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Faculty Senate Executive Committee Members 2020-2021

Elected members of the Executive Committee are Faculty Senators designated by the caucuses of the various units represented in Faculty Senate.  Ex-officio voting members of the Executive Committee consist of the officers of Faculty Senate, past president, standing committee chairs, and the Speaker of the Student Senate. 

Committee members may be reached at their respective departments (see below).

President   Mindy Markham    Applied Human Sciences
316 Justin Hall; 532-5510; mmarkham@ksu.edu
President-ElectLaurel LittrellLibrary Planning and Assessment
314A Hale Library; 532-5467; laurlit@ksu.edu
Past PresidentTanya González English
117B English/Counseling Services Bldg; 532-2154; tgonzale@ksu.edu
SecretaryLaVerne Bitsie-BaldwinEngineering Multicultural Program
1056 Rathbone Hall; 532-5949; lbaldwin@ksu.edu
Academic Affairs CommitteeCo-Chairs 
 Phil VardimanFood, Nutrition, Health, and Dietetics
144L Lafene; 532-5568; pvardiman@ksu.edu
 Don Von BergenSchool of Integrated Studies
108 Tullis; 785-826-2696; dvb@ksu.edu
Faculty Affairs CommitteeCo-Chairs 
 Kim CharlandAccounting
3029 Business Building, 532-6967; charland@ksu.edu
 Don SaucierPsychological Sciences
468 Bluemont Hall; 532-6881; saucier@ksu.edu
Professional Staff Affairs CommitteeCo-Chairs 
 Maria BeebeInternational Programs
International Student Center; 532-6448; pappy@ksu.edu
 Mishelle Hay-McCammantAg Academic Programs
135 Waters Hall; 532-2636; mhay@ksu.edu
Faculty Senate
Committee on Technology
Co-Chairs 
 Brett DePaola

Physics
116 Cardwell Hall, 532-1623, depaola@phys.ksu.edu

 Michael RaineBusiness Administration
3126 Business Building; 532-2637; maraine@ksu.edu
Faculty Senate
Committee on University Planning		Co-Chairs 
 Brad BehnkeKinesiology
139 Justin Hall; 532-0755; bjbehnke@ksu.edu
 Dan IretonAcademic Services, Hale Library
244 Nichols Hall; 532-7436; dli6873@ksu.edu
Speaker of the Student SenateNathan BothwellSenior, ndbothwell@ksu.edu
AgricultureDavid Lehman Agricultural Economics
305D Waters Hall; 785-341-1537; lehman@ksu.edu
Architecture, Planning and DesignMichael McGlynnArchitecture
2004 Seaton Hall; 532-5953; mmcglynn@ksu.edu
Arts and SciencesCarolyn FergusonBiology; 313 Ackert Hall; 532-3166; ferg@ksu.edu
Business AdministrationValerie BarnettManagement
3016 Business Administration; 532-3431; veevans@ksu.edu
EducationJudy HugheySpecial Education, Counseling, and Student Affairs
359 Bluemont Hall; 532-5527; jhughey@ksu.edu
EngineeringMo HosniMechanical and Nuclear Engineering
3012 Rathbone Hall; 532-2321; hosni@ksu.edu
ExtensionElizabeth KissPersonal Financial Planning
343L Justin Hall, dekiss4@ksu.edu
General UniversityMemory BuffingtonFinancial Services; 2323 Anderson Ave., Ste. 500; 532-1845; mbuffing@ksu.edu
Health and Human Sciences

Brad Behnke (Fall)

Jared Durtschi (Spring)

Kinesiology, 139 Justin Hall; 532-0755; bjbehnke@ksu.edu

Applied Human Sciences
209 Campus Creek Complex; 532-1488; jadmft@ksu.edu

K-State LibrariesKaty BachHale Library; katybach@ksu.edu
Technology & Aviation,
K-State Salina		Rick ZajacSchool of Integrated Studies, K-State Salina
158 Technology Center; 785-826-2693; rzajac@ksu.edu
Veterinary MedicineTom Schermerhorn
or
Walter Renberg		Clinical Sciences; O218 Mosier Hall; 532-5690; tscherme@ksu.edu
Clinical Sciences; 139-B Mosier Hall; 532-4131; renberg@ksu.edu