Current Faculty Senators
2026-2027 Academic Year
Effective September 1, 2026
Elected senators serve two-year terms. Appointed senators are appointed by the President of Texas Tech University. Vacant seats are filled in accordance with the Faculty Senate Constitution and Bylaws.
| Representing | Elected or Appointed | Name | End Year | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Agricultural Sciences & Natural Resources | Appointed | Lindsay Kennedy | lindsay.kennedy@ttu.edu | 2027 |
| Agricultural Sciences & Natural Resources | Elected | Alejandro Echeverry | alejandro.echeverry@ttu.edu | 2028 |
| Agricultural Sciences & Natural Resources | Elected | Nathan Gill | nathan.gill@ttu.edu | 2027 |
| Agricultural Sciences & Natural Resources | Elected | Wondmagegne (Wondu) Whibesilassie | wondud.whibesilassie@ttu.edu | 2027 |
| Agricultural Sciences & Natural Resources | Elected | VACANT | 2028 | |
| Architecture | Appointed | David Turturro | dturturo@ttu.edu | 2027 |
| Architecture | Elected | Asma Mehan | asma.mehan@ttu.edu | 2027 |
| Arts & Sciences | Appointed | Jerome (Jerry) Koch | jerome.koch@ttu.edu | 2027 |
| Arts & Sciences | Elected | Pavel Andrade | pavel.andrade@ttu.edu | 2027 |
| Arts & Sciences | Elected | Sayan Banerjee | sayan.banerjee@ttu.edu | 2027 |
| Arts & Sciences | Elected | Alan Barenberg | alan.barenberg@ttu.edu | 2027 |
| Arts & Sciences | Elected | Kanika Batra | kanika.batra@ttu.edu | 2028 |
| Arts & Sciences | Elected | VACANT | 2028 | |
| Arts & Sciences | Elected | Aaron Braver | aaron.braver@ttu.edu | 2028 |
| Arts & Sciences | Elected | Andrew Donnelly | andrew.donnelly@ttu.edu | 2028 |
| Arts & Sciences | Elected | Sipra Eko | sipra.eko@ttu.edu | 2028 |
| Arts & Sciences | Elected | Ryan Hackenbracht | ryan.hackenbracht@ttu.edu | 2027 |
| Arts & Sciences | Elected | Richard Lutjens | richard.lutjens@ttu.edu | 2027 |
| Arts & Sciences | Elected | Michael Noel | michael.noel@ttu.edu | 2027 |
| Arts & Sciences | Elected | Beau Pihlaja | beau.pihlaja@ttu.edu | 2027 |
| Arts & Sciences | Elected | Seshadri (Ram) Ramkumar | s.ramkumar@ttu.edu | 2028 |
| Arts & Sciences | Elected | Josh Reid | josh.reid@ttu.edu | 2028 |
| Arts & Sciences | Elected | Cathy Wakeman | cathy.wakeman@ttu.edu | 2028 |
| Arts & Sciences | Elected | David Weinberg | david.weinberg@ttu.edu | 2028 |
| Arts & Sciences | Elected | VACANT | 2027 | |
| Arts & Sciences | Elected | VACANT | 2028 | |
| Arts & Sciences | Elected | VACANT | 2028 | |
| Business Administration | Appointed | Andrea Romi | andrea.romi@ttu.edu | 2027 |
| Business Administration | Elected | Brett Myers | brett.myers@ttu.edu | 2028 |
| Business Administration | Elected | Atul Parvatiyar | atul.parvatiyar@ttu.edu | 2027 |
| Business Administration | Elected | Suzanne Shoukfeh | suzanne.shoukfeh@ttu.edu | 2028 |
| Business Administration | Elected | Eric Walden | eric.walden@ttu.edu | 2027 |
| Education | Appointed | Jessica Gottlieb | jessica.gottlieb@ttu.edu | 2027 |
| Education | Elected | Cristian Aquino-Sterling | c.aquino-sterling@ttu.edu | 2027 |
| Education | Elected | Lee Duemer | lee.duemer@ttu.edu | 2028 |
| Education | Elected | Sarah De la Garza | sardelag@ttu.edu | 2028 |
| Education | Elected | Grant Jackson | grant.jackson@ttu.edu | 2027 |
| Education | Elected | Jian Wang | jian.wang@ttu.edu | 2027 |
| Engineering | Appointed | Tim Dallas | tim.dallas@ttu.edu | 2027 |
| Engineering | Elected | Mohammad Saed | mohammad.saed@ttu.edu | 2027 |
| Engineering | Elected | Changwon Son | changwon.son@ttu.edu | 2027 |
| Engineering | Elected | Hamidreza Validi | hvalidi@ttu.edu | 2027 |
| Engineering | Elected | Moon Won | moon.won@ttu.edu | 2028 |
| Graduate School | Appointed | VACANT | 2027 | |
| Graduate School | Elected | Jatindra N. Tripathy | jatindra.n.tripathy@ttu.edu | 2027 |
| Health & Human Sciences | Appointed | Michele Pearson | michelle.pearson@ttu.edu | 2027 |
| Health & Human Sciences | Elected | Cameron C. Brown | cam.brown@ttu.edu | 2028 |
| Health & Human Sciences | Elected | Julie Chang | julie.chang@ttu.edu | 2027 |
| Health & Human Sciences | Elected | TBD | 2028 | |
| Health & Human Sciences | Elected | VACANT | 2027 | |
| Honors | Appointed | TBD | 2027 | |
| Honors | Elected | John Carrell | john.carrell@ttu.edu | 2027 |
| Law | Appointed | TBD | 2027 | |
| Law | Elected | Lauren Valastro | lauren.valastro@ttu.edu | 2028 |
| Libraries | Appointed | Matthew McEniry | matthew.mceniry@ttu.edu | 2027 |
| Libraries | Elected | Ryan Cassidy | ryan.cassidy@ttu.edu | 2027 |
| Media & Communication | Elected | Kelsey Breaux | kelsey.breaux@ttu.edu | 2027 |
| Media & Communication | Elected | Melissa Gotlieb | melissa.gotlieb@ttu.edu | 2027 |
| Media & Communication | Elected | TBD | 2028 | |
| TTU Costa Rica | Ex Officio | Juan Carlos Rojas | juan-carlos.rojas@ttu.edu | |
| TTU Online | Appointed | VACANT | 2027 | |
| TTU Online | Elected | Stephanie Lockwood | stephanie.lockwood@ttu.edu | 2027 |
| Veterinary Medicine | Appointed | Bethany Schilling | bethany.schilling@ttu.edu | 2027 |
| Veterinary Medicine | Elected | Babafela Awosile | babafela.awosile@ttu.edu | TBD |
| Veterinary Medicine | Elected | VACANT | 2027 | |
| Visual & Performing Arts | Appointed | TBD | 2027 | |
| Visual & Performing Arts | Elected | Shannon Cannings | 2027 | |
| Visual & Performing Arts | Elected | Christopher Staley | 2027 |
Faculty Senate
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Address
Box 41032, 126 Doak Hall Lubbock, Texas 79409 -
Phone
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Email
FacultySenate@ttu.edu