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Faculty Senate Executive Committee Members 2022-2023

Executive Committee membership is as follows: the president, president-elect, and past president, as senators-at-large, secretary, chairs of Faculty Senate permanent committees, one senator from each representative unit who has been selected by the caucus of that unit, the speaker of the Student Senate or their designee, the Graduate Student Council president or their designee, and the University Support Staff president or their designee.

Committee members may be reached via their contact information below.

President   Don SaucierPsychological Sciences
411 Bluemont Hall; 532-6881; saucier@ksu.edu
President-ElectDon Von BergenSchool of Integrated Studies
Flight Center; 785-826-2679; dvb@ksu.edu
Past PresidentLaurel Littrell
Library Planning and Assessment
314A Hale Library; 532-5467; laurlit@ksu.edu
SecretaryGraciela BerumenAssistant Director, Diversity and Multicultural Student Affairs;
224 Anderson Hall; 532-6276; gracie3@ksu.edu
Academic Affairs CommitteeCo-Chairs 
 Andy BennettMath
138 Cardwell Hall, 532-0559; bennett@ksu.edu
 Brandon KliewerSchool of Leadership Studies
257 Leadership Studies; 532-6085; bkliewer@ksu.edu
Faculty Affairs CommitteeCo-Chairs 
 

Marcellus Caldas-Fall 22

Tareque Nasser - Spring 23

Geography & Geospatial Science
1001 Seaton Hall, 532-6727; caldasma@ksu.edu

Finance
3006 Business Bldg, 532-4375; tnasser@ksu.edu

 Brad CunninghamOffice of Vice Provost for Student Success
101H Holton Hall; 532-6492; bradc@ksu.edu
Justice, Equity, Diversity, Access, Inclusion, and Identity
Co-Chairs 
 Graciela BerumenAssistant Director, Diversity and Multicultural Student Affairs;
224 Anderson Hall; 532-6276; gracie3@ksu.edu
 Julie Yu-OppenheimSchool of Music Theatre Dance, 109 McCain, 532-3815; julieyu@ksu.edu
Professional Staff Affairs CommitteeCo-Chairs 
 Renee GatesLibraries' Information Services & Technology
414 Hale Library, 532-7862; regates@ksu.edu
 Mishelle Hay-McCammantAgriculture Academic Programs
135 Waters Hall; 532-2636; mhay@ksu.edu
Faculty Senate
Committee on Technology
Co-Chairs 
 Michael Raine

Business Administration
3126 Business Building; 532-2637; maraine@ksu.edu

 Phil VardimanFood, Nutrition, Dietetics, and Health
144L Lafene; 532-5568; pvardiman@ksu.edu
Faculty Senate
Committee on University Planning		Co-Chairs 
 Rebecca AdamsMarketing
3054 Business Building, 785-532-6824; rebecca3@ksu.edu
 Martin SeayPersonal Financial Planning
343I Justin Hall, 785-532-1480; mseay@ksu.edu
Speaker of the Student SenateEvan Porterevanporter01@ksu.edu
Graduate Student Council President
Tucker Grafftuckerg@ksu.edu
University Support Staff Senate President or designee
Regina Crowellrcrowell@ksu.edu
AgricultureSara GraggAnimal Sciences and Industry
209 Call Hall; 532-1306; saragragg@ksu.edu
Architecture, Planning and DesignMichael McGlynnArchitecture
2004 Seaton Hall; 532-5953; mmcglynn@ksu.edu
Arts and SciencesElizabeth DoddEnglish; 113A Eng/Counseling Srvcs bldg; 532-0384; edodd@ksu.edu
Business AdministrationBrandon SavageManagement
3002 Business Building; 532-6847; bwsavage@ksu.edu
EducationAndy WefaldSchool of Leadership Studies
257 Leadership Studies; 532-6085; wefald@ksu.edu
EngineeringJulia KeenArch Engineering/Construction Science
240 Seaton Hall; 532-3575; jkeen@ksu.edu
ExtensionElizabeth KissPersonal Financial Planning
343L Justin Hall, dekiss4@ksu.edu
General UniversityMemory Buffington
or
Andy Thompson		Financial Services; 2323 Anderson Ave., Ste. 500; 532-1845; mbuffing@ksu.edu

Student Life Office; 201 Holton Hall;
532-6432; athomp@ksu.edu
Health and Human Sciences

Jared Durtschi

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		Michael OetkenSchool of Integrated Studies, K-State Salina
162 Technology Center; 785-826-2646; michael@ksu.edu
Term Appointment (began Spring 2022)Vacant
or
Mary (Bowen) Sullivan


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Agricultural Economics; mjbowen@ksu.edu; 785-532-4435

Veterinary MedicineTom Schermerhorn
or
Mary Lynn Higginbotham		Clinical Sciences; O218 Mosier Hall; 532-5690; tscherme@ksu.edu
Clinical Sciences; Q216 Mosier Hall; 532-5690; higginml@ksu.edu