget Planning Committee

• Committee on Committees

• Faculty Academic Standards, Rights & Responsibilities Committee

• Faculty Recognition & Development Committee

• Graduate Council

• Library Council

• Research Advisory Committee

• Student Interaction Committee

• University Course Review Committee

• University Reappointment, Tenure & Promotion Committee

• University Studies Committee

See UW Regulation 2-302 for regulations and descriptions of all committees except UW Regulation 2-301 for Committee on Committees, and UW Regulation 2-303 for Research Advisory Committee.

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Academic Information Technology Committee
2021-22 Academic Year

12 voting members:  1 from each of the 7 colleges (2 from A&S), Libraries, American Heritage Center, the Office of Distance Education Support/UW-Casper, and ASUW; ex officio member:  Vice President for Information Technology; Chair is an ex officio member of the Administrative Information Technology Advisory Committee and the Executive Committee of the Faculty Senate.  Members are nominated by the Committee on Committees and ratified by the Faculty Senate.

College	Department	Name	Term Expires (Spring)	Phone	Email . . . uwyo.edu
AG			2022(R)
AS	Politics, Public Affairs & International Studies	Ruth Bjorkenwall	2023	62992	rbjorken
AS	Mathematics & Statistics	Annalisa Piccorelli	2024(2)	62207	apiccore
BU	Business Dean's Office	Candace Ryder	2024	66847	cryder2
ED	School of Counseling, Leadership, Advocacy & Design	William Cain	2022	63145	wcain
EN	Computer Science	Jim Ward	2023(2)	66231	seker
HS	Communication Disorders	Corri Sandoval	2024	66438	csandov3
LA	School of Law		2022(R)
LI	Digital Collections	Bryan Ricupero	2022	66165	bricuper
AHC	American Heritage Center	Nora Plant	2023	62579	nplant
ODES/UWC	UW-Casper	Oksana Wasilik, Chair	2024(2)	268-3090	oksana
ASUW	Student		2022

(2)=second consecutive term
(R)=replacement for an unexpired term
green shading=member to be determined

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Academic Planning Committee
2021-22 Academic Year

12 voting members: 1 from each of the 7 colleges (2 from A&S), Libraries, American Heritage Center, the Office of Distance Education Support/UW-Casper, and ASUW; ex officio members: Provost & Vice President for Academic Affairs, Vice President for Research & Economic Development, Chairs of the Student Interaction Committee, Graduate Council, Budget Planning Committee, and University Course Review Committee; Chair is an ex officio member of the Budget Planning Committee and the Executive Committee of the Faculty Senate. Members are nominated by the Committee on Committees and ratified by the Faculty Senate.

College	Department	Name	Term Expires  (Spring)	Phone	Email ... uwyo.edu
AG	Ecosystem Science & Management	Karen Vaughan	2022	63414	karen.vaughan
AS	Criminal Justice & Sociology	Malcolm Holmes	2022	62988	mholmes
AS	Politics, Public Affairs & International Studies	Gregg Cawley	2023	65345	cawley
BU	Management & Marketing	Grant Lindstrom, Chair	2024	66288	gllmgt
ED	School of Teacher Education	Lydiah Nganga	2024(2)	66326	lnganga
EN	Mechanicl Engineering	Dennis Coon	2023	64192	dcoon
HS	Nursing	Candace Stidolph	2024(2)	63906	stidolph
LA	School of Law	Melissa Alexander	2022(2)	62289	melissa.alexander
LI	Libraries Education & Research	Tami Hert	2022(R)	66245	thert
AHC	American Heritage Center	AHC elects to hold vacant	2022(R)
ODES/UWC	UW-Casper	Amanda DeDiego	2024	268-2056	adediego
ASUW	Student		2022

(R) = replacement for an unexpired term
(2)= second consecutive term
green shading=member to be determined

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Budget Planning Committee
2021-22 Academic Year

13 voting members: 1 from each of the 7 colleges (2 from A&S), Libraries, American Heritage Center, the Office of Distance Education Support/UW-Casper, ASUW, Staff Senate; ex officio members: Provost & Vice President for Academic Affairs, Vice President for Administration, Chair of the Academic Planning Committee; Chair is an ex officio member of the Academic Planning Committee and the Executive Committee of the Faculty Senate. Members are nominated by the Committee on Committees and ratified by the Faculty Senate.

