{"id":3150,"date":"2025-08-05T15:42:15","date_gmt":"2025-08-05T20:42:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/secu\/?page_id=3150"},"modified":"2026-03-24T11:10:33","modified_gmt":"2026-03-24T16:10:33","slug":"rosters","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/secu\/governance\/faculty\/faculty-senate\/rosters\/","title":{"rendered":"Rosters"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-faculty-senate\">Faculty Senate<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-2025-2026-roster\">2025-2026 Roster<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list uwm-c-list--cleanlist\">\n<li><strong>Presiding Officer:<\/strong> Chancellor Thomas Gibson<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>President pro tem: <\/strong>Gillian Rodger<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Parliamentarian: <\/strong>Colleen Boland<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-executive-committee\">Executive Committee<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"uwm-c-table uwm-c-table--stripe\"><table><thead><tr><th>Name<\/th><th>Rank<\/th><th>Department<\/th><th>School\/College<\/th><th>Term Ends<\/th><th>Email<\/th><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr><td>Mark D. Schwartz<\/td><td>Professor<\/td><td>Geography<\/td><td>L&amp;S<\/td><td>2028<\/td><td><a href=\"mailto:mds@uwm.edu\">mds@uwm.edu<\/a><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Wilkistar Otieno<\/td><td>Associate Professor<\/td><td>Industrial &amp; Manufacturing Engineering<\/td><td>CEAS<\/td><td>2028<\/td><td><a href=\"mailto:otieno@uwm.edu\">otieno@uwm.edu<\/a><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Melinda Kavanaugh<\/td><td>Professor<\/td><td>Social Work<\/td><td>CCEP<\/td><td>2027<\/td><td><a href=\"mailto:kavanaug@uwm.edu\">kavanaug@uwm.edu<\/a><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Kelly Kirshtner<\/td><td>Associate Professor<\/td><td>Film, Video, Animation and New Genres<\/td><td>CAA<\/td><td>2027<\/td><td><a href=\"mailto:kirshtne@uwm.edu\">kirshtne@uwm.edu<\/a><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Lindsay McHenry<\/td><td>Professor<\/td><td>Geosciences<\/td><td>L&amp;S<\/td><td>2026<\/td><td><a href=\"mailto:lmchenry@uwm.edu\">lmchenry@uwm.edu<\/a><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Richard Leson<\/td><td>Associate Professor<\/td><td>Art History<\/td><td>L&amp;S<\/td><td>2026<\/td><td><a href=\"mailto:leson@uwm.edu\">leson@uwm.edu<\/a><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Gillian Rodger (president pro tem)<\/td><td>Professor<\/td><td>Music<\/td><td>CAA<\/td><td>2026<\/td><td><a href=\"mailto:grodger@uwm.edu\">grodger@uwm.edu<\/a><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-division-of-arts-amp-humanities\">Division of Arts &amp; Humanities<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"uwm-c-table uwm-c-table--stripe\"><table class=\"has-fixed-layout\"><thead><tr><th>Name<\/th><th>Rank<\/th><th>Department<\/th><th>School\/College<\/th><th>Term Ends<\/th><th>Email<\/th><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr><td>Gillian Rodger<\/td><td>Professor<\/td><td>Music<\/td><td>CAA<\/td><td>2028<\/td><td><a href=\"mailto:mds@uwm.edu\"><\/a><a href=\"mailto:grodger@uwm.edu\">grodger@uwm.edu<\/a><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Shevaun Watson<\/td><td>Associate Professor<\/td><td>English<\/td><td>L&amp;S<\/td><td>2028<\/td><td><a href=\"mailto:watsonse@uwm.edu\">watsonse@uwm.edu<\/a><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Kay Wells<\/td><td>Associate Professor<\/td><td>Art History<\/td><td>L&amp;S<\/td><td>2028<\/td><td><a href=\"mailto:wellsk@uwm.edu\">wellsk@uwm.edu<\/a><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Stephen White<\/td><td>Associate Professor<\/td><td>Theatre<\/td><td>CAA<\/td><td>2028<\/td><td><a href=\"mailto:swhite@uwm.edu\">swhite@uwm.edu<\/a><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Miren Boehm<\/td><td>Professor<\/td><td>Philosophy<\/td><td>L&amp;S<\/td><td>2027<\/td><td><a href=\"mailto:boehmm@uwm.edu\">boehmm@uwm.edu<\/a><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Katie