Committees
UNIVERSITY COMMITTEES FOR 2023 - 2024
Administrative Committees
Executive Budget Committee: Jennifer Cowley, Chair
Tamara L. Brown, John Davidson
Compliance, Accountability, Risk and Ethics Committee: Jennifer Cowley,Chair
Salma Adem, Shelby Boseman, Tamara Brown, Deepika Chalemela, John Davidson, Lowell Davis, John Hall, Teresea Madden, Kate Miller, Jewel Washington, Ex-officio: LaTanya Lowery, Andy Milson, David Price
Council of Academic Deans: Tamara L. Brown, Chair
Peter Crouch, Harry Dombroski, Jim Grover, Tim Jacobbe, Morteza Khaledi, Ming-Han Li, Elizabeth Merwin, Elizabeth Newman, Debra Woody (interim), John Wang
Council of Chairs: Tamara L. Brown, Chair
Erian Armanios, George Benson, Jenean Boyd, Elten Briggs, Michael Cho, Clay Clark, David Coursey, William Crowder, August Davis, Rasika Dias, Raymond Elliott, Cory Forbes, John Gonzales, Jeanmarie Higgins, Heather Jacobson, Hong Jiang, David Keller, Kent Kerley, Greg LeClair, Wei-Jen Lee (interim), Radha Mahapatra, Efstathios Meletis, Diane Mitschke, Linda Perrotti, Kevin Porter, Jay Rosenberger (interim), Ignacio Ruiz-Perez, Sanjiv Sabherwal, Brent Sasley, (interim) Charla Markham Shaw, Jianzhong Su, Ramgopal Venkataraman, Martha Walvoord, Alex Weiss, Kenneth Williford, Arne Winguth, Pam Winn (interim)
Institutional Audit Committee: Helen Dickey, Chair (Partner, Harris & Dickey)
External members: Chris Mitchell (Managing Director, PwC), Janay Kieffer (Chief Information Officer, Austin Industries); Internal members: Jennifer Cowley, Tamara L. Brown, Salma Adem, Shelby Boseman, John Davidson, Harry Dombroski, John Hall, Andy Milson, Jewel Washington; Non-voting internal members: Tanya Lowery, David Price
Faculty Committees
Academic Standards Committee: TBD, Chair
Esther Betrán, Justin Ginsberg, Connie Lowery, Robert Magnusson, Annie Nordberg, Alejandro Rodriguez, Luis Rosado, Bin Srinidhi
Committee on Committees: TBD, Chair
Ishfaq Ahmed, Adam Annaccone, Rhonda Brisby, Norman Cobb, Bill Crowder, Jeff Demuth, Tom Dombrowsky, Rick Hoefer, Holly Hungerford-Kresser, Abdul Rasheed, Jamie Rogers, Peggy Semingson, Chunke Su, Bart Weiss, Kayuninta Johnson Winters, Bijan Youssefzadeh
Committee on Rules and Elections: TBD, Chair
Austin Allen, Denise Cauble, Andrew Clark, Meredith Decker, Jennifer Ho, Yi Hong, Theresa Jorgensen, Joohi Lee,Scott Ryan
Faculty Senate : Andy Milson, Chair; Jackie Fay, Vice-Chair; Kathryn Warren, Secretary; Anne Nordberg, Treasurer; Venkat Devarajan, Parliamentarian;
Ishfaq Ahmad, Georgios Alexandrakis, Adam Annaccone, Jonathan Asaadi, Amy Austin, John Bayhi, Karabi Bezboruah, Alan Bowling, Kim Breuer, Lauren Brewer, Jivas Chakravarthy, Heather Charles, Manfred Cuntz, Imre Demhardt, Venkat Devarajan, Thomas Dombrowsky, Carlos Donjuan, Sarah El Sayed, Sergio Espinosa, Julienne Greer, Doug Grisaffe, Andy Hansz, Bai Linh Hoang, Michael Holmes, Darlene Hunter, Melynda Hutchings, Joowon Im, Penelope Ingram, Aimee Israel-Pelletier, Ankur Jain, Song Jiang, Theresa