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University Committee Membership
Academic Year 2010 - 2011
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Committee

Senate Executive Committee

Members Term Role Affiliation Voting Status Selection Note(s)
Kathy Smart  - Chair concurrent Univ. Senate Chair Voting ex-officio  
Curt Stofferahn concurrent Univ. Senate Vice-chair Voting Senate election (1st meeting)  
Wendelin Hume concurrent Univ. Senate Past Chair Voting ex-officio  
Michel Iiams 2011 Faculty   Voting Senate election (1st meeting)  
Adam Kitzes 2011 Faculty        
Rosanne McBride 2012 Faculty   Voting Senate election (1st meeting)  
Tom Petros 2011 CCF rep   Voting ex-officio  
Raina Urton 2011 Student rep   Voting Senate election (1st meeting)  
Paul LeBel concurrent VPAA   Voting ex-officio  
Suzanne Anderson concurrent Registrar   Voting ex-officio  

Committee on Committees
Members Term Role Affiliation Voting Status Selection Note(s)
Royce Blackburn 2011 Faculty Senator A&S Voting Senate election (1st meeting)  
Ann Flower - Chair 2011 Faculty Senator MED Voting Senate election (1st meeting)  
Thomasine Heitkamp 2012 Faculty Senator EHD Voting Senate election (1st meeting)  
Douglas Munski 2012 Faculty Senator A&S Voting Senate election (1st meeting)  
Kathy Smart concurrent Senate Chair   Voting ex-officio  
 

Academic Policies & Admissions
Members Term Role Affiliation Voting Status Selection Note(s)
John Bridewell - chair 2011 Faculty JDO Voting Univ. Senate election (April)  
Alexi Novikov 2011 Faculty A&S Voting Univ. Senate election (April)  
Marcellin Zahui 2012 Faculty SEM Voting Univ. Senate election (April)  
Amanda Boyd 2013 Faculty A&S Voting Univ. Senate election (April)  
Sonia Zimmerman 2013 Faculty MED Voting Univ. Senate election (April)  
Cullen Donohue concurrent Student   Voting Appointed by Stud. Body Pres. (May)
Melissa Bonner concurrent Student   Voting Appointed by Stud. Body Pres. (May)
Suzanne Anderson concurrent VPAA/designee   Voting ex-officio  
Deb Melby concurrent Dir. Admissions/designee Voting ex-officio  
 

Administrative Procedures
Members Term Role Affiliation Voting Status Selection Note(s)
James Haselton 2011 Faculty MED Voting Univ. Senate election (April)  
Kim Kenville 2011 Faculty JDO Voting Univ. Senate election (April)  
Leslie Martin 2011 Faculty JDO Voting Univ. Senate election (April)  
Tim Schroeder 2012 Faculty EHD Voting Univ. Senate election (April)  
Daniel Malott 2012 Faculty JDO Voting Univ. Senate election (April)  
Kylie Oversen 2011 Student     Appointed by Stud. Body Pres. (May)  
Dan Rice 2011 Dean EHD Voting Presidential appointment  
Hesham El-Rewini 2012 Dean SEM Voting Presidential appointment  
Suzanne Anderson- Chair concurrent Registrar/designee Non-voting ex-officio  

Budget, Restructuring & Reallocation
Members Term Role Affiliation Voting Status Selection Note(s)
Michael Wittgraf 2011 Faculty (senate) A&S Voting Univ. Senate election (April)  
Kim Kenville 2011 Faculty (senate) JDO Voting Univ. Senate election (April)  
Elizabeth Bjerke 2012 Faculty (senate) JDO Voting Univ. Senate election (April)  
David Pierce 2012 Faculty (senate) A&S Voting Univ. Senate election (April)  
Michael Meyer 2013 Faculty (senate) A&S Voting Univ. Senate election (April)  
Matthew Cavalli 2013 Faculty (senate) SEM Voting Univ. Senate election (April)  
    Faculty (curriculum) Voting Selected by Curriculum cmt.  
    Faculty (planning)   Voting Selected by Univ. Planning Council  
Heather Zimmerman 2011 Student   Voting Appointed by Stud. Body Pres. (May)  
Paul LeBel concurrent VPAA   Non-voting/advisory ex-officio  