Vater<\/td><td>Associate Professor<\/td><td>World Languages &amp; Cultures<\/td><td>L&amp;S<\/td><td>2027<\/td><td><a href=\"mailto:vaterk@uwm.edu\">vaterk@uwm.edu<\/a><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Winson Chu<\/td><td>Associate Professor<\/td><td>History<\/td><td>L&amp;S<\/td><td>2026<\/td><td><a href=\"mailto:wchu@uwm.edu\">wchu@uwm.edu<\/a><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Amy Olen <sup>1<\/sup><\/td><td>Assistant Professor<\/td><td>World Languages &amp; Cultures<\/td><td>L&amp;S<\/td><td>2026<\/td><td><a href=\"mailto:amytolen@uwm.edu\">amytolen@uwm.edu<\/a><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Hamid Ouali<\/td><td>Professor<\/td><td>Linguistics<\/td><td>L&amp;S<\/td><td>2026<\/td><td><a href=\"mailto:ouali@uwm.edu\">ouali@uwm.edu<\/a><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Aragorn Quinn<\/td><td>Associate Professor<\/td><td>World Languages &amp; Cultures<\/td><td>L&amp;S<\/td><td>2026<\/td><td><a href=\"mailto:quinna@uwm.edu\">quinna@uwm.edu<\/a><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">1 Repl. K. Wheatley (2026-E)<br>Last updated: 1\/9\/2026<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-division-of-natural-sciences\">Division of Natural Sciences<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"uwm-c-table uwm-c-table--stripe\"><table class=\"has-fixed-layout\"><thead><tr><th>Name<\/th><th>Rank<\/th><th>Department<\/th><th>School\/College<\/th><th>Term Ends<\/th><th>Email<\/th><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr><td>Philip Chang<\/td><td>Professor<\/td><td>Physics<\/td><td>L&amp;S<\/td><td>2028<\/td><td><a href=\"mailto:mds@uwm.edu\"><\/a><a href=\"mailto:grodger@uwm.edu\"><\/a><a href=\"mailto:chang65@uwm.edu\">chang65@uwm.edu<\/a><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Kristen Murphy<\/td><td>Professor<\/td><td>Chemistry &amp; Biochemistry<\/td><td>L&amp;S<\/td><td>2028<\/td><td><a href=\"mailto:kmurphy@uwm.edu\">kmurphy@uwm.edu<\/a><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Nicholas Silvaggi<\/td><td>Professor<\/td><td>Chemistry &amp; Biochemistry<\/td><td>L&amp;S<\/td><td>2028<\/td><td><a href=\"mailto:silvaggi@uwm.edu\">silvaggi@uwm.edu<\/a><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Mohammad Rahman<\/td><td>Professor<\/td><td>Mechanical Engineering<\/td><td>CEAS<\/td><td>2028<\/td><td><a href=\"mailto:rahmanmh@uwm.edu\">rahmanmh@uwm.edu<\/a><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>John Boyland<\/td><td>Professor<\/td><td>Computer Science<\/td><td>CEAS<\/td><td>2027<\/td><td><a href=\"mailto:boyland@uwm.edu\">boyland@uwm.edu<\/a><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Pamela Harris<\/td><td>Professor<\/td><td>Mathematical Sciences<\/td><td>L&amp;S<\/td><td>2027<\/td><td><a href=\"mailto:peharris@uwm.edu\">peharris@uwm.edu<\/a><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Avik Chakrabarti <sup>1<\/sup><\/td><td>Associate Professor<\/td><td>Economics<\/td><td>L&amp;S<\/td><td>2026<\/td><td><a href=\"mailto:chakra@uwm.edu\">chakra@uwm.edu<\/a><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Michael Nosonovsky <sup>2<\/sup><\/td><td>Professor<\/td><td>Mechanical Engineering<\/td><td>CEAS<\/td><td>2026<\/td><td><a href=\"mailto:nosonovs@uwm.edu\">nosonovs@uwm.edu<\/a><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Deyang Qu<\/td><td>Professor<\/td><td>Mechanical Engineering<\/td><td>CEAS<\/td><td>2026<\/td><td><a href=\"mailto:qud@uwm.edu\">qud@uwm.edu<\/a><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Christopher Quinn <sup>3<\/sup><\/td><td>Associate Professor<\/td><td>Biological Sciences<\/td><td>L&amp;S<\/td><td>2026<\/td><td><a href=\"mailto:quinnc@uwm.edu\">quinnc@uwm.edu<\/a><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Valeric\u0103 Raicu<\/td><td>Professor<\/td><td>Physics<\/td><td>L&amp;S<\/td><td>2026<\/td><td><a href=\"mailto:vraicu@uwm.edu\">vraicu@uwm.edu<\/a><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">1 Repl. S. Shen <sup>4<\/sup> (2026-E)<br>2 Repl. Rafael Rodriguez (2026-E)<br>3 Repl. S. Boyd 2025-26 sabbatical (2027-E)<br>4 Repl. M. Schwartz <sup>6<\/sup> (2026-E)<br>5 Repl. E. Young 2025-26 sabbatical (2026-E)<br>6 Repl. K. Renken (2026-E)<br>Last updated: 1\/27\/2026<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-division-of-professions\">Division of Professions<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"uwm-c-table uwm-c-table--stripe\"><table class=\"has-fixed-layout\"><thead><tr><th>Name<\/th><th>Rank<\/th><th>Department<\/th><th>School\/College<\/th><th>Term Ends<\/th><th>Email<\/th><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr><td>Anja Blecking<\/td><td>Associate Professor<\/td><td>Chemistry &amp; Biochemistry<\/td><td>L&amp;S<\/td><td>2028<\/td><td><a href=\"mailto:mds@uwm.edu\"><\/a><a href=\"mailto:grodger@uwm.edu\"><\/a><a href=\"mailto:chang65@uwm.edu\"><\/a><a href=\"mailto:blecking@uwm.edu\">blecking@uwm.edu<\/a><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Colleen Janczewski<\/td><td>Associate Professor<\/td><td>Social Work<\/td><td>CCEP<\/td><td>2028<\/td><td><a href=\"mailto:janczew2@uwm.edu\">janczew2@uwm.edu<\/a><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Peninnah Kako<\/td><td>Professor<\/td><td>Nursing<\/td><td>CHPS<\/td><td>2028<\/td><td><a href=\"mailto:pmkako@uwm.edu\">pmkako@uwm.edu<\/a><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Brooke Slavens<\/td><td>Professor<\/td><td>Mechanical Engineering<\/td><td>CEAS<\/td><td>2028<\/td><td><a href=\"mailto:slavens@uwm.edu\">slavens@uwm.edu<\/a><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Alexa Anderson<\/td><td>Associate Professor<\/td><td>Nursing<\/td><td>CHPS<\/td><td>2027<\/td><td><a href=\"mailto:andersoa@uwm.edu\">andersoa@uwm.edu<\/a><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Veena Brown<\/td><td>Associate Professor<\/td><td>Accounting<\/td><td>LCB<\/td><td>2027<\/td><td><a href=\"mailto:brownvml@uwm.edu\">brownvml@uwm.edu<\/a><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Jennifer Fink<\/td><td>Associate Professor<\/td><td>Health Care Administration<\/td><td>CHPS<\/td><td>2027<\/td><td><a href=\"mailto:jtfink@uwm.edu\">jtfink@uwm.edu<\/a><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Thomas LeBel<\/td><td>Associate Professor<\/td><td>Criminal Justice &amp; Criminology<\/td><td>CCEP<\/td><td>2027<\/td><td><a href=\"mailto:lebel@uwm.edu\">lebel@uwm.edu<\/a><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Crystasany Turner<\/td><td>Assistant Professor<\/td><td>Teaching and Learning<\/td><td>CCEP<\/td><td>2027<\/td><td><a href=\"mailto:crturner@uwm.edu\">crturner@uwm.edu<\/a><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Jian Zhao <sup>1<\/sup><\/td><td>Associate Professor<\/td><td>Civil &amp; Environmental Engineering<\/td><td>CEAS<\/td><td>2027<\/td><td><a href=\"mailto:jzhao@uwm.edu\">jzhao@uwm.edu<\/a><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Sam Helwany <sup>2<\/sup><\/td><td>Professor<\/td><td>Civil &amp; Environmental Engineering<\/td><td>CEAS<\/td><td>2026<\/td><td><a href=\"mailto:hassell@uwm.edu\">helwany@uwm.edu<\/a><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Wan-Chen Lee<\/td><td>Assistant Professor<\/td><td>Information Studies<\/td><td>CCEP<\/td><td>2026<\/td><td><a href=\"mailto:wclee@uwm.edu\">wclee@uwm.edu<\/a><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Yin Wang <sup>3<\/sup><\/td><td>Associate Professor<\/td><td>Civil &amp; Environmental Engineering<\/td><td>CEAS<\/td><td>2026<\/td><td><a href=\"mailto:wang292@uwm.edu\">wang292@uwm.edu<\/a><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">1 Repl. M. Kavanaugh (2027-E)<br>2 Repl. K. Hassell (2026-E)<br>3 Repl. S. Blackowski (2026-E)<br>Last Updated: 2\/25\/2026<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-division-of-social-sciences\">Division of Social Sciences<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"uwm-c-table uwm-c-table--stripe\"><table class=\"has-fixed-layout\"><thead><tr><th>Name<\/th><th>Rank<\/th><th>Department<\/th><th>School\/College<\/th><th>Term Ends<\/th><th>Email<\/th><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr><td>Ashley Lemke<\/td><td>Associate