Senate Members List
Below is a list of all the members of the University Senate, including unit/college affiliation, status, term end, voting rights, link to departmental page, and committee participation.
Senators are organized by unit affiliation. You can click on a senator's name to read more about them. If you want to email a particular senator, please click on their name to open up the details and then click on the large, bold-font name to send them an email. (Depending on your browser settings, you may or may not see a security warning about a website wanting to open web content using Outlook on your computer.)
Agriculture, Food and Environment
Francis Agbali
Carmen Agouridis
Senate Committees:
Senate's Committee on Distance Learning and eLearning
Donna Amaral-Phillips
Donna Amaral-Phillips
Faculty
Elected Faculty Senator
Term End: 8/15/2019
Voting
http://afs.ca.uky.edu/person/donna-amaral-phillips
Senate Committees:
Senate's Advisory Committee on Disability Accommodation and Compliance
Ernest Bailey
Senate Committees:
Senate's Academic Organization and Structure Committee, Senate Council
Nancy Cox
Czarena Crofcheck
Senate Committees:
Senate's Admissions and Academic Standards Committee
Robert Geneve
Robert Geneve
Faculty
Elected Faculty Senator
Term End: 8/15/2018
Voting
http://www.uky.edu/hort/people/robert-geneve
Senate Committees:
Senate's Research and Graduate Education Committee
Kim Miller-Spillman
Kim Miller-Spillman
Faculty
Elected Faculty Senator
Term End: 8/15/2019
Voting
https://hes.ca.uky.edu/person/kim-miller-spillman
Senate Committees:
Senate's Committee on Distance Learning and eLearning
Kristine Urschel
Kristine Urschel
Faculty
Elected Faculty Senator
Term End: 8/15/2020
Voting
https://afs.ca.uky.edu/person/kristine-urschel
Senate Committees:
Senate's Advisory Committee on Disability Accommodation and Compliance
Arts and Sciences
Suraj Chaudhary
Rebecca Freeman
Senate Committees:
Senate's Advisory Committee on Disability Accommodation and Compliance
Rebecca Kellum
Senate Committees:
Senate's Admissions and Academic Standards Committee
Erin Koch
Erin Koch
Faculty
Elected Faculty Senator
Term End: 8/15/2019
Voting
https://anthropology.as.uky.edu/users/ekoch3
Senate Committees:
Senate's Research and Graduate Education Committee
Mark Kornbluh
Mark Lauersdorf
Mark Lauersdorf
Faculty
Elected Faculty Senator
Term End: 8/15/2020
Voting
https://linguistics.as.uky.edu/users/mrlaue2
Senate Committees:
Senate's Research and Graduate Education Committee
Jennifer Osterhage
Jennifer Osterhage
Faculty
Elected Faculty Senator
Term End: jennifer.osterhage@uky.edu
Voting
https://bio.as.uky.edu/users/jloste0
Senate Committees:
Senate's Academic Planning and Priorities Committee
Christopher Pool
Christopher Pool
Faculty
Elected Faculty Senator
Term End: https://anthropology.as.uky.edu/users/capool0
Voting
https://anthropology.as.uky.edu/users/capool0
Senate Committees:
Senate's Academic Facilities Committee
Bob Sandmeyer
Bob Sandmeyer
Faculty
Elected Faculty Senator
Term End: https://philosophy.as.uky.edu/users/rsand1
Voting
https://philosophy.as.uky.edu/users/rsand1
Senate Committees:
Senate's Academic Planning and Priorities Committee
Mark Whitaker
Mark Whitaker
Faculty
Elected Faculty Senator
Term End: 8/15/2018