Jorgensen, Vinayak Kaushal, Cindy Kilpatrick, Choong-Un Kim, Un-Jung Kim, Douglas Klahr, Cindy Koomey, Andrzej Korzeniowski, Laura Kunkel, Catherine LaBrenz, Yi Leaf Zhang, Aera Leboulluec, David Levine, Qing Lin, Fred Macdonnell, Rachael Mariboho, Steve Mattingly, Jessica McClean, Jeff McGee, Joyce Myers, Anne Nordberg, Kaci O'Donnell, Mark Pellegrino, Cindy Plonien, Nicholas Pollock, Cheryl Prachyl, Rhonda Prisby, Stefan Romanoschi, De’An Roper, Tom Rusher, Whitney Rusell, Donald Schuman, Eli Shupe, Aaron Smallwood, Amy Speier, Chunke Su, Jodi Tommerdahl, Greg Turner, Regina Urban, Nilakshi Veerabathina, Jingguo Wang, Shouyi Wang, Kathryn Warren, Richard White, Naoko Witzel, Tim Wunder
Choong-Un Kim, Laura Kunkel, Qing Lin, Mark Pellegrino, De’An Roper, Heather Charles
Budget Liaison Committee: Imre Demhardt, Chair
Jivas Chakravarthy, Sarah El Sayed, Anne Nordberg, Cindy Plonien, Tom Rusher, Naoko Witzel
Committee on Equity and Ethics: Theresa Jorgensen, Chair
Adam Annaccone, Amy Austin, Darlene Hunter, Joowon Im, Stephen Mattingly, Jodi Tomerdahl, Timothy Wunder
Committee on Tenure and Academic Freedom and Responsibilities: Julienne Greer, Chair
Jonathan Assadi, Alan Bowling, Andy Hansz, Catherine LaBrenz, Rhonda Prisby, Tom Rusher, Leaf Zhang
Advocacy & Engagement Committee: Michael Holmes, Chair
Alan Bowling, Penny Ingram, Aimée Israel-Pelletier, Stephen Mattingly, De’An Roper, Whitney Russell, Naoko Witzel
Emeritus Review: Richard White, Chair
Georgios Alexandrakis, Un-Jung Kim, Andrzej Korzeniowski, Don Schuman, Eli Shupe
Faculty Development Committee: Anne Nordberg, Chair
Song Jiang, Vinny Kaushal, Cindy Kilpatrick, Regina Urban
Information Technology & Security Committee: Cindy Plonien, Chair
Aera LeBoulluec, Heather Charles, Dave Levine, Cheryl Prachyl, Tom Rusher, Jingguo Wang
John Bayhi, Kim Breuer, Thomas Dombrosky, Darlene Hunter, Melynda Hutchings, Cindy Kilpatrick, Cindy Koomey, Rachael Mariboho, Nick Pollock, Nila Veerabathina
Operating Procedures Committee: Adam Annaccone, Chair
Karabi Bezboruah, Douglas Klahr, Don Schuman, Kaci O'Donnell
President’s Advisory Council: Andy Milson, Chair; Jackie Fay, Vice-Chair; Kathryn Warren, Secretary; Anne Nordberg, Treasurer/SSW; Venkat Devarajan, Parliamentarian; Ishfaq Ahmad, Michael Holmes, Theresa Jorgensen,Douglas Klahr, Jeff McGee, Joyce Myers, Amy Speier, Jessica McClean
Social Committee:
Lauren Brewer, Carlos Donjuan, Joowon Im, Kaci O'Donnell
Graduate Assembly: Kathryn Pole, Chair
David Arditi, Philip Baiden, Dennis Chiessa, CY Choi Shawn Christensen, Paul Componation, Chris Durham, Sophia Fantus, Leonidas Fegaras, John Garrigus, Desiree Henderson, Robin Jocius, David Jorgensen, Subhrangsu Mandal, Don McConnell, Jaqueline Michael, Patti Parker, Catherine Robert, Alejandro Rodriguez, Panos Shiakolas, Jiwon Suh, Christian Vasquez, Jennifer Zhang, Ex-officio: Tamara L. Brown, Casey Brown (interim), Peter Crouch, Harry Dombroski, Jim Grover, Raymond Jackson, Morteza Khaledi, Maria Martinez-Cosio, Elizabeth Merwin, Kate Miller, Elizabeth Newman, Debra Woody (interim), Peter Zhang (interim)
