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External Awards Committee

EXTERNAL AWARDS COMMITTEE
HOP 06 304 Academic Committees and Councils
College  Current Member Term Date
RCV College of Business & Entrepreneurship Arturo Vaquez August 31, 2024
College of Education & P16 Integration Hilda Silva August 31, 2025
College of Engineering & Computer Science Maysam Pournik August 31, 2025
College of Fine Arts Romeo Di Loreto August 31, 2025
College of Health Professions Juliann Garza Castillo August 31, 2024
College of Liberal Arts Vacant August 31, 2023
College of Sciences Hyun-chul Lee August 31, 2023
School of Medicine John Blangero August 31, 2025
School of Nursing Melinda Rodriguez August 31, 2025
School of Social Work Romeo Escobar August 31, 2025
University College Jaime Mancha August 31, 2024
University Library John Ferris August 31, 2023
Office of the Executive Vice President and Provost Shawn Saladin EX-OFFICIO

Faculty Development Council

FACULTY DEVELOPMENT COUNCIL
HOP 06 304 Academic Committees and Councils
College  Current Member Term Date
RCV College of Business & Entrepreneurship Pingshu Li August 31, 2025
College of Education & P16 Integration Sandra Musanti August 31, 2024
College of Engineering & Computer Science Paul Choi August 31, 2023
College of Fine Arts James Arthur Brownlow August 31, 2023
College of Health Professions Sue Ann Chew August 31, 2024
College of Liberal Arts Ruby Charak August 31, 2024
College of Sciences Mohammed Jasim Uddin August 31, 2023
School of Medicine  Sara Williams-Blangero August 31, 2025
School of Nursing Pauline Jojo August 31, 2025
School of Social Work Leyla Feize August 31, 2025
University College Dagoberto Ramirez August 31, 2023
University Library VACANT August 31, 2025
Office of the Executive Vice President and Provost Shawn Saladin EX-OFFICIO

Faculty Research Council

Faculty Research Council 
HOP 06 304 Academic Committees and Councils
RCV College of Business & Entrepreneurship Sibin Wu August 31, 2025
College of Education & P16 Integration Michael Guerrero August 31, 2025
College of Engineering & Computer Science VACANT August 31, 2025
College of Fine Arts Susan Hurley-Glowa August 31, 2025
College of Health Professions Nathalie Chacon de Alvarez August 31, 2025
College of Liberal Arts Alex Stehn August 31, 2025
College of Sciences Baofeng Feng August 31, 2025
School of Medicine Subhash Chauhan August 31, 2025
School of Nursing Linda Eanes August 31, 2025
School of Podiatric Medicine Claudia Biguetti August 31, 2025
School of Social Work VACANT August 31, 2025
University College VACANT August 31, 2025
University Library VACANT August 31, 2025
Office of Research & Graduate College Can (John) Saygin EX-OFFICIO

General Education Committee

GENERAL EDUCATION COMMITTEE
HOP 06 304 Academic Committees and Councils
College Current Member Term Date
RCV College of Business & Entrepreneurship Maroula Khraiche August 31, 2023
College of Education & P16 Integration James Whittenberg August 31, 2025
College of Engineering & Computer Science Isaac Choutapalli August 31, 2024
College of Fine Arts Brendan Kinsella August 31, 2024
College of Health Professions Upal Roy August 31, 2024
College of Liberal Arts Michael Steinmetz August 31, 2025
College of Liberal Arts Dean Kyne August 31, 2023
College of Sciences Mkhitar Hobosyan August 31, 2025
School of Medicine  VACANT August 31, 2025
School of Nursing Susamma Thomas August 31, 2025
School of Social Work  Sonja Arredondo August 31, 2025
University College Sofia Montero August 31, 2023
University Library John Asbell August 31, 2023
Student Academic Success Jonikka Charlton EX-OFFICIO

