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Senators

Senators serving in the 2023-2024 Faculty Senate

College of Architecture, Arts, and Design

  • College Faculty Association - AAD: Susanna Rinehart (2024)
  • School of Architecture: Scott Gartner (2026)
  • School of Design: Bill Green (2026)
  • School of Performing Arts, Theatre and Cinema: Susanna Rinehart (2024)
  • School of Performing Arts, Music: Kimberly Loeffert (2024)
  • School of Visual Arts: Chelsea Thompto (2026)

College of Agriculture and Life Sciences

  • Agricultural and Applied Economics:  George Davis (2025)
  • Agricultural, Leadership, and Community Education:  Jerald Walz (2026)
  • Agricultural Technology: Wes Gwaltney (2024)
  • Biochemistry:  Justin Lemkul (2026)
  • Biological Systems Engineering:  Leigh Anne Krometis (2024)
  • College Faculty Association - CALS: Rebecca Cockrum (2024)
  • Entomology:  Jonathan Auguste (2024)
  • Food Science and Technology:  Laura Strawn (2024)
  • Human Nutrition, Foods, and Exercise:  Rodney Gaines (2024)
  • School of Animal Sciences: Kristy Daniels (2025)
  • School of Plant and Environmental Sciences:  Steve Rideout (2024)

College of Engineering

  • Aerospace and Ocean Engineering: Luca Massa (2025)
  • Biomedical Engineering and Mechanics: Costin Untaroiu (2024)
  • Myers-Lawson School of Construction: Nazila Roofigari-Esfahan (2024)
  • College Faculty Association - COE: Monty Abbas (2024)
  • Chemical Engineering:  Luke Achenie (2026)
  • Civil and Environmental Engineering: Scott Case (2024), Bryan Katz (2025)
  • Computer Science:  Adrian Sandu (2025), Bimal Viswanath (2026)
  • Electrical and Computer Engineering: Mantu Hudait (2026), Jeff Walling (2025), Ali Mehrizi-Sani (2024)
  • Engineering Education:  Nicole Pitterson (2026)
  • Industrial and Systems Engineering:  Ran Jin (2026), Kwok Tsui (2026)
  • Materials Science and Engineering:  G.Q. Lu (2025)
  • Mechanical Engineering: Scott Huxtable (2025), Kaveh Akbari Hamed (2024)
  • Mining and Minerals Engineering:  Nino Ripepi (2026)

College of Liberal Arts and Human Sciences

  • Apparel, Housing, and Resource Management: Kevin Cheng (2024)
  • College Faculty Association - CLAHS: James Hawdon (2024)
  • Communication: Stephanie Smith (2025)
  • English:  Michelle Maycock (2025), Evan Lavender-Smith (2026), Carolyn Commer (2025)
  • History:  Nicholas Copeland (2025)
  • Human Development and Family Science:  Rose Wesche (2024) 
  • Modern and Classical Languages & Literatures: Gonzalo Montero Yavar (2025), Richard Shryock (2026)
  • Philosophy: Gregory Novack (2024)
  • Political Science: Paul Avey (2026)
  • Religion and Culture: Zhange (Nicole) Ni (2026)
  • School of Education: David Hicks (2024), Charles Lowery (2026)
  • School of Public and International Affairs: Stephanie Smith (2026), Diane Zahm (2025)
  • Science and Technology in Society: Rebecca Hester (2025)
  • Sociology: Biko Agozino (2026)

College of Natural Resources and Environment

  • College Faculty Association - CNRE: Young-Teck Kim (2024)
  • Fish and Wildlife Conservation: Ashley Dayer (2024)
  • Forest Resources and Environmental Conservation: Randy Wynne (2024)
  • Geography: Yang Shao (2024)
  • Sustainable Biomaterials: Daniel Hindman (2026)

College of Science

  • Biological Sciences: Jim Tokuhisa (2026), Carla Finkielstein (2024)
  • College Faculty Association - COS: Nicholas Robbins (2024)
  • Chemistry: Joe Merola (2025), Gary Long (2026)
  • Economics: Richard Ashley (2025)
  • Geosciences: Robert Weiss (2024)
  • Mathematics: Diane Agud (2026), Joshua Clemons (2025), Lizette Zietsman (2025)
  • School of Neuroscience: April Fu (2024)
  • Physics: Hans Robinson (2024), Thomas O'Donnell (2024)
  • Psychology: Robin Panneton (2024)
  • Statistics: Leanna House (2026)

College of Veterinary Medicine

  • Biomedical Sciences and Pathobiology: Albert Pan (2026), David Xie (2026)
  • College Faculty Association - CVM: Virginia Buechner-Maxwell (2024)
  • Large Animal Clinical Sciences and Equine Medical Center: Becky Funk (2024)
  • Population Health Sciences: Cori Ruktanonchai (2025)
  • Small Animal Clinical Sciences: Ashley Wilkinson (2025)

Pamplin College of Business

  • Accounting and Information Systems: Eric Martin (2025)
  • Business Information Technology: Jay Teets (2025)
  • College Faculty Association - Pamplin: Shane Wang (2025)
  • Finance, Insurance, and Business Law: Jason Malone (2025)
  • Hospitality and Tourism Management: Stuart Feigenbaum (2024)
  • Management: Karen Schnatterly (2026)
  • Marketing: Yan Xu (2026)
  • Real Estate: Jonathan Everett (2024)

University Libraries

  • Libraries: Rachel Miles (2024), Alex Kinnaman (2026)

Virginia Tech Carilion School of Medicine

  • College Faculty Association - VTCSoM: Charles Schleupner (2024)
  • Emergency Medicine:  Eric Stanley (2025)
  • Family  and Community Medicine:  Dave Gregory (2024)
  • Internal Medicine: Azziza Bankole (2024)
  • Health Sciences and Implementation Science: Angelica Witcher (2025)
  • Obstetrics and Gynecology: James Casey (2025)
  • Orthopedic Surgery: Mark Coggins (2026)
  • Pediatrics: Erin Worthington (2026)
  • Psychiatry and  Behavioral Medicine: Azziza Bankole (2024)
  • Radiology: Joseph Hughes  (2025)
  • Surgery:  Keith Stephenson (2024)
  • VTC Basic Science Education: Renee LeClair (2026)