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Faculty Committees |
2024–2025 Academic Year Elected and Appointed Faculty Committees
Chair of the Faculty
Susanne Beechey - term ending 2027
Secretary of the Faculty
Kirsten Nicolaysen - term ending 2026
Committee of Division Chairs
Provost and Dean of the Faculty, Elisabeth Mermann-Jozwiak, Chair
Division I Chair, John Cotts - term ending 2025
Division II Chair, Lydia McDermott - term ending 2026
Division III Chair, Ginger Withers - term ending 2027
Associate Dean for Academic Affairs, Helen Kim, ex-officio
Associate Dean for Faculty Development, Mary Raschko, ex-officio
Non-Tenure-Track Representative
Michael Simon, term ending 2026
ELECTED COMMITTEES
Faculty Personnel Committee
Heidi Dobson co-chair, term ending 2025
Erin Pahlke co-chair, term ending 2025
Michelle Jenkins, term ending 2026
Pavel Blagov, term ending 2026
Krista Gulbransen, term ending 2027
Tim Parker, term ending 2027
Campus Affairs
Chair: Sharon Alker
Vice Chair: John Stratton
At large members: Nina Lerman - term ending 2027; Stephen Michael - term ending 2027; and Daniel Schindler - term ending 2027
Admission and Financial Aid
Adam Miller, Vice President for Admission and Financial Aid, Chair
John Stratton - term ending 2027
Michelle Janning - term ending 2026
Donghui He - term ending 2025
Academic Information Technology Advisory Group
David Sprunger, Director, Instructional and Learning Technologies
Mark Juhasz - term ending 2027
Daniel Schindler - term ending 2027
Sarah Davies - term ending 2026
Katherine Nagel, ‘25
Al Anand 25’
Ping Fu, Director of Penrose Library
Library Advisory
Ping Fu, Director of Penrose Library, Chair
Chris Wakefield - term ending 2027
Dalia Biswas - term ending 2027
Stephen Michael – term ending 2025
Alden Kahn, ‘25
Dan Terrio, Chief Information Officer, ex-officio
Curricular Affairs
Chair: Moira Gresham
Vice Chair: TBD
At large members: Emily Jones - term ending 2027
Board of Review
Jack Iverson - term ending 2025, Chair
Machelle Hartman - term ending 2027
Gilbert Mireles - term ending 2027
Jonathan Barnett, Registrar, ex-officio
Catalog and Scheduling
Kurt Hoffman - term ending 2026, Chair
Maria Lux - term ending 2027
Matthew Bost - term ending 2026
Bina Arch (Fall ‘24, on sabbatical Spring '25) - term ending 2025
Ategeka Musinguza, ‘25
Jonathan Barnett, Registrar, ex-officio
Adam Gordon, General Studies Chair, ex-officio
Logan Higgins, Assistant Registrar, ex-officio
Helen Kim, Associate Dean for Academic Affairs, ex-officio
Linsday Tebeck, Collection Strategist Librarian, ex-officio
General Studies
Adam Gordon (Chair, Fall ‘24, on sabbatical Spring '25) - term ending 2025
Nick Bader – (Chair, Spring ’25) - term ending 2027
Jason Ralston - term ending 2027
Fabian Gabriel, ‘25
Helen Kim, Associate Dean for Academic Affairs, ex-officio
Lydia McDermott, Coordinator of First Year Seminars Writing Program, ex-officio
Lauren Osborne, Director of First Year Seminars, ex-officio
Curricular Vision
Brian Dott - term ending 2027, Chair
Peter de Grasse - term ending 2027
Tom Knight - term ending 2027
Susanne Beechey, Faculty Chair, ex-officio
Off-Campus Studies (OCS)
Susan Holme, Senior Director of Off-Campus & International Student & Scholar Services, ex-officio, Co-Chair
Nicole Simek, Director of the Center for Global Studies, ex-officio, Co-Chair
Will Boyles - term ending 2027
Yukiko Shigeto - term ending 2027
Sai Mamunuru (Spring ‘25, on sabbatical Fall ‘24) - term ending 2026
Jonathan Barnett, Registrar, ex-officio
Helen Kim, Associate Dean for Academic Affairs, ex-officio
Nadir Ovcina, Assistant Director of Off-Campus Studies, ex-officio