College	Department	Name	Term Expires  (Spring)	Phone	Email . . . uwyo.edu
AG	Veterinary Sciences	Jonathan Fox	2025(2)	65593	jfox7
AS	English	Michael Knievel	2024		mknievel
AS	Psychology	Narina Nunez	2022	(307) 314-2066	narina
BU	Management & Marketing	Eric Krszjzaniek	2024	n/a	ekrszjza
ED	School of Teacher Education	Lydiah Nganga	2022	66326	lnganga
EN	Electrical & Computer Engineering	Jon Pikal, Chair	2023(2)	63172	jpikal
HS	School of Pharmacy	David Bruch	2024	66064	bruch76
LA	School of Law	Sam Kalen	2024	66706	skalen
LI	Libraries Resource Discovery & Management	Deborah McCarthy	2022(R)	64228	mccarthy
AHC	American Heritage Center	Ginny Kilander	2022(2)	62553	papyrus
ODES/UWC	Office of Distance Education Support	Christi Boggs	2022(R)	363-0946	boggs
SS	Staff Senate	Chris Maki	2022	66300	cmaki1
ASUW	Student		2022

(2)=second consecutive term
(R)=replacement for an unexpired term
green shading=member to be determined

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Committee on Committees
2021-22 Academic Year

11 voting members: 1 from each of the 7 colleges (2 from A&S), Libraries, American Heritage Center, and the Office of Distance Education Support/UW-Casper; ex officio member: Chair-Elect of the Faculty Senate; Chair is an ex officio member of the Executive Committee of the Faculty Senate. Members are nominated by the Committee on Committees and approved by the Faculty Senate Executive Committee.

College	Department	Name	Term Expires  (Spring)	Phone	Email ... uwyo.edu
AG			2024
AS	Communication & Journalismad	Kristen Landreville	2023(2)	n/a	klandrev
AS	School of Politics, Public Affairs & International Studies	Nevin Aiken	2024(2)	66146	naiken
BU	Accounting & Finance	Amber Mercil	2023(R)		amercil
ED	School of Counseling, Leadership, Advocacy & Design	Jonathan Carrier	2023(R)	66400	jcarrie5
EN	CEAS Dean's Office	David Bagley	2022(R)	63186	bagley
HS	Communication Disorders	Mark Guiberson, Chair	2022(2)	66427	mguibers
LA	School of Law	Sam Kalen	2024(2)	66706	skalen
LI	Libraries/Resource Discovery & Management	Jennifer Strayer	2022(R)	66892	jennifer.strayer
AHC	American Heritage Center	Leslie Waggener	2022(2)	66640	lwaggen2
ODES/ UWC	Office of Distance Education Support	Jeff Miller	2024(2)	63726	jmiller

(2)=second consecutive term
(R)=replacement for an unexpired term
green shading=member to be determined

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Faculty Academic Standards, Rights & Responsibilities Committee
2021-22 Academic Year

11 voting members: 1 from each of the 7 colleges (2 from A&S), Libraries, American Heritage Center, and ASUW; Chair is an ex officio member of the Executive Committee of the Faculty Senate.  Members are nominated by the Committee on Committees and ratified by the Faculty Senate.

College	Department	Name	Term Expires  (Spring)	Phone	Email . . . uwyo.edu
AG	Family & Consumer Sciences	Jennifer Harmon	2024(2)	65669	jharmo14
AS	Visual & Literary Arts	Diana Baumbach	2024(2)	63049	dbaumbac
AS	English	Nancy Small	2023	62870	nancy.small
BU	Management & Marketing	Casey Frome, Co-Chair	2022	n/a	cfrome
ED	School of Counseling, Leadership, Advocacy & Design	Reed Scull	2023(R)	65645	rscull
EN	Atmospheric Science	Jefferson Snider	2022	399-7026	jsnider
HS	School of Pharmacy	Janelle Krueger, Co-Chair	2023(2)	66030	jkruege1
LA	School of Law	Sam Kalen	2022(R)	66706	skalen
LI	.Libraries User Services	Paula Martin	2024	66734	paula.martin
AHC	American Heritage Center	Rachel Gattermeyer	2022	65614	rgatterm
ASUW	Student		2022

