Senators - Faculty Senate Meet your senators, listed alphabetically by academic year Senators AY 2024-25 Senate Member: Khem Aryal College/Program: CLAC - EPWL Email Address: ​​ karyal@astate.edu   Senate Member: Shanon Brantley Term: 2023-2025 College/Program: CNHP - CD/PT/OT/NS/AT Email Address: ​​ sbrantley@astate.edu   Senate Member: Katie Camden Term: 2023-2025 College/Program: CNHP - NU Email Address: ​​ kcamden@astate.edu   Senate Member: Toccara Carter College/Program: University College Email Address: ​​ tcarter@astate.edu   Senate Member: Jessica Curtis Term: 2024-2026 College/Program: EBS - PSY & COUN Email Address: jcurtis@astate.edu   Senate Member: Savannah Cormier Term: 2024-2026 College/Program: EBS - PSY & COUN Email Address: scormier@astate.edu   Senate Member: Donna Caldwell Term: 2024-2026 College/Program: CNHP - Health Professions Email Address: ​​ dcaldwell@astate.edu   Senate Member: Eric Dry College/Program: Library Senator Email Address: ​​ edry@astate.edu   Senate Member: Ibrahim Dyar Term: 2024-2026 College/Program: EBS - CEE Email Address: iduyar@astate.edu   Senate Member: Gary Edwards College/Program: CLAC - History   Email Address: ​​ gedwards@astate.edu   Senate Member: Paul Finnicum Term: 2024-2026 College/Program: EBS - HPESS Email Address: pfinnicu@astate.edu   Faculty Senate Secretary Senate Member: Audrey Folsom Term: 2024-2026   College/Program: CNHP - SW/HSRM/MIRS/HS/CLS Email Address:  askaggs@astate.edu   Senate Member: Karen Graham Term: 2024-2026 College/Program: EBS - TE   Email Address: kgraham@astate.edu   Senate: Bert Greenwalt College/Program: Agriculture Email Address: bertg@astate.edu   Faculty Senate Vice-President Senate Member: John Hershberger College/Program: BCSM - Chemistry/Phys Email Address: jhershberger@astate.edu   Senate Member: Stephanie Hoeckley College/Program: CLAC - Music Email Address: ​​ shoeckley@astate.edu   Senate Member: Julie King Term: 2024-2026 College/Program: CNHP - At-Large Email Address: ​​ juking@astate.edu   Senate Member: Veena Kulkarni College/Program: CLAC - Sociology & Criminology   Email Address: ​​ vkulkarni@astate.edu   Senate Member: Mark Lewis College/Program: NGCB - Business Law Email Address: jmlewis@astate.edu   Senate Member: Scott Mangan Term: 2024 - 2026 College/Program: BCMS - Biology Email Address: ​​ smangan@astate.edu   Senate: Suzanne Melescue College/Program: BCMS - Math/Stats Email Address:  scmelescue@astate.edu   Senate Member: Pradeep Mishra College/Program: CLAC - Media & Journalism Email Address: ​​ pmishra@astate.edu   Faculty Senate President Senate Member: Amanda Mohler College/Program: CNHP - OT Email Address: amohler@astate.edu   Senate Member: Jamie Pasmore College/Program: CNHP - NU Email Address: jpasmore@astate.edu   Senate Member: Dwayne Powell College/Program: NGCB - Business/Accounting Email Address: dpowell@astate.edu   Senate: Bill (William) Paulson College/Program: BCMS - Math/Stats   Email Address: wpaulsen@astate.edu   Senate Member: Trinity Pullam Term: 2023-2025 College/Program: CNHP - NU Email Address: tpullam​​@astate.edu   Senate Member: DayDay Robinson College/Program: CLAC - Theatre Email Address: ​​ drobinson@astate.edu   Senate Member: Ed Salo   College/Program: CLAC - Representative At Large, Heritage Studies Email Address: ​​ esalo@astate.edu   Senate Member: Richard Segall College/Program: NGCB - Information Systems/ Business Analytics Email Address: rsegall@astate.edu   Senate Member: Sarah Scott College/Program: CLAC - Communication Email Address: ​​ sscott@astate.edu   Senate Member: Kristin Sumler College/Program: ESL Email Address:  Ksumler@astate.edu   Senate Member: Alexander Sokolov College/Program: Engineering of Management and Construction Email Address: asokolov@astate.edu   Senate Member: Hung-Chi Su College/Department: ECS - Computer Science Email Address: suh@astate.edu   Senate Member: Hao Yang Teng College/Program : BCMS - Math and stat Email Address: hteng@astate.edu   Senate Member: Rollin Tusalem College/Program: CLAC - Government, Law & Policy Email Address: ​​ rtusalem@astate.edu   Senate: Rashele Wade College/Program: CNHP - SW Email Address: rwade@astate.edu   Senate Member: Rob Williams Term: 2024-2026 College/Program: EBS - ELCSE Email Address: rowilliams@astate.edu   Senate Member: Kim Vickrey College/Program: CLAC - Art & Design Email Address: ​​ kvickrey@astate.edu   Senate Member: Morgan Weatherly, Professor of Military Science College/Program : ROTC Email Address: j weatherly @ astate .edu   Senate Member: Jason Zhou Term: 2024   College/Program: BCMS - Biology Email Address: ​​ gzhou@astate.edu   Senators AY 2025-26 Senate Member: Banafsheh (Bana) Aghayeeabianeh College/Program: CLAC - Sociology & Criminology Email Address:  baghayeeabianeh@astate.edu   Senate Vice-President Senate Member: Kacie Altom College/Program: CNHP - Nursing Email Address:  kaltom@astate.edu   Senate Member: Khem Aryal College/Program: CLAC - EPWL Email Address: ​​ karyal@astate.edu   Senate Member: Robert Bradleyl College/Program: CNHP - Athletic Training Email Address: ​​ rbradley@astate.edu   Senate Member: Toccara Carter College/Program: University College Email Address: ​​ tcarter@astate.edu   Senate Member: Jason Causey College/Program: ECS Email Address:  jcausey@astate.edu   Senate Member: Savannah Cormier Term: 2024-2026 College/Program: EBS - PSY & COUN Email Address: scormier@astate.edu   Senate Member: Donna Caldwell Term: 2024-2026 College/Program: CNHP - Health Professions Email Address: ​​ dcaldwell@astate.edu   Senate Member: Eric Dry College/Program: Library Senator Email Address: ​​ edry@astate.edu   Senate Member: Ibrahim Dyar Term: 2024-2026 College/Program: EBS - CEE Email Address: iduyar@astate.edu   Senate Member: Gary Edwards College/Program: CLAC - History   Email Address: ​​ gedwards@astate.edu   Faculty Senate Secretary Senate Member: Audrey Folsom Term: 2024-2026   College/Program: CNHP - MLRS Email Address: askaggs@astate.edu   Senate Member: Karen Graham Term: 2024-2026 College/Program: EBS - TE   Email Address: kgraham@astate.edu   Senate: Bert Greenwalt College/Program: Agriculture Email Address: bertg@astate.edu   Senate Member: John Hershberger College/Program: BCSM - Chemistry/Phys Email Address: jhershberger@astate.edu   Senate Member: Stephanie Hoeckley College/Program: CLAC - Music Email Address: ​​ shoeckley@astate.edu   Senate Member: Julie King Term: 2024-2026 College/Program: CNHP - At-Large Email Address: ​​ juking@astate.edu   Senate Member: Mark Lewis College/Program: NGCB - Business Law Email Address: jmlewis@astate.edu   Senate Member: Anne McGee Term : 2025 -2027 College/Program: CLAC - World Languages & Cultures Email Address: amcgee@astate.edu   Senate Member: Scott Mangan Term: 2024 - 2026 College/Program: BCMS - Biology Email Address: ​​ smangan@astate.edu   Senate: Suzanne Melescue College/Program: BCMS - Math/Stats Email Address:  scmelescue@astate.edu   Senate Member: Pradeep Mishra College/Program: CLAC - Media & Journalism Email Address: ​​ pmishra@astate.edu   Faculty Senate President Senate Member: Amanda Mohler College/Program: CNHP - OT Email Address: amohler@astate.edu   Senate Member: Jamie Pasmore College/Program: CNHP - NU Email Address: jpasmore@astate.edu   Senate Member: Dwayne Powell College/Program: NGCB - Business/Accounting Email Address: dpowell@astate.edu   Senate Member: DayDay Robinson College/Program: CLAC - Theatre Email Address: ​​ drobinson@astate.edu   Senate Member: Veronika Scudamore Term: 2025–2027 College/Program: EBS - HPESS Email Address:   vpribyslavska@astate.edu   Senate Member: Richard Segall College/Program: NGCB - Information Systems/ Business Analytics Email Address: rsegall@astate.edu   Senate Member: Kristin Sumler College/Program: ESL Email Address:  Ksumler@astate.edu   Senate Member: Alexander Sokolov College/Program: Engineering of Management and Construction Email Address: asokolov@astate.edu   Senate Member: Hung-Chi Su College/Department: ECS - Computer Science Email Address: suh@astate.edu   Senate Member: Hao Yang Teng College/Program : BCMS - Math and stat Email Address: hteng@astate.edu   Senate Member: Marceline Thompson-Hayes College/Program : CLAC - Communication Email Address:  mhayes@astate.edu   Senate Member: Rollin Tusalem College/Program: CLAC - Government, Law & Policy Email Address: ​​ rtusalem@astate.edu   Senate Member: Rashele Wade College/Program: CNHP - Social Work Email Address: rwade@astate.edu   Senate Member: Eric West College/Program: CNHP - HSRM Dietetics Email Address: ewest@astate.edu   Senate Member: Rob Williams Term: 2024-2026 College/Program: EBS - ELCSE Email Address: rowilliams@astate.edu   Senate Member: Kim Vickrey College/Program: CLAC - Art & Design Email Address: ​​ kvickrey@astate.edu   Senate Member: Major Jeremey Matt Weeks College/Program : ROTC Email Address: jweeks@astate.edu   Senate Member: Jason Zhou Term: 2024 - 2026 College/Program: BCMS - Biology Email Address: ​​ gzhou@astate.edu   Senators AY 2026-27 Senate Member: Banafsheh (Bana) Aghayeeabianeh College/Program: CLAC - Sociology & Criminology Term: 2025-2027 Email Address:  baghayeeabianeh@astate.edu Faculty Senate Secretary Senate Member: Kacie Altom College/Program: CNHP - Nursing Term: 2025-2027 Email Address:  kaltom@astate.edu Senate Member: Khem Aryal College/Program: CLAC - EPWL Term: 2025-2027 (Spring) Email Address: ​​ karyal@astate.edu Senate Member: Timberly Baker Term: 2026- 2028 College/Program: EBS - CEE Email Address:  tibaker@astate.edu Senate Member:  Kousik Biswas College/Department: ECS - Computer Science Term: 2026-2028 Email Address:  kbiswas@astate.edu   Senate Member: Robert Bradley College/Program: CNHP - Athletic Training Term: 2025-2027 Email Address:  ​​ rbradley@astate.edu Senate Member: Andrea Brown Term: 2026 - 2028 College/Program:  CNHP - OT Email Address: anbrown@astate.edu   Senate Member: Toccara Carter College/Program: University College Email Address: ​​ tcarter@astate.edu Senate Member: Jason Causey College/Program: ECS Term: 2025-2027 Email Address: jcausey@astate.edu Senate Member: Michael Cooper Term: 2026 - 2028 College/Program: CNHP - Nursing Email Address: ​​ mcooper@astate.edu Senate Member:  Nicole Covey Term: 2026-2028 College/Program: EBS - TE   Email Address:  ncovey@astate.edu   Senate Member: Eric Dry College/Program: Library Senator Email Address: ​​ edry@astate.edu Senate Member: Gary Edwards College/Program: CLAC - History   Email Address: ​​ gedwards@astate.edu Faculty Senate Vice-President Senate Member:  Audrey Folsom Term: 2026-2028   College/Program: CNHP - MLRS Email Address: askaggs@astate.edu Senate Member:  Melanie Fulton   College/Program: CNHP - Social Work Term: 2026-2028 Email Address:  mfulton@astate.edu   Senate Member: Stephanie Gotay Term: 2026-2027 College/Program: EBS - PSY & COUN Email Address: sgotay@astate.edu   Senate: Bert Greenwalt College/Program: Agriculture Email Address: bertg@astate.edu Faculty Senate President Senate Member: John Hershberger College/Program: BCSM - Chemistry/Phys Email Address: jhershberger@astate.edu Senate Member: Stephanie Hoeckley College/Program: CLAC - Music Email Address: ​​ shoeckley@astate.edu Senate Member:  John Howard College/Program : ROTC Email Address: johoward@astate.edu Senate Member: Julie King Term: 2026-2028 College/Program: CNHP - At-Large Email Address: ​​ juking@astate.edu Senate Member: Mark Lewis College/Program: NGCB - Business Law Email Address: jmlewis@astate.edu Senate Member: Anne McGee Term : 2025-2027 (Fall)  College/Program: CLAC - World Languages & Cultures Email Address: amcgee@astate.edu Senate Member: Scott Mangan Term: 2024 - 2026 College/Program: BCMS - Biology Email Address: ​​ smangan@astate.edu Senate: Suzanne Melescue College/Program: BCMS - Math/Stats Email Address:  scmelescue@astate.edu Senate Member: Mohamed Milad College/Program : BCMS - Math and stat Term: 2026-2028 Email Address:  mmilad@astate.edu Senate Member: Pradeep Mishra College/Program: CLAC - Media & Journalism Email Address: ​​ pmishra@astate.edu Senate Member: Pankaj Nagpal College/Program: NGCB/ITS Term: 2026-2028 Email Address:  pnagpal@AState.edu  Senate Member: DayDay Robinson College/Program: CLAC - Theatre Term: 2025-2027 Email Address: ​​ drobinson@astate.edu Senate Member: Veronika Scudamore Term: 2025–2027 College/Program: EBS - HPESS Email Address:   vpribyslavska@astate.edu Senate Member: Richard Segall College/Program: NGCB - Information Systems/ Business Analytics Email Address: rsegall@astate.edu Senate Member: Kristin Sumler College/Program: ESL Email Address:  Ksumler@astate.edu Senate Member: Alexander Sokolov College/Program: Engineering of Management and Construction Term: 2026-2028 Email Address:  asokolov@astate.edu Senate Member: Marceline Thompson-Hayes College/Program : CLAC - Communication Term: 2025-2027 Email Address:  mhayes@astate.edu Senate Member: Rollin Tusalem College/Program: CLAC - Government, Law & Policy Email Address: ​​ rtusalem@astate.edu Senate Member: Kim Vickrey College/Program: CLAC - Art & Design Email Address: ​​ kvickrey@astate.edu Senate Member: Eric West College/Program: CNHP - HSRM Dietetics Term: 2025-2027 Email Address:  ewest@astate.edu Senate Member: Rob Williams College/Program: EBS - ELCSE Email Address: rowilliams@astate.edu Senate Member: Jason Zhou College/Program:  BCMS - Biology Term: 2025-2027 Email Address: ​​ gzhou@astate.edu Faculty Senators - Requirements, etc. Faculty Senator Qualifications and Eligibility Only University Faculty employed full-time by Arkansas State University who hold the rank of instructor, assistant professor, associate professor, or professor and who have served as a full-time faculty member for at least three years may serve as a Faculty Senator. Affiliate Faculty may not serve as senators or proxies for elected senators.  