University Undergraduate Council

2026-27 | University Undergraduate Council Members


College of Arts and Sciences

  • Ladrica Menson-Furr, Assistant Dean; Associate Professor, African American Literature
  • Denis Grélé, Professor, French
  • Susan Neely-Barnes, Dunavant Professor, Social Work
  • Youngsang Kwon, Associate Professor, Earth Sciences

Fogelman College of Business and Economics

  • Carmen Astorne, Associate Dean for Programs and Research; Associate Professor, Economics
  • Jeff Black, Assistant Professor, Finance, Insurance and Real Estate
  • Olivia Raine, Assistant Professor of Teaching, Management
  • Rahul Pandey, Assistant Professor, Marketing and Supply Chain Management

College of Communication and Fine Arts

  • Craig Stewart, Interim Associate Dean; Professor, Communication
  • Thomas Hrach, Professor, Journalism and Strategic Media
  • Kim Marks Malone, Associate Chair for Undergraduate Studies, Associate Professor of Practice, Journalism and Strategic Media

School of Communication Sciences and Disorders

  • Jennifer Taylor, Associate Dean of Academic Programs; Clinical Associate Professor, Audiology
  • Nicholas Norman, Assistant Professor of Teaching

College of Education

  • Laura Casey, Professor
  • TBD

Herff College of Engineering

  • Amy Curry, Associate Dean of Academic Affairs and Administration; Associate Professor, Biomedical Engineering
  • Claudio Meier, Associate Professor, Civil Engineering 

College of Health and Human Sciences

  • Lawrence Weiss, Director of Academic Programs; Professor, Exercise, Sport and Movement Science
  • Melissa Puppa, Associate Professor, Exercise, Sport and Movement Science
  • Brandt Pence, Associate Professor, Nutrition
  • Carol Silkes, Associate Professor, Hospitality and Resort Management

Loewenberg College of Nursing

  • Brad Harrell, Assistant Dean for Community Partnerships and Practice
  • Kristin Geater, Clinical Assistant Professor, Acute, Chronic, and Continuing Care Science

College of Professional and Liberal Studies

  • Joanne Gikas, Interim Dean
  • Sandy Guntharp, Clinical Assistant Professor, Child Development and Family Studies

School of Public Health

  • Ilias Kavouras, Assistant Dean for Academic Affairs; Professor, Epidemiology, Biostatistics, and Environmental Health
  • Lori Ward, Associate Professor of Teaching, Public Health

Faculty Senate

  • Eli Jones, Associate Professor, Counseling, Educational Psychology and Research

Ex-Officio Members

Academic Affairs

  • Carol Danehower, UUC Chair; Interim Vice Provost of Undergraduate Education, Office of the Provost
  • Beverly Barker, Assistant Registrar for Curriculum Data Management, Office of the Registrar
  • Darla Keel, Assistant Vice Provost for Strategic Enrollment Systems and University Registrar
  • Keri Kerr, Systems Support, DegreeWorks, Office of the Registrar
  • Victoria Tardugno, Curricula Data Specialist (Curriculog/Curriculum), Office of the Registrar
  • Eric Bailey, Senior Associate Vice Provost for Student Academic Success
  • Alivia Blissett, Student Represenative

Academic Advising Center

  • Dale Williamson, Director, Academic Advising Center 

Academic Advising Network

  • Trellis Morgan, Assistant Director, Undergraduate Student Services, Fogelman College of Business & Economics

Office of Institutional Research

  • Sean Holden, Assistant Director

Student Government Association Representative


University Honors Program

  • Melinda Jones, Director, Helen Hardin Honors College 

University Libraries

  • Casey Parkman, Assistant Professor

Disability Resources

  • Tara Buchannon