Faculty Councils

College of Architecture and Construction Management CFC

Pavankumar Meadati, Chair
Ameen Farooq
Zamila Karimi
Michael Carroll
Lantz Holtzhower
Hussein Abaza

Architecture DFC

Peter Pittman, Chair
Ermal Shpuza
Bronne Dytoc
Selen Okcu

Construction Management DFC

Zuhair El-Itr, Chair
Ali Keyvanfar
Ray Godfrey

College of the Arts CFC

Charles Parrott, Chair
Autumn Eckman
Natasha Habers
Matt Haffner
John Lawless
Brandon Meeks

Dance DFC

Autumn Eckman, Chair
Gary Jeter
Andrea Knowlton
McCree O'Kelly
Kristopher Pourzal

School of Art and Design DFC

Shuchita Mishra, Chair
Diana McClintock
Kyle DeAnna
Cynthia Thompson
Joe Remillard

School of Music DFC

David Kehler, Chair
Robert Henry
Edward Eanes

Theatre and Performance Studies DFC

Charlie Parrott, Chair
Committee of the Whole

College of Computing and Software Engineering CFC

Tian Xin, Chair
Reza Meimandi Parizi
Gita Taasoobshirazi
Tu Nguyen

Software Engineering and Game Development DFC

Reza Parizi, Chair
Lei Zhang
Yan Huang

Information Technology DFC

Tian Xin, Chair
Amelia Estwick
Honghui Xu
Ming Yang
Donald Privitera

Computer Science DFC

Tu Nguyen, Chair
Patrick Bobbie 
Xinyue Zhang 
Hisham Haddad 
Chen Zhao 

Data Science and Analytics

Gita Taasoobshirazi, Chair
Suzan Hardy

Radow College of Humanities and Social Sciences CFC

Heather Pincock, Chair 2026
Peter Rorabaugh, Chair 2027
Kenneth White (member as of spring 2026)
Abigail Alexander (member as of spring 2026)
Kristen Heflin
Andrew Pieper
Susan Smith
LeeAnn Lands
Jonathan Arnett
Dorothy Marsil
Darina Lepadatu (member until spring 2026)
Griselda Thomas
Dorian Jackson (member until spring 2026)
Frederick Carroll

School of Communication and Media DFC

Justin Pettigrew, Chair
Audrey Allison
Meredith Pruden
Sarah Johnson
Stella Payne

School of Conflict Management, Peacebuilding and Development DFC

Volker Franke, Chair
Heather Pincock
Tim Hedeen

Technical Communication and Interactive Design DFC

Jonathan Arnett, Chair
Mike Lahey
Kanu Priya Singh

English DFC

Michael Keleher, Chair
Cynthia Bowers
Regina Bradley
Michael Keleher
Carola Mattord
Tamara Powell

World Languages and Cultures DFC

Andrea Scapolo, Chair
Anja Bernardy
Kristen Elley
Hyunji Kim
Arturo Matute Castro
Alan Watts

Geography and Anthropology DFC

Terry Powis, Chair
Mark Patterson
Susan Kirkpatrick-Smith
Kenneth Williamson
Allen Roberts
Teresa Raczek
Paul McDaniel

History and Philosophy DFC

Masako Racel, Chair
Albert Way
Brain Swain

Interdisciplinary Studies DFC

Roxanne Donovan, Chair
Lauren Thompson
Rebecca Hill

School of Government and International Affairs DFC

David Shock, Chair
Elizabeth Gordon
Thomas Rotnem
Alicia Barnes
Jonathan Boyd

Psychological Science DFC

Daniel Rogers, Chair
Allison Martin
Dianhan Zheng
Suman Mallavarapu
Shadi Beshai

Sociology and Criminal Justice DFC

Ken White, Chair
Lisa Thompson
Daniel Farr
Jason Mueller
Cristina Stephens

Bagwell College of Education CFC

Albert Jimenez, Chair
Alta Broughton
Nicholas Clegorne
Darolyn Flaggs
Erik Malewski
Julie Moore
Amanda Richey
Tiffany Roman
Preethi Titu
Ike Ukeje

Educational Leadership DFC

Sheryl Croft, Chair
Chinasa Elue 
Nicholas Clegorne 
Albert Jimenez 

Elementary and Early Childhood Education DFC

Ike Ukeje, Chair
Marielle Myers 
Ethel McKenzie 
Lateefah Id-Deen
James Ritchie 

Inclusive Education DFC

Amanda Richey, Chair
Zachary Johnson 
Vidya Munandar 

Instructional Technology & Innovation DFC

Julie Moore, Chair
Yeol Huh
Christine Wusylko
Jason Harron

Secondary and Middle Grades Education DFC

Nichole Guillory, Chair
Anete Vazquez
Brendan Callahan
Johari Harris
Erik Malewski

