Faculty Senate Office
323 Merica Hall
Dept. 3961, 1000 E University Ave
Laramie, WY 82071
Phone: 307 766-5348
Fax: 307 766-5347
Email: faculty.senate@uwyo.edu
Senators are appointed by each department for a three-year term, and are eligible to serve one additional full consecutive term. Terms run from the beginning of fall through the end of spring.
1=first full three-year term; 2=second consecutive full term; R=replacement for an unexpired term
College of Agriculture, Life Sciences & Natural Resources
Senator Term Alternate
Agricultural & Applied Economics Professor Roger Coupal 2025 Ben Rashford
Animal Science Assoc Professor Scott Lake 2023 Whit Stewart
Botany Professor Camellia Okpudu 2023 To be determined.
Ecosystem Science & Management Professor Ginger Paige 2023 Fabian Nippgen
Family & Consumer Sciences Sr Lecturer Treva Sprout Ahrenholtz 2025 Christine Wade
Molecular Biology Assoc Professor Grant Bowman 2024 Dan Wall
Plant Sciences Asst Professor Donna Harris 2024 Anowar Islam
UW Extension Dir/Sr. Extension Educator Mindy Meuli 2025 Sarah Torbert
UW Extension Extension Educator Jeff Edwards 2024 Jonathan Despain
Veterinary Sciences Asst Professor Elizabeth Di Russo Case 2025 To be determined.
Zoology & Physiology Asst Professor Jerod Merkle 2024 Jake Goheen
Zoology & Physiology Asst Professor William "Trey" Todd 2024 To be determined.
College of Arts & Sciences
Senator Term Alternate
Anthropology Asst Professor Bree Doering 2024 Michael Harkin
Communication & Journalism Asst Lecturer Mitzi Stewart 2023 Li Li
Criminal Justice & Sociology Assoc Professor Jennifer Tabler 2025 Adrienne Freng
Culture, Gender & Social Justice Assoc Assoc Professor Stephen Diller 2026 Jacquelyn Bridgeman
English Assoc Professor Carolyn Anderson 2023 Molly McCully Brown
English Sr Lecturer Rick Fisher 2025 Molly McCully Brown
History & American Studies Professor Renee Laegreid 2024 Jeff Means
Modern & Classical Languages Asst Lecturer Noah Miles 2024 Joy Landeira
Music Professor Anne Guzzo 2024 Tiger Robison
Music Assoc Professor Tiger Robison 2024 To be determined.
Philosophy & Religious Studies Assoc Professor Bradley Rettler 2025 To be determined.
Politics, Public Affairs & Professor Gregg Cawley 2024 Jason McConnell
International Studies
Psychology Assoc Professor Kyle De Young 2025 Scott Freng
Theatre & Dance Asst Professor Aaron Wood 2023 Matthew Greenberg
Visual and Literary Arts Professor Ashleyhope Carlisle 2023 Bailey Russel
College of Business
Senator Term Alternate
Accounting & Finance Professor Ali Nejadmalayeri 2024 Ken Zheng
Economics Assoc Professor Robert Godby 2025 Alexandre Skiba
Management & Marketing Professor Robert Sprague 2024 Elizabeth Minton
College of Education
Senator Term Alternate
School of Counseling, Leadership & Asst Professor William Cain 2024 Jihyun Lee
Advocacy & Design
School of Teacher Education Professor Steve Bialostok 2024 Tim Slater
School of Teacher Education Assoc Professor Tim Slater 2023 To be determined.
College of Engineering & Physical Sciences
Senator Term Alternate
Atmospheric Science Asst Professor Dana Caulton 2025 Bart Geerts
Chemical Engineering Professor Vladimir Alvarado 2025 Katie Li-Oakey
Chemistry Professor John Hoberg 2024 David Anderson
Civil & Architectural Engineering Professor Mike Urynowicz 2024 To be determined.
Civil & Architectural Engineering To be determined. 2025 To be determined.
Electrical Engineering & Assoc Professor Jon Pikal 2023 To be determined.
Computer Science
Geology & Geophysics Professor Ken Sims 2023 To be determined.
Geology & Geophysics Professor Neil Humphrey 2023 Po Chen
Mathematics & Statistics Assoc Lecturer Nathan Clements 2024 To be determined.
Mathematics & Statistics Assoc Professor Dan Stanescu 2023 To be determined.
Mechanical Engineering Assoc Professor Ray Fertig 2026 To be determined.
Petroleum Engineering Asst Instructional Professor Reza Taheri 2025 Mohammad Piri
Physics & Astronomy Assoc Professor Adam Myers 2024 Yuri Dahnovsky
College of Health Sciences
Senator Term Alternate
Communication Disorders Asst Professor Breanna Krueger 2024 Amy Peterson
Kinesiology & Health Assoc Professor Boyi Dai 2024 Qin Zhu
Nursing Assoc Professor Janet Kay Willhaus 2025 Niki Eisenmann
Pharmacy Clinical Assoc Professor Becky Linn 2026 Leena Myran
Social Work Asst Professor Sandy Leotti 2025 Billie Chapman
Wyoming Institute for Disabilities (WIND) Assoc Professor Michelle Jarman 2023 Eric Moody
College of Law
Senator Term Alternate
Law School Professor George Mocsary 2026 To be determined.
Haub School of Environment and Natural Resources
Senator Term Alternate
Outdoor Recreation and Tourism Mgt Asst Professor of Practice Sara Ghezzi 2025 Richard Vercoe
Honors College
Senator Term Alternate
Honors College Asst Professor Thomas Grant 2024 Matt Henry
University Libraries
Senator Term Alternate
Digital Collections & Metadata Librarian Librarian Bryan Ricupero 2025 Paula Martin
Electronic Resources Librarian Denis Shannon 2026 Cynthia Hughes
Individual Units
Senator Term Alternate
American Heritage Center Archivist Leslie Waggener 2025 Mary Beth Brown
Art Museum Asst Curator Raechel Cook 2025 Nicole Crawford
Intercollegiate Athletics Assoc AD Taylor Stuemky 2024 Jason Baldwin
UW Casper Asst Lecturer Rochelle McCoy 2024 James Creel
Wyoming Geographic Information Assoc Professor Chen Xu 2025 Ramesh Sivanpillai
Science Center (WyGISC)
Faculty Senate Office
323 Merica Hall
Dept. 3961, 1000 E University Ave
Laramie, WY 82071
Phone: 307 766-5348
Fax: 307 766-5347
Email: faculty.senate@uwyo.edu