The purpose of the Faculty Senate shall be to provide a forum for discussing matters of concern to the Faculty and to inform all segments of the academic community of the Faculty Senate's concerns, findings, and actions.
2025-2026 Faculty Senate Executive Committee:
Chair – Mike Foster
Chair-Elect – Heidi Backes
Secretary of the Faculty – Kim Finch
Parliamentarian – Michael Hudson
Past Chair – Scott Zimmerman
The Faculty Senate Executive Committee can be contacted by emailing facultysenate@missouristate.edu or by direct email. Confidential matters should be directed to any member of the executive committee directly.
Operational & Curriculum Support
Email: facultysenate@missouristate.edu
Email: curriculum@missouristate.edu
Katrina Chavez, Director-Curriculum Planning & Management
Sandy Johnson, Administrative Specialist III
2025-2026 Faculty Senators
Senator contact information can be found using People Search.
| SENATOR | COLLEGE | ACADEMIC AREA |
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Stout, Tracy (Professor Rank Rep) |
LIBRARY | Library Science |
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Thomas-Tate, Shurita (Associate Professor Rep) |
MCHHS | Communication Sciences & Disorders |
|
Jerin, Tasnuba (Assistant Professor Rep) |
CNAS | Earth, Environment & Sustainability |
|
Lombilla, Luis (Senior Instructor Rep) |
RCASH | Languages, Cultures & Religions |
|
Scott, Keely (Instructor Rep) |
RCASH | English |
|
Jones, Sarah (Clinical Faculty Rep) |
MCHHS | Communication Sciences & Disorders |
| Bassett, Damon | CNAS | Earth, Environment & Sustainability |
| Iqbal, Razib | CNAS | Computer Science |
| Mirza, Babur | CNAS | Biology |
| Reed, Mike | CNAS | Physics, Astronomy & Materials Science |
| Rico, Cyren | CNAS | Chemistry & Biochemistry |
| Rogers, Mark | CNAS | Mathematics |
| Albritton, Andrew | COB | Information Technology & Cybersecurity |
| Asher-August, Carly | COB | Marketing |
| Flannery, Tim | COB | Economics |
| Haring, Kate | COB | Management |
| Keller, Carl | COB | Accountancy |
| Ramsey, Megan | COB | Finance/Risk Management |
| Roberts, Jenifer | COB | Merchandising & Fashion Design |
| Sauer, Aaron | COB | Technology & Construction Management |
| Hammerschmidt, Melinda | COE | Greenwood Lab School |
| Nixon, Sarah | COE | Reading, Foundations & Technology |
| Raza, M. Hassan | COE | Childhood Education & Family Studies |
| Sottile, James | COE | Special Education, Leadership & Professional Studies |
| Barreda, Albert | DCOA | Hospitality & Agriculture Leadership |
| McGee, Adam | DCOA | Plant Science, Natural Resources & Animal Science |
| Bennett, Jessica | LIBRARY | Library Science |
| Hauschildt, Shannon | MCHHS | Physical Assistant Studies |
| Havlin, Tiffany | MCHHS | School of Social Work |
| Horine, Debbie | MCHHS | Nursing |
| Keaton, James | MCHHS | Anesthesia |
| Liggett, Allan | MCHHS | Public Health & Sports Medicine |
| Slavych, Bonnie | MCHHS | Communication Sciences & Disorders |
| Ward, Andy | MCHHS | Physical Therapy |
| Whisenhunt, Brooke | MCHHS | Psychology |
| Woodard, Rebecca | MCHHS | Kinesiology |
| Yates, Jennifer | MCHHS | Occupational Therapy |
| Zimmerman, Scott | MCHHS | Biomedical Sciences |
| Cerdas Cisneros, Alejandra | RCASH | Languages, Cultures & Religions |
| Harvey, Michelle | RCASH | Theatre & Dance |
| Horton, Leonard | RCASH | Communication, Media, Journalism & Film |
| Lamouria, Lanya | RCASH | English |
| McIntyre, Stephen | RCASH | History |
| Mears, Perry | RCASH | Music |
| Ondetti, Gabriel | RCASH | Political Science |
| Putzu, Vadim | RCASH | Religious Studies |
| Rose, John | RCASH | Defense & Strategic Studies |
| Sandel, Bill | RCASH | Criminology & Criminal Justice |
| Shain, Ralph | RCASH | Philosophy |
| Templeman, Maureen | RCASH | Sociology, Anthropology & Gerontology |
| Wasserman, Andrew | RCASH | Art & Design |
Upcoming Faculty Senate Dates:
April 24 - FSEC Meeting
April 30 - Grad Council, EPPC, CGEIP Meetings
May 1 - Faculty Senate Meeting- 3:30 p.m. in PSU 313
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