College of Science and Mathematics CFC

Mark Mitchell, Chair
Jennifer Vandenbussche
Dongyu Jia
Brent McDaniel
Joel McNeal

Chemistry and Biochemistry DFC

Michael Stollenz, Chair
Carol Chrestensen
Glen Meades
Animesh Aditya
Marina Koether

Ecology, Evolution and Organismal Biology DFC

Thomas McElroy, Chair
Troy Mutchler
Mario Bretfeld
Marcia Hesser
Joel McNeal
Thomas McElroy

Mathematics DFC

Sean Ellermeyer, Chair
Kenneth Keating
Ikbel Zargouni
Liancheng Wang
William Griffiths

Molecular and Cellular Biology DFC

Martin Hudson, Chair
Andrew Haddow
Joanna Wardwell-Ozgo
Jennifer Coope
Carla Andrews
Masafumi Yoshihiro

Physics

Chetan Dhital, Chair
Mahmoud Asmar
Andreas Papaefstathiou
David Garofalo
Ben Rybolt

Southern Polytechnic College of Engineering and Engineering Technology CFC

Laura Ruhala, Chair
Gregory Wiles
Mohammad Jonaidi
Sumit Chakravarty
Sylvia Bhattacharya
Matthew Marshall

Civil and Environmental Engineering DFC

Jayhyun Kwon, Chair
Sabina Shanaz
Parth Bhavsar
Tadesse Wakjira
Youngguk Seo
Tien Yee

Electrical and Computer Engineering DFC

Lance Crimm, Chair
Charles Duvall
Paul Lee
Coskun Takes

Mechanical Engineering DFC

Muhammad Salman, Chair
Dal Hyung Kim
Ashish Aphale
David Veazie
Jungkyu Park
Mir Atiqulla

Engineering Technology DFC

Javad Khazaii, Chair
Aaron Adams

Robotics and Mechatronics Engineering DFC

Ying Wang, Chair
David Guerra-Zubiaga
Razvan Voicu

Industrial and Systems Engineering DFC

Robert Keyser, Chair
Lin Li
Valentina Nino

Coles College of Business CFC

Govind Hariharan, Chair
Hyungshin Park
Leo MacDonald
Timothy Blumentritt
Hyunju Shin
Seyed Vaezi
Randy Stuart

School of Accountancy DFC

Vineeta Sharma, Chair
Committee of the Whole

Economics, Finance and Quantitative Analysis DFC

Brett Katzman, Chair
James Tompkins
Leo MacDonald

Information Systems and Security DFC

Seyed Vaezi, Chair
Radwan Ali
Solomon Negash
Sooil Shin

Leven School of Management, Entrepreneurship and Hospitality DFC

Timothy Blumentritt, Chair
Deborah Mixson-Brookshire
Stacy Kessler
Sergey Lebedev
Shelby Meek

Marketing and Professional Sales DFC

Hyunju Shin, Chair
Armen Tashchian
Dayna Reed
Scott Inks

Wellstar College of Health amd Human Services CFC

Michael Hales, Chair
Darlene Rodriguez-Schaefer
Megan Lee
Mia Oberlton
Jamie Saye
Diane Keen
Katherine Ingram
Nalani Butler

Exercise Science and Sport Management DFC

Jennifer Willett, Chair
Cheryl McLester
John McLester

Health Promotion and Physical Education DFC

Bernie Goldfine, Chair
Selena Patterson
Wendasha Hall

Social Work and Human Services DFC

Hans Skott-Myhre, Chair
Oluwayomi Paseda 
Michelle Rhue                                    

Wellstar School of Nursing DFC

Tracey Couse, Chair
Chino Nwozochi
Tracy Ruegg 
Melissa Osborne 
Diane Keen 
Kate Harrington 
Brandi Miller 

Library CFC

Kristina Clement, Chair
Chelsee Dickson, Vice-Chair/Chair Elect
Rosemary Humphrey
Mary Ann Jones
Christin Collins
Christina Holm
Marie Day
Karen Doster-Greenleaf
Judy Reardon
Olga Koz
Laurie Aycock
Li Chen
Catherine Lewis, Ex Officio Member
Chris Sharpe, Ex Officio Member
Ashley Dupuy, Ex Officio Member

Library Resources DFC

Jackie Blanton-Watkins, Chair

Public Service DFC

Rosemary Humphrey, Chair