Graduate Committee

GRADUATE COMMITTEE
HOP 06 304 Academic Committees and Councils
College  Current Member Term Date
RCV College of Business & Entrepreneurship Wanrong Hou August 31, 2024
College of Education & P16 Integration Michelle Abrego August 31, 2025
College of Engineering & Computer Science Dumitru Caruntu August 31, 2025
College of Fine Arts George Amorim August 31, 2023
College of Health Professions Lisa Salinas August 31, 2025
College of Liberal Arts Kimberly Selber August 31, 2024
College of Sciences Wei Lin August 31, 2024
School of Medicine Candace Robledo August 31, 2025
School of Nursing Rebecca Hernandez August 31, 2025
School of Social Work  Denise Longoria August 31, 2025
University Library Charles Roush August 31, 2023
Office of Curriculum & Institutional Assessment  Laura Saenz EX-OFFICIO
Office of Research & Graduate College Can (John) Saygin EX-OFFICIO

Undergraduate Committee

UNDERGRADUATE COMMITTEE
HOP 06 304 Academic Committees and Councils
College  Current Member Term Date
RCV College of Business & Entrepreneurship Jennifer Welbourne August 31, 2025
College of Education & P16 Integration Janine Schall August 31, 2023
College of Engineering & Computer Science Mounir Ben Ghalia August 31, 2023
College of Fine Arts Robert Gilbert August 31, 2024
College of Health Professions Fidencio Mercado August 31, 2024
College of Liberal Arts Marcela Hebbard August 31, 2025
College of Sciences Tatiyana Altecor August 31, 2025
School of Medicine VACANT August 31, 2025
School of Nursing Dalia Paul August 31, 2025
School of Social Work  Noelia Alonzo August 31, 2025
University College Marilyn Hagerty August 31, 2024
University Library Justin White August 31, 2024
Office of Curriculum & Institutional Assessment  Laura Saenz EX-OFFICIO

University Library Committee

UNIVERSITY LIBRARY COMMITTEE
HOP 06 304 Academic Committees and Councils
RCV College of Business & Entrepreneurship Bruno Arthur August 31, 2025
College of Education & P16 Integration Diana Ruiz August 31, 2025
College of Engineering & Computer Science Jose Taha Tijerina August 31, 2025
College of Fine Arts Andres Amado August 31, 2025
College of Health Professions Yu Lun Tai August 31, 2025
College of Liberal Arts Young Lim August 31, 2025
College of Sciences Dambaru Bhatta August 31, 2025
School of Medicine VACANT August 31, 2025
School of Nursing Juanita Acebedo August 31, 2025
School of Social Work  Heather Vitek August 31, 2025
University College VACANT August 31, 2025
University Library VACANT August 31, 2025
University Library  Paul Sharpe EX-OFFICIO

University Tenure and Promotion

UNIVERSITY TENURE & PROMOTION COMMITTEE
HOP 06 304 Academic Committees and Councils
College  Current Member Term Date
RCV College of Business & Entrepreneurship Michael Abebe (FP) August 31, 2025
RCV College of Business & Entrepreneurship Monika K. Rabarison (AP) August 31, 2023
College of Education & P16 Integration Zhidong Zhang (FP) August 31, 2024
College of Education & P16 Integration Vejoya Viren (FP) August 31, 2023
College of Engineering & Computer Science Yingchen Yang (FP) August 31, 2024
College of Engineering & Computer Science VACANT (AP) August 31, 2025
College of Fine Arts Justin Writer (FP) August 31, 2024
College of Fine Arts Krista Jobson (AP) August 31, 2023
College of Health Professions Eva Miller (FP) August 31, 2025
College of Health Professions Chun Xu (AP) August 31, 2025
College of Liberal Arts Marci McMahon (FP) August 31, 2023
College of Liberal Arts VACANT (FP) August 31, 2025
College of Liberal Arts Rachel Rayburn (AP) August 31, 2025
College of Sciences Soma Mukherjee (FP) August 31, 2023
College of Sciences Kathryn Perez (AP) August 31, 2025
School of Medicine Michael Mahaney (FP) August 31, 2024
School of Medicine  John Vandeberg (FP) August 31, 2025
School of Nursing Sharon Radzyminski (FP) August 31, 2025
School of Nursing Carolina Huerta (FP) August 31, 2025
School of Social Work  Susy Villegas (AP) August 31, 2024
Office of the Executive Vice President and Provost EX-OFFICIO



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