2012-2013 Faculty Council Membership Faculty Council Executive Committee View member photograph View alphabetical list View in portable document format Past years' membership lists. For the academic year 2012-13, the Faculty Council consists of 113 members, as classified below. 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)   Joseph C. Carter, professor, classics14 Patrick J. Davis, professor, pharmacy Diana M. DiNitto, professor, social work1 Martha F. Hilley, Faculty Council chair and professor, music David M. Hillis, professor, integrative biology Neville Hoad, associate professor, English Matthew S. McGlone, associate professor, communication studies2 Gretchen Murphy, associate professor, English Yolanda C. Padilla, professor, social work Lynn R. Wilkinson, associate professor, Germanic studies3 Group II: assistant professors and Other Non-tenured Faculty (10) (To serve until first class day of fall semester, 2013)   Seth R. Bank, assistant professor, electrical and computer engineering Keffrelyn D. Brown, assistant professor, curriculum instruction Zachary Elkins, associate professor, government Coleman Hutchison, assistant professor, English Luisa Nardini, associate professor, music7 Marc Pierce, assistant professor, Germanic studies12 Victor B. Saenz, assistant professor, educational administration Snehal A. Shingavi, assistant professor, English Emanuel Tutuc, assistant professor, electrical and computer engineering Nina I. Zuna, assistant professor, special education11 Secretary of the Faculty Council (To serve until August 31, 2013)   Sue Alexander Greninger, associate professor, human development and family sciences Ex Officio Faculty Members with Vote (1) (To serve until August 31, 2013) Past Chair of the Faculty Council (2011-2012)   Alan W. Friedman, professor, English Elected by the Graduate Assembly (1) (To serve until August 31, 2013) Chair of the Graduate Assembly:   Hunter March, professor, music Elected by the Individual Colleges and Schools (47) (To serve until first class day of fall semester, 2014) Representative of the School of Architecture (1)   Nancy Kwallek, professor Representatives of the Red McCombs School of Business (3)   Urton L. Anderson, professor, accounting Beverly L. Hadaway, associate professor, finance Ehud I. Ronn, professor, finance Representatives of the College of Communication (2) Matthew S. Eastin, associate professor, advertising Sharon L. Strover, professor, radio-television-film Representatives of the College of Education (3)   Mark A. Gooden, associate professor, educational administration Jody Jensen, professor, kinesiology and health education Anthony J. Petrosino, associate professor, curriculum and instruction Representatives of the Cockrell School of Engineering (5)   Hillary Hart, Faculty Council chair elect and distinguished senior lecturer,       civil, architectural, and environmental engineering Christine L. Julien, associate professor, electrical and computer engineering Jon E. Olson, associate professor, petroleum and geosystems engineering Llewellyn K. Rabenberg, associate professor, mechanical engineering Ellen M. Rathje, professor, civil, architectural, and environmental engineering Representatives of the College of Fine Arts (3)   Byron P. Almen, associate professor, music Sonia T. Seeman, assistant professor, music Daniel D. Sutherland, associate professor, art and art history Representatives of the Jackson School of Geosciences (1)   William Fisher, professor, geosciences Representatives of the School of Law (2)   Patricia Hansen, professor Susan R. Klein, professor Representatives of the College of Liberal Arts (13)   Ali, M. Samer, associate professor, Middle Eastern studies15 Hans C. Boas, associate professor, Germanic studies Catherine Boone, professor, government Janet M. Davis, associate professor, American studies Lesley A. Dean-Jones, associate professor, classics Michael P. Domjan, professor, psychology Oliver Freiberger, associate professor, Asian studies Alberto A. Martinez, associate professor, history Andrew M. Riggsby, professor, classics Patricia Roberts-Miller, professor, rhetoric and writing Charters S. Wynn, associate professor, history 10 Cesar A. Salgado, associate professor, Spanish and Portuguese Leo E. Zonn, professor, geography and the environment Representative of the School of Information (1)   Jo Lynn Westbrook, associate professor Representatives of the College of Natural Sciences (9)   William Beckner, professor, mathematics Elizabeth T. Gershoff, associate professor, human development and family sciences Johann Hofmann, associate professor, integrative biology Blinda E. McClelland, lecturer, biological sciences Gordon S. Novak, professor, computer science Linda E. Reichl, professor, physics Jack L. Ritchie, professor, physics David S. Stein, professor, molecular cell and developmental biology Leslie J. Vaaler, senior lecturer, mathematics Representative of the School of Nursing (1)   Gayle J. Acton, associate professor Representative of the College of Pharmacy (1)   Marvin D. Shepherd, professor Representative of the Lyndon B. Johnson School of Public Affairs (1) Jacqueline Angel, professor Representative of the School of Social Work (1)   Clayton T. Shorkey, professor Student Members with Vote (7) (To serve until first meeting of Faculty Council in fall semester, 2013)   Selected by Student Government (3)   Thor Ericson Lund, president; senior, mechanical engineering/engineering honors William "Wills" Kerby Brown, vice president; senior, psychology Simeon P. Bochev, senior, electrical and computer engineering Selected by Senate of College Councils (2)   Michael R. Morton, president; senior, journalism Andrew McKinley Clark, vice president; junior, international relations and global studies   Selected by Graduate Student Assembly (2)   Michael J. Redding, president; information studies Henry Joel Simmons, vice president; law Administrative Members Ex Officio without Vote (33)     President: William Powers Jr.   