Committee Members

New committee established May 2023; Committee Membership& Charge Update 2024 (Last Updated:  8/7/24)

2024-2026 Faculty Appointments
Mike Latcha (SECS)
Erin Kennedy (SON)

2024-2027 Faculty Appointments
Evan Trivedi (CAS)
Ken Mitton (ERI)
James Naus (CAS) Department Chair

Student and Staff Appointments
Ethan Lehman-Pace  (Student Congress)  2024-2025
Tricia Westergaard (Registrar)  CHAIR 2024-2025
Brandy Randall (Graduate School)
Nivedita Mukherji (EVPAA Academic Affairs - Associate Provost)

2023-2025 Faculty Appointments
Sunwoo Shin (SEHS)
Amartya Sen (SECS) CO-CHAIR 2024-2025
Alexey Tonyushkin (CAS) CO-CHAIR 2024-2025
Kathryn Schaefer (SBA)
Jim Grogan (SOM)

2024-2026 Faculty Appointments
Sarah Martin (SHS)
Betty Tonui (CAS)
Yongsoon Yoon (SECS)
Setareh Ghoreishi (CAS) 

Student, Staff and Ex-Officio Appointments
 Matthew Horvath (Graduate Student) 2024-2025
 VACANT (President Student Chapter ACM)  2024-2025
Guangzhi Qu (Chair, Computer Science and Engineering)
Bhavani Koneru (Chief Information Officer)
Shaun Moore (EVPAA and Provost Designee)
Adam Gordon (CSITS)

Last Updated:  9/26/24 

2022-2025 Faculty Appointments
Seong Cho (SBA)   
David Morrow (SON) for Ellen Gajewski (SON)
Jim Van Loon (UL)
Julian Rrushi (SECS) CO-CHAIR 2024-2025

2023-2026 Faculty Appointments
Laila Guessous (SECS)  CO-CHAIR 2024-2025
Elysa White (CAS)  CO-CHAIR 2024-2025
Cynthia Miree (SBA)
Sara Rivard (SHS)
Raquel Prieta (CAS)  CO-CHAIR 2024-2025
S. Rebecca Leigh (SEHS)
Julia Paul (SON)

2024-2027 Faculty Appointments
Gregory Thrasher (SBA)
Melissa Reznar (SHS)
Jason Wasserman (SOM)
Heidi Lyons (CAS)

Students, Staff and Ex-Officio Appointments
J Cooper Smith (University Student Congress)  2024-2025
Ethan Lehman-Pace (University Student Congress) 2024-2025
Rose Smith (University Student Congress) 2024-2025
Victoria Ouding (University Student Congress) 2024-2025
VACANT (Student Alternate University Student Congress)  2024-2025
VACANT (Student Alternate University Student Congress)  2024-2025
Michael Wadsworth (SVP SA&D Designee) Ex-Officio and Voting 

Updated:  9/31/24

Committee Established 11/21/24

2024-2025 Faculty Appointments 

2025-2027 Faculty Appointments

2025-2028 Faculty Appointments
 
Student & Ex-Officio Appointments

2022-2025 Faculty Appointments
Dale Telgenhoff (SHS) CHAIR 2024-2025
Jacob Becker (CAS)
Susan Lynne Beckwith (CAS)

2023-2026 Faculty Appointments
Rebecca Pratt (SOM)
Dawn Woods (SEHS)
Brenda Dzierzawski (SON) 

2024-2027 Faculty Appointments 
Jennifer Tillinger (CAS)
Amanda Nichols Hess (UL)
Darrin Hanna (SECS)
John Austin Murphy (SBA)
Michelle Hammond (SBA) At-Large
Changiz Mohiyeddini (SOM) At-Large 

Student, Staff and Ex-Officio Appointments
Victoria Ouding (Student Congress) 2024-2025
Song Yan (Director OIRADA)
Reuben Ternes (Assistant Director OIRADA)
VACANT (SVP SA&D Designee)
Laura Schartman  (Alumnus) (2022-2025)

Last Updated:  9/10/24  

2022-2025 Faculty Appointments
Claudia Grobbel (SON)