Faculty Affairs
Chair: Mark Hendricks - term ending 2026
Vice Chair: Patrick Frierson - term ending 2026
At large members: Jack Jackson - term ending 2027; Nate Boland - term ending 2025; Jason Pribilsky - term ending 2026; and Jacqueline Woodford - term ending 2025
Compensation
Jim Russo (Chair, Fall ‘24, on sabbatical Spring ‘25) - term ending 2026
Rosie Mueller (Chair, Spring ’25) - term ending 2027
Patrick Frierson - term ending 2026
Chetna Chopra - term ending 2025
Aid for Scholarship and Instructional Development
Mary Rashko, Associate Dean for Faculty Development, Chair
M Acuff - term ending 2026
Dan Vernon - term ending 2026
Xiaobo Yuan - term ending 2025
Center for Teaching and Learning
Mary Rashko, Associate Dean for Faculty Development, Chair
Daniel Schultz - term ending 2027
Amy Dodds - term ending 2026
David Sprunger, WCTS representative
Amy Blau, Library representative
Academic Freedom and Due Process
Kate Shea, Chair - term ending 2027
Kate Jackson - term ending 2025
Student Life
Chair: Albert Schueller - term ending June, 30 2025
Vice Chair: William Bares - term ending June 30, 2025
At large members: Barry Balof; and Matt Prull - terms ending June 30, 2025
College Athletics
Amy Molitor - term ending June 30, 2026
3 student members, TBD
Kim Chandler, Director of Athletics, ex-officio
Helen Kim, Associate Dean for Academic Affairs, ex-officio
Pat Spencer, Faculty Athletic Representative, ex-officio
Student Conduct
Kazi Joshua, Dean of Students, Chair
Andrés Aragoneses - term ending June 30, 2025
William Bares - term ending June 30, 2026
Tim Doyle - term ending June 30, 2027
Marion Götz - term ending June 30, 2027
Chris Wallace - term ending June 30, 2026
Shahin Hamzeh, ‘27
Kylie Hu, ‘27
Masha Aghabekyan, ‘26
Lily Yost, ‘26
Jackson Wurzer, ‘26
Amelia Leach, ‘26
Reagan Bain, ‘25
Owen Jakel, ‘25
Student Life
Juli Dunn, Assistant Vice President of Student Life
Stace Sievert, Associate Director of Student Activities
Nancy Day - term ending June 30, 2027
Erin Pahlke - term ending June 30, 2025
Marina Ptukhina - term ending June 30, 2026
Wayne McKay, ‘26
Chase Schubert, ‘26
Angela Eliacy, ‘25
Sasha Morgan, ‘25
Cade Gordon, ‘25
Marlynne Nitunga, ‘25
ASWC President, ex-officio
Whitman College President or designee, ex-officio
Provost and Dean of the Faculty or designee, TBD
APPOINTED COMMITTEES
Helen Kim, Associate Dean for Academic Affairs, Chair
John Cotts, Division I Chair - term ending 2025
Lydia McDermott, Division II Chair - term ending 2026
Ginger Withers, Division III Chair - term ending 2027
Neal Christopherson, Director of Institutional Research
Juli Dunn, Assistant Vice President of Student Life
Elisabeth Mermann-Jozwiak, Provost and Dean of the Faculty
Mike Osterman, Director of Enterprise Technology
Elizabeth Miller, Director of Maxey Museum, Chair
Alexis Hickey, Archivist & Head of Digital Services
Kynde Kiefel, Director of the Donald H. Sheehan Gallery
Travis Morgan, Biology Lab Coordinator, and Environmental Studies Technician
Andrew Somoskey, Exhibitions and Collections Manager
College NAGPRA Coordinator
Elizabeth Miller, Director of Maxey Museum
Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee (IACUC)
Walter Herbranson, Chair
Emily Hamada, Biology Lab Coordinator and Stockroom Manager
Stephanie Johnson, Division III Assistant
Helen Kim, Associate Dean for Academic Affairs, Institutional Officer
Kat McWhorter, Environmental Health and Safety Manager
Chris Wallace, Dr. Robert F. Welty Professor of Biology
Community Members:
John Ladderud, DVM
Rev. John Knapp
Institutional Biosafety Committee
Constituted as needed. See Faculty Handbook, Chapter IX-C.
