Faculty Senate members, including the Executive Committee, are listed below. An archive of past member records is available online.
2026 - 2027 Faculty Senate Executive Committee
| Name | Title | |
| Christian Goering | cgoering@uark.edu | Chair |
| Rachel Glade | rglade@uark.edu | Vice Chair |
| Meredith Neville-Shepard | mnevshep@uark.edu | Secretary |
| Robert Brady | rbrady@uark.edu | Parliamentarian |
| Kevin Brady | kpbrady@uark.edu | Outgoing Chair |
| Kate Chapman | kmc025@uark.edu | Chair-Elect |
| John Walch | jswalch@uark.edu | Vice-Chair-Elect |
| Aysa Galbraith | agalbrai@uark.edu | Member |
| Deb Korth | dkorth@uark.edu | Member |
| Tim Kral | tkral@uark.edu | Member |
| John Pijanowski | jpijanow@uark.edu | Member |
| Samanth Robinson | sewrob@uark.edu | Member |
2026-2027 Senators
Dale Bumpers College of Agricultural, Food and Life Sciences
| Name | Term | |
| Trent Roberts | tlrobert@uark.edu | Fall 2025-Spring 2027 |
| Ioannis Tzanetakis | itzaneta@uark.edu | Fall 2025-Spring 2027 |
| Bruce Ahrendsen | ahrend@uark.edu | Fall 2026-Spring 2028 |
| Curt Rom | crom@uark.edu | Fall 2026-Spring 2028 |
| Amanda Terrell | amandat@uark.edu | Fall 2026-Spring 2028 |
Fulbright College of Arts and Sciences
| Name | Term | |
| Nancy Arenberg | arenberg@uark.edu | Fall 2025-Spring 2027 |
| Jee Young Chung | jychung@uark.edu | Fall 2025-Spring 2027 |
| John Davis | jcd09@uark.edu | Fall 2025-Spring 2027 |
| Lucas Delezene | delezene@uark.edu | Fall 2025-Spring 2027 |
| Shilpa Iyer | si012@uark.edu | Fall 2025-Spring 2027 |
| Shauna Morimoto | smorimot@uark.edu | Fall 2025-Spring 2027 |
| Meredith Neville-Shepard | mnevshep@uark.edu | Fall 2025-Spring 2027 |
| Leigh Sparks | lxp04@uark.edu | Fall 2025-Spring 2027 |
| Suresh Kumar Thallapuranam | sthalla@uark.edu | Fall 2025-Spring 2027 |
| Jason Tullis | jatullis@uark.edu | Fall 2025-Spring 2027 |
| A. Burcu Bayram | bayram@uark.edu | Fall 2026-Spring 2028 |
| Vincent Chevrier | vchevrie@uark.edu | Fall 2026-Spring 2028 |
| Kathy Comfort | kcomfort@uark.edu | Fall 2026-Spring 2028 |
| Faith Lessner | flessner@uark.edu | Fall 2026-Spring 2028 |
| Bree McMahon | bmcm@uark.edu | Fall 2026-Spring 2028 |
| Rocio Paez Ritter | rapaez@uark.edu | Fall 2026-Spring 2028 |
| Giovanni Petris | gpetris@uark.edu | Fall 2026-Spring 2028 |
| David Reed | dar004@uark.edu | Fall 2026-Spring 2028 |
| Claire Terhune | cterhune@uark.edu | Fall 2026-Spring 2028 |
| Valandra | valandra@uark.edu | Fall 2026-Spring 2028 |
| Kasey Walker | klwalker@uark.edu | Fall 2026-Spring 2028 |
Sam M. Walton College of Business
| Name | Term | |
| Molly Jensen | mjensen@walton.uark.edu | Fall 2025-Spring 2027 |
| Claudia Rosales | crosales@walton.uark.edu | Fall 2025-Spring 2027 |
| Iana Shaheen | ishaheen@walton.uark.edu | Fall 2025-Spring 2027 |
| Christopher Rosen | CRosen@walton.uark.edu | Fall 2026-Spring 2028 |
| Carole Shook | CShook@walton.uark.edu | Fall 2026-Spring 2028 |
College of Education and Health Professionals
| Name | Term | |
| Alissa Blair | ab139@uark.edu | Fall 2025-Spring 2027 |
| Jason Endacott | jendacot@uark.edu | Fall 2025-Spring 2027 |
| Christine Ralston | cralston@uark.edu | Fall 2025-Spring 2027 |
| Craig Schmitt | cs098@uark.edu | Fall 2026-Spring 2028 |
| Rhett Hutchins | rjhutchi@uark.edu | Fall 2026-Spring 2028 |
College of Engineering
| Name | Term | |
| Aysa Galbraith | agalbrai@uark.edu | Fall 2025-Spring 2027 |
| Manuel Rossetti | rossetti@uark.edu | Fall 2025-Spring 2027 |
| Justin Chimka | jchimka@uark.edu | Fall 2026-Spring 2028 |
| Becca Muenich | rlogsdo@uark.edu | Fall 2026-Spring 2028 |
| Robert Saunders | rsaunder@uark.edu | Fall 2026-Spring 2028 |
School of Law
| Name | Term | |
| Daniel Bell | dlb021@uark.edu | Fall 2025-Spring 2027 |
Mullins Library
| Name | Term | |
| Virginia Siegel | vdsiegel@uark.edu | Fall 2025-Spring 2027 |
Senators Elected at Large
| Name | Term | |
| Jeremy Beaulieu | jmbeauli@uark.edu | Fall 2025-Spring 2027 |
| Kate Chapman | kmc025@uark.edu | Fall 2025-Spring 2027 |
| Deb Korth | dkorth@uark.edu | Fall 2025-Spring 2027 |
| Tim Kral | tkral@uark.edu | Fall 2025-Spring 2027 |
| Elizabeth (Liz) Lorah | lorah@uark.edu | Fall 2025-Spring 2027 |
| John Pijanowski | jpijanow@uark.edu | Fall 2025-Spring 2027 |
| Lauren Brewer | lmbrewer@uark.edu | Fall 2026-Spring 2028 |
| Shanda Hood | hoods@uark.edu | Fall 2026-Spring 2028 |
| Paolo Mantero | pmantero@uark.edu | Fall 2026-Spring 2028 |
| Latisha Puckett | lpucket@uark.edu | Fall 2026-Spring 2028 |
| Samantha Robinson | sewrob@uark.edu | Fall 2026-Spring 2028 |
| Younghye Song | yhsong@uark.edu | Fall 2026-Spring 2028 |
*Non-Voting Senators by Administrative Position include the Chancellor, the Provost, the Deans of each college and unit, and the Senior Associate Athletic Director.
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