Membership
The Clemson University Faculty Senate is established in Article II of the Constitution of The Faculty of Clemson University. The Faculty Senate is the representative assembly of the faculty. It represents the faculty of Clemson University in its relationship with the university administration; recommends new policies or changes in existing policies to the Executive Vice President for Academic Affairs and Provost; and promotes the welfare of the faculty and its members. For over fifty years, the Faculty Senate has participated in various initiatives to improve the status of the faculty of Clemson University.
Standing Agenda (PDF)
Meet the Senate Members
Senate Officers
- Lauren Duffy, 2024-2025 President
- Sarah White, 2024-2025 Vice President/President-Elect
- Jennifer Holland, 2024-2025 Secretary
Senate Committee Chairs
- Lauren Duffy, Executive Committee Chair
- Jace Garrett, Finance Committee Chair
- Tyler Harvey, Policy Committee Chair
- Lauren Duffy, Advisory Committee Chair
- Jessica Larsen, Research Committee Chair
- Jennifer Holland, Welfare Committee Chair
- Andy Tennyson, Scholastic Policies Committee Chair
- Billy Terry, Recruitment, Engagement & Communication Committee Chair
- Lauren Duffy, Alpha Committee Chair
- Amanda Rumsey, Non-Tenured Faculty Issues and Representation Committee Chair
Senate Membership by College
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College of Agriculture, Forestry and Life Sciences
- Jeff Adelberg, Plant & Environmental Sciences (2026)
- Heather Batt, Food, Nutrition & Packaging Sciences (2027)
- Patrick Hiesl, Forestry & Environmental Conservation (2027)
- David Lamie, Agricultural Sciences (2026)
- Gustavo Lascano, Animal & Veterinary Sciences (2026)
- Chris Saski, Plant & Environmental Sciences (2025)
- Cal Sawyer, Agricultural Sciences (2025)
- Nishanth Tharayil, Plant & Environmental Sciences (2026)
- Sarah White, Plant & Environmental Sciences (Vice President) (2026)
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College of Architecture, Art and Construction
- Peter Laurence, Architecture
- Joey Manson, Art
- Clarissa Mendez, Architecture
- Matthew Nicolette, Architecture
- Jong Han Yoon, Construction, Development & Planning
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College of Arts and Humanities
- Becky Becker, Performing Arts (2026)
- Cameron Bushnell, English (2027)
- Carol Collins, Performing Arts (2025)
- Pauline De Tholozany, Languages (2026)
- Erikka Misrahi, Interdisciplinary Studies (2026)
- Roberto Risso, Languages (2026)
- Kumiko Saito, Languages (2025)
- Anne Salces y Nedeo, Languages (2026)
- Christa Smith, History & Geography (2027)
- Billy Terry, History & Geography (2025)
- JT Thames, Philosophy & Religion (2027)
- Mark Valenzuela Jones, Interdisciplinary Studies (2027)
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College of Behavioral, Social and Health Sciences
- Em Adams, Parks Recreation and Tourism Management (2026)
- Anna Baker, Psychology (2026)
- Marjie Britz, Sociology, Anthropology and Criminal Justice (2025)
- Claudio Cantalupo, Psychology (2027)
- Greg Cranmer, Communication (2025)
- Lauren Duffy, Parks Recreation and Tourism Management (President) (2025)
- Qiping Fan, Public Health Sciences (2025)
- Jennifer Holland, Sociology, Anthropology & Criminal Justice (Secretary) (2027)
- Rebekah Martin, Nursing (2026)
- Adam McFarlane, Nursing (2025)
- Leslie Ravan, Nursing (2027)
- Matthew Rhodes-Purdy, Political Science (2027)
- Marissa Shuffler, Psychology (2026)
- Lauren Stephens, Parks, Recreation and Tourism Management (2027)
- Jason Thrift, Nursing (2026)
- Shirley Timmons, Nursing (2026)
- Joel Williams, Public Health Sciences (2027)
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College of Business
- Carl Blue, Graphic Communications (2025)
- Lucy Chernykh, Finance (2026)
- Monica Christensen, General Business (2025)
- Jace Garrett, Accounting, Lead Senator (2026)
- Mary Gibson, Accounting (2026)
- Holly Hawk, Accounting (2027)
- Craig Hawkins, Accounting (2025)
- Dirk Roskam, Management (2027)
- Jose Sagarnaga-Castillo, Management (2027)
- John Tripp, Management (2026)
- Sandy White, Management (2027)
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College of Education
- Liz Boyd, Education & Human Development (2026)
- Christy Brown, Education & Human Development (2027)
- Jacquelynn Malloy, Teaching & Learning (2026)
- Meihua Qian, Education & Human Development (2027)
- Amanda Rumsey, Education and Human Development, Lead Senator (2025)
- Jill Shelnut, Teaching & Learning (2027)
- Misty Soles, Education & Organizational Leadership (2025)
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College of Engineering, Computing and Applied Sciences
- Beshah Ayalew, Automotive Engineering (2026)
- James Boyd, Mechanical Engineering & Automotive Engineering (2026)
- Mik Carbajales-Dale, Environmental Engineering & Earth Sciences (2025)
- Raul Chavez-Negrete, Industrial Engineering (2027)
- John DesJardins, Bioengineering (2025)
- Andy Duan, Computing (2027)
- Heather Dunn, Bioengineering (2026)
- Eliza Gallagher, Engineering & Science Education, Lead Senator (2026)
- Diana Gamboa, Civil Engineering, Environmental Engineering & Earth Sciences (2027)
- Tyler Harvey, Bioengineering (2025)
- Michael Kiernan, General Engineering (2027)
- David Ladner, Civil Engineering, Environmental Engineering & Earth Sciences (2026)
- Jessica Larsen, Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering (2025)
- Kelly Lazar, Engineering & Science Education (2027)
- Jiro Nagatomi, Bioengineering (2027)
- Emily Scribner, Civil Engineering, Environmental Engineering & Earth Sciences (2027)
- Cameron Turner, Mechanical Engineering (2026)
- John Wagner, Mechanical Engineering (2025)
- Ken Webb, Bioengineering (2027)
- Dan Wooster, Computing (2025)
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College of Science
- Marco Ajello, Physics & Astronomy (2026)
- Ellen Breazel, Mathematical & Statistical Sciences (2025)
- Jason Brown, Physics & Astronomy (2027)
- Neil Calkin, Mathematics (2026)
- Jim Coykendall, Mathematical & Statistical Sciences (2025)
- Xian Lu, Physics & Astronomy (2025)
- Chris Minor, Biological Sciences (2027)
- Ramakrishna Podila, Physics & Astronomy (2025)
- Kaustubha Qanungo, Biological Sciences (2027)
- Michael Sehorn, Genetics & Biochemistry (2027)
- Alison Starr-Moss, Genetics & Biochemistry (2026)
- Andy Tennyson, Chemistry, Lead Senator (2026)
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University Libraries
- Amanda McLeod, University Libraries, Lead Senator (2026)
- Yang Wu, University Libraries (2027)