(2)=second consecutive term
(R)=replacement for an unexpired term
green shading=member to be determined
*substitute for Diana Baumbach fall 2021, spring 2022
 

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Faculty Recognition & Development Committee
2021-22 Academic Year

11 voting members: 1 from each of the 7 colleges (2 from A&S), Libraries, American Heritage Center, and the Office of Distance Education Support/UW-Casper; ex officio members: Provost & Vice President for Academic Affairs, Vice President for Research & Economic Development, Vice President for Administration, Chair of the Research Advisory Committee; Chair is an ex officio member of the Executive Committee of the Faculty Senate.  Members are nominated by the Committee on Committees and ratified by the Faculty Senate.

College	Department	Name	Term Expires  (Spring)	Phone	Email... uwyo.edu
AG			2024
AS	Criminal Justice & Sociology	Jamie Snyder	2022	62988	jsnyde29
AS	Communication & Journalism	Sandy Hsu	2024		hsus
BU			2023
ED	School of Counseling, Leadership, Advocacy & Design	Courtney McKim, Chair	2023	64803	cmckim3
EN	Mechanical Engineering	Ann Peck	2023	66763	apeck
HS	School of Pharmacy	Jaime Hornecker	2022(2)	307-233-6000	jmebob
LA	School of Law	Noah Novogrodsky	2023	66448	novogro
LI	Libraries Administrative Office	Samantha Cook	2024	65566	scook
AHC	American Heritage Center	AHC elects to hold vacant	2022
ODES/ UWC	Office of Distance Education Support	Jeff Miller	2024(2)	63726	jmiller

(2)=second consecutive term
green shading=member to be determined

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Graduate Council
2021-22 Academic Year

17 voting members: 2 members of faculty from each of the 7 colleges (4 from A&S, 1 from College of Law), 2 graduate students chosen by the Council; 3-year staggered terms for college representatives, 1-year term for graduate students.  Ex officio members: Provost & Vice President for Academic Affairs, Vice President for Research & Economic Development, Dean of University Libraries, Director of the American Heritage Center, or their designees.  Chair is an ex officio member of the Executive Committee of the Faculty Senate, and Chair or designee is an ex officio member of the Academic Planning Committee and the University Course Review Committee. Members are appointed by the college or unit.

College	Department	Name	Term Expires (Spring)	Phone	Email . . . uwyo.edu
AG	Molecular Biology	Daniel Levy	2022	64806	dlevy1
AG	Veterinary Sciences	Jennifer Malmberg	2023	69977	jennifer.malmberg
AS	Politics, Publid Affairs & International Studies	Andrew Garner*	2022	66475	agarne1
AS	Music	Crystal Sieger+	2022(R)	429-0287	csieger
AS	Chemistry	Elliott Hulley	2023	65671	ehulley
AS	Anthropology	Arielle Zibrak	2023	n/a	azibrak
BU	Accounting & Finance	Eric Johnson	2022	63959	eric.johnson
BU	Management & Marketing	Linda Price	2023(R)	63728	lprice13
ED	Education Dean's Office	Jenna Shim	2022(R)	63126	jshim
ED	School of Teacher Education	John Kambutu	2023(2)	63130	john.kambutu
EN	Civil & Architectural Engineering	Kam Ng	2022	64388	kng1
EN	Chemical Engineering	Saman Aryana	2023(R)	61992	saryana
HS	WWAMI	Alison Doherty	2023	65416	adoherty
HS	Kinesiology & Health	Tucker Readdy, Chair	2022	62354	tucker.readdy
LA	Law Library	Debora Person	2023	65120	dperson
	Graduate Student		2022
	Graduate Student		2022

(2)=second consecutive term
(R)=replacement for an unexpired term
green shading=member to be determined
*substitute for Barbara Logan fall 2021
+substitute for Anne Guzzo fall 2021

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Library Council
2021-22 Academic Year

13 voting members: 1 from each of the 7 colleges (2 from A&S), Libraries, American Heritage Center, 1 undergraduate and 1 graduate student, 1 non-University representative knowledgeable in library issues appointed by the Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs.  Ex officio members: Provost & Vice President for Academic Affairs, Dean of University Libraries, Vice President for Information Technology, Vice President for Research & Economic Development.  The Chair shall be an ex officio member of the Faculty Senate Executive Committee.  Members are appointed by the college or unit.