2023-2026 Faculty Appointments
Henry Aigbedo (SBA)
Jonathan Maisonneuve (SECS) - Fall 2024 leave from committee
Mst Shapna Akter (SECS) Fall 2024 for Jonathan Maisonneauve (SECS) 
Megan Schoen (CAS)

2024-2027 Faculty Appointments
Chaturi Edrishinha (SEHS)  CHAIR 2024-2025
Wendi Johnson (CAS)

2024-2027 Advising Appointment (AP Assembly)
Dan Arnold (e-Lis) 

Staff and Ex-Officio Appointments
Michele Knox (Director of Budget and Financial Planning)
Amy Banes-Berceli (EVPAA Designee)

Last Updated:  9/18/24

2022-2025 Faculty Appointments
Julie Ricks-Doneen (SEHS)
Brendan Kredell (CAS) 2024-2025 for Stephanie Vallie (SON)

2023-2026 Faculty Appointments
Steve Stanton II (SBA)  
Tom Raffel (CAS) Ecology Expertise  CO-CHAIR 2024-2025
Sara Blumer-Schuette (CAS)

Staff Appointments (AP Assembly)
Chad Bousley (eLis)  2023-2026
Matthew Holtz (OUWB) 2023-2026
Nic Bongers (eLIS) (2022-2025)
Maria Ebner-Smith (Purchasing) (2022-2025)

Student and Ex-Officio Appointments
Nick Skinner (Student Congress)  2024-2025
Hannah Fosnaugh (Student Congress) 2024-2025
Daniella Meson (Student Congress)  2024-2025
Emily Lunger (Student Congress)  2024-2025
Ryan Giorio (Associate VP Facilities Management or Appointee)
Jennifer Myers (Facilities Management Designee)
Chris Reed (SVP SA&D Designee)
Amy Banes-Berceli (Associate Provost for Operations)  CO-CHAIR 2024-2025

Last Updated:  10/14/24 

New Committee established May 2023 / Faculty Appointments - to be staggered 3 year terms

2023-2025 Faculty Appointments
Karen Miller (CAS) At-Large
Peg Kennedy (SON)
Christina Lim (SHS)

2023-2026 Faculty Appointments
Maria Beam (CAS 2)
Osamah Rawashdeh (SECS)
Janelle Townsend (SBA)
Vijit Pandey (SECS) At-Large 

2024-2027 Faculty Appointments
Kuniko Nielsen (CAS)
Julia Smith (SEHS)

Advising Appointment PAC
Rachel Stagman (FYAC) 2023 - 2026

Student and Staff Appointments
Marcus Johnson (Student Congress)  2024-2025
Beth Dawson (Academic Unit Coordinator) 2024-2025
Joe Shively (CAS) (Associate Dean) 2024-2025
Christopher Goeth (Registrar Designee) CO-CHAIR 
Kristin Landis Piwowar (EVPAA&P / Associate Provost)

Last Updated:  8/6/24  

Committee Established:  May 2022 (last updated 8/6/24; faculty term updated to 3 years)

2022-2025 Faculty Appointments
Kyle Edwards (CAS) replacing Jo Reger(CAS)
Ginney Uhley (SOM)
Anne Zacharias (UL)
Kristopher Kobus (SECS)
Jeff Insko (CAS) AT-LARGE

2022-2025 Faculty Appointments
David Dulio (CAS)  CHAIR 2024-2025
Robert Martin (SEHS)
Tammy Grace (SBA)
Jennifer Lucarelli (SHS) AT-LARGE

2023-2026 Faculty Appointments
Rachel Smydra (CAS)
Lynda Poly-Droulard (SON)
Jason Overfelt (CAS) At-Large

Student, Staff and Ex-Officio Appointments
Marcus Johnson (Student Congress) 2024-2025
Song Yan (Director of OIRADA or Designee)
Jennifer Anderson (Director of Community Engagement)
Emily Morris (Communication and Marketing Designee)
Amy Banes-Berceli (EVPAA Designee)

Committee established May 2023

2023-2025 Faculty Appointments 
Jo Reger (CAS)  Co-Leader 
Kate Rougeau (SHS) At-Large
Amanda Novack (SON)
Caitlin Demsky (SBA) Fall 2024 Leave
Michelle Hammond (SBA) for C Demsky Fall 2024 Leave