Professor<\/td><td>Anthropology<\/td><td>L&amp;S<\/td><td>2028<\/td><td><a href=\"mailto:mds@uwm.edu\"><\/a><a href=\"mailto:grodger@uwm.edu\"><\/a><a href=\"mailto:chang65@uwm.edu\"><\/a><a href=\"mailto:blecking@uwm.edu\"><\/a><a href=\"mailto:ashlemke@uwm.edu\">ashlemke@uwm.edu<\/a><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Jeffrey Sommers<\/td><td>Professor<\/td><td>African &amp; African Diaspora Studies<\/td><td>L&amp;S<\/td><td>2027<\/td><td><a href=\"mailto:sommerjw@uwm.edu\">sommerjw@uwm.edu<\/a><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Sara Benesh <sup>1<\/sup><\/td><td>Professor<\/td><td>Political Science<\/td><td>L&amp;S<\/td><td>2026<\/td><td><a href=\"mailto:sbenesh@uwm.edu\">sbenesh@uwm.edu<\/a><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Katherine Du <sup>2<\/sup><\/td><td>Assistant Professor<\/td><td>Marketing<\/td><td>LCB<\/td><td>2026<\/td><td><a href=\"mailto:katdu@uwm.edu\">katdu@uwm.edu<\/a><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Timothy O\u2019Brien<\/td><td>Associate Professor<\/td><td>Sociology<\/td><td>L&amp;S<\/td><td>2026<\/td><td><a href=\"mailto:obrien34@uwm.edu\">obrien34@uwm.edu<\/a><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Erin Parcell <sup>1<\/sup><\/td><td>Professor<\/td><td>Communication<\/td><td>L&amp;S<\/td><td>2026<\/td><td><a href=\"mailto:eparcell@uwm.edu\">eparcell@uwm.edu<\/a><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">1 No candidates from elections 2023-24<br>2 Repl. D. Hannula (2026-E)<br>Last updated: 10\/21\/2025<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-2024-2025-roster\">2024-2025 Roster<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list uwm-c-list--cleanlist\">\n<li><strong>Presiding Officer:<\/strong> Chancellor Mark Mone<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>President pro tem: <\/strong>Melinda Kavanaugh<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Parliamentarian: <\/strong>Colleen Boland<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-executive-committee-0\">Executive Committee<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"uwm-c-table uwm-c-table--stripe\"><table><thead><tr><th>Name<\/th><th>Rank<\/th><th>Department<\/th><th>School\/College<\/th><th>Term Ends<\/th><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr><td>Kathleen Dolan<\/td><td>Professor<\/td><td>Political Science<\/td><td>L&amp;S<\/td><td>2027<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Kelly Kirshtner<\/td><td>Associate Professor<\/td><td>Film, Video, Animation and New Genres<\/td><td>CAA<\/td><td>2027<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Lindsay McHenry<\/td><td>Professor<\/td><td>Geosciences<\/td><td>L&amp;S<\/td><td>2026<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Richard Leson<\/td><td>Associate Professor<\/td><td>Art History<\/td><td>L&amp;S<\/td><td>2026<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Gillian Rodger<\/td><td>Professor<\/td><td>Music<\/td><td>CAA<\/td><td>2025<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>William Watson <sup>1<\/sup><\/td><td>Professor<\/td><td>Theatre<\/td><td>CAA<\/td><td>2025<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Melinda Kavanaugh (president pro tem)<\/td><td>Professor<\/td><td>Social Work<\/td><td>CCEP<\/td><td>2025<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">1 Repl. L. Hager (2025-E)<br>2 Repl. W. Otieno<sup>1<\/sup> 2024-25 sabbatical (2025-E)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-division-of-arts-amp-humanities-0\">Division of Arts &amp; Humanities<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"uwm-c-table uwm-c-table--stripe\"><table class=\"has-fixed-layout\"><thead><tr><th>Name<\/th><th>Rank<\/th><th>Department<\/th><th>School\/College<\/th><th>Term Ends<\/th><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr><td>Miren Boehm<\/td><td>Professor<\/td><td>Philosophy<\/td><td>L&amp;S<\/td><td>2027<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Katie Vater<\/td><td>Associate Professor<\/td><td>World Languages &amp; Cultures<\/td><td>L&amp;S<\/td><td>2027<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Winson Chu<\/td><td>Associate