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.
CALSNR Camelia Okpodu 2026/1
CAS English Caroline McCracken-Flesher 2025/1
COB Management & Marketing Grant Lindstrom (Chair) 2024/1
COED Teacher Education Lydiah Nganga 2024/2
CEPS Mathematics and Statistics Jared Studyvin 2026/1
CHS Open. 2026/1
COLAW Open. 2026/1
LIB Collections Management Nelia Koontz 2026/1
AHC American Heritage Center John Waggener 2025/1
UWC Counseling Program Amanda DeDiego 2024/1
ASUW Open. 2024
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.
CALSNR Veterinary Sciences Jonathan Fox 2025/2
CAS English Michael Knievel 2024/1
CAS Communication & Journalism Sandy Hsu 2025/1
COB Management & Marketing Eric Krszjzaniek 2024/1
COED Teacher Education Lydiah Nganga 2025/2
CEPS Chip Kobulnicky 2027/1
CHS Pharmacy David Bruch 2024/1
COLAW Sam Kalen 2024/1
LIB Open. 2023/1
AHC Accounting and Finance Nicole Choi (Chair) 2026/1
UWC Open. 2027/1
ECTL Christi Boggs 2025/1
ASUW Open. 2024
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.
CALSNR Open. 2026/1
CAS Politics, Public Affairs & Int'l Studies Nevin Aiken 2024/2
COB Management and Marketing Gregg Livingston 2026/1
COED Counseling, Leadership, Advocacy & Design Jonathan Carrier 2026/1
CEPS CEPS Dean's Office David Bagley (Chair) 2025/1
CHS Wyoming Institute for Disabilities (WIND) Sandy Root-Elledge 2025/1
COLAW School of Law Sam Kalen 2024/2
LIB Instructional Design Samantha Peter 2025/1
AHC Open. 2026/1
HAUB Open. 2026/1
UWC Open. 2026/1
ECTL Jeff Miller 2024/2
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.
CALSNR Family & Consumer Sciences Jennifer Harmon 2024/2
CAS Open. 2023/1
COB Management & Marketing Casey Frome (Chair) 2025/2
COED Counseling, Leadership, Advocacy & Design Reed Scull 2026/1
CEPS Ryan Webb 2026/1
CHS Communication Disorders Katelyn Kotlarek 2026/1
COLAW Sam Kalen 2025/1
LIB User Services Paula Martin 2024/1
AHC Open. 2026/1
UWC Open. 2026/1
ASUW Open. 2024
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.
CALSNR Open. 2026/1
CAS Communication & Journalism Sandy Hsu 2024/1
COB Accounting and Finance Macenzie Festa 2026/1
COED Counseling, Leadership, Advocacy & Design Courtney McKim (Chair) 2026/2
CEPS Dean's Office Ann (Nancy) Peck 2026/2
CHS Pharmacy Jeremy Vandiver 2025/1
COLAW Noah Novogrodsky 2026/2
LIB Instructional Design Samantha Peter 2024/1
AHC Open. 2026/1
UWC Communication Li Li 2026/1
ECTL Office of Distance Education Support Jeff Miller 2024/2
ASUW Open. 2024
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.
CALSNR Ecosystem Science and Management David Christianson 2025/1
CALSNR Veterinary Sciences Jennifer Malmberg 2026/2
CAS Visual & Literary Arts Rachel Sailor 2026/1
CAS Communication and Journalism Sandy Hsu 2026/1
COB Open. 2026/1
COB Management & Marketing Linda Price 2026/1
COED Education Dean's Office Peter Moran 2025/R
COED Counseling Leadership, Advocacy, Design Courtney McKim 2026/1
CEPS Chemical & Biomedical Engineering Saman Aryana (Chair) 2026/1
CEPS Chemistry Elliott Hulley 2026/2
CHS Pharmacy Jared Bushman (Chair-elect) 2025/1
CHS Kinesiology and Health Kelly Simonton 2026/2
COLAW Temple Stoellinger 2025/1
HAUB Temple Stoellinger 2025/1
Graduate Student Open. 2024
Graduate Student Open. 2024
R = replacement for an unexpired term
1 = first 3-year term
2 = second consecutive 3-year term
* = will by replaced in spring by Tawnya Plumb
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.
