2023-2024 Faculty Senate Officers

Kathryn Dolan, President
Dave Westenberg, President-Elect
Paul Runnion, Secretary
Michael Gosnell, Parliamentarian
Kathleen Sheppard, Past-President

Name Affiliation Representing (selected by) Term (July)
Alagha, Lana Mining Engr. Mining Engr. 2025
Allada, Venkat Engineering Management & Systems Engr. Engineering Management & Systems Engr. 2025
Baur, Stuart Civil, Architectural & Environmental Engr. Civil, Architectural & Environmental Engr. 2024
Burmeister, Matthew Military Science/Army ROTC Military Science 2025
Burns, Devin Psychological Science Psychological Science 2024
Cawlfield, Jeff Geosciences & Geological & Petroleum Engr. Geosciences & Geological & Petroleum Engr. 2025
Chernatynskiy, Alex Physics Physics 2024
Sotiriou-Leventis, Lia Chemistry Chemistry 2026
Corns, Steve Engineering Management & Systems Engr. Engineering Management & Systems Engr. 2024
Dolan, Kathryn C. English & Technical Communication English & Technical Communication 2024
Hilgers, Mike Business and Information Technology Business and Information Technology 2026
Fahrenholtz, William Materials Science & Engr. Materials Science & Engr. 2024
Park, Eun Soo Economics Economics 2025
Finke, Darin Arts, Languages & Philosophy Arts, Languages & Philosophy 2024
Fitch, Mark Civil, Architectural & Environmental Engr. Civil, Architectural & Environmental Engr. 2024
Gillis, Mary Teacher Education & Certification Teacher Education & Certification 2024
Gosnell, Michael Computer Science Computer Science 2025
Schneider, Rachel English & Technical Communication English & Technical Communication 2024
Homan, Kelly Mechanical & Aerospace Engr. Mechanical & Aerospace Engr. 2024
Hu, Wenqing Mathematics & Statistics Mathematics & Statistics 2024
Hurson, Ali Electrical & Computer Engr. Electrical & Computer Engr. 2024
Kosbar, Kurt Electrical & Computer Engr. Electrical & Computer Engr. 2026
Koylu, Umit Mechanical & Aerospace Engr. Mechanical & Aerospace Engr. 2026
Krishnamurthy, K. Mechanical & Aerospace Engr. Mechanical & Aerospace Engr. 2024
Krolikowski, Alanna History & Political Science History & Political Science 2024
Lea, Bih-Ru Business and Information Technology Business and Information Technology 2026
Liu, Kelly Geosciences & Geological & Petroleum Engr. Geosciences & Geological & Petroleum Engr. 2025
Midha, Ashok Mechanical & Aerospace Engr. Mechanical & Aerospace Engr. 2026
Porcel, Jorge Arts, Languages & Philosophy Arts, Languages & Philosophy 2024
Reddy, Prakash Chemistry Chemistry 2024
Ringhausen, Melissa Athletics & Recreation Athletics & Recreation 2024
Runnion, Paul Mathematics & Statistics Mathematics & Statistics 2025
Sabharwal, Chaman Computer Science Computer Science 2025
Schonberg, William Civil, Architectural & Environmental Engr. Civil, Architectural & Environmental Engr. 2026
Sedigh Sarvestani, Sahra Electrical & Computer Engr. Electrical & Computer Engr. 2026
Smith, Jeff Materials Science & Engr. Materials Science & Engr. 2024
Usman, Shoaib Nuclear Engr. Nuclear Engr. 2025
Waddill, Dan Physics Physics 2024
Wang, Jee Ching Chemical & Biochemical Engr. Chemical & Biochemical Engr. 2025
Westenberg, David Biological Sciences Biological Sciences 2026
Williamson, Derek Aerospace Studies/Airforce ROTC Aerospace Studies 2024
Zawodniok, Maciej Electrical & Computer Engr. Electrical & Computer Engr. 2024

The Missouri S&T Faculty Senate (established in January 2008) succeeded the Academic Council at UMR which was in existence for 37 years. A list of former Presidents of the Academic Council/Faculty Senate is given below.

71-72

William A. Andrews

72-73

Otto H. Hill

73-74

James H. Tracey

74-75

Ken Robertson

75-76

Jim Johnson

76-77

Darrell Ownby

77-78

Wayne Cogell

78-79

Delbert E. Day

79-80

Tom Baird

80-81

Paul Stigall

81-82

Glen Haddock

82-83

Jerry Bayless

83-84

Carol Ann Smith

84-85

Ray Edwards

85-86

William F. Parks

86-87

Thomas J. Herrick

87-88

Lance Williams

88-89

Orrin Crosser

89-90

Donald R. Askeland

90-91

Vincent Roach

91-92

Jim Pogue

92-93

Randy Moss

93-94

Lance Haynes

94-95

Jerry Westphal

95-96

Greg Gelles

96-97

Jeff Cawlfield

97-98

Bruce Selberg

98-99

Dennis Perry

99-00

Jerry Tien

00-01

Don Myers

01-02

Ralph Wilkerson

02-03

Lenn Koedertiz

03-04

Todd Hubing

04-05

Michael Hilgers

05-06

Robert Schwartz

06-07

Kurt Kosbar

07-08

Frank Blum

08-09

Douglas Carroll

09-10

Michael Schulz

10-11

M. Issac

11-12

Michael Davis

12-13

N. Balakrishnan

13-14

Mark Fitch

14-15

Martin Bohner

15-16

Steven Grant

16-17

Thomas Schuman

17-18

Sahra Sedigh Sarvestani

18-19

Michael Bruening

19-20

Steve Corns

20-21

Stephen Raper

21-22

Kelly Homan

22-23

Kathleen Sheppard