The Faculty Senate is one of the primary institutions for effective faculty governance and represents more than 550 faculty at UCA.
There are twenty-two senators, three elected from each of the five academic colleges, three elected from unaffiliated faculty, three elected at-large from the entire faculty, and one representing part-time faculty. The five Senate officers are elected by the Senate itself, with senators elected to replace the president and president-elect in their respective colleges.
Faculty Senate
Officers
President
Tori Dunlap, CoSE
Chemistry and Biochemistry
Manion Annex 128
vdunlap@uca.edu
(501) 450-5938
Vice President/President Elect
Joe Thomas, COB
Computer Information Systems & Analytics
COB 305O
joethomas@uca.edu
(501) 450-5316
Secretary/Treasurer
Chris Craun, CAHSS
History
State