Faculty Senate Executive Committee Members 2026-2027
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.
| Senate President | Colby Moorberg | Assoc Professor; Dept of Agronomy, Soil Science; 2106 Throckmorton PSC; 532-7207; moorberg@ksu.edu |
| Senate President-Elect | Phill Vardiman | Assoc Professor & Director Athletic Training Program; Health Sciences; 314 Lafene; 532-5568; pvardiman@ksu.edu |
| Senate Past President | Sara Luly | Assoc Professor & Director, K-State Honors Pgm; 203 Leadership Studies Bldg, 532-2642; srluly@ksu.edu |
| Senate Secretary | Marcus Kidd | Asst Director II Academic Student Services, College of Education; 138 Bluemont Hall; 532-5578, mkidd@ksu.edu |
| Academic Affairs Committee Co-Chairs | Logan Britton | Assoc Professor; Ag Economics; 311 Waters Hall; 532-4489; lbritton@ksu.edu |
| Shane Lyon | Clinical Professor; Vet Med; 1800 Denison Ave; 532-4442; sdlyon@ksu.edu | |
| Faculty Affairs Committee Co-Chairs | Roger Adams | Assoc Professor; K-State Libraries; 508 Hale, 532-7455; rcadams@ksu.edu |
| Matt Basel | Assoc Professor; Anatomy and Physiology; Coles Hall 126; 532-4540; mbasel@ksu.edu | |
| Advancing Well-being for Faculty and Staff Co-Chairs |
Gwen Sibley | Copyright and Scholarly Communication Librarian, K-State Libraries; 113 Hale; 532-3514; grsibley@ksu.edu |
| Josh Weese | Teaching Assoc Professor, Computer Science; 2214 Engineering Hall; 785-532-7929; weeser@ksu.edu | |
| Professional Staff Affairs Committee Co-Chairs | Mishelle Hay | Director of Academic Services; College of Ag; 146 Waters Hall; 532-6151; mhay@ksu.edu |
| Gina Nixon | Business Operations Lead; Extension; 121 Umberger Hall; 532-5820; gnixon@ksu.edu | |
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Committee on Technology |
Brad Cunningham | Program/Project Admin, Academic & Career Engagement; 102A Holton Hall; 532-3370; bradc@ksu.edu |
| Kevin Wanklyn | Teaching Assoc Professor; Alan Levin Dept Meth/Nucl Engineering; 3017 Rathbone; kwanklyn@ksu.edu | |
| Committee on University Planning Co-Chairs | Kendra Kirchmer | Assoc Professor; Int Arch & Industrial Design; 2116 Seaton Hall; 532-5992; kirchmer@ksu.edu |
| Elaine Johannes |
Professor, Extension Specialist in Community Health; 318 Justin Hall; 785-532-7720; ejohann@ksu.edu |
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| Speaker of the Student Senate | Carson Rudd | crudd@ksu.edu |
| Graduate Student Council President |
Alexa Heseltine | aheseltine@ksu.edu - Pursuing Master of Public Health |
| University Support Staff Senate President or designee |
Thomas Fish |
Grounds Maintenance Mgr; Housing & Dining; 1548 Denison; 532-6471; tafish@ksu.edu |
| Agriculture Caucus Chair | Cassandra Olds | Asst Professor; Dept of Entomology; 34A Waters Hall; 532-6232; colds@ksu.edu |
| Applied & Professional Studies - Olathe | Margaret Kincaid | Teaching Professor; 170K Olathe; 913-541-1220; mmkincaid@ksu.edu |
| Architecture, Planning and Design Caucus Chair | La Barbara Wigfall | Professor; Landscape Architecture and Regional & Community Planning; 2159 Seaton Hall; 532-5961; lbjw@ksu.edu |
| Arts and Sciences Caucus Chair | Don Saucier | Professor; Psychological Sciences; 411 Bluemont Hall; 532-6881; saucier@ksu.edu |
| Business Administration Caucus Chair | Kyle Bradley |
Assoc Professor; Management; 3091 Business Bldg; kyljbrad@ksu.edu |
| Education Caucus Chair | Kimberly Staples | Assoc Professor; Curriculum and Instruction; 261 Bluemont Hall; 532-5556; kstaples@ksu.edu |
| Engineering Caucus Chair | Julia Keen | Professor; Arch Engineering/Construction Science; 2409 Seaton Hall; 532-3575; jkeen@ksu.edu |
| Extension Caucus Chair | Mike Brouk | Professor; Animal Science & Industries, Dairy; Call Hall 134; 565-3434; mbrouk@ksu.edu |
| General University Caucus Chair | Andy Thompson Alternate: Bud Tillman |
Asst VP/SSA & Sr. Assoc Dean; Student Support & Accountability; 201 Holton Hall; 532-6432; athomp@ksu.edu Asst VP/Deputy CIO for Ent Sys; Division of IT; 003 Leasure Hall; bgtillman@ksu.edu |
| Health and Human Sciences Caucus Chair |
Kristin Anders |
Assoc Professor; Human Sciences; 311 Justin Hall; 532-1474; kanders8@ksu.edu |
| K-State Libraries Caucus Chair | Ryan Leimkuehler | Assoc Professor; Records Mgmt; 508 Hale; 532-7466; rleimkue@ksu.edu |
| Technology & Aviation, K-State Salina Caucus Chair | Fred Guzek | Professor; Salina Integrated Studies; 785-347-7831; fguzek@ksu.edu |
| Term Appointment Caucus Chair | Mary Emerson- Sullivan Alternate: Sujatha Prakash |
Public Info Officer; Agricultural Economics; 342 Waters Hall; 532-4435, mjbowen@ksu.edu; Coordinator Physician Assistant Program; 1310 Research Park Drive; 532-1566; sujatha@ksu.edu |
| Veterinary Medicine Caucus Chair | Nicky Cassel Alternate: Justin Kastner |
Assoc Professor; Clinical Sciences; Q-218 Mosier Hall; 532-4240; ncassel@ksu.edu Professor; Diagnostic Medicine Pathobiology; P216 Mosier Hall; 532-4820; jkastner@ksu.edu |