Compensation
Members Term Role Affiliation Voting Status Selection Note(s)
Douglas Marshall 2011 Tenured JDO Voting Univ. Senate election (April)  
John Vitton 2011 Tenured BPA Voting Univ. Senate election (April)  
Wendelin Hume 2011 Tenured A&S Voting Univ. Senate election (April)  
Jeffrey Sun 2012 Tenure-Track EHD Voting Univ. Senate election (April)  
Sherryl Houdek 2013 Tenured EHD Voting Univ. Senate election (April)  
  2013 Non-Tenured   Voting Univ. Senate election (April)  
  concurrent Admin. retirement officer Non-voting/advisory ex-officio  
  concurrent Personnel officer/designee Non-voting/advisory ex-officio  
  concurrent CCF   Voting ex-officio  

Conflict of Interest/Scientific Misconduct
Members Term Role Affiliation Voting Status Selection Note(s)
Ric Ferraro 2011 Faculty A&S Voting Univ. Senate election (April)  
Jon Jackson 2011 Faculty MED Voting Univ. Senate election (April) One faculty member from each college
Don Poochigian 2011 Faculty A&S Voting Univ. Senate election (April) (2 from A&S: 1 natural/social science; 1 humanities/fine arts)
Brad Myers 2012 Faculty LAW Voting Univ. Senate election (April)  
Ken Hansen 2012 Faculty BPA Voting Univ. Senate election (April)  
Bonnie Selzler 2012 Faculty NUR Voting Univ. Senate election (April) (to replace Eleanor Yurkovich)
Gary Ullrich 2013 Faculty JDO Voting Univ. Senate election (April)  
Hossein Salehfar 2013 Faculty SEM Voting Univ. Senate election (April)  
Antony White 2013 Faculty EHD Voting Univ. Senate election (April)  
Rosanne McBride 2013 Faculty MED Voting Univ. Senate election (April)  
    Staff   Voting Staff Senate election (April)  
    Staff   Voting Staff Senate election (April)  
Julie Evans concurrent General Counsel/designee Non-voting ex-officio  
Barry Milavetz concurrent Research VP/designee Non-voting ex-officio  

Continuing Ed., Distance Ed., & Outreach
Members Term Role Affiliation Voting Status Selection Note(s)
Richard Van Eck 2011 Faculty EHD Voting Univ. Senate election (April)  
Ruth Paur 2011 Faculty MED Voting Univ. Senate election (April)  
Kari Chiasson 2012 Faculty EHD Voting Univ. Senate election (April)  
Greg Vandeberg 2012 Faculty A&S Voting Univ. Senate election (April)  
James Haselton 2013 Faculty MED Voting Univ. Senate election (April)  
Kathy Smart 2013 Faculty EHD Voting Univ. Senate election (April)  
Kelly Bonner 2011 Dist. student - ug   Voting Appointed by Stud. Body Pres. (May)  
  2011 Dis. Student - grad Voting    
Victoria Beard concurrent VPAA/designee   Voting ex-officio  
Janet Rex concurrent Distance ed. librarian/des. Voting ex-officio  
Joshua Riedy concurrent Dean, Outreach Serv./desig. Non-voting/advisory ex-officio  

Curriculum
Members Term Role Affiliation Voting Status Selection Note(s)
Kate Campbell - chair 2011 Faculty BPA Voting Univ. Senate election (April) One faculty member from each of the undergraduate colleges.
Jeremiah Neubert 2011 Faculty SEM Voting Univ. Senate election (April) (to replace Naima Kaabouch)
Richard Millspaugh 2012 Faculty A&S Voting Univ. Senate election (April)  
Paul Drechsel 2012 Faculty JDO Voting Univ. Senate election (April)  
Sandra Short 2013 Faculty EHD Voting Univ. Senate election (April)  
Frances Sailer 2013 Faculty MED Voting Univ. Senate election (April)  
Jan Goodwin 2013 Faculty NUR Voting Univ. Senate election (April)  
Ryan Senn 2011 Student   Voting Appointed by Stud. Body Pres. (May)  Students must have jr/sr standing.
Claire Larson 2011 Student   Voting Appointed by Stud. Body Pres. (May)  
Garret Wedan 2011 Student   Voting Appointed by Stud. Body Pres. (May)  
Connie Gagelin concurrent VPAA/designee   Voting ex-officio  
Suzanne Anderson/ concurrent Registrar/designee Non-voting ex-officio  
Connie Borboa            