Committee on Graduate Program Creation: Philip Baiden, Dennis Chiessa, Paul Componation, John Garrigus, Subhrangsu Mandal, Don McConnell, Jacqueline Michael, Kathryn Pole
Committee on Graduate Program Revision: David Arditi, CY Choi, Shawn Christensen, Sophia Fantus, Robin Jocius, Patti Parker, Panos Shiakolas, Jiwon Suh
Committee on Graduate Students: Matthew Brothers, Chris Durham, Leonidas Fegaras, Desiree Henderson, David Jorgensen, Catherine Robert, Alejandro Rodriguez, Christian Vasquez, Jennifer Zhang
Hearing Panel: Jennifer Cowley, Chair
John Adams, Maxine Adegbola, Andrew Brandt, Matt Brothers, Zhen Cong, Christoph Csallner, Ambra Green, Rick Hoefer, Bree Jiminez, Sherri Kermanshachi, Frank Lu, Laura Mydlarz, Liliana Nordtvedt, Taner Ozdil, Yuan Peng, Becky Pierce, Vijayan Pillai, Abdul Rasheed, Alejandro Rodriguez, Toni Sol, Sherri Wang, Bijon Youssefzadeh, Weidong Zhou.
Registration, Calendar and Scheduling Committee: Tamara L. Brown, Chair
Lowell Davis, Ami Dominguez, Ceil Flores, Krista Hawley, Karen Krause, Conroy Kydd, Eric Leidlin, Maria Martinez-Cosio, Andy Milson, Amber Smallwood, Kimberly Tate, Ehren Wixson
Teacher Education Council: *Committee information will be updated soon
Undergraduate Assembly: Tamara L. Brown, Chair
Rachel Baldridge, Linda Barasch Nathan Brown, Kay-Yut Chen, Monica De la Fuente Iglesias, He Dong, Segio Espinosa, Ceil Flores, Nelson Gomez-Torres, Michael Holmes, Tom Ingram, Leslie Jennings, Pam Johnson, Julia Lindgren, Nancy Michael, Andrew Milson (Faculty Senate President), Joshua Nason, Kaci O’Donnell, Owen Parker, Daniela Pedraja (Student Congress President), Tim Ponce, Srinivas Prabaker, Kelli Rogers, Luis Rosado, David Rosser, Peggy Semingson, Wideline Seraphin, Allison Tomlinson, Melissa Walsh, Deborah Williams, Ex-officio: Casey Brown (interim), Peter Crouch, Harry Dombroski, Jim Grover, Tim Henry, Darlene Hunter, Morteza Khaledi, Conroy Kydd, Maria Martinez-Cosio, Elizabeth Merwin, Laura Mydlarz, Elizabeth Newman, Lynn Peterson, Ashley Purgason, Meagan Rogers, Debra Woody (interim), Peter Zhang (interim)
Undergraduate Curriculum Committee: Tom Ingram, Chair
Bonnie Boardman, Rebecca Deen, Sonja Ezell, Tim Henry, Tom Ingram, Fernando Jaramillo, Adwait Khare, Erin Murrah-Mandril, Laura Mydlarz, Phyllis Pastwa, Lynn Peterson, Steve Quevedo, Nicole Spoor, Seiichiro Tanizaki, Allison Tomlinson, Abu Yilla, Ex-officio: Ami Dominguez, Jeni King, Conroy Kydd, Rebecca Lewis, Martha Salinger, Tammy Shoemaker, Amber Smallwood
Core Curriculum Committee: Sergio Espinosa, Chair
Bonnie Boardman, Kim Breuer, Shelly Christie, Meagan Rogers, Barbara Shipman, Seiichiro Tanizaki, Ex-officio: Tom Ingram, Rebecca Lewis, Amber Smallwood
University Tenure and Promotion Committee: Andrew Clark,Douglas Klahr, Regina Praetorius, Abdul Rasheed, Kamesh Subbarao, Andy White, Beth Wright, Jingsong Zhou, Ex-officio: Andrew Milson, Kate Miller.