The term of each senator is fixed at two years. A senator may be elected for an unlimited number of consecutive terms. Senators are elected or appointed to their positions from the academic organizations they represent.   Apportionment and Composition of the Faculty Senate The officers of the Senate shall reapportion seats on the Faculty Senate among the colleges and the independent academic organizations based on the number of University Faculty members (not Affiliate Faculty) within those units as determined in the fall semester prior to reapportionment (Article I, Section I). Faculty with dual appointments shall be counted only once and by the college of their primary academic appointment as defined by the budget line or tenure determination. The professional library staff and the military science faculty shall be represented as an independent academic unit. The creation of additional such academic units outside of colleges will be likewise acknowledged and represented. Representation would begin the academic year following the creation of the unit.   Officers of the Faculty Senate The officers of the Faculty Senate shall consist of a president, vice president, secretary, and president-elect or immediate past president. These four officers shall serve as the Faculty Senate Executive Committee. This committee has the responsibility to plan meetings of the Faculty Senate and conduct the business of the Senate. The Faculty Senate Executive Committee shall also plan meetings for the Faculty of Arkansas State University. Any faculty member eligible for service in the Faculty Senate shall be eligible to hold any elective office of the Faculty Senate (See Article I, Section III). The Faculty Senate officers shall be members of the Faculty Senate with all rights and privileges of such membership. President The president shall preside over the Faculty Senate. The president shall serve for a term of two years. Upon completing the two-year term as president, the retiring president will serve in the Executive Committee for one year as immediate past president. In the absence of the president or vice president, the immediate past president or the president-elect shall preside over the Faculty Senate or the Faculty of Arkansas State University meetings. Vide-President The vice president is elected each year from seated Faculty Senators with a maximum of two consecutive years. The role of the vice president is to preside over Senate meetings in the absence of the president. The vice president also serves on the Faculty Senate Executive Committee. Secretary The secretary is elected each year from seated Faculty Senators with a maximum of two consecutive years. The secretary shall keep the records of the faculty proceedings and be responsible for select administrative tasks related to the business of the Faculty Senate University Faculty. This includes minutes for the Faculty Senate and the Faculty of Arkansas State University meetings. President-Elect The University Faculty shall select the president-elect. The president-elect shall be elected every other year and shall serve for one year, whereupon he/she will succeed the president in office. The president and president-elect shall not be from the same college/academic organization. The president-elect serves as a member of the Faculty Senate Executive Committee. Board of Trustees  The president and/or vice president of the Faculty Senate, or a member of the faculty so designated by the president of the Faculty Senate, shall attend meetings of the Arkansas State University System Board of Trustees and other shared governance meetings as appropriate and shall submit periodic reports to the Faculty Senate about the discussions of these bodies.   Last reviewed 8/24/2026