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Executive Committee Members

Harvey Sterns, Chair x6724 hsterns@uakron.edu
Bill Rich, Vice Chair x6792 rich@uakron.edu
Richard Stratton, Secretary x7440 dickstratton@uakron.edu
Tim Lillie x6746 tlillie@uakron.edu
James Levavitt x5961 jvl@uakron.edu
Elizabeth Erickson x7973 eerickson@uakron.edu
Kyle Bohland x7002 krb23@uakron.edu
     
Senate Committee notes:
*denotes Senator ∙ Bold type denotes committee chair
Term expires in the year listed

Academic Policies Committee

Rex Ramsier - Chair
Kyle Bohland - 2008
Lesley Gordon - 2008
Debra Hayes - 2010
Debra Keller - 2010
Susan Kushner Benson - 2008
Gwen Jones - 2008
John Lanshe - 2010
William Lyons - 2008
Cindy Mako Robinson - 2008
Tim Matney - 2009
Charles Monroe - 2008
Emeka Ofobike - 2008
Ruth Oswald - 2010
Peggy Richards - 2010
James Slowiak - 2009
Laura Vinnedge - 2009

Senior VP and Provost, ex-officio, non-voting member

Curriculum Review Committee

Rex Ramsier - Chair
Stephen Brooks - 2008
Enoch Damson - 2008
Cheryl Elman - 2008
Annabelle Foos - 2010
Ali Hajjafar - 2010
Annette James - 2010
Dwayne Jones - 2010
Pamela Keltyka - 2008
Suzanne Kiewit - 2009
Stacey Moore - 2009
Hillary Nunn - 2010
Richard Steiner - 2009
Richard Yoder - 2010

Senior VP and Provost, ex-officio, or Nancy Stokes, designee, as Chair
Ex-officio member, University Registrar

Athletics Committee

Timothy Lillie – 2010, Chair
Susan Ashby - 2010
Francis Broadway – 2008
Stacey Buser – 2010
Irina Chernikova – 2008
Jerry Drummund - 2009
Sherry Gamble – 2009
Robert Gandee – 2008
John Hawes – 2010
Lala Krishna – 2010
Lonnie Lowery – 2010
Patricia Millhoff - 2008
John Sahl – 2009
Dan Sheffer – 2009

Ex-officio members,
Mr. Dean Carro,
NCAA Faculty Representative
Mr. Mack Rhodes, Athletic Director or
designee


University Libraries Committee

Diana Chlebek – 2010
Lindgren Chyi - 2008
Virginia Gunn – 2008
Gary Hamed – 2009
Sukanya Kemp – 2010
Merlen Levering – 2010
Hillary Nunn – 2008
Larry Shubat - 2008
Eric Sotnak – 2008
Brooks Toliver – 2008


Ex-Officio members, Dean of University Libraries, or designee
Mr. Paul Richert, Law Librarian
Ex-officio,non-voting member, Director Information Services

Reference Committee

Susan Clark - 2010
Don Gerlach – 2008
Amy Goodson-Beal – 2009
Paul John – 2008
William Rich – 2009
Elizabeth Mancke – 2009
Frederic Marich – 2008
John Vollmer – 2010
Mike Wyszynski – 2010


Ex-Officio member, Secretary – Faculty Senate
Ex-Officio, non-voting member, Mike Sermersheim,
Deputy General Counsel

Student Affairs

Sherry Gamble – 2008, Chair
Kyle Bohland – 2007
Charlotte Burrell – 2010
Andrew Carroll – 2009
Colleeen Curry – 2008
Nathan Ida – 2008
Don Laconi – 2009
Sheree Thomas Pritchard – 2010
Vicki Rostedt – 2009
Tim Vierheller – 2008
Laura Vinnedge – 2009


Dr. Sharon Johnson, VP Student Affairs
Dr. Karla Mugler, Dean, University College

Computing & Communications Committee
Roland Arter – 2008
John Boal – 2008
Frank Bove – 2008
Jeannette Carson - 2009
Lori Fielding - 2008
Terry Hallett – 2009
Mary Hardin – 2008
Phil Hoffman – 2008
Douglas Hubert – 2010
Michael Johanyek – 2008
Eric Kreider – 2008
James Lenavitt – 2009
Gaurab Mahapatra – 2010
Herb Matheny – 2008
E. Stewart Moritz – 2008
Jim Shuster - 2008
Richard Stratton – 2009
Bruce Taylor – 2008
Del Williams – 2010


Ex-Officio member, Director - Network Services or designee

Faculty Research Committee

Laura Gelfand – 2010, Chair
Steve Aby – 2010
Maria Adamowicz-Hariasz – 2008
Alfred Anderson – 2010
Constance Bouchard – 2010
Steven Chuang – 2009
Zhong-Hui Duan – 2010
Jim Egan – 2009?
R. Ray Gehani – 2008
Margaret Huff – 2009
Elizabeth Kennedy – 2010
Sharon Kruse – 2008
Lonnie Lowery – 2010
Sergei Lyuksyutov – 2010
Suzanne McDonald – 2009
Ernian Pan – 2009
Erol Sancaktar – 2008
Julia Spiker – 2008
David Steer – 2008
Victor Wilburn – 2008
Matt Wyszynski – 2009
Baomei Zhao – 2010
Nick Zingale – 2008


Ex-Officio member, Associate Provost for Research or designee

Faculty Rights & Responsibilities

2006:

- Susan Clark
- Maryhelen Kreidler
2007:
- Lloyd Anderson (Committee Chair)
- Ann Bolek
- William Brittain
- Michael D’Amico
- Elizabeth Erickson
- Dane Quinn
2008:
- TBA


No ex-officio members

Ohio Faculty Council Representative
Rudy Fenwick
Karen Flynn
Victor Wilburn, alternate

Ad hoc Budget Committee
Rudy Fenwick – 2010, Chair
Julia Beckett – 2010
Raymond Cox – 2009
Kathy DuBose – 2009
S. I. Hariharan – 2009
Phil Hoffman – 2009
Chuck Kunsman – 2009
Nancy Roadruck – 2009
Susan Pope - 2010
William Thelin – 2009

Ad hoc Planning Committee
Amy Shriver Dreusin – 2010
J. Feerasta – 2010
Peggy Halter – 2009
John Luthern – 2009
Neil Sapienza – 2009

Ad hoc Facilities Planning
John Vollmer – 2010, Chair
Kenneth Dunning – 2008
Elizabeth Erickson – 2008
James Frampton – 2008
Virginia Gunn – 2008
Margaret Halter – 2009
Robert Huff – 2010
Robert Jeantet – 2008
Paul John – 2008
John Kline – 2008
Rose Marie Konet – 2008
Craig Menzemer – 2008
Phyllis O’Connor – 2008
Sue Rasor-Greenhalgh – 2008
David Ritchey – 2008
Neil Sapienza – 2008
Harvey Sterns - 2009

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