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 & Design Jihyun Lee 2026/2
CEPS Atmospheric Science Dana Caulton 2025/2
CHS Nursing Rebecca Carron 2025/1
COLAW Law Library Tawnya Plumb (Chair) 2024/1
LIB Instructional Design Katharine Tekyl 2026/1
AHC Mary Beth Brown 2024/1
NonUW Open. 2023
Graduate Student Open. 2024
ASUW Undergraduate Student Open. 2024
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
CALSNR Animal Science Brenda Alexander 2026/1
CALSNR Zoology and Physiology Qian-Quan Sun 2024/R
CAS Criminal Justice & Sociology Jamie Snyder 2025/1
CAS Philosophy & Religious Studies Harvey Hix 2024/1
CAS Psychology Alison Looby 2024/1
COB Economics Thorsten Janus 2025/1
COB Management & Marketing Linda Price 2024/R
COED Couseling, Leadership, Advocacy & Design Michael Morgan 2025/1
COED Teacher Education Steve Bialostok 2026/1
CEPS Mathematics Shaun Wulff 2026/1
CEPS Chemical & Biomedical Engineering Vladimir Alvarado (Chair) 2024/1
CHS Kinesiology and Health Evan Johnson 2026/1
CHS Social Work Neely Mahapatra 2024/1
COLAW 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 Kevin Monteith 2025/1
* Mark Richie standing in for Leah Hardy for 2022-23
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.
CALSNR Botany Greg Brown 2024/1
CAS Psychology Christine McKibbin 2026/1
COB Management and Marketing Elizabeth Minton 2026/1
COED Teacher Education Tim Slater 2026/2
CEPS Civil and Architectural Haibo Zhai 2025/1
CEPS Geology & Geophysics Kenneth Sims (Chair) 2025/1
CHS Wyoming Institute for Disabilities (WIND) Eric Moody 2025/2
COLAW George Mocsary 2026/1
LIB Electronic Resources Denis Shannon 2025/1
AHC American Heritage Center Brigida Blasi 2025/1
UWC Scott Seville 2024/2
SOC School of Computing Jeff Hammerlinck 2026/1
HAUB/SER Open. 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.
CALSNR Plant Sciences Donna Harris 2024/1
CAS Music Blake McGee (Chair) 2025/2
COB Economics Tyler Kjorstad 2026/1
COED Counseling, Leadership, Advocacy & Design Mia Williams 2024/1
CEPS Petroleum Tawfik Elshehabi 2025/R
CHS Communication Disorders Katelyn Kotlarek 2026/1
COLAW Open. 2026/1
LIB Learning and Engagement Jessica Rardin 2024/R
UWC Open. 2026/1
ASUW Open 2024
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.
CALSNR Family and Consumer Sciences Christine Wade
CAS Dean's Office Karen Bartsch Estes
COB Accounting & Finance Nicole Choi
COED Education Dean's Office Christi Thompson
CEPS CEAS Dean's Office David Mukai
CHS Pharmacy Janelle Krueger (Chair)
COLAW Jacquelyn Bridgeman
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.
CALSNR Family & Consumer Sciences Christine Wade (Chair) 2026/2
CAS Theatre and Dance Aaron Wood* 2026/1
COB Accounting and Finance Ali Nejadmalayeri 2024/R
COED Counseling, Leadership, Advocacy and Design William Cain 2025/1
CEPS CEAS Dean's Office David Mukai 2025/1
CHS School of Nursing Jennifer Stephens 2026/1
COLAW Open. 2026/1
HONORS Deans Office Breezy Taggert 2026/1
LIB Education & Research Services Janice Grover-Roosa 2024/R
AHC Open. 2026/1
HAUB Richard Vercoe 2026/1
ASUW Director of Policy & Analysis Jerry Henderson 2024
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