Voting
https://anthropology.as.uky.edu/users/mpwh223
Senate Committees:
Senate's Admissions Advisory Committee
Business and Economics
Adib Bagh
Adib Bagh
Faculty
Elected Faculty Senator
Term End: 8/15/2020
Voting
http://gatton.uky.edu/faculty-research/faculty/bagh-adib
Senate Committees:
Senate's Academic Organization and Structure Committee
David Blackwell
David Blackwell
Dean
Ex Officio Senator
Term End: 8/15/18
Voting
http://gatton.uky.edu/faculty-research/faculty/blackwell-david
Chen Chung
Chen Chung
Faculty
Elected Faculty Senator
Term End: 8/15/2020
Voting
http://gatton.uky.edu/faculty-research/faculty/chung-chen
Senate Committees:
Senate's Academic Organization and Structure Committee
Josh Ederington
Josh Ederington
Faculty
Elected Faculty Senator
Term End: 8/15/19
Voting
http://gatton.uky.edu/faculty-research/faculty/ederington-josh
Senate Committees:
Senate's Academic Facilities Committee
Molly Fernandez
David Hulse
David Hulse
Faculty
Elected Faculty Senator
Term End: 8/15/20
Voting
http://gatton.uky.edu/faculty-research/faculty/hulse-david
Senate Committees:
Senate's Admissions and Academic Standards Committee
Anita Lee-Post
Anita Lee-Post
Faculty
Elected Faculty Senator
Term End: 8/15/2019
Voting
http://gatton.uky.edu/faculty-research/faculty/lee-post-anita
Senate Committees:
Senate's Academic Programs Committee
Ram Pakath
Ram Pakath
Faculty
Elected Faculty Senator
Term End: 8/15/18
Voting
http://gatton.uky.edu/faculty-research/faculty/pakath-ramakrishnan
Senate Committees:
Senate's Academic Programs Committee
John Peloza
John Peloza
Faculty
Elected Faculty Senator
Term End: 8/15/2020
Voting
http://gatton.uky.edu/faculty-research/faculty/peloza-john
Senate Committees:
Senate's Rules and Elections Committee
Cynthia Vines
Cynthia Vines
Faculty
Elected Faculty Senator
Term End: 8/15/2019
Voting
http://gatton.uky.edu/faculty-research/faculty/vines-cynthia
Senate Committees:
Senate's Institutional Finances and Resources Allocation Committee
Communication and Information
Deborah Chung
Deborah Chung
Faculty
Elected Faculty Senator
Term End: 8/15/2020
Voting
http://ci.uky.edu/jam/faculty-directory/deborah-chung
Senate Committees:
Senate's Library Committee
Al Cross
Al Cross
Faculty
Elected Faculty Senator
Term End: 12/31/19
Voting
http://ci.uky.edu/jam/faculty-directory/al-cross
Senate Committees:
Senate's Academic Organization and Structure Committee, Senate Council
Brandi Frisby
Senate Committees:
Senate's Institutional Finances and Resources Allocation Committee
Anthony Limperos
Senate Committees:
Senate's Research and Graduate Education Committee
Dan OHair
Sarah Sheff
Dentistry
Student (vacant)
Stephanos Kyrkanides
Richard Mitchell
Richard Mitchell
Faculty
Elected Faculty Senator
Term End: 8/15/19
Voting
https://dentistry.uky.edu/directory?uid=161
Senate Committees:
Senate's Committee on Distance Learning and eLearning
VACANT VACANT
Design
Ezra Griffin
Greg Luhan
Greg Luhan
Faculty
Elected Faculty Senator
Term End: 8/15/19
Voting
http://design.uky.edu/blog/people/gregory-luhan/
Senate Committees:
Senate's Research and Graduate Education Committee
Mitzi Vernon
Mitzi Vernon
Dean
Ex Officio Senator
Term End: 8/15/2018
Non-voting
http://design.uky.edu/blog/people/mitzi-vernon/
Senate Committees:
Senate's Academic Facilities Committee
Allison White
Allison White
Faculty
Elected Faculty Senator
Term End: 8/15/20
Voting
http://design.uky.edu/blog/people/allison-carll-white/
Senate Committees:
Senate's Academic Facilities Committee
Education
Jeffrey Bieber
Jeffrey Bieber
Faculty
Elected Faculty Senator
Term End: 8/15/20
Voting
https://education.uky.edu/epe/epe-faculty/#bieber
Senate Committees:
Senate's Academic Planning and Priorities Committee
Susan Cantrell
Susan Cantrell
Faculty
Elected Faculty Senator
Term End: 8/15/2020
Voting
https://education.uky.edu/edc/faculty-and-staff-bios/#cantrell
Senate Committees:
Senate's Research and Graduate Education Committee
Fred Danner
Fred Danner
Faculty
Elected Faculty Senator
Term End: 8/15/19
Voting
https://education.uky.edu/edp/faculty-and-staff/#fdanner
Senate Committees:
Senate's Admissions and Academic Standards Committee
Debra Harley
Debra Harley
Faculty
Elected Faculty Senator
Term End: 8/15/2020
Voting
https://education.uky.edu/edsrc/faculty/#Harley
Senate Committees:
Senate's Academic Organization and Structure Committee
Willis Jones
Willis Jones
Faculty
Elected Faculty Senator
Term End: 8/15/19
Voting
https://education.uky.edu/epe/epe-faculty/#jones
Senate Committees:
Senate's Academic Facilities Committee
Kristen Mark
Kristen Mark
Faculty
Elected Faculty Senator
Term End: 8/15/19
Voting
https://education.uky.edu/khp/faculty-and-staff/#mark
Senate Committees:
Senate's Academic Programs Committee
Joan Mazur
Joan Mazur
Faculty
Elected Faculty Senator
Term End: 12/31/17
Voting
https://education.uky.edu/edc/faculty-and-staff-bios/#mazur
Senate Committees:
Senate's Committee on Distance Learning and eLearning, Senate's Rules and Elections Committee, Senate Council
Katherine McCormick
Katherine McCormick
Faculty
Elected Faculty Senator
Term End: 6/1/19
Voting
https://education.uky.edu/edsrc/faculty/#McCormick
Senate Committees:
Senate Council
Margaret Mohr-Schroeder
Margaret Mohr-Schroeder
Faculty
Elected Faculty Senator
Term End: 12/31/18
Voting
https://education.uky.edu/stem/faculty-and-staff/#mohr-schroeder
Senate Committees:
Senate's Academic Programs Committee, Senate Council
Melody Noland
Melody Noland
Faculty
Elected Faculty Senator
Term End: 8/15/18
Voting
https://education.uky.edu/khp/faculty-and-staff/#noland
Senate Committees:
Senate's Admissions Advisory Committee
Mary OHair
Brendan ONeil
Engineering
Student (vacant)
Gail Brion
Gail Brion
Faculty
Elected Faculty Senator
Term End: 8/15/18
Voting
http://www.engr.uky.edu/research/researchers/gail-brion/
Senate Committees:
Senate's Library Committee
Yang-Tse Cheng
Yang-Tse Cheng
Faculty
Elected Faculty Senator
Term End: 8/15/18
Voting
http://www.engr.uky.edu/research/researchers/yang-tse-cheng/
Senate Committees:
Senate's Library Committee
Aaron Cramer
Aaron Cramer
Faculty
Elected Faculty Senator
Term End: 8/15/19
Voting
http://www.engr.uky.edu/research/researchers/aaron-m-cramer/
Senate Committees:
Senate's Academic Programs Committee
Kevin Donohue
Kevin Donohue
Faculty
Elected Faculty Senator
Term End: 8/15/19
Voting
http://www.engr.uky.edu/research/researchers/kevin-donohue/
Senate Committees:
Senate's Admissions and Academic Standards Committee
Thomas Dziubla
Thomas Dziubla
Faculty
Elected Faculty Senator