Staff Committees
Staff Advisory Council: Christoper Templeton, Chair
Julio Antunez, Ramsy Antunez, Kim Bennett, Nolan Brett, Daniela Cardenas, Lori Danyl Carter, Joon Hee Cho, Nova Coates, Elizabeth Coen, Terre Coleman, David Cruz, Rachel Marie Spinks Dix, Shunda Dixon, Garry Douthitt, Heather Earnhardt, Joshua Finley, La'Kisha Fredericks, Rosalinda Gloria, Anthony Griffin, Rafael Herrera, Jen Hill, Perla Hinojosa, Lisa Holt, Toy Howard, Jessica Hudson, Paul Hughey, Kim Ingram, Margaret Ann Jackymack, Robert Harold James, Ashleigh Johnson, Jitenga Ifetayo Knox, Natalie Eve Mangham, Mistie Ryan Maskil, Pauline Mason, Lauren Mclain, Phyllis Lorraine Miller, Carla Kay Monk, James Payne, Devon Peralta, Ana Maria Peredo-Manor, Tracy Pior, Sonya Pulley, Julia Rockow, Theresa Schlichthorn, Jeremy Scidmore, Amanda Hammonds Smith, Ashley Smith, Sharleston Tillery, Sha'Londa Towns, Ashlie Marie Upchurch, Brian Watkins, Tabitha Wiles, Laura Wolf, Joseph Michael Zschiesche
Reporting to the President: General University Committees
Employee Wellness Committee: Eunice Currie, Chair
*Committee information to be updated soon*
UTA Veterans Advisory Committee: James Kumm, Chair
Lee Banda, Paul Beaulieu, Cheryl Donaldson, Jeovany Dubon, R. Stephen Gibbs, Rhonda Hampton-Hudson, Jerry Hubbard, Douglas Klahr, James Kumm, Rebecca Neilson, Luis Rosado, Stan Seat, Jeffrey Seidel, Kevin Smith, Lisa Thompson, Antwan Williams, Kristine Witkowski
Reporting to the Provost and Senior Vice President for Academic Affairs
Council of Associate Deans: Tamara L. Brown, Chair
Austin Allen (interim), Myrtle Bell, Casey Graham Brown, Wendy J Casper, Todd Castoe (interim), Paul Componation, Minerva Cordero, Kathryn M Daniel, Gautam Das, Rebecca Deen, Paul Fadel, Frank Foss (interim), Greg Frazier, Joe Jackson, Jorge F Jaramillo, David M Keller, Diane B Mitschke, Laura D Mydlarz, Lynn Peterson, Daniel Robinson, Debra J Woody.
