Chair

Vini Nathan

Provost and Senior Vice President for Academic Affairs; Office of the Provost

Elected Faculty

Valentina Hartarska

Alumni Professor, Agricultural Economics and Rural Sociology; College of Agriculture

Wes Collins

Professor, McWhorter School of Building Science; College of Architecture, Design and Construction

Justin Benefield

Professor and Thomas Lowder Endowed Chair in Real Estate Finance; Harbert College of Business

Jill Meyer

Professor and Director of Counselor Education; College of Education

Roy Hartfield

Professor, Aerospace Engineering; Samuel Ginn College of Engineering

Georgios Arseniou

Assistant Professor and Extension Specialist; College of Forestry, Wildlife and Environment

Wendy Troop-Gordon

Professor, Human Development and Family Science; College of Human Sciences

David Lucsko

Professor and World History Coordinator, Department of History; College of Liberal Arts

Patricia Hartman

Associate Professor and Biology, Forestry and Wildlife Sciences Librarian; Auburn University Libraries

Chris Martin

Associate Clinical Professor and Traditional BSN Program Coordinator; College of Nursing

Jessica Starr

Clinical Professor, Pharmacy Practice; Harrison College of Pharmacy

Michael Gramlich

Associate Professor, Physics; College of Sciences and Mathematics

Paul Walz

Professor, Department of Pathobiology; College of Veterinary Medicine

Appointed Faculty

Alan Wilson

Professor, School of Fisheries, Aquaculture and Aquatic Sciences; College of Agriculture

Robert Finkel

Professor and Graphic Design Program Chair; College of Architecture, Design and Construction

Jeremy Wolter

Professor, Marketing; Harbert College of Business

Jason Bryant

Clinical Professor and Director, Truman Pierce Institute; College of Education; Vice Chair

J. Brian Anderson

Professor, Civil and Environmental Engineering; Samuel Ginn College of Engineering; Vice Chair-Elect

James Noles

Professor of Practice, Environmental Law; College of Forestry, Wildlife and Environment

Veena Chattaraman

Human Sciences Professor, Consumer and Design Sciences; College of Human Sciences

Sunny Stalter-Pace

Hargis Professor of American Literature, Department of English; College of Liberal Arts; Secretary

Kasia Leousis

Associate Professor and Instruction and Research Librarian; Auburn University Libraries

Katilya Ware

Associate Professor; College of Nursing

Jan Kavookjian

Associate Professor, Health Outcomes Research and Policy; Harrison College of Pharmacy

Rebecca Riggs

Senior Lecturer, Department of Biological Sciences; College of Sciences and Mathematics; Secretary-Elect

Mahmoud Mansour

Professor, Veterinary Anatomy; College of Veterinary Medicine

Presidential Appointees

Jason Hicks

Dean and Professor; College of Liberal Arts

Jennifer Mueller-Phillips

Dean and Wells Fargo Professor; Harbert College of Business

Selen Cremaschi

Department Chair and B. Redd & Susan W. Redd Eminent Scholar Chair Professor, Chemical Engineering; Samuel Ginn College of Engineering

Amy Wright

Associate Dean for Instruction and Professor; College of Agriculture

Ash Abebe

Interim Dean and Professor; Graduate School

Chase Bringardner

Associate Provost for Academic Affairs; Professor; Office of the Provost

Angela Wiley

Associate Provost for Faculty Affairs; Professor; Office of the Provost

David Hill

Professor, Landscape Architecture; College of Architecture, Design and Construction

Liesl Wesson

Senior Lecturer, Management and Entrepreneurship; Harbert College of Business

Stephen Ditchkoff

Alumni & William R. and Fay Ireland Distinguished Professor; College of Forestry, Wildlife and Environment

Luke Oeding

Professor, Mathematics & Statistics; College of Sciences and Mathematics

Bobby R. Woodard

Senior Vice President for Student Affairs; Student Affairs
(Ex-Officio*)

Steven E. Taylor

Senior Vice President for Research and Economic Development; Professor; Office of Research and Economic Development
(Ex-Officio*)

Virginia Davis

Dr. Daniel F. and Josephine Breeden Professor, Chemical Engineering; Samuel Ginn College of Engineering
(Ex-Officio*); Past Vice Chair

Prior to June 5, 2026, Auburn University utilized a University Senate model. Archives and historical records from the University Senate are available. Academic advisory functions are now supported by the Presidential Academic Advisory Council.

Last updated: September 29, 2026