Term End: 8/15/19
Voting
http://www.engr.uky.edu/research/researchers/thomas-dziubla/
Senate Committees:
Senate's Committee on Distance Learning and eLearning
Isabel Escobar
Isabel Escobar
Faculty
Elected Faculty Senator
Term End: 8/15/18
Voting
https://www.engr.uky.edu/research/researchers/isabel-c-escobar/
Senate Committees:
Senate's Advisory Committee on Disability Accommodation and Compliance
Larry Holloway
Larry Holloway
Dean
Ex Officio Senator
Term End: 8/15/18
Non-voting
http://www.engr.uky.edu/research/researchers/lawrence-holloway/
Barbara Knutson
Barbara Knutson
Faculty
Elected Faculty Senator
Term End: 8/15/19
Voting
http://www.engr.uky.edu/research/researchers/barbara-knutson/
Senate Committees:
Senate's Academic Facilities Committee
Kaveh Tagavi
Kaveh Tagavi
Faculty
Elected Faculty Senator
Term End: 12/31/19
Voting
http://www.engr.uky.edu/research/researchers/kaveh-a-tagavi/
Senate Committees:
Senate's Rules and Elections Committee, Senate Council
Greg Wasilkowski
Greg Wasilkowski
Faculty
Elected Faculty Senator
Term End: 8/15/20
Voting
http://cs.uky.edu/people/faculty/gwasilkowski
Senate Committees:
Senate's Academic Planning and Priorities Committee
Fine Arts
Herman Farrell
Herman Farrell
Faculty
Elected Faculty Senator
Term End: 8/15/20
Voting
http://finearts.uky.edu/theatre-dance/faculty-staff/herman-d-farrell-iii
Senate Committees:
Senate's Admissions and Academic Standards Committee
Bradley Kerns
Bradley Kerns
Faculty
Elected Faculty Senator
Term End: 8/15/19
Voting
http://finearts.uky.edu/music/faculty-staff/bradley-kerns
Senate Committees:
Senate's Admissions and Academic Standards Committee
Will Lovan
Mark Shanda
Mark Shanda
Dean
Ex Officio Senator
Term End: 8/15/18
Voting
http://finearts.uky.edu/college-fine-arts/faculty-staff/mark-shanda
Monica Visona
Monica Visona
Faculty
Elected Faculty Senator
Term End: 8/15/2018
Voting
http://finearts.uky.edu/savs/faculty-staff/monica-blackmun-vison%C3%A0
Senate Committees:
Senate's Library Committee
Graduate School
Student (vacant)
Brian Jackson
Health Sciences
Susan Effgen
Susan Effgen
Faculty
Elected Faculty Senator
Term End: 8/15/2019
Voting
http://www.uky.edu/chs/college-information/faculty-staff/susan-k-effgen-pt-phd
Senate Committees:
Senate's Academic Organization and Structure Committee
Scott Lephart
Parisa Shamaei Zadeh
Law
Jennifer Bird-Pollan
Senate Committees:
Senate's Rules and Elections Committee, Senate Council
David Brennen
Joseph McClure
Andrew Woods
Andrew Woods
Faculty
Elected Faculty Senator
Term End: 8/15/2019
Voting
http://law.uky.edu/directory/andrew-keane-woods
Senate Committees:
Senate's Academic Facilities Committee
Libraries
Medicine
Paula Bailey
Lee Blonder
Lee Blonder
Faculty Trustee
Faculty
Elected Faculty Senator, Ex Officio Senator
Term End: 6/30/19
Voting
http://med.uky.edu/users/lxblond
Faculty
Elected Faculty Senator, Ex Officio Senator
Term End: 6/30/19
Voting
http://med.uky.edu/users/lxblond
Senate Committees:
Senate Council
Robert DiPaolo
Joseph Iocono
Senate Committees:
Senate's Institutional Finances and Resources Allocation Committee
Samuel Mardini
Senate Committees:
Senate's Academic Organization and Structure Committee
Melinda Wilson
Senate Committees:
Senate's Academic Organization and Structure Committee
Michael Wittkamp
