Faculty Senate Officers

Serving Officers

President - Justin Lemkul, Biochemistry, jalemkul@vt.edu

Vice President - Jim Hawdon, Sociology, hawdonj@vt.edu

Operations Officer - Alex Kinnaman, University Libraries, alexk93@vt.edu

Parliamentarian - Jerald Walz, Agricultural, Leadership, and Community Education, jhwalz74@vt.edu

Past President - Rachel Miles, University Libraries, ramiles@vt.edu

Cabinet

The members of the cabinet are the president, past-president, vice-president, and operations officer of the Faculty Senate, the four commission chairs, and one senator from each college and the University Libraries (typically) not represented by the officers. Senate cabinet members who are not senate officers are elected for a term of one year by caucus of the senators of the respective colleges. A senator may not be elected to the cabinet for more than two consecutive terms. 

Members of the 2026-2027 Faculty Senate Cabinet:

Faculty Senate President – Justin Lemkul

Faculty Senate Vice President - Jim Hawdon

Faculty Senate Operations Officer - Alex Kinnaman

Faculty Senate Past President - Rachel Miles

Parliamentarian - Jerald Walz

College of Agriculture and Life Sciences - Michelle Rhoads

College of Architecture, Arts, and Design - VACANT

 College of Liberal Arts and Human Sciences - Kristen Benson

College of Engineering - Luke Achenie

Pamplin College of Business – AK Ward

College of Natural Resources and Environment – Ron Meyers

College of Science - Jeb Barrett

College of Veterinary Medicine – VACANT

University Libraries - represented by officers

Virginia Tech Carilion School of Medicine - Renee LeClair

Commission on Faculty Affairs - Jake Lahne

Commission on Graduate and Professional Studies & Policies - Jerald Walz

Commission on Research - Ryan Calder

Commission on Undergraduate Studies and Policies - Sherwood Clements

Advisor named by the Faculty Senate President - VACANT