The Faculty Senate has several subcommittees dedicated to specific areas relevant to Southeast faculty.  

Academic Affairs 

Name  College/School/Kent Library 
Misty Tilmon  Education, Health, and Human Studies 
Kyle Schneider (Chair) Education, Health, and Human Studies 
Michael Taylor (Vice-Chair) Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics
Jason Sides Humanities and Social Sciences
Heather McMillan Business and Computing 
Bart Williams Arts and Media
Marikit Fain Kent Library 

Faculty Compensation

Name  College/School/Kent Library 
Kelly McEnerney Education, Health, and Human Studies 
Peter Oman Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics
Jenny Crop Humanities and Social Sciences
Erin Fluegge (Chair) Business and Computing 
Dave Yaskewich (Vice Chair) Business and Computing 
Anthony Scherer Arts and Media
Tyson Koenig Kent Library 

Documents

Name  College/School/Kent Library 
Larry Bohannon (Vice-Chair)  Education, Health, and Human Studies 
Arusha Ijaz Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics
Tomoaki Nomi Humanities and Social Sciences 
Andy Liu Business and Computing 
At-Large Arts and Media 
Michael Bezushko (Chair) Kent Library 

Governance

Name  College/School/Kent Library 
Robin Smith (Co-Chair) Education, Health, and Human Studies 
Dustin Siegel Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics
Courtney Kisat Humanities and Social Sciences 
Christine Ladwig Business and Computing
Joshua Newth (Co-Chair) Arts and Media 
Jeanna Rossi Kent Library 

Professional Affairs

Name  College/School/Kent Library 
Belinda McMurry Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics
Corrie Dudley (Chair) Education, Health, and Human Studies 
Christopher Bradley Humanities and Social Sciences 
Pamela Gershuny Business and Computing 
Barbara Lamont Arts and Media 
Susan Welker Kent Library 
Abram Book (Vice-Chair) Humanities and Social Sciences

Membership

Name  College/School/Kent Library 
Hayley Love (Chair) Education, Health, and Human Studies 
Arusha Ijaz  Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics
Abram Book Humanities and Social Sciences 
David Yaskewich Business and Computing 
Joshua Newth Arts and Media 
Michael Bezushko Kent Library 

Grievance

Term Ends  Name  College/School/Kent Library 
2026 Janice Ward  Education, Health, and Human Studies 
2027 James Newman Humanities and Social Sciences 
2028 Rachel Morgan Theall Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics
2026 Christine Ladwig  Business and Computing 
2028 Jim Daughters (Chair) Arts and Media 
2027 Karl Suhr Kent Library 

Grievance Committee Alternates

Term Ends  Name  College/School/Kent Library 
2026 Eric Billington Education, Health, and Human Studies 
2027 Jason Sides Humanities and Social Sciences 
2028 Andrew Schwartz Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics
2026 Quantella Noto Business and Computing 
2028 Kathy Voecks Arts and Media 
2027 Tyson Koenig Kent Library 

Grants and Research Funding

Term Ends  Name  College/School/Kent Library 
2026 Robin Smith Education, Health and Human Studies 
2027 Slavica Kodish Humanities and Social Sciences 
2028 Sajan Silwal (Chair) Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics 
2027 Ihsan Ali   Business and Computing 
2028 Jim Nancy Palmeri Arts and Media 
2026 Karl Suhr Kent Library 

Grants and Research Funding Committee Alternates

Term Ends  Name  College/School/Kent Library 
2026 Susan Fulton Education, Health, and Human Studies 
2027 Joel Rhodes Humanities and Social Sciences 
2028 Lucas Kirschman  Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics 
2027 George Li  Business and Computing 
2028 Tim Nicolai  Arts and Media 
2026 Jeanna Rossi Kent Library 

The Grants Research and Funding Committee has a set of guidelines it must abide by when governing the distribution of funds allocated for grants and research. 

If you are interested in funding for research or grants, please fill out and submit the Grants and Research Funding Form. 

Johnson Faculty Centre Governing Committee

Term Ends  Name  College/School/Kent Library 
2026 Kurt McDowell Education, Health, and Human Studies 
2026 Joe Murphy (Chair) Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics 
2026 Shanice Hall Humanities and Social Sciences
2026 Yvonne Randolph Business and Computing 
2026 Emily Denlinger Arts and Media 
2026 Marikit Fain Kent Library 

 

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