Spring 2008 Faculty/Staff Election Results

The following people have been newly elected to the respective councils, committees, and University Senate as listed below. Where there are vacancies on committees and councils and were no candidates, the vacancies will be filled using procedures established by University Senate legislation, as follows: “If no eligible candidate is available to fill the vacancy, the Senate Executive Committee, with advice and recommendations from the Committee on Committees, shall appoint an eligible faculty member to fill the vacancy until the next regular election cycle. Filling a vacancy shall not preclude the appointee from standing for election to the same committee or council during the next election cycle if eligible”. (See University Senate By-Laws, Section 7.1 ) Vacancies on the University Senate remain vacant until the next election cycle in Spring 2009 (see Enabling Legislation, section 3.80. http://www.uoregon.edu/~uosenate/SenateCharter.html)

Faculty Advisory Council( 2 year term 16 June 2008 to 15 June 2010)

David Frank (Honors College)

Barbara Altmann (Romance Languages)

Leslie Steeves (Journalism and Communication)

Harry Price (Music and Dance)

Magid Shirzadegan (International Affairs)

Faculty Personnel Committee (2 year term 16 June 2008 to 15 June 2010)

Marina Guenza (Chemistry)

Tze-Lan Sang (East Asian Languages)

Gordon Lafer (LERC)

Beth Stormshak (Education - Counseling Psychology)

TBA – professional schools/colleges (

TBA – professional schools/colleges

Graduate Council (3 year term 16 June 2008 through 15 June 2011)

Karen McPherson – (Romance Languages)

Anita Weiss (International Studies)

TBA – Social Sciences

Kim Sheehan – At-Large (Journalism and Communication) -

John Russial (Journalism and Communication)

Mary-Lyon Dolezal (Art History)

Benedict McWhirter (Education)

Lynn Kahle (Business)

Faculty Grievance Appeal Committee (3 year term 16 June 2008 to 15 June 2011)

Terrie Minner (Academic Advising) -- alternate position

Intercollegiate Athletics Committee (2 year term 16 June 2008 to 15 June 2010)

Richard Taylor (Physics)

Peter Gilkey (Mathematics)

Suzanne Rowe (Law)

Janet Wasko (Journalism and Communication)

Mandy Chong (EMU - Cultural Forum)

Promotion, Tenure, Retention Appeal Committee (3 year term 16 June 2008 to 15 June 2011)

Deb Merskin (Journalism and Communication)

TBA

TBA – alternate position

Undergraduate Council (3 year term 16 June 2008 to 15 June 2011)

Amy Goeser Kolb (Music and Dance)

Tom Wheeler (Journalism and Communication)

TBA – AAA representative

TBA – CAS – Humanities

TBA – CAS – Social Sciences

TBA – At-Large (not Physics or Mathematics)

University Senate (2 year term 1 June 2008 to 31 May 2010)

CAS – Natural Sciences

Reza Rejaie (Computer and Information Science)

Huaxin Lin (Mathematics)

Shlomo Libeskind (Mathematics)

CAS – Social Sciences

Shanka Chakraborty (Economics)

Christopher Ellis (Economics)

Vacant

CAS – Humanities

Mary Jaeger (Classics)

Vacant

Architecture and Allied Arts

Jeffrey Hurwit (Art History)

Carla Bengtson

College of Education

Deb Olson (Special Education)

Journalism and Communication

Dan Miller

School of Law

Vacant

Library System

Katy Lenn (Reference)

Lundquist College of Business

Ali Emami (Finance)

Michele Henney (Accounting)

Vacant

School of Music and Dance

Vacant

Officer of Administration

Christopher Jones (AAA)

Natalie Butto (Law)

Classified Staff

Carla McNelly (Multicultural Academic Support) – 2-year position

Susan Plummer (Affirmative Action) – 2-year position

Janny Hunter (Admissions) – 1-year position

Officers of Administration Council (2 year term 1 July 2008 to 30 June 2010)

Tenaya Meaux (Housing)

David Espinoza (Counseling & Testing Center)

Shelley Elliott (Biology

Linda Leon (Romance Languages)