2023-2026 Faculty Appointments 
Christina Papadimitriou (SHS) Co-Leader 
Mariela Hristova (UL)
Rob Sidelinger (CAS) At-Large
Darlene Groomes (SEHS)

2024-2027 Faculty Appointments
Cameron Davidson (SOM)
Jun Chen (SECS)

Student and Staff Appointments
J Cooper Smith (Student Congress Representative)
VACANT (Disability Support Services Director or Designee)
Amy Banes-Berceli (Executive Vice President for AA and Provost or Designee)

Last Updated:  9/5/24

2023-2025 Faculty Appointments
Ken Mitton (ERI)  
Ronald Piscotty (SON)

2024-2026 Faculty Appointments
Tamas Horvath (CAS)  CHAIR 2024-2025

Last updated:  8/6/24

Committee Established:  May 2022; 3 year staggered terms established (last updated 10/21/24)

EXPERIENTIAL LEARNING COMMITTEE: 
2024-2025 Faculty Appointments
Caress Dean (SHS) At-Large
Greg Bartley (SEHS) for Tanya Christ (SEHS)
Caitlin Demsky (SBA) Fall 2024 Leave
Sheri Mackey (SBA) Fall 2024 for C Demsky
Bridget Kies (CAS-LL) At-Large

2024-2026 Faculty Appointments
Ron Piscotty (SON)
Molly McGuire (UL)
Rebecca Cheezum (SHS) CHAIR 2024-2025
Linda Bzetaj (CAS-SS)
Raquel Prieta (CAS-LL)

2024-2027 Faculty Appointments
Meaghan Barry (CAS-HUM)
Ali Woerner (CAS-HUM)
Deidre Hurse (SOM)
Huirong Fu (SECS)
Katie Mysen (SON)

Student, Staff and Ex-Officio Appointments
D.J. Williams, Student Congress 2024-2025
Lance Markowitz, Student Congress 2024-2025
Jennifer Anderson, Community Engagement Director
Susanne Condron, OIRADA Designee
Sarah Butash, Registrar Designee
Amy Gould, EVPAA Designee
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SERVICE LEARNING COMMITTEE (Subcommittee of Experiential Learning Committee)
2022-2025 Faculty Appointments
Greg Bartley (SEHS) for Tanya Christ (SEHS)
Caitlin Demsky (SBA) Fall 2024 Leave
Sheri Mackey (SBA) Fall 2024 for C Demsky

2023-2026 Faculty Appointments
Ron Piscotty (SON)
Linda Bzetaj (CAS)

2024-2027 Faculty Appointments
Ali Woerner (CAS)
Diedre Hurse (SOM) CHAIR 2024-2025
Huirong Fu (SECS)

Student, Staff and Ex-Officio Appointments
Mustafa Baig, Graduate Student 2024-2025
Jennifer Anderson, Director of Community Engagement
Susanne Condron (OIRADA Senior Research Analyst)
Sarah Butash (Registrar or Designee)
Amy Gould (EVPAA Designee)

2021-2024 Faculty Appointments
TBD

2022-2025 Faculty Appointments
TBD

2023-2026 Faculty Appointments
TBD

Student, Staff and Ex-Officio Appointments
Nivedita Mukherji (EVPAA Designee/ Associate Provost)

Last Updated:  11/22/24 

2022-2025 Faculty Appointments
Jacob Cayanus (CAS) CO-CHAIR 2024-2025
Patrick Kennedy (SON) 
Lan Jiang (CAS) At-Large

2023-2026 Faculty Appointments
Patricia Cameron (SON)
David Fausone (SHS)
Karl Majeske (SBA)
Nancy Bulgarelli (UL)
Cynthia Carver (SEHS) CO-CHAIR 2024-2025
Richard Olawoyin (SECS)

2024-2027 Faculty Appointments
Ali Ahmad Malik (SECS) At-Large
Annie Sullivan (CAS)
Thomas Bianchette (CAS)

