FSD 25-22 Resolution on Faculty Senate Standing Committees (updated 2026-09-01)
FSD 25-22 Resolution on Faculty Senate Standing Committees
PURDUE UNIVERSITY NORTHWEST FACULTY SENATE
The Nominations, Elections, and Awards Committee recommends the following membership of faculty senators on the standing committees for AY 2026-27. Member names are given with their college and year of Senate term expiration.
Committee: Nominations, Awards, and Elections
For Discussion: May 8, 2026
Executive Committee
Jessica Ivy (Chair)
Rob Hallock (Vice-Chair)
Patti Ludwig-Beymer, Faculty Affairs
Maria Hughes, Curriculum
Angela Schooley, General Education and Assessment
Lee Michael Johnson, Educational Policy
Patrick Keegan, Nominations, Elections, and Awards
Jim Dolen, Student Affairs
Alan McCafferty (Senate Secretary, without vote)
Tony Elmendorf (Parliamentarian, without vote)
Budget Subcommittee: Tom Roach (Chair)
Faculty Affairs: At least five (5) Senate members, but always an odd number, with representation from each college.
Patti Ludwig-Beymer (’27) (CON) (Chair)
Gokarna Aryal (’29) (CES)
Wendy St. Jean (’29) (CHESS)
Masoud Fathizadeh (’29) (COT)
Serdar Turedi (’29) (COB)
Subordinate Committee: First-Year Experience and New Student Orientation
Subordinate Committee: Transfer Credit Steering
Student Affairs: At least five, an odd number, and representation from each college.
Jim Dolen (’27) (CES) (Chair)
Sarah White (’29) (CHESS)
Nicolae Tarfulea (’29) (CES)
Pitparnee Stompor (’29) (COB)
Ying Luo (’29) (COT)
Subordinate Committee: Athletic Policies
Subordinate Committee: Grade Appeals
Gen Ed & Assessment: At least five, an odd number, and representation from each college.
Angela Schooley (’29) (CON) (Chair)
Collette Morrow (CHESS)
Omeed Ilchi (’28) (CHESS)
Hassan Naji (’29?) (CES)
Michael Paz (’29) (COB)
Angela Schooley (’29) (CON)
Sammy Chapman (’29) (Library)
Aref Yadollahi (’29) (CES)
Subordinate Committee: Experiential Learning
Educational Policy: At least five, an odd number, and representation from each college.
Lee Michael Johnson (’29) (CHESS) (Chair)
David Kozel (’27) (CES)
Diane Spoljoric (’28) (CON)
Robert Kramer (’29) (CES)
Melanie Walski (’28) (CHESS)
Lee Michael Johnson (’29) (CHESS)
Suryeon Kim (’29) (COT)
John Spores (’29) (CHESS)
Subordinate Committee: Honors College
Subordinate Committee: Academic Reorganization
Curriculum: Five members, “ideally” with representation from each college.
Maria Hughes (’27) (CON) (Chair)
Hansung Kim (’27) (CES)
Claudia Mich (’28) (COB)
Michael Tu (’29) (COT)
Austin Hestdalen (’29) (CHESS)
Nominations, Elections, and Awards: At least three, and an odd number
Patrick Keegan (’27) (CHESS)(Chair)
John Durocher (’27) (CES)
Hairong Zhao (’28) (CES)
Senators at-Large:
Not needed for now; Faculty Senate constitutes 15% of the total voting faculty members (enough representation as of Spring 2026)
PNW Representative to WL Faculty Senate
Joe Coates (’27) (CHESS)
PNW Representative to Intercampus Faculty Council
Tom Roach (’29) (CHESS)
Mita Choudhury (’29) (CHESS)