Faculty Rights (SCOFR)
Members Term Role Affiliation Voting Status Selection Note(s)
David Perry 2011 Faculty EHD Voting Univ. Senate election (April)  
Dexter Perkins 2012 Faculty SEM Voting Univ. Senate election (April)  
Douglas Munski 2013 Faculty A&S Voting Univ. Senate election (April)  
John Bridewell 2014 Faculty JDO Voting Univ. Senate election (April)  
Don Poochigian 2015 Faculty A&S Voting Univ. Senate election (April)  

Faculty Instructional Development
Members Term Role Affiliation Voting Status Selection Note(s)
Kathy Sukalski 2011 Faculty MED Voting Univ. Senate election (April)  
Tom Steen 2011 Faculty EHD Voting Univ. Senate election (April)  
John Bridewell 2012 Faculty JDO Voting Univ. Senate election (April)  
Matt Cavalli 2012 Faculty SEM Voting Univ. Senate election (April)  
Lynda Kenney 2013 Faculty BPA Voting Univ. Senate election (April)  
Robin Runge 2013 Faculty LAW Voting Univ. Senate election (April)  
Anne Kelsch concurrent Director, OID   Voting ex-officio  
Joan Hawthorne concurrent VPAA/designee   Voting ex-officio  

Essential Studies
Members Term Role Affiliation Voting Status Selection Note(s)
Mary Coleman 2011 Faculty MED Voting Univ. Senate election (April) One faculty member from each of 
Lori Robison 2011 Faculty A&S Voting Univ. Senate election (April) the undergraduate colleges (four from A&S)
Adam Kitzes 2011 Faculty A&S Voting Univ. Senate election (April)  
Pauline Stonehouse 2011 Faculty EHD Voting Univ. Senate election (April) ( to replace Richard Kahn)
Sherrie Fleshman - chair 2012 Faculty A&S Voting Univ. Senate election (April)  
Judy Hall 2012 Faculty NUR Voting Univ. Senate election (April)  
Paul Hardersen 2012 Faculty JDO Voting Univ. Senate election (April)  
April Bradley 2012 Faculty A&S Voting Univ. Senate election (April)  
Dorothy Keyser 2013 Faculty A&S Voting Univ. Senate election (April)  
Stuart Schneider 2013 Faculty BPA Voting Univ. Senate election (April)  
Yeo Howe Lim 2013 Faculty SEM Voting Univ. Senate election (April)  
Brett Goodwin 2013 Faculty A&S Voting Univ. Senate election (April)  
Past Chair            
Claire Larson 2011 Student   Voting Appointed by Stud. Body Pres. (May)  
Corbin Johnson 2011 Student   Voting Appointed by Stud. Body Pres. (May)  
Brian Kistner 2011 Student   Voting Appointed by Stud. Body Pres. (May)  
Martha Potvin concurrent Academic dean   Voting Council of Deans election (April)  
Joan Hawthorne concurrent VPAA/designee   Voting ex-officio  
Suzanne Anderson/Connie Borboa concurrent Registrar/designee Non-voting ex-officio  
Tom Steen concurrent ES Director   Non-voting ex-officio  

Honorary Degrees
Members Term Role Affiliation Voting Status Selection Note(s)
Margaret M. Jackson - chair 2011 Faculty LAW Voting Univ. Senate election (April)  
Sukhvarsh Jerath 2012 Faculty SEM Voting Univ. Senate election (April) (to replace Loretta Heuer)
Elizabeth Scharf 2013 Faculty A&S Voting Univ. Senate election (April)  
Jon Jackson 2014 Faculty MED Voting Univ. Senate election (April)  
Kimberly Kenville 2015 Faculty JDO Voting Univ. Senate election (April)  
Joseph Benoit concurrent Dean, Graduate School Voting ex-officio  
Richard Schultz concurrent VPAA/designee   Voting ex-officio  