Conflict of Interest Committee: Tamara L. Brown, Chair
*Committee information to be updated soon*
Health Professions Advisory Committee: Sandy Hobart, Chair
Xavier Aranda, Joe Buonomo, Blake Carpenter, Rebekah Chojnacki, Angela Dougall, Alex Ferracuti, Andrew Gardner, Erica Gott, Greg Hale, Stephanie Henry, Ida Klang, Roxanna Latifi, Ellen Long, Valerie Martinez, Alejandro Moreno, Antoinette Nelson, Anna Niemeyer, Jimmy Rogers, Megan Vargas, Laura Wolf
Institutional Biosafety Committee: *Committee information will be updated soon
Institutional Review Board: *Committee information will be updated soon
Library Appeals Panel: Jennifer Cowley, Chair
Panos Shiakolas, Bill Ickes, Susan Justice, Maxine Davis, Cy Choi, Gerald Saxon, Dana Owens, Kevin Sloan
Program Review Committee: Tamara L. Brown, Chair
Lauren Brewer, Aaron Smallwood
COACHE Evaluation, Review, and Initiatives Committee
Chunke Su, Greg Turner
Radiation Safety Committee: Jaehoon Yu, Chair
Nathan Brown, Paul Chippindale, Benjamin Jones, Subhrangsu Mandal, Kirstin Morningstar, Linda I. Perrotti, Laura Warren
University Academic Advising Committee: Ashley Purgason, Chair
Eric Bolsterli, Candice Calhoun Butts, Rebekah Chojnacki , Cheryl Donaldson, Scott Elbert, Alex Ferracuti, Patrice Green, Greg Hale, Angel Hernandez, , Toy Howard, Jennifer Janes, Courtney Jones, Lynne Kinnan, Brittany Ngozi, Chelsey Payne, Lynn Peterson, Liz Richter, Melissa Rose, Diana Sabogal
University Research Committee: Todd Castoe and Rebecca Deen, Co-Chairs
Austin Allen, Eileen Clements, Minerva Cordero, Gautam Das, Paul Fadel, Jeremy Forsberg, Kate Miller, Daniel Robinson, Jon Weidanz, Debra Woody, Ex-officio: Minerva Coredero
Reporting to the Vice President for Administrative and Economic Development
Food Service Advisory Committee: *Committee information to be updated soon*
Traffic and Parking Appeals Panel: Greg Hladik, Chair
Nova Coates, Kelian Dawson, Cheryl Donaldson, Katherine Huestis, Melissa Hurtado, Antoinette Nelson, Devon Peralta, Mary Reid, Tiara Thomas,Holly Woods
University Center Advisory Committee: David Albart, Chair
Carla Amaro-Jimenez, Cheryl Donaldson, Don Lange, Kevin Porter, Sanjiv Sabherwal, Barbara Shipman, Cassandra Smith
University Parking Committee: John Hall, Chair
Mari Duncan, Alicia Gill, David Hayden, Danielle Klein, Cindy Lowery, Cristina Salinas, Ex-officio: Greg Hladik, Jeff Johnson, Don Lange, Kim Lemaux, Jay Tillerson
Space Acquisition and Renovation Committee: John Hall, Chair
Tamara L. Brown, Raymond Brown, Peter Crouch, Lowell Davis, Don Lange, Kate Miller, Andy Milson, Ashley Purgason
Reporting to the Vice President For Student Affairs
Advisory Committee on Student Affairs: Lowell K. Davis, Chair
Casey Brown, Kelsey Childress, Andre Clarke, Jandel Crutchfield, Ceil Flores, Angel Hernandez, Souvik Roy, Ramgopal Venkataraman, Shelley Wigley
Commencement Committee (Steering Team): Molly Albart, Chair
Candice Calhoun-Butts, Rebekah Chojnacki, Jeff Davis, Jonikka Davis, Cheryl Donaldson, Phebe Erwin, Mark Lavelle, Tammy Shoemaker
Committee on Student Organizations: Seth Ressl, Chair
Tristian Brooks, Faye Cocchiara, Renee Edwards, Darlene Hunter, Chris Muller, Daniela Pedraja, Adam Sichta, Corrina Sullivan, Hunter Temple, Carter Tiernan
Student Publications Committee: Robert (Will) Parchman, Chair
Linda Barasch, Alan Cannon, Susan Justice, Qing Lin, Erika Pribanic-Smith, Nilakshi Veerabathina, Leaf Zhang