Michael Wittkamp
Faculty
Elected Faculty Senator
Term End: 8/15/20
Voting
http://med.uky.edu/users/mlwi239#profileTab1
Senate Committees:
Senate's Academic Planning and Priorities Committee
Kai Zhang
Nursing
Colleen Bailey
Jan Forren
Jan Forren
Faculty
Elected Faculty Senator
Term End: 8/15/19
Voting
http://www.uky.edu/nursing/about-us/faculty-directory/odom-forren-jan
Senate Committees:
Senate's Library Committee
Janie Heath
Janie Heath
Ex Officio Senator
Term End: 8/15/18
Voting
http://www.uky.edu/nursing/about-us/faculty-directory/heath-janie
Gia Mudd-Martin
Gia Mudd-Martin
Faculty
Elected Faculty Senator
Term End: 8/15/20
Voting
http://www.uky.edu/nursing/about-us/faculty-directory/mudd-martin-gia
Senate Committees:
Senate's Research and Graduate Education Committee
Nora Warshawsky
Nora Warshawsky
Faculty
Elected Faculty Senator
Term End: 8/15/20
Voting
http://www.uky.edu/nursing/about-us/faculty-directory/warshawsky-nora
Senate Committees:
Senate's Advisory Committee on Disability Accommodation and Compliance
Pharmacy
R. Kiplan (Kip) Guy
Eric Munson
Eric Munson
Faculty
Elected Faculty Senator
Term End: 8/15/20
Voting
http://pharmacy.uky.edu/faculty/emu222/Eric-Munson
Senate Committees:
Senate's Research and Graduate Education Committee
Jurgen Rohr
Jurgen Rohr
Faculty
Elected Faculty Senator
Term End: 8/15/18
Voting
http://pharmacy.uky.edu/faculty/jrohr2/Jurgen-Rohr
Senate Committees:
Senate's Academic Facilities Committee
Public Health
Donna Arnett
Donna Arnett
Dean
Term End: 8/15/18
Voting
http://www.uky.edu/publichealth/about/faculty-and-staff-directory/donna-arnett
Bobbie Hopkins
Martha Riddell
Martha Riddell
Faculty
Elected Faculty Senator
Term End: 8/15/19
Voting
http://www.uky.edu/publichealth/about/faculty-and-staff-directory/martha-c-riddell
Senate Committees:
Senate's Library Committee
Mark Swanson
Mark Swanson
Faculty
Elected Faculty Senator
Term End: 8/15/19
Voting
http://www.uky.edu/publichealth/about/faculty-and-staff-directory/mark-swanson
Senate Committees:
Senate's Academic Facilities Committee
Social Work
Victoria Dobson
Chris Flaherty
Chris Flaherty
Faculty
Elected Faculty Senator
Term End: 8/15/18
Voting
https://socialwork.uky.edu/dr-chris-flaherty/
Senate Committees:
Senate's Retroactive Withdrawal Appeals Committee
Ann Vail
Ann Vail
Dean
Ex Officio Senator
Term End: 8/15/18
Non-voting
https://socialwork.uky.edu/about-us/message-dean/
Ex Officio Academic Administrators
Eli Capilouto
Eli Capilouto
President of the University & University Senate Chair
Other
Ex Officio Senator
Term End: never
Non-voting
http://www.uky.edu/president/about/president-eli-capilouto
Other
Ex Officio Senator
Term End: never
Non-voting
http://www.uky.edu/president/about/president-eli-capilouto
McGillis Joe
Tim Tracy
Ex Officio Vice Presidents
Mark Birdwhistell
Robert (Bo) Cofield
Craig Collins
Sonja Feist-Price
Tom Harris
Angie Martin
Mike Richey
Mary Vosevich
Kim Wilson
Ex Officio, Other
Jon Gent
Bob Grossman
Bob Grossman
Faculty Trustee
Other
Ex Officio Senator
Term End: 6/30/2020
Voting
https://chem.as.uky.edu/users/rbgros1
Other
Ex Officio Senator
Term End: 6/30/2020
Voting
https://chem.as.uky.edu/users/rbgros1
Senate Committees:
Senate's Rules and Elections Committee, Senate Council
Michael Kennedy
Don Witt