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April 18, 2013

University Senate committee slates set

The slate of candidates for seats on the University Senate’s standing committees has been set. There are three seats open on each of the Senate’s 15 committees. Committee elections will run April 24-May 6.

For more information, contact the Senate office at 4-6505.

• Admissions and Student Aid: Leonard Baidoo, medicine; Emilia Diego, medicine; Robin Kear, University Library System (ULS); Mary Lou Leibold, health and rehabilitation sciences; Sharon Nelson-LeGall, psychology (A&S); Anna Mary Williford, ULS.

• Anti-Discriminatory Policies: Marilyn Hravnak, nursing; Burcu Savun, political science (A&S); Kelly Williams, dental medicine.

• Athletics: Bopaya Bidanda, engineering; Nancy Burkoff, law; Jay Irrgang, medicine; Elizabeth (Betsy) Nagle, education; Steve Wendell, dental medicine.

• Benefits and Welfare: Kaleab Abebe, medicine; Rachel Fusco, social work; Irene Kane, nursing; M. Kaye Kramer, public health; Linda Tashbook, law.

• Budget Policies: Hiro Good, ULS; Emily Murphy, health and rehabilitation sciences; Michael Pinsky, medicine; Chandralekha Singh, physics and astronomy (A&S).

• Bylaws and Procedures: Alice Blazeck, nursing; Thotolla (Jay) Jayaraman, dental medicine; Michael Neft, nursing; Sasa Zivkovic, medicine.

• Commonwealth Relations: Pat Card, neuroscience (A&S); Russell Clark, physics and astronomy (A&S); Robert Daley, computer science (A&S); Ed Galloway, ULS; Tamer Ibrahim, engineering; Doug Reed, medicine; Edda (Floh) Thiels, medicine; Alex Vieira, dental medicine.

• Community Relations: German Barrionuevo, neuroscience  (A&S);  Laurie Cohen, ULS;  Penelope  Morel,  medicine; Pamela Toto, health and rehabilitation sciences; Tom Twiss, ULS.

• Computer Usage: Joe Costantino, public health; Arif Jamal, ULS; John LaDue, Health Sciences Library System; Yadong Wang, engineering.

• Educational Policies: Bonnie Falcione, pharmacy; Zsuzsa Horvath, dental medicine; A. Murat Kaynar, medicine; Helen Petracchi, social work; Thomas Platt, health and rehabilitation sciences; Tonya Rutherford-Hemming, nursing.

• Library: Sue Skledar, pharmacy; Scott Tashman, medicine; Seth Weinberg, dental medicine.

• Plant Utilization and Planning: Nancy Baker, health and rehabilitation sciences; Jeanine Buchanich, public health; Kent Harries, engineering; Joseph Newsome, medicine; Michael Ramsey, geology and planetary science (A&S).

• Student Affairs: Kirk Erickson, psychology (A&S); Stacy Gelhaus, medicine; Ray Jones, business; Adriana Modesto Vieira, dental medicine.

• Tenure and Academic Freedom: Willa Doswell, nursing; William Federspiel, engineering; Rebecca Hughey, medicine; Marianne Novy, English (A&S); Rakesh Sindhi, medicine; Russ Salter, medicine.

• University Press: Karen Cuenco, dental medicine; Ergin Kocyildirim, medicine; Adam Shear,  religious studies (A&S).


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