2020-2021 Faculty Senate Committee Membership

President: Dr. Phillip Clay
Associate Professor of Education
School of Education, Human Development, and Consumer Sciences
Director of Disability Resource Center
(502) 597-6041 (Office) / 502-330-0550 (work cell number)
phillip.clay@kysu.edu

Vice President: Bruce Griffis
Assistant Professor of Biology
Academic Affairs
School of Science, Technology, Engineering and Math
Phone: (502) 597-6069
Fax: (502) 597-6826
Email: bruce.griffis@kysu.edu

Secretary: Danny Collum
Professor of English
School of Humanities and Performing Arts
(502) 597-5983
danny.collum@kysu.edu

Parliamentarian: Dr. Leigh Whittinghill
Assistant Professor of Urban Agriculture
Cooperative Extension
College of Agriculture, Community, and the Sciences
Phone: (502) 597-6130
Email: leigh.whittinghill@kysu.edu

Previous Year President (ex-officio): NA



ACADEMIC POLICIES COMMITTEE

  • Chair: Buddhi Gyawali
  • Vice-Chair: Fraiba Bigdeli-Jahed
  • Secretary: Leigh Whittinghill
  • Emanuel Amadife
  • Kristopher Grimes
  • Danny Collum
  • Rene Desborde

BUDGET AND ACADEMIC SUPPORT COMMITTEE

  • Chair: Noel Novelo
  • Fariba Kashan
  • Keith McCutcheon
  • Jennifer Ballard-Kang
  • Bobby Walter
  • Phillip Clay

CURRICULUM COMMITTEE

  • Chair: Changzheng Wang
  • Vice-Chair: Shawn Lucas
  • Secretary: Jonathan Sharp
  • Barbara Witty
  • Jens Hannemann
  • Donavan Ramon
  • Gavin Washington
  • Herman Walston

PROFESSIONAL CONCERNS COMMITTEE

  • Chair: Monica Valentine
  • Vice-Chair: Bruce Griffis
  • Secretary: Helen Smith
  • Sharon McGee
  • Nancy Capriles
  • Gary Stratton
  • Patti Marraccini
  • Alexander Lai