2011-2012 Faculty Council Membership View member photograph View alphabetical list View as PDF. Past years' membership lists. Elected Faculty Members with Vote (69) Elected by the General Faculty (21) Group I: professors and associate professors (10) (To serve until first class day of fall semester, 2013)   Mark I. Alpert, professor, marketing Carl S. Blyth, associate professor, French and Italian Patrick J. Davis, professor, pharmacy Diana M. DiNitto, professor, social work8 Martha F. Hilley, professor, music David M. Hillis, professor, integrative biology Neville Hoad, associate professor, English Gretchen Murphy, associate professor, English Yolanda C. Padilla, professor, social work James R. Yates, professor, educational administration Group II: assistant professors and Other Non-tenured Faculty (10) (To serve until first class day of fall semester, 2013)   Seth Bank, assistant professor, electrical and computer engineering Keffrelyn D. Brown, assistant professor, curriculum instruction Zachary Elkins, assistant professor, government Jacqueline C. Henninger, asisstant professor, music Coleman Hutchison, asisstant professor, English Michael Johnson, assistant professor, French and Italian Victor B. Saenz, assistant professor, educational administration Snehal A. Shingavi, assistant professor, English Dnika J. Travis, assistant professor, social work Emanuel Tutuc, assistant professor, electrical and computer engineering Secretary of the Faculty Council (To serve until January 1, 2012)   Sue Alexander Greninger, associate professor, human development and family sciences Ex Officio Faculty Members with Vote (2) (To serve until September 1, 2012) Chair of the Faculty Council:   Alan W. Friedman, professor, English   Dean P. Neikirk, professor, electrical and computer engineering past chair 2010-11 Elected by the Graduate Assembly (1) (To serve until September 1, 2012) Chair of the Graduate Assembly:   Shernaz B. Garcia, associate professor, special education Elected by the Individual Colleges and Schools (47) (To serve until first class day of fall semester, 2012) Representative of the School of Architecture (1)   Juan Miró, professor5 Representatives of the Red McCombs School of Business (3)   Michael B. Clement, professor, accounting James W. Deitrick, professor, accounting Rajashri Srinivasan, associate professor, marketing Representatives of the College of Communication (2) Ronald B. Anderson, associate professor, advertising6 Chang Liu, assistant professor, communication sciences and disorders Representatives of the College of Education (3)   Anthony L. Brown, assistant professor, curriculum and instruction Anthony J. Petrosino, associate professor, curriculum and instruction10 Cinthia S. Salinas, associate professor, curriculum and instruction Representatives of the Cockrell School of Engineering (5)   Brian L. Evans, professor, electrical and computer engineering Robert B. Gilbert, professor, civil, architectural, and environmental engineering Hillary Hart, distinguished senior lecturer, civil, architectural, and environmental engineering Kerry A. Kinney, professor, civil, architectural, and environmental engineering Dean P. Neikirk, professor, electrical and computer engineering Representatives of the College of Fine Arts (4)   Byron P. Almen, associate professor, music Francie Ostrower, professor, theatre and dance15 Hunter C. March, professor, music Darlene C. Wiley, professor, music Representatives of the Jackson School of Geosciences (1)   William Fisher, professor, geosciences Representatives of the School of Law (2)   Loftus C. Carson, professor Susan R. Klein, professor Representatives of the College of Liberal Arts (13)   Robert H. Abzug, professor, history Samer M. Ali, associate professor, Middle Eastern studies Phillip J. Barrish, associate professor, English Douglas S. Bruster, professor, English Erika Marie Bsumek, associate professor, history Benjamin H. Carrington, associate professor, sociology Michael P. Domjan, professor, psychology Edmund T. Gordon, associate professor, anthropology Susan S. Heinzelman, associate professor, English Patricia Roberts-Miller, professor, rhetoric and writing Mary Rose, associate professor, sociology Pauline T. Strong, associate professor, anthropology Alexandra Wettlaufer, professor, French and Italian Representative of the School of Information (1)   Jo Lynn Westbrook, associate professor3 Representatives of the College of Natural Sciences (8)   Alan K. Cline, professor, computer science Arturo De Lozanne, associate professor, molecular cell and developmental biology Michael W. Downer, professor, physics James A. Holcombe, professor, chemistry Blinda E. McClelland, lecturer, biological sciences Edward W. (Ted) Odell, professor, mathematics Stanley J. Roux, professor, molecular cell and developmental biology Leslie J. Vaaler, senior lecturer, mathematics1 Representative of the School of Nursing (1)   Deborah L. Volker, associate professor Representative of the College of Pharmacy (1)   Karen L. Rascati, professor Representative of the Lyndon B. Johnson School of Public Affairs (1) Jacqueline Angel,2 professor Representative of the School of Social Work (1)   Namkee Choi, professor Student Members with Vote (7) (To serve until first meeting of Faculty Council in fall semester, 2011)   Selected by Student Government (3)   Ashley Baker, vice president, Natalie E. Butler, president, communication studies, senior Ismail Mohiuddin, psychology, Plan I Honors Selected by Senate of College Councils (2)   Carisa K. Nietsche, president, Senate of College Councils, Plan II Honors and government, junior Emily Van Duyen, vice president, political communication and government, sophomore   Selected by Graduate Student Assembly (2)   Manuel Gonzalez, president, Graduate Student Assembly Reid Long, vice president of internal affairs, Graduate Student Assembly Administrative Members Ex Officio without Vote (34)     President William Powers Jr.   Executive Vice President and Provost Steven W. Leslie   Senior Vice President James L. Hill Vice Presidents (9)   Vice President and Chief Financial Officer: Kevin P. Hegarty   Vice President for Legal Affairs Patricia C. Ohlendorf, J.D.   Vice President for Development David Onion and John McCall Associate Vice Presidents for Development   Vice President for Diversity and Community Engagement Gregory J. Vincent   Vice President for Research Juan M. Sanchez, professor, mechanical engineering Vice President for Student Affairs Gage E. Paine11   Vice President for University Operations Patricia L. Clubb Vice President for Information Technology Kevin P. Hegarty   Vice President for Public Affairs Donald A. Hale Deans of Colleges and Schools (17)   School of Architecture: Frederick Steiner professor architecture and planning School of Information Andrew P. Dillon professor human computer interaction   Red McCombs School of Business Thomas W. Gilligan professor finance and business economics Lyndon B. Johnson School of Public Affairs Robert L. Hutchings professor political science   College of Communication Roderick P. Hart professor communication studies School of Nursing Alexa M. Stuifbergen professor   College of Education Manuel J. Justiz professor educational administration College of Pharmacy M. Lynn Crismon professor pharmacy practice   Cockrell School of Engineering Gregory L. Fenves professor civil and environmental engineering College of Natural Sciences Linda Hicke12 professor biochemistry and cell biology   College of Fine Arts Douglas Dempster professor theatre and dance School of Social Work Luis H. Zayas16 professor social work   John A. and Katherine G. Jackson School of Geosciences Sharon Mosher professor geosciences Graduate School Judith H. Langlois9 interim dean and professor psychology School of Law Ward Farnsworth13 dean and professor law School of Undergraduate Studies Paul B. Woodruff professor philosophy   College of Liberal Arts Randy Diehl professor psychology   Other Administrative Members (5) Division of Continuing and Innovative Education Linda L. Glessner 14   Vice Provost and Director of General Libraries Fred M. Heath   Senior Associate Vice President for Student Affairs and Dean of Students Soncia Reagins-Lilly   Registrar Vincent S. (Shelby) Stanfield   Vice Provost and Director of Admissions Kedra Ishop Staff Representatives without Vote (2) Selected by Staff Council (To serve through August 2012) Mark Barber4 information technology manager controller's office   (To serve through August 2013) Deborah J. Carney academic advising coordinator business school 1Replaced Efraim P. Armendariz (professor, mathematics) who resigned from the Council effective December 10, 2010. 2Replaced Cynthia Osborne (assistant professor) who resigned effective April 20 2011. 3Replaced Philip Doty (associate professor) who resigned from the Council effective April 28, 2011. 4Libbie A. Toler (administrative associate, Center for Transportation Research) resigned from the Faculty Council effective April 25, 2011. Her replacement is to be determined. 5Replaced Robert G. Paterson (associate professor, architecture) who resigned from the Council in spring 2011. 6Replaced Dana L. Cloud (associate professor, communication studies) who resigned from the Council on November 28,2011. 7Replaced Lawrence Sager who resigned as dean of the Law School at the end of the fall 2011 term. 8Replaced Jeffrey Chipps Smith who resigned from the Council on January 24, 2012. 9Replaced Victoria Rodriguez who resigned as dean of the Graduate School effective January 31, 2012. 10Replaced Alba A. Ortiz who resigned from the Faculty Council effective April 5, 2012. 11Effective August 1, 2012, replaced Juan C. González (senior lecturer, educational administration) who returned to teaching in the College of Education this year after serving seven years as vice president for student affairs. 12Effective July 15, 2012, replaced David A. Laude (interim dean) who has been appointed to serve as senior vice provost of enrollment and graduation management. 13Effective June 1, 2012, replaced Stefanie A. Lindquist (interim dean). 14On October 28, 2011, replaced Judy Ashcroft. 15Replaced Lee R. Chesney resigned from the Council in August 2011 after having been appointed interim chair of the Department of Art and Art History. 16Replaced Barbara W. White who retired as dean.