Honors
Members Term Role Affiliation Voting Status Selection Note(s)
Joseph Vacek 2011 Faculty JDO Voting Univ. Senate election (April)  
Andy Hultquist 2011 Faculty BPA Voting Univ. Senate election (April)  
Vikki McCleary 2011 Faculty MED Voting Univ. Senate election (April)  
Heidi Czerwiec 2012 Faculty A&S Voting Univ. Senate election (April)  
Kim Porter 2012 Faculty A&S Voting Univ. Senate election (April)  
Kathy Sukalski 2012 Faculty MED Voting Univ. Senate election (April)  
Mary Riske 2013 Faculty MED Voting Univ. Senate election (April)  
Jodi Holen 2013 Faculty EHD Voting Univ. Senate election (April)  
Carl Barrentine 2013 Faculty A&S Voting Univ. Senate election (April)  
  2011 Student   Voting Honors Prog. Stdt. election  
  2011 Student   Voting Honors Prog. Stdt. election  
  2011 Student   Voting Honors Prog. Stdt. election  
  2011 Student   Voting Honors Prog. Stdt. election  
  2011 Student   Voting Honors Prog. Stdt. election  
  2011 Student   Voting 1st yr. Honors Prog. Stdt. Elec.  
Sally Pyle concurrent Honors program coordinator Voting ex-officio  
  concurrent Pres., Honors Prog.Stdt.Org. Voting ex-officio  

Intellectual Property
Members Term Role Affiliation Voting Status Selection Note(s)
Colin Combs 2011 Faculty MED Voting Univ. Senate election (April)  
Amanda Boyd 2012 Faculty A&S Voting Univ. Senate election (April)  
Matthew Gilmore 2012 Faculty JDO Voting Univ. Senate election (April)  
Eric Murphy 2013 Faculty MED Voting Univ. Senate election (April)  
Doug Munski concurrent CCF   Voting ex-officio  
Jason Jenkins concurrent Research VP/designee Non-voting/advisory ex-officio  
Wilbur Stolt concurrent Director, C.F. Library/desig. Non-voting/advisory ex-officio  

Intercollegiate Athletics
Members Term Role Affiliation Voting Status Selection Note(s)
Judy DeMers 2011 Faculty MED Voting Univ. Senate election (April)  
Gail Ingwalson 2011 Faculty EHD Voting Univ. Senate election (April)  
Greg Gagnon 2011 Faculty A&S Voting Univ. Senate election (April)  
Paul Todhunter 2012 Faculty A&S Voting Univ. Senate election (April) (to replace Ray Diez)
Sherryl Houdek 2012 Faculty EHD Voting Univ. Senate election (April)  
Bradley Rundquist 2012 Faculty A&S Voting Univ. Senate election (April)  
Jon Jackson 2013 Faculty MED Voting Univ. Senate election (April)  
Susan Nelson 2013 Faculty BPA Voting Univ. Senate election (April)  
  2013 Faculty   Voting Univ. Senate election (April)  
Brian Kistner 2011 Student   Voting Appointed by Stud. Body Pres. (May)  
Cory Absey 2011 Student athlete   Voting Appointed by Stud. Body Pres. (May)  
Lauryn Job 2011 Student athlete   Voting Appointed by Stud. Body Pres. (May)  
Brian Strom 2011 Coach   Voting Selected annually by coaches  
Charley Bridgeford 2011 Alumni   Voting UND Alumni Board apptmt.  
Lowell Schweigert 2011 Alumni   Voting UND Alumni Board apptmt.  
Brian Faison concurrent Athletic director   Voting ex-officio  
  concurrent Senior women's administrator Voting ex-officio  
Phil Harmeson concurrent Athletic faculty representative Voting Presidential appointment  