College	Department	Name	Term Expires  (Spring)	Phone	Email . . . uwyo.edu
AG	Animal Science	Brenda Alexander	2023	66278	balex
AS	Psychology	Matt Gray	2023	62927	gray
AS	Philosophy & Religious Studies	Ed Sherline	2022	65156	sherline
BU	Management & Marketing	Robert Sprague	2022(2)	65670	spraguer
ED	School of Counseling, Leadership, Advocacy & Design	Jihyun Lee	2023	61998	jlee59
EN	Atmospheric Science	Dana Caulton	2022		dcaulton
HS	School of Pharmacy	Melissa Hunter	2022(2)	66988	mhunter2
LA	Law Library	Tawnya Plumb	2024	65733	tplumb
LI	Libraries Education & Research Services	Samantha Peter	2023	65566	scook13
AHC	American Heritage Center	Mary Beth Brown	2024		mary.brown
NonUW			2022(R)
ASUW	Graduate Student		2022
ASUW	Undergraduate Student		2022

(2)=second consecutive term
(R)=replacement for an unexpired term
green shading=member to be determined
chair to be selected Oct 2021 at first meeting

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Research Advisory Committee
2021-22 Academic Year

11 voting members:  1 from each of the 7 colleges (2 from A&S), Libraries, American Heritage Center, and the Office of Distance Education Support/UW-Casper; ex officio members:  Provost & Vice President for Academic Affairs, Vice President for Research & Economic Development; Chair is an ex officio member of the Faculty Development Committee of the Faculty Senate.  Members are appointed by the Committee on Committees.

College	Department	Name	Term Expires  (Spring)	Phone	Email ... uwyo.edu
AG	Molecular Biology	Dan Wall	2023(2)	63542	dwall2
AS	Criminal Justice & Sociology	Kimberly Schweitzer, Chair	2022	62988	kschweit
AS	Botany	Greg Brown	2024	64106	gkbrown
BU			2024
ED	School of Teacher Education	Tim Slater	2023	66353	tslater
EN	Civil & Architectural Engineering	Michael Urynowicz	2022	64398	murynowi
HS	Wyoming Institute for Disabilities	Eric Moody	2022	n/a	eric.moody
LA	School of Law		2024
LI			2022(R)
AHC	American Heritage Center	Brigida Blasi	2022(R)	62580	bblasi
ODES/UWC	UW-Casper	Scott Seville	2024(2)	268-2543	sseville

(R)=replacement for an unexpired term
(2)=second consecutive full term
green shading=member to be appointed

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Student Interaction Committee
2021-22 Academic Year

13 voting members: 1 from each of the 7 colleges (2 from A&S, none from College of Law), Libraries, American Heritage Center, 4 from ASUW; ex officio members: Provost & Vice President for Academic Affairs,  Director of International Student Services, Director of Admissions, Registrar, Director of Student Financial Aid; Chair is an ex officio member of the Academic Planning Committee and the Executive Committee of the Faculty Senate. Members are nominated by the Committee on Committees and ratified by the Faculty Senate.

College	Department	Name	Term Expires  (Spring)	Phone	Email ... uwyo.edu
AG	Plant Sciences	Donna Harris	2024	307-673-2754	donna.harris
AS	Music	Blake McGee	2022	307-314-6062	bmcgee1
AS	Geology & Geophysics	Dario Grana, Chair	2022(R)	307-223-2079	dgrana
BU	Management & Marketing	Greg Livingston	2023(2)		greg.livingston
ED	Counseling, Leadership, Advocacy & Design	Mia Williams	2024	63145	mwill114
EN	Petroleum	Tawfik Elshehabi	2023	64219	telsheha
HS	Pharmacy	Tonja Woods	2023(2)	62550	tmwoods
LI	Resource Discovery & Management	Jennifer Strayer	2024	66892	jennifer.strayer
AHC	American Heritage Center	AHC elects to hold vacant	2022(R)
ASUW	Student		2022
ASUW	Student		2022
ASUW	Student		2022
ASUW	Student		2022

(2)=second consecutive term
(R)=replacement for an unexpired term
green shading=member to be determined

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University Course Review Committee
2021-22 Academic Year

7 voting members who are chairs of the 7 college-level review committees or their designees.  Ex officio members:  Chair of the University Studies Committee, Chair of the Graduate Council, Registrar,  Dean of the Libraries, Director of the American Heritage Center, an ASUW representative, and the Coordinator of Community College Articulation.  Chair is an ex officio member of the Academic Planning Committee and the Executive Committee of the Faculty Senate.