2022-2025 Faculty Appointments
Adina Schneeweis (CAS)  CO-CHAIR 2024-2025
Yan Ling (SBA) Sabbatical Fall 2024
Malika Chaudhuri (SBA) for Yan Ling Fall 2024
Kesava Mandalaneni (SOM)

2023-2026 Faculty Appointments
Addington Coppin (SBA)
Liz Shesko (CAS) for Derek Hastings (CAS) CO-CHAIR 2024-2025
Mary Craig (CAS-SS)
Debatosh Debnath (SECS)
Katie Greer (UL)
Priscilla Everett (SON)
Stephanie Mabry (SHS)

2024-2027 Faculty Appointments
Lauren Childs (SEHS)
Timothy Donahue (CAS)
Thomas Discenna (CAS)

2022-2025 Staff Advising Appointments
Jade Dang (PAC-FYAC) 

Student, Staff and Ex-Officio Appointments
Marion Brumer (Student Congress)  2024-2025
Cynthia Carver (Co-Chair from GEAC) 2024-2025
Lauren Fillmore (Registrar or Designee)
Linda Gamage (General Education Coordinator)
Kristin Landis-Piwowar (Associate Provost)

Last Updated: 9/23/24

Committee Established:  May 2022 (last updated  10/1/24)

Faculty Appointments
Anthony Guest (CAS - Visual and Performing Arts)
Yongjin Lu (CAS- Math)
Lori Ostergaard (CAS- Writing)
Maria Paino (CAS-Sociology)  CO-CHAIR
Adolfo Campoy-Cubillo (CAS-Modern Languanges) 
Adina Schneeweis (CAS- CJPR)  
Brandon Gustafson (SBA)
Tracey Chan (SON)
Amanda Lynch (SHS) to replace Schicheng Chen
Cindy Carver (SEHS) 
Laila Guessous (SECS) CO-CHAIR 
Amanda Hess (UL) replacing Kris Condic (UL)

Professional Advising Appointment
Kurt Kirkpatrick (SECS) (PAC Adviser; non-CAS)

Staff and Ex-Officio Appointments
Valerie Aljajawi  (Undergraduate Representative-committee appointment) 2024-2025
Jason Taylor (CAS Advising Director or Designee)
Paul Battle (Registrar or Designee)
Elaine Carey (Dean, College of Arts and Sciences) 
Dawn Aubry (Vice President of Enrollment Mgmt or Designee)
Susanne Condron, Office of Institutional Research, Assessment and Data Analytics (OIRADA)
Kristin Landis-Piwowar (EVPAA Designee)

NOTE:  Rules setting the Graduate Council membership are part of the OU Senate Constitution Article VI.

Faculty Appointments - terms tbd (by Graduate Council)
Henry Aigbedo (SBA)
Darrin Hanna (SECS)
Anne Hranchook (SON)
John Krauss (SHS)
Joanne Lipson-Freed (CAS)
Daniel Llamocca Obregon (SECS)
Victoria Lucia (SOM)
Meir Schillor(CAS)
V. Thandi Sule (SEHS)
Paul Weinberg (SEHS)

2022-2023 Staff and Ex-Officio Appointments
Brandy Randall (Dean Graduate School) CHAIR
Claire Rammel (Assistant Dean Graduate School)
Helen Levenson (UL)

Updated:  9/9/24

2022-2025 Faculty Appointments
Rebecca Boni (SON)
Elizabeth Delorme-Axford (CAS)

2023-2026 Faculty Appointments
Jessica Payette (CAS)
Jeffrey Youngquist (CAS) for Goulan Yang (CAS)
Robert Del Greco (CAS) Winter 2024 -Fall 2024 replacing Xie Zhu
Xie Zhu (SBA) Winter 2024- Fall 2024 leave

2021-2024 Faculty Appointments 
Yin Yu-Thompson (SBA)

Student and Ex-Officio Appointments
Rasika Vanagutte (Graduate Student) 2024-2025
Amy Banes-Berceli (EVPAA Designee) CHAIR

Last Updated:  9/25/24

2022-2025 Faculty Appointments
Terry Dibble (SHS)
Lori Hodorek (SHS)

