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
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.
Definitions
CALSNR College of Agriculture, Life Sciences and Natural Resources
The Academic Planning Committee will consist of 11 voting members. Each college has the opportunity to be represented on the committee, including the Libraries, the American Heritage Center, UW-Casper, and ASUW. If representation from any of these groups cannot be found, then the Committee on Committees is directed to select members in as representational fashion as possible. The Provost and Executive Vice President for Academic Affairs, the Vice President for Research and Economic Development, and Chairs of the Student Interaction Committee, Graduate Council, Budget Planning Committee, and University Course Review Committee shall be ex officio members. Faculty representatives shall be selected by the Committee on Committees and shall serve staggered three-year terms. The Chair of the Academic Planning Committee shall serve as an ex officio member of the Budget Planning Committee and the Executive Committee of the Faculty Senate.
| College/Unit | Department | Name | Term Expires |
| CALSNR | Botany | Camelia Okpodu | 2026 ; 2 |
| CAS | English | Caroline McCracken-Flesher | 2025 ; 1 |
| COB | Management & Marketing | Grant Lindstrom (Chair) | 2025 ; 1 |
| COED | Counseling, Leadership, Advocacy & Design | Barbara Hickman | 2027 ; 1 |
| CEPS | Mathematics & Statistics | Jared Studyvin | 2026 ; 1 |
| CHS | Open | ||
| COLAW | Open | ||
| LIB | Collections Management | Nelia Koontz | 2026 ; 1 |
| AHC | American Heritage Center | John Waggener | 2025 ; 1 |
| UWC | Counseling Program | Amanda DeDiego | 2024 ; 1 |
| ASUW | Open |
R = replacement for an unexpired term; 1 = first 3-year term; 2 = second consecutive 3-year term
The Budget Planning Committee shall consist of 11 voting members. Each college has the opportunity to be represented on the committee, including the Libraries, the American Heritage Center, UW-Casper, and ASUW. If representation from any of these groups cannot be found, then the Committee on Committees is directed to select members in as representational fashion as possible. Faculty representatives shall be selected by the Committee on Committees and shall serve staggered four-year terms. The Provost and Executive Vice President for Academic Affairs, the Vice President for Administration, and the Chair of the Academic Planning Committee shall be ex officio members. The Chair of the Budget Planning Committee shall serve as an ex officio member of the Academic Planning Committee and the Executive Committee of the Faculty Senate.
| College/Unit | Department | Name | Term Expires |
| CALSNR | Veterinary Sciences | Jonathan Fox | 2025 ; 2 |
| CAS | English | Michael Knievel | 2024 ; 1 |
| CAS | Communication & Journalism | Shane Epping | 2025 ; 1 ; R |
| COB | Management & Marketing | Eric Krszjzaniek | 2024 ; 1 |
| COED | Teacher Education | Lydiah Nganga | 2025 ; 2 |
| CEPS | Physics & Astronomy | Chip Kobulnicky | 2027 ; 1 |
| CHS | Open | 2027 ; 2 | |
| COLAW | C.O.L Deans Office | Sam Kalen | 2027 ; 2 |
| AHC | Accounting & Finance | Nicole Choi (Chair) | 2026 ; 1 |
| UWC | Criminal Justice - UW Casper | Paul Gregory | 2024 ; 1 |
| ECTL | Gender & Womens Studies | Christi Boggs | 2025 ; 1 |
| UWLIB | Jamie Markus | 2027 ; 1 | |
| ASUW | Open |
R = replacement for an unexpired term; 1 = first 3-year term; 2 = second consecutive 3-year term
The Committee on Committees shall consist of 12 members and approved by the Executive Committee of the Faculty Senate. Each college, the Libraries, the American Heritage Center, the Haub School of Environment & Natural Resources, and UW-Casper will be given the opportunity to be represented. If representation from any of these areas cannot be found, then the Committee on Committees is directed to select members in as representational a fashion as possible. The chair of the Committee on Committees shall serve as an ex officio member of the Executive Committee of the Faculty Senate. The chair-elect of the Senate shall be an ex officio member of the Committee on Committees.