Legislative Affairs
Members Term Role Affiliation Voting Status Selection Note(s)
Joshua Fershee 2011 Faculty LAW Voting Univ. Senate election (April)  
Judy DeMers 2012 Faculty MED Voting Univ. Senate election (April)  
Charles Hosford 2013 Faculty MED Voting Univ. Senate election (April)  
Beth Muehlberg 2013 Faculty EHD Voting Univ. Senate election (April)  
  concurrent CCF   Voting ex-officio  
Evan Andrist 2011 Student   Voting Appointed by Stud. Body Pres. (May)  
Joe Moen 2011 Student   Voting Appointed by Stud. Body Pres. (May)  
Steven Light concurrent President/designee Non-voting/advisory ex-officio  
Kathy Smart concurrent University Senate chair/desig. Voting ex-officio  
Matt Bakke concurrent Student Body Pres/designee Voting ex-officio  

Library
Members Term Role Affiliation Voting Status Selection Note(s)
Mary Baker 2011 Faculty EHD Voting Univ. Senate election (April)  
Xiaodong Zhang 2011 Faculty JDO Voting Univ. Senate election (April)  
John Vitton - chair 2011 Faculty BPA Voting Univ. Senate election (April)  
Graeme Dewar 2012 Faculty A&S Voting Univ. Senate election (April)  
Jack Weinstein 2012 Faculty A&S Voting Univ. Senate election (April)  
Rhonda Schwartz 2012 Faculty LAW Voting Univ. Senate election (April)  
Marcellin Zahui 2013 Faculty SEM Voting Univ. Senate election (April)  
Richard Wilsnack 2013 Faculty MED Voting Univ. Senate election (April)  
Susan Hunter 2013 Faculty NUR Voting Univ. Senate election (April)  
Kelly Bonner 2011 Student   Voting Appointed by Stud. Body Pres. (May)  
Melissa Bonner 2011 Student   Voting Appointed by Stud. Body Pres. (May)  
Wilbur Stolt concurrent Director of Libraries/designee Non-voting/advisory ex-officio  

ROTC
Members Term Role Affiliation Voting Status Selection Note(s)
Craig Carlson 2011 Faculty JDO Voting Univ. Senate election (April)  
Albert Berger 2011 Faculty A&S Voting Univ. Senate election (April)  
Thad Rosenberger 2012 Faculty MED Voting Univ. Senate election (April)  
Donna Pearson 2012 Faculty EHD Voting Univ. Senate election (April)  
David Whalen 2013 Faculty JDO Voting Univ. Senate election (April)  
Olaf Berwald 2013 Faculty A&S Voting Univ. Senate election (April)  
John Kappel 2011 Student   Voting Appointed by Stud. Body Pres. (May)  
Megan Mawhir 2011 Student   Voting Appointed by Stud. Body Pres. (May)  
Sean Valentine as directed Designee of president Voting Presidential appointment  
Josh Saul concurrent Commanding officer, AROTC Voting ex-officio  
Curtis Hunt concurrent Commanding officer, AFROTC Voting ex-officio  

Scholarly Activities
Members Term Role Affiliation Voting Status Selection Note(s)
Michael Hill 2011 Faculty JDO Voting Univ. Senate election (April)  
Gregory Gordon 2011 Faculty LAW Voting Univ. Senate election (April)  
Matt Cavalli 2011 Faculty SEM Voting Univ. Senate election (April)  
Larry Pate 2012 Faculty BPA Voting Univ. Senate election (April)  
Marcus Weaver-Hightower 2012 Faculty EHD Voting Univ. Senate election (April) Each faculty member must
Min Wu 2012 Faculty MED Voting Univ. Senate election (April) represent a different college.
Cliff Staples 2013 Faculty A&S Voting Univ. Senate election (April)  
Harmen Abrahamson 2013 Faculty A&S Voting Univ. Senate election (April)  
Cindy Anderson 2013 Faculty NUR Voting Univ. Senate election (April)  
  concurrent VPAA/designee   Voting ex-officio  
Barry Milavetz concurrent Research VP/designee Voting ex-officio  