2024-2027 Faculty Appointments
Katie Mysen (SON)
Hydeen Beverly (CAS)

Staff Advising Appointments
Evan Dermidoff (PAC- SECS)  2023-2026
Dan Arnold (AP Assembly) 2022-2025

Student, Staff and Ex-Officio Appointments
Aidan Boldt  (SAACEC Men’s Representative) 2024-2025
Jordyn Shipps (SAACEC Women’s Representative) 2024-2025
Cortney Heileman  (Community Member) 2024-2025
Ashley Stone (Senior Woman Athletic Representative) 2024-2025
Melissa McDonald (Faculty Athletic Representative) CHAIR
Steve Waterfield (Athletic Director)
Mari Tilashalski (Athletic Compliance)

Last Updated:  7/18/23

2023-2025 Faculty Appointments
Mariela Hristova (UL)
Rebekah Farrugia (CAS-LL)
Betty Tonui (CAS - SS)
Yazan Roumani (SBA)

2024-2026 Faculty Appointments
Jim Van Loon (UL)
Shawn McCann (UL)
Julia Rodriguez (UL)
Tracey Taylor (SOM)
Kate Rougeau (SHS) CHAIR 2024-2025
Guangzhi Qu (SECS)
Mi Hye Song (CAS-MS)
Karen McGarry (SEHS)
Mary Hartson (CAS-MLL)
Linda McDonald (SON)
Michelle Rau (SOM -Medical Library Faculty)

Student, Staff and Ex-Officio Appointments
Allison Drzewiecki (Student Congress Undergraduate) 2024-2025
Taylor Richardson (Student Congress Undergraduate)  2024-2025
Ala AlShafeey (Graduate Student) 2024-2025
Polly Boruff-Jones (Dean, University Libraries)
Nivedita Mukherji (EVPAA&P or Designee - Associate Provost)


Last Updated:  9/5/24

This ad hoc committee was approved in the university senate on March 17, 2022.  The duration of membership is for the period of ad hoc committee. 

Faculty Appointments
Susan McCarty (CAS) - CO-CHAIR 
Kimberly Byrd (CAS)
Terry Dibble (SHS) 
Annie Gilson (CAS)
Danielle Ligocki (SEHS)
Nikki Scott (CAS)
Jennifer Matthews (SEHS) - Mental Health Designation
Theresa Chahine (SON) - Mental Health Designation
Melodie Kondratek (SHS) - Mental Health Designation

Student, Staff and Ex-Officio Appointments

Rose Smith (Student Congress) 2024-2025
VACANT (RA Hillcrest Hall) 2024-2025
DJ Williams (Student) 2024-2025
Mackenzie Smith  (Student) 2024-2025
Tionna Davenport (Graduate Student)
VACANT  (Graduate Student)
VACANT (Graduate Student) 
Ashley Finkley (PAC Representative) 
Cortney Heileman (Univ Rec & Well Being)
David Schwartz    (GHC and/or SEHS Representative)
Elizabeth Forester (OUPSA CT Representative- Registrar's Office)
Charles Guzowski (AP - Representative)
Carrie Miller (AP- Representative)
Shona Collins (OUPD Representative)
VACANT (DSS Representative - Optional)
OPTIONAL - (DEI Representative)
Jessie Hurse - CO-CHAIR (Assoc Dean of Students & Deputy Title IX Coordinator)
Amy Banes-Berceli (EVPAA Designee)

Updated:  9/18/24

2022-2025 Faculty Appointments
Amanda Lynch (SHS)
Lori Burrington (CAS) CHAIR 2024-2025

2023-2026 Faculty Appointments
Roger Larocca (CAS)
Randy Gu (SECS)

2024-2027 Faculty Appointments
Sumi Dinda (SHS)
Rob Nehmer (SBA)

Permanent Staff Appointments
Westergaard, Tricia (AP Assembly)

Student, Staff and Ex-Officio Appointments
Nicholas Skinner (Student Congress)  2024-2025
Song Yan (OIRADA Director)
Brandy Randall (Dean, Graduate School)
Amy Banes-Berceli  (Associate Provost)