| College/Unit | Department | Name | Term Expires |
| CALSNR | Plant Sciences | Randa Jabbour | 2027 ; 1 |
| CAS | SPPAIS | Zoe Pearson | 2024 ; 2 |
| COB | Management & Marketing | Greg Livingston (co-chair) | 2026 ; 1 |
| COED | Counseling, Leadership, Advocacy & Design | Jonathan Carrier (co-chair) | 2026 ; 1 |
| CEPS | CEP's Dean's Office | Nathan Clements | 2025 ; 1 |
| CHS | Open | ||
| COLAW | School of Law | Melissa Alexander | 2024 ; 2 |
| LIB | Library | Janice Grover | 2025 ; 1 |
| AHC | Civil, Arch Eng & Const. Mgmt | Ahmed Abdelaty | 2026 ; 1 |
| HAUB | Open | 2027 ; 1 | |
| UWC | Psychology | Maria Kuznetsova | 2026 ; 1 |
R = replacement for an unexpired term; 1 = first 3-year term; 2 = second consecutive 3-year term
The Faculty Academic Standards, Rights, and Responsibilities Committee shall consist of 11 members. Each college has the opportunity to be represented on the committee, including the Libraries, the American Heritage Center, UW-Casper, and ASUW. If representation from any of these groups cannot be found, then the Committee on Committees is directed to select members in as representational fashion as possible. Members shall be selected by the Committee on Committees and shall serve staggered three-year terms. The Chair of this committee shall serve as an ex officio member of the Executive Committee of the Faculty Senate.
| College/Unit | Department | Name | Term Expiration |
| CALSNR | Academic & Student Pro. | Christine Wade | 2027 ; 1 |
| CAS | Criminal Justice & Sociology | Daniel Auerbach | 2025 ; 2 |
| COB | Management & Marketing | Casey Frome (Chair) | 2025 ; 2 |
| COED | Counseling, Leadership, Advocacy & Design | Reed Scull | 2026 ; 1 |
| CEPS | Civil & Arch. Eng, & Construction Mg | Ryan Webb | 2026 ; 1 |
| CHS | Communication Disorders | Katelyn Kotlarek | 2026 ; 1 |
| COLAW | School of Law | Sam Kalen | 2025 ; 1 |
| LIB | User Services | Paula Martin | 2024 ; 1 |
| AHC | Open | ||
| UWC | Counseling Leadership Advocacy & Design | Paul Maddox | 2027 ; 1 |
| ASUW | Open |
R = replacement for an unexpired term; 1 = first 3-year term; 2 = second consecutive 3-year term
The Faculty Recognition Committee shall consist of 12 members. Each college has the opportunity to be represented on the committee, including the Libraries, the American Heritage Center, UW-Casper, the Ellbogen Center for Teaching & Learning, and ASUW.If representation from any of these groups cannot be found, then the Committee on Committees is directed to select members in as representational fashion as possible. Members shall be selected by the Committee on Committees and shall serve staggered three-year terms. The Provost and Executive Vice President for Academic Affairs, the Vice President for Research and Economic Development, the Vice President for Administration, and the Chair of the Research Advisory Committee shall serve as ex officio members without vote. The Chair of this committee shall serve as an ex officio member of the Executive Committee of the Faculty Senate.
| College/Unit | Department | Name | Term Expires |
| CALSNR | Animal Sciences | Kelly Woodruff | 2027 ; 1 |
| CAS | Communication & Journalism | Sandy Hsu | 2024 ; 1 |
| COB | Accounting & Finance | Macenzie Festa | 2026 ; 1 |
| COED | Counseling, Leadership, Advocacy & Design | Courtney McKim | 2026 ; 2 |
| CEPS | Dean's Office | Ann (Nancy) Peck | 2026 ; 2 |
| CHS | Pharmacy | Jeremy Vandiver | 2025 ; 1 |
| COLAW | CoL Dean's Office | Noah Novogrodsky(chair) | 2026 ; 2 |
| LIB | Instructional Design | David Krueger | 2024 ; 1 |
| UWC | Communication & Journalism | Li Li | 2026 ; 1 |
| ECTL | Online & Continuing Education Support | Meg van Ballen-Wood | 2024 ; 2 |
| ASUW | Open |
R = replacement for an unexpired term; 1 = first 3-year term; 2 = second consecutive 3-year term
The Graduate Council shall consist of 16 members, 14 of whom shall be members of the faculty distributed among the colleges as follows: Agriculture and Natural Resources 2, Arts and Sciences 2, Business 2, Education 2, Engineering and Applied Science 2, Health Sciences 2, Law 1, ENR 1. Two graduate students chosen by the Council shall also be members. College representatives shall be chosen by each college in a mannersimilar to that used to elect members of college reappointment, tenure and promotion committees (see UW Regulation 2-7.) College representatives shall have terms of office of three years. Student members shall have one-year terms of office. If possible, college representatives shall have staggered terms. Ex officio members of the Graduate Council shall include: the Provost and Executive Vice President for Academic Affairs, the Vice President for Research and Economic Development, the Director of the American Heritage Center, and the Dean of University Libraries or their designees. The Vice Provost for Graduate Education will serve as liaison with the Office of Academic Affairs. The Chair of this Council shall serve as an ex officio member of the Executive Committee of the Faculty Senate. The Chair of this Council or designee shall serve on the Academic Planning Committee and the University Course Review Committee of the Faculty Senate.