Professor<\/td><td>History<\/td><td>L&amp;S<\/td><td>2026<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Hamid Ouali<\/td><td>Professor<\/td><td>Linguistics<\/td><td>L&amp;S<\/td><td>2026<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Aragorn Quinn<\/td><td>Associate Professor<\/td><td>World Languages &amp; Cultures<\/td><td>L&amp;S<\/td><td>2026<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Kathleen Wheatley<\/td><td>Associate Professor<\/td><td>World Languages &amp; Cultures<\/td><td>L&amp;S<\/td><td>2026<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Derek Counts<\/td><td>Professor<\/td><td>Art History<\/td><td>L&amp;S<\/td><td>2025<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Gabriel Rei-Doval <sup>1<\/sup><\/td><td>Associate Professor<\/td><td>Spanish &amp; Portuguese<\/td><td>L&amp;S<\/td><td>2025<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Kay Wells<\/td><td>Associate Professor<\/td><td>Art History<\/td><td>L&amp;S<\/td><td>2025<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">1 Repl. W. Watson<sup>2<\/sup> (2025-E)<br>2 Repl. R. Grusin (2025-E)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-division-of-general-studies\">Division of General Studies<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"uwm-c-table uwm-c-table--stripe\"><table class=\"has-fixed-layout\"><thead><tr><th>Name<\/th><th>Rank<\/th><th>Department<\/th><th>School\/College<\/th><th>Term Ends<\/th><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr><td>Anne Widmayer<\/td><td>Professor<\/td><td>Arts &amp; Humanities<\/td><td>CGS<\/td><td>2026<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Stephan Scholz <sup>1<\/sup><\/td><td>Associate Professor<\/td><td>Social Sciences &amp; Business<\/td><td>CGS<\/td><td>2025<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Tait Szabo <sup>2<\/sup><\/td><td>Associate Professor<\/td><td>Arts &amp; Humanities<\/td><td>CGS<\/td><td>2025<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">1 No candidates from elections 2022-23<br>2 No candidates from elections 2024-25<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-division-of-natural-sciences-0\">Division of Natural Sciences<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"uwm-c-table uwm-c-table--stripe\"><table class=\"has-fixed-layout\"><thead><tr><th>Name<\/th><th>Rank<\/th><th>Department<\/th><th>School\/College<\/th><th>Term Ends<\/th><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr><td>Suzanne Boyd<\/td><td>Associate Professor<\/td><td>Mathematical Sciences<\/td><td>L&amp;S<\/td><td>2027<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>John Boyland<\/td><td>Professor<\/td><td>Computer Science<\/td><td>CEAS<\/td><td>2027<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Pamela Harris<\/td><td>Professor<\/td><td>Mathematical Sciences<\/td><td>L&amp;S<\/td><td>2027<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Deyang Qu<\/td><td>Professor<\/td><td>Mechanical Engineering<\/td><td>CEAS<\/td><td>2026<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Erica Young<\/td><td>Professor<\/td><td>Biological Sciences<\/td><td>L&amp;S<\/td><td>2026<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Mark D. Schwartz <sup>1<\/sup><\/td><td>Professor<\/td><td>Geography<\/td><td>L&amp;S<\/td><td>2025<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Barry Cameron<\/td><td>Associate Professor<\/td><td>Geosciences<\/td><td>L&amp;S<\/td><td>2025<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Rafael Rodriguez<\/td><td>Professor<\/td><td>Biological Sciences<\/td><td>L&amp;S<\/td><td>2025<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Kristen Murphy <sup>2<\/sup><\/td><td>Professor<\/td><td>Chemistry &amp; Biochemistry<\/td><td>L&amp;S<\/td><td>2025<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Ionel Popa <sup>4<\/sup><\/td><td>Associate Professor<\/td><td>Physics<\/td><td>L&amp;S<\/td><td>2025<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">1 Repl. K. Renken (2026-E)<br>2 Repl. K. Surerus <sup>3<\/sup> (2025-E)<br>3 Repl. P. Guptasarma (2025-E)<br>4 Repl. V. 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