Last Updated:  8/7/24

2022-2025 Faculty Appointments
Lakshmi Raman (CAS) CO-CHAIR 2024-2025
Scott Tiegs (CAS)
Hanna Kalmanovich-Cohen (SBA)
Olga Ehrlich (SON) CO-CHAIR 2024-2025
Vardan Karamyan (SOM)
Shawn Lombardo (UL)

2023-2026 Faculty Appointments
Jia Li (SECS)
Valance Washington (CAS)- Graduate Council Representative; appointed by Graduate Council

2024-2027 Faculty Appointments
Kwame Sakyi (SHS)
Betty Tonui (CAS)

Ex-Officio Appointments
Stone, Dave (Chief Research Officer)

Last Updated:  10/21/24

2022-2025 Faculty Appointments
Stephen Bazinski (SECS)

2023-2026 Faculty Appointments
Qunfeng Liao (SBA)

2024-2027 Faculty Appointments
Kyle Edwards (CAS)
David Kidger (CAS)
Julia Rodriguez (UL)
Nicholas Lauer (SEHS) Chair 2024-2025

2022-2025 Advising Staff Appointee
Ariana Abott (SECS) (PAC) for Caitlin Thayer

2022-2025 e-Lis Appointee
Kate Huttenlocher to replace Dan Arnold

Student, Staff and Ex-Officio Appointments
Alex Verzillo (Student Congress Undergraduate) 2024-2025 
Asmaa Aly (Graduate Student) 2024-2025
Jimena Garcia (President, Student Congress) 2024-2025
Lori Marsh (SVP SA&D or Designee)
Jessie Hurse (SVP SA&D Designee)
Amy Gould (EVPAA or Designee) 

Last Updated:  9/19/24

2022-2025 Faculty Appointments
Tammy Grace (SBA) CHAIR 2024-2025
Kate Bowers (SECS) for Dan Delvescovo (SECS)
Amany Tawfik (ERI)

2023-2026 Faculty Appointments
Linda Doornbos (SEHS)
Subha Bhaskaran (CAS)
Robert Del Greco (CAS) 

2024-2027 Faculty Appointments
Elena Borrelli (SHS)
Kyeorda Kemp (SOM)
Yvonne Kasine (SON) for Margaret Harris (SON)

Staff Appointments
April Thomas Powell (SON) (AP Assembly) 2023-2026
Shaun Moore (AP Assembly) 2024-2027

Student, Staff and Ex-Officio Appointments
Daniela Meson (Student Congress)  2024-2025
Lance Markowitz (Student Congress)  2024-2025 
Allison Drezwiecki (Student Congress)  2024-2025
Mackenzie Smith (Student Congress)  2024-2025
Sarah Hosch (EVPAA or Designee)

Last Updated:  10/8/24

2022-2025 Faculty Appointments
Osman Aydas (SBA) 2023-2025  to replace Donna Free (SBA) - Fall 2024 Sabbatical
T.J. Wharton (SBA) Fall 2024 for O. Aydas Sabbatical 
Joshua Haworth (SHS)

2023-2026 Faculty Appointments
Ami Harbin (CAS-HUM)
Kathy Battles (CAS- LL)
Brian Dean (SECS)

2024-2027 Faculty Appointments
Elizabeth Kattner (CAS)
Lynda Poly-Droulard (SON)
Chhabi Govind (CAS) Fall 2024 Sabbatical 
Thomas Discenna (CAS) for C Govind Fall 2024 Sabbatical
Nancy Bulgarelli (UL)
Inaya Hajj Hussein (SOM)
Patti Bills (SEHS) Winter 2025 Sabbatical

2022-2025 Staff Appointments
Christopher Mocny (CAS-SMTD) (PAC) to replace M. Chamberlain 

Student, Staff and Ex-Officio Appointments
VACANT (Student Congress) 2024-2025
VACANT (Student Congress) 2024-2025
Jennifer Cordon Thor (Chairperson of Faculty Council, BIS)
Sara Webb (SVP SA&D Designee)
Nicole Boelk  (Director, Financial Aid or Designee)
Tricia Westergaard (Registrar)
Kristin Landis-Piwowar (Associate Provost), CHAIR

Last Updated:  8/5/24