Institutional Review Board (IRB)
Erin Pahlke, Chair
William Bares
Neal Christopherson
Xiaobo Yuan
Community Member:
Oliver Birchwood-Glover
POST GRADUATE FELLOWSHIPS
*Beinecke Scholarship
Julia Ireland, Chair
Christopher Leise
TBD
Jessica Hernandez
British Scholarships
Moira Gresham
Jack Jackson
Gaurav Majumdar
Jessica Hernandez
Fulbright U.S. Student Program Teaching
Sarah Davies, sabbatical replacement 2024-25
Scott Elliott (on sabbatical 2024-25)
Lydia McDermott
Amy Molitor
Jessica Hernandez
Fulbright U.S. Student Program Research
Nate Boland
Erin Pahlke
TBD
Jessica Hernandez
Gaither Junior Fellows Program (formerly Carnegie)
Brian Dott
Jessica Hernandez
Goldwater Scholarship
Moira Gresham, Chair
Tom Knight
Jessica Hernandez
Projects for Peace
Susan Holme
Lindsay Szramek
Jessica Hernandez
Truman Scholarship
Tarik Elseewi
TBD, sabbatical replacement 2024-25)
Aaron Bobrow-Strain (on Sabbatical 2024-25)
Jessica Hernandez
Udall Scholarship
Jason Pribilsky
Lyman Persico
Jessica Hernandez
Watson Fellowship
Albert Schueller, Chair
Sharon Alker
Kathryn Frank
Wally Herbranson
Jessica Hernandez
SPECIAL PROGRAMS
Cinema Arts Series
Robert Sickels, Coordinator
Faculty Athletic Representative (FAR)
Pat Spencer
Faculty Mentoring Programs
Kisha Lewellyn Schlegel, Coordinator (Tenure-Track)
Tarik Elseewi, Coordinator (Faculty Fellows)
Michael Simon, Non-Tenure-Track Representative
High School Enrichment
Barry Balof, Coordinator
Scholars at Risk (SAR)
TBD, sabbatical replacement 2024-25, Chair
Alvaro Santana-Acuna (on sabbatical 2024-25)
Ashmeet Singh
Laura Hope
STEERING COMMITTEES
3-2 Engineering
John Stratton, Director
Frank Dunnivant
Kurt Hoffman
Doug Hundley
Doug Juers (on sabbatical 2024-25)
Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology (BBMB)
Dan Vernon, Director
Michele Costantino
Doug Juers (on sabbatical 2024-25)
Brit Moss (on sabbatical Fall 2024)
Jim Russo (on sabbatical Spring 2025)
David Deal Endowment Committee
Susan Holme, Senior Director of Off-Campus & International Student & Scholar Services
Donghui He
Yukiko Shigeto
Nicole Simek, Global Studies Director, ex-officio
Environmental Studies
Amy Molitor, Co-Director
Tim Parker, Co-Director
TBD
Emily Jones
Kate Shea
Stan Thayne
Gender Studies
Nicole Simek, Director
Susanne Beechey
Lydia McDermott
Zahi Zalloua
Health Professions
Kimberly Mueller, Director of Health Professions Advising, Chair
Wally Herbranson
Brit Moss (on sabbatical Fall 2024)
Jim Russo (on sabbatical Spring 2025)
Indigeneity, Race & Ethnicity Studies
Zahi Zalloua, Director
Tarik Elseewi
Camilo Lund-Montano
Jason Pribilsky
Nicole Simek
Lisa Uddin