College	Department	Name	Phone	Email... uwyo.edu
AG	AGNR Dean's Office	Warrie Means, Chair	65283	means
AS	A&S Dean's Office	Teena Gabrielson	65383	tgabrie1
BU	Management & Marketing	Andy Arnette		aarnette
ED	Education Dean's Office	Andrea Burrows	63463	andrea.burrows
EN	CEAS Dean's Office	David Mukai	64224	dmukai
HS	Kinesiology & Health	Jayne Jenkins	63662	jjenkins
LA	School of Law	Jacquelyn Bridgeman	65259	jbridge
ASUW	Student (ex officio)

 green shading=member to be determined

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University Studies Committee
2021-22 Academic Year

10 voting members to include one academic personnel member from each of the undergraduate colleges, Libraries, and American Heritage Center, with the exception that the College of Arts and Sciences shall have two representatives; a student designated by ASUW shall be a member with vote; ex officio members: President, Provost & Vice President for Academic Affairs, a representative from Student Affairs, the Academic Planning Committee, the Deans’ Council, Academic Advising, and the Wyoming community colleges.  Members are appointed by the college or unit.

College	Department	Name	Term Expires  (Spring)	Phone	Email . . . uwyo.edu
AG	Family & Consumer Sciences	Christine Wade	2023	64011	cwade
AS	English	Nancy Small	2024	62870	nancy.small
AS	Politics, Public Affairs, Internat'l Studies	Yi-Ling Chen	2022(R)	64173	ychen8
BU	Management & Marketing	Mark Peterson	2024	62054	markpete
ED	School of Teacher Education	Joseph Schroer, Chair	2022	63145	joseph.schroer
EN	CEAS Dean's Office	David Mukai	2022(R)	64224	dmukai
HS	Kinesiology & Health	Qin "Arthur" Zhu	2023(R)	65752	qzhu1
LI	Libraries Education & Research Services	Kristina Clement	2024	65533	kclemen8
AHC	American Heritage Center	John Waggener	2022	62563	waggener
ASUW	Student		2022

(R)=replacement for unexpired term
green shading=member to be determined

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University Reappointment, Tenure & Promotion Committee
2021-22 Academic Year

17 voting members:  2 members from each of the 7 colleges (4 from A&S, 1 from College of Law), 1 from Libraries and 1 from American Heritage Center; no administrative members; elected by college; Provost & Vice President for Academic Affairs is ex officio member.  Members are appointed by the college or unit.

College	Department	Name	Term Expires  (Spring)	Phone	Email ... uwyo.edu
AG	Agricultural & Applied Economics	Don McLeod	2023	63116	dmcleod
AG			2024
AS	Psychology	Alison Looby	2024	314-2314	alooby
AS	Philosophy & Religious Studies	Harvey Hix	2024	62312	hhix
AS	Politics, Public Affairs & Internat'l Studies	Robert Schuhmann	2022	66494	robert.schuhmann
AS	Visual & Literary Arts	Leah Hardy	2023	63457	lhardy
BU	Accounting & Finance	Ali Nejadmalayeri	2022	63807	anejadma
BU			2024
ED	Counseling, Leadership, Advocacy & Design	Michael Morgan	2022	67657	morganm
ED	School of Teacher Education	Rick Kitchen	2023	66377	rkitchen
EN	Civil & Architectural Engineering	Jonathan Brant	2023	65446	jbrant1
EN	Chemical Engineering	Vladimir Alvarado	2024	66464	valvarad
HS	WIND	Michelle Jarman	2023	65060	mjarman
HS	Social Work	Neely Mahapatra	2024	66864	nmahapat
LA	School of Law	Alan Romero, Chair	2022	62395	alan.romero
LI	Digital Collections	Chad Hutchens	2022	65560	chutchen
AHC	American Heritage Center	Ginny Kilander	2023	62553	ginny.kilander

 green shading=member to be determined

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