| College/Unit | Department | Name | Term Expires |
| CALSNR | Ecosystem Science & Management | David Christianson | 2025 ; 1 |
| CALSNR | Animal Science | Jeremy Block | 2027 ; 1 |
| CAS | Visual & Literacy Arts | Rachel Sailor | 2026 ; 1 |
| CAS | Communication & Journalism | Sandy Hsu | 2026 ; 1 |
| COB | Economics | Dave Finoff | 2027 ; 1 |
| COB | Management & Marketing | Linda Price | 2026 ; 1 |
| COED | Education Dean's Office | Peter Moran | 2025 ; 1 ; R |
| COED | Counseling, Leadership, Advocacy, Design | Courtney McKim | 2026 ; 1 |
| CEPS | Mechanical Engineering | Michael Stoellinger | 2027 ; 1 |
| CEPS | Chemistry | Elliott Hulley | 2026 ; 2 |
| CHS | Pharmacy | Jared Bushman (Chair) | 2025 ; 1 |
| CHS | Kinesiology and Health | Kelly Simonton | 2026 ; 1 |
| HAUB | Haub School | Temple Stoellinger (Chair-Elect) | 2025 ; 1 |
| Graduate Student | Jamie McKim | 2025 ; 1 | |
| Graduate Student | Open |
R = replacement for an unexpired term; 1 = first 3-year term; 2 = second consecutive 3-year term
The Library Council shall consist of 12 voting members, which are to include one representative from each of the seven colleges and the Libraries, one American Heritage Center archivist, one undergraduate and one graduate student, one non-University representative appointed by the Provost and Executive Vice President for Academic Affairs (this person should be knowledgeable in library issues). Ex officio members with vote shall include the Provost and Executive Vice President for Academic Affairs, the Dean of the Libraries, the Vice President for Information Technology, and the Vice President for Research and Economic Development. The Chair shall be an ex officio member of the Faculty Senate Executive Committee. The representatives from the colleges, the Libraries, and the American Heritage Center shall be elected by their respective units, and the student members shall be selected by ASUW and by the graduate students, respectively. Members shall serve three-year staggered terms, and the Chair shall be a faculty member.
| College/Unit | Department | Name | Term Expires |
| CALSNR | Animal Science | Brenda Alexander | 2026 ; 2 |
| CAS | Anthropology | Brianna Doering | 2026 ; 2 |
| COB | Accounting and Finance | Stephanie Cheng | 2025 ; 1 |
| COED | Counseling, Leadership, Advocacy and Design | Jihyun Lee | 2026 ; 2 |
| CEPS | Atmosphere Science | Dana Caulton | 2025 ; 2 |
| CHS | Nursing | Rebecca Carron (Chair) | 2025 ; 2 |
| COLAW | Law Library | Tracy McKormick | 2024 ; 1 |
| LIB | Instructional Design | Katharine Tekyl | 2026 ; 1 |
| AHC | American Heritage Center | Ginny Kilander | 2027 ; 1 |
| Non-UW | Open | ||
| ASUW | Graduate Student | Open | |
| ASUW | Undergraduate Student | Open |
R = replacement for an unexpired term; 1 = first 3-year term; 2 = second consecutive 3-year term
The Reappointment, Tenure and Promotion Committee shall consist of at least 16 members excluding the vice presidents, the deans, the associate and assistant deans, the directors, and the department or division heads/chairs. Two tenured faculty members shall be elected from each of the following six colleges: Agriculture and Natural Resources, Business, Education, Engineering and Applied Science, Health Sciences; and Arts and Sciences; one from the College of Law, one extended-term faculty member elected from the Libraries; one extended-term faculty member elected from the American Heritage Center; and one faculty member from the Haub School of Environment and Natural Resources. The University Reappointment, Tenure and Promotion Committee has the authority to appoint one or more academic professional(s) to its committee. The Provost and Executive Vice President for Academic Affairs shall be an ex officio member. Members who have served a three-year term cannot succeed themselves. Replacements (temporary or permanent) shall be determined in the same manner as the original appointments