Student Academic Standards
Members Term Role Affiliation Voting Status Selection Note(s)
Tina Anderson 2011 Faculty JDO Voting Univ. Senate election (April)  
Michael Wittgraf 2011 Faculty A&S Voting Univ. Senate election (April)  
Victor Lieberman 2012 Faculty LIB Voting Univ. Senate election (April)  
Mary Riske 2012 Faculty MED Voting Univ. Senate election (April)  
Peter Schumacher 2013 Faculty JDO Voting Univ. Senate election (April)  
Janna Schill 2013 Faculty MED Voting Univ. Senate election (April)  
Megan Mawhir 2011 Student   Voting Appointed by Stud. Body Pres. (May)  
Corbin Johnson 2011 Student   Voting Appointed by Stud. Body Pres. (May)  
Michael Mann concurrent VPAA/designee   Voting ex-officio  
Suzanne Anderson - Chair concurrent Registrar/designee Non-voting ex-officio  

Student Policy
Members Term Role Affiliation Voting Status Selection Note(s)
Gary Ullrich 2011 Faculty JDO Voting Univ. Senate election (April)  
Brenda Kallio 2011 Faculty EHD Voting Univ. Senate election (April)  
Janet Jedlicka 2012 Faculty MED Voting Univ. Senate election (April)  
Casey Ozaki 2013 Faculty EHD Voting Univ. Senate election (April)  
Eugene DeLorme 2013 Faculty MED Voting Univ. Senate election (April)  
Skye Mauch 2011 Student   Voting Appointed by Stud. Body Pres. (May)  
Shane Gerbert 2011 Student   Voting Appointed by Stud. Body Pres. (May)  
Joe Moen 2011 Student   Voting Appointed by Stud. Body Pres. (May)  
Jennifer Noiva 2011 Student   Voting Appointed by Stud. Body Pres. (May)  
Ryan Senn 2011 Student   Voting Appointed by Stud. Body Pres. (May)  
Jeffrey Powell concurrent VPSOS/designee   Non-voting ex-officio  

Summer Session
Members Term Role Affiliation Voting Status Selection Note(s)
Mohammad Khavanin 2011 Faculty A&S Voting Univ. Senate election (April)  
Steven LeMire 2011 Faculty EHD Voting Univ. Senate election (April)  
Mark Johnson 2012 Faculty JDO Voting Univ. Senate election (April)  
Seong Hyun Nam 2012 Faculty BPA Voting Univ. Senate election (April)  
Wendelin Hume 2013 Faculty A&S Voting Univ. Senate election (April)  
Mark Guy 2013 Faculty EHD Voting Univ. Senate election (April)  
Cullen Donohue 2011 Student   Voting Appointed by Stud. Body Pres. (May)  
Diane Hadden concurrent Director, Summer Sessions Voting ex-officio  
Julie Anderson 2011 VPAA/designee NUR Voting ex-officio  

University Assessment
Members Term Role Affiliation Voting Status Selection Note(s)
Dexter Perkins 2011 Faculty SEM Voting Univ. Senate election (April) (to replace Naima Kaabouch)
Fred Remer 2011 Faculty JDO Voting Univ. Senate election (April)  
Mary Askim-Lovseth 2012 Faculty BPA Voting Univ. Senate election (April)  
Barbara Combs 2012 Faculty EHD Voting Univ. Senate election (April)  
Ruth Paur 2012 Faculty MED Voting Univ. Senate election (April) One faculty member from
Krista Minnotte 2013 Faculty A&S Voting Univ. Senate election (April) each college.
Eric Johnson 2013 Faculty LAW Voting Univ. Senate election (April)  
Roxanne Hurley 2013 Faculty NUR Voting Univ. Senate election (April)  
Raina Urton 2011 Student   Voting Appointed by Stud. Body Pres. (May)  
Shane Gerbert 2011 Student   Voting Appointed by Stud. Body Pres. (May)  
Joan Hawthorne concurrent VPAA/designee   Voting ex-officio  
Carmen Williams concurrent VPAA/designee   Non-voting ex-officio  
Wayne Swisher concurrent Graduate School designee   Appointed by Graduate Committee  
Jo-Anne Yearwood concurrent VPF&O/designee     Appointed by VP for Finance & Operations
Cassie Gerhardt concurrent VPSOS/designee     Appointed by VP for Stud & Outreach Services

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