Executive Vice President and Provost: Steven W. Leslie Senior Vice President: James L. Hill 9 Vice Presidents (8)   Vice President for University Operations: Patricia L. Clubb   Associate Vice President & Chief Information Officer: Brad G. Englert Vice President for Student Affairs: Gage E. Paine4   Vice President and Chief Financial Officer: Kevin P. Hegarty   Vice President for Legal Affairs: Patricia C. Ohlendorf   Associate Vice President for Development: Julie Hooper   Vice President for Research: Juan M. Sanchez, professor, mechanical engineering   Vice President for Diversity and Community Engagement: Gregory J. Vincent Deans of Colleges and Schools (17)   School of Architecture: Frederick Steiner professor, architecture and planning School of Law Ward Farnsworth6 dean and professor, law   Red McCombs School of Business Thomas W. Gilligan professor, finance and business economics   College of Liberal Arts Randy Diehl professor, psychology   College of Communication Roderick P. Hart professor, communication studies   Lyndon B. Johnson School of Public Affairs Robert L. Hutchings professor, political science   College of Education Manuel J. Justiz professor, educational administration College of Natural Sciences Linda A.Hicke5 professor, biochemistry and cell biology   Cockrell School of Engineering Gregory L. Fenves professor, civil and environmental engineering   School of Nursing Alexa M. Stuifbergen professor, nursing   College of Fine Arts Douglas Dempster professor, theatre and dance   College of Pharmacy M. Lynn Crismon professor, pharmacy practice   John A. and Katherine G. Jackson School of Geosciences Sharon Mosher professor, geosciences   School of Social Work Luis H. Zayas professor, social work   Graduate School Judith H. Langlois interim dean and professor, psychology School of Undergraduate Studies Brent L. Iverson16 dean and professor, chemistry   School of Information Andrew P. Dillon professor, human computer interaction     Other Administrative Members (5)   Interim Executive Director of Continuing and Innovative Education: Jeff D. Treichel13   Vice Provost and Director of General Libraries: Fred M. Heath, professor, information   Senior Associate Vice President and Dean of Students: Soncia Reagins-Lilly, clinical assistant professor, educational administration   Vice Provost and 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 2014) Jeannie Farahnak, administrative associate, Payroll Services (To serve through August 2013) Gary A. Thomas8, technical staff associate, physics 1Replaced Jeffrey C. "Chipps" Smith (professor, art and art history) who resigned from the Council effective August 31, 2012. 2Replaced James R. Yates (professor, educational administration) who retired effective August 31, 2012. 3Replaced Mark I. Alpert (professor, marketing) who went on phased retirement effective August 31, 2012. 4Effective 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. 5Effective July 15, 2012, replaced David A. Laude (interim dean) who has been appointed to serve as senior vice provost of enrollment and graduation management. 6Effective June 1, 2012, replaced Stefanie A. Lindquist (interim dean). 7Replaced Jacqueline C. Henninger (assistant professor, music) who is the recipient of a Fulbright Scholar Award and will teach and research in Tanzania, East Africa during the 2012 - 2013 academic year. Professor Nardini was promoted to associate professor effective September 2012. 8Effective the first class day of the fall 2012 session, Deborah J. Carney resigned from the Faculty Council. 9 James L. Hill, senior vice president and special assistant to the president, died Sunday, September 2, 2012, in Austin at the age of 84. 10 Arthur Sakamoto, professor, sociology, left the University prior to fall 2012, and was replaceed by John J. Ruszkiewicz, professor, rhetoric and writing, who subsequently resigned from the Council on March 29, 2013 11 Replaced Dnika J. Travis (assistant professor, social work) who resigned from the University in summer 2012. 12 Replaced Michael Johnson (assistant professor, French and Italian) who resigned from the Faculty Council on November 19, 2012. 13 Dr. Linda L. Glessner, executive director of Continuing and Innovative Education (CIE) at UT Austin died on Saturday, January 12, 2013. 14 Replaced Carl S. Blyth (associate professor, French and Italian) who is on leave in spring 2013 and resigned from the Council. 15 Replaced Kamran S. Aghaie, associate professor, Middle Eastern studies, who resigned from the Faculty Council on May 7, 2013. 16Effective July 1, 2013, replaced Interim Dean Lawrence Abraham.