Western University of Health Sciences
2023-2024 University Committee Roster
Elected Committees
Faculty Senate
3 year term, 2 members per college
Members | Length of Term | Colleges |
Chair – Hyma Gogineni | 2023-2026 | COP |
Vice Chair – Yadi Fernandez-Sweeny | 2023-2026 | COMP |
Past Chair – Raj Kandpal | 2023-2026 | COMP |
Acting Past Chair – Malika Kachani |
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Brian Chui | 2021-2024 | CDM |
Khoa (Joey) Dang | 2021-2024 | CGN |
Patricia Shakhshir | 2022-2025 | CGN |
Janet Konecne | 2021-2024 | CHS |
Michael Granado | 2022-2025 | CHS |
Anu Raisanen | 2023-2026 | CHS-Northwest |
Pinakin Davey | 2023-2026 | CO |
Vishwanath Venketaraman | 2022-2025 | COMP |
Yadi Fernandez-Sweeney | 2023-2026 | COMP |
Brion Benninger | 2022-2025 | COMP-Northwest |
Peter Oelschlaeger | 2023-2026 | COP |
David Min | 2023-2026 | COP |
Mary Schuh-Clark | 2023-2026 | CPM |
Saba Sadra | 2021-2024 | CPM |
Babak Faramarzi | 2022-2025 | CVM |
Yvonne Drechsler | 2022-2025 | CVM |
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Alternative Senators: |
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Hicret Islamoglu |
| CDM |
Bethany Thrasher |
| CGN |
Laura Murphy |
| CHS & CHS-Northwest |
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Senate Committees
*Denotes Committee Chair
**Denotes Ex-officio (Provost’s nominees)
Members | University Faculty Affairs | Academic Standards and Policy | Academic Support Services and Planning |
1 | Peter Oelschlaeger | Vishwanath Venketaraman | Janet Konecne |
2 | Michael Granado | Yvonne Drechsler | Patricia Shakhshir |
3 | Brian Chui | Brion Benninger | |
4 | Yadi Fernandez-Sweeny | Khoa (Joey) Dang | Pinakin Davey |
5 | Raj Kandpal | Anu Raisanen | Babak Faramarzi |
6 | Saba Sadra | David Min | Mary Schuh-Clark |
7 | Hyma Gogineni |
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8 | Malika Kachani |
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Ex Officio | **Tim Wood | **Brad Henson | **Jonathan Daitch |
Library Committee
2 year term, 1 per college
Members | Length of Term | Colleges |
Karen Matgsumura-Lem | 2023-2025 | CDM |
Dawn Stone | 2022-2024 | CGN |
Amber Singletary | 2022-2024 | CHS |
Nicole Biltz | 2023-2025 | CHS-Northwest |
Nataly Fahim | 2023-2025 | CO |
Katherine Mitsouras | 2022-2024 | COMP |
Brion Benninger | 2023-2025 | COMP-Northwest |
Anthony Sengul | 2023-2025 | COP |
Adrienne Estes | 2023-2025 | CPM |
VACANT | 2023-2025 | CVM |
Research Committee
3 year term, 1 per college, 3 at-large
Members: | Length of Term | Colleges |
Harshavardhan Deoghare | 2021-2024 | CHS |
Hendrik Szumant | 2022-2025 | COMP |
Bradley Andresen | 2022-2025 | COP |
Yvonne Drechsler | 2021-2024 | CVM |
Patricia Shakhshir | 2021-2024 | CGN |
Naveen Yadav | 2023-2026 | CO |
Zohra Tumur | 2021-2024 | CDM |
Rebecca Moellmer | 2023-2026 | CPM |
Anu Raisanen | 2021-2024 | CHS-Northwest |
At Large: |
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Lyna Luo | 2023-2026 | AT LARGE (COP) |
Brion Benninger | 2022-2025 | AT LARGE (COMP-Northwest) |
Michelle Steinauer | 2023-2026 | AT LARGE (COMP-Northwest) |
Grievance Committee
3 year term, 5 members elected at-large
Members |
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Peter Oelschlaeger, COP | Associate Professor (TENURED) | 2023-2026 |
Mihai Covasa, COMP | Professor (TENURED) | 2022-2025 |
Mohammed Elsalanty, COMP | Professor (TENURED) | 2021-2024 |
Preeti Kotha | Assistant Professor | 2022-2025 |
Edward Wagner | Professor | 2023-2026 |