| College/Unit | Department | Name | Term Expires |
| CALSNR | Animal Science | Brenda Alexander | 2026 ; 1 |
| CALSNR | Zoology & Physiology | Qian-Quan Sun | 2026 ; 1 |
| CAS | Criminal Justice & Sociology | Jamie Snyder | 2025 ; 1 |
| CAS | Visual Arts | Shelby Shadwell | 2027 ; 1 |
| COB | Economics | Thorsten Janus | 2025 ; 1 |
| COB | Management & Marketing | Mark Peterson | 2027 ; 1 |
| COED | Counseling, Leadership, Advocacy, and Design | Michael Morgan | 2025 ; 1 |
| COED | Teacher Education | Steve Bialostok | 2026 ; 1 |
| CEPS | Mathematics | Shaun Wulff | 2026 ; 1 |
| CEPS | Chemical Engineering | Hertanto Adidharma | 2024 ; 1 |
| CHS | Kinesiology and Health | Evan Johnson (Chair) | 2026 ; 1 |
| CHS | Pharmacy | Reshmi Sing | 2024 ; 1 |
| COLAW | College of Law Dean's Office | Michael Smith | 2025 ; 1 |
| LIB | Education and Research Services | Kaijsa Calkins | 2025 ; 1 |
| AHC | Toppan Rare Books Curator/Librarian | Mary Beth Brown | 2026 ; 1 |
| HAUB | Haub School | Kevin Monteith | 2025 ; 1 |
R = replacement for an unexpired term; 1 = first 3-year term; 2 = second consecutive 3-year term
The committee shall consist of 11 voting members. Each of the seven colleges, the Libraries, the American Heritage Center (Archivists), the Haub School of Environment and Natural Resources/the School of Energy Resources, and the School of Computing will be given the opportunity to be represented. If representation from any of these groups cannot be found, then the Committee on Committees is directed to appoint members in as representational fashion as possible. The Provost and Executive Vice President for Academic Affairs, and the Vice President for Research and Economic Development shall be ex officio members. Faculty members shall be appointed by the Committee on Committees and shall serve three-year staggered terms. The chair of the Research Advisory Committee shall serve as an ex officio member of the Faculty Recognition Committee of the Faculty Senate.
| College/Unit | Department | Name | Term Expires |
| CALSNR | Laramie Research & Ext. | Derek Scasta | 2027 ; 1 |
| CAS | Psychology | Christine McKibbin | 2026 ; 1 |
| COB | Management and Marketing | Elizabeth Minton | 2026 ; 1 |
| COED | Counseling, Leadership, Advocacy, and Design | Jihyun Lee | 2026 ; 2 |
| CEPS | Civil and Architectural Eng. | Haibo Zhai | 2025 ; 1 |
| CEPS | Geology & Geophysics | Kenneth Sims (Chair) | 2025 ; 1 |
| CHS | Wyoming Institute for Disabilities (WIND) | Eric Moody | 2025 ; 2 |
| COLAW | College of Law Dean's Office | George Mocsary | 2026 ; 1 |
| LIB | Open | ||
| AHC | American Heritage Center | Brigida Blasi | 2025 ; 1 |
| UWC | Zoology & Physiology | Scott Seville | 2024 ; 2 |
| SOC | School of Computing | Jeff Hammerlinck | 2026 ; 1 |
| HAU/SER | Haub School | Dan McCoy | 2025 ; 1 |
R = replacement for an unexpired term; 1 = first 3-year term; 2 = second consecutive 3-year term
The Student Interaction Committee shall consist of 11 members. Each college has the opportunity to be represented on the committee, including the Libraries, the American Heritage Center, UW-Casper, and ASUW. If representation from any of these groups cannot be found, then the Committee on Committees is directed to select members in as representational fashion as possible. The Provost and Executive Vice President for Academic Affairs, the Executive Director of International Student Services, the Director of Admissions, the Registrar, and the Director of Student Financial Aid shall be ex officio members without vote. Faculty representatives shall be selected by the Committee on Committees and shall serve three-year staggered terms. The Chair of the Student Interaction Committee shall serve as an ex officio member of the Academic Planning and Executive Committees of the Faculty Senate.
| College/Unit | Department | Name | Term Expires |
| CALSNR | Plant Sciences | Donna Harris | 2027 ; 2 |
| CAS | Music | Blake McGee | 2025 ; 2 |
| COB | Economics | Tyler Kjorstad | 2026 ;1 |
| COED | Counseling, Leadership, Advocacy & Desig | Mia Williams (Chair) | 2027 ; 2 |
| CEPS | Petroleum | Tawfik Elshehabi | 2025 ; 1; R |
| CHS | Communication Disorders | Katelyn Kotlarek | 2026 ; 1 |
| COLAW | Open | ||
| LIB | Learning & Engagement | Jessica Rardin | 2027 ; 1 |
| AHC | Open | ||
| UWC | Bethany Cutts | 2027 ; 1 | |
| ASUW | Open |
R = replacement for an unexpired term; 1 = first 3-year term; 2 = second consecutive 3-year term
Each college will select its own representative along with an alternate. If representation from any of these colleges cannot be found, then the Committee on Committees is directed to select members in as representational a fashion as possible. The Chair of the University Studies Committee, the Chair of the Graduate Council, the Registrar, the Dean of the Libraries, the Director of the American Heritage Center, School of Environment and Natural Resources, an ASUW representative, and the Coordinator of Community College Articulation shall be ex officio members without vote. The Chair is an ex officio member of the Academic Planning Committee and the Executive Committee of the Faculty Senate.
| College/Unit | Department | Name | Term Expires |
| CALSNR | Family & Consumer Sciences | Christine Wade | |
| CAS | Dean's Office | Carolyn Pepper | |
| COB | Accounting & Finance | Ronn Smith | |
| COED | Education Dean's Office | Christi Thompson | |
| CEPS | Provost's Office | Steve Barrett | |
| CHS | Pharmacy | Janelle Krueger (Chair) | |
| COLAW | College of Law Academic Depts. | Jacquelyn Bridgeman | |
| SER | Academic Director | Kami Jo Danaei | |
| Haub | Deans Office | Temple Stoellinger | |
| Registrar | Enrollment Management | Jeniffer Waluta | |
| Registrar | Enrollment Management | Lane Buchanan |
The committee shall consist of 12 voting members. Each college has the opportunity to be represented on the committee, including the Libraries, the American Heritage Center, the Haub School of Environment and Natural Resources, and ASUW. A student designated by ASUW shall be a voting member. Each college or group will elect their own representatives, and these names will be forwarded to the Executive Committee of the Faculty Senate for approval. If representatives from any of these groups cannot be found, then the Committee on Committees shall select members in as representative a fashion as possible. Faculty representatives shall serve staggered three-year terms. Ex officio members of the committee shall include: the First Year Seminar Coordinator and the Communications Coordinator; representatives from the offices of: the Provost and Executive Vice President for Academic Affairs, the Registrar, the Academic Planning Committee, the Deans’ Council, Academic Advising, the Director of Transfer Relations, and the Wyoming community colleges. Ex officio members do not have a vote. Vice presidents, deans, associate and assistant deans, and directors shall not be eligible to serve on the committee. The committee shall elect its chairperson. The Chair or his/her designee shall serve as an ex officio member of the University Course Review Committee. The University Studies coordinator shall serve as secretary of the committee and maintain a record of the minutes of meetings. The Executive Committee of the Faculty Senate shall fill temporary vacancies on the University Studies Committee.
| College/Unit | Department | Name | Term Expiration |
| CALSNR | Family & Consumer Science | Christine Wade | 2026 ; 2 |
| CAS | Theater and Dance | Aaron Wood (For Cecelia Aragon) | 2026 ; 1 |
| COB | Accounting and Finance | Ali Nejadmalayeri | 2024 ; 1 |
| COED | Counseling, Leadership, Advocacy and Design | William Cain | 2025 ; 1 |
| CEPS | Provost's Office | Steve Barrett (Co-Chair) | 2025 ; 1 |
| CHS | School of Nursing | Jennifer M.L. Stephens (Co-chair) | 2026 ; 1 |
| COLAW | Open | ||
| HONORS | Dean's Office | Breezy Taggert | 2026 ; 1 |
| LIB | Education & Research Services | Janice Grover-Roosa | 2024 ; 1 ; R |
| AHC | Open | ||
| HAUB | Haub School | Richard Vercoe | 2026 ; 1 |
| ASUW | Open |
R = replacement for an unexpired term; 1 = first 3-year term 2 = second consecutive 3-year term
*Serving as Proxy for Cecilia Aragon, Theatre & Dance, who is on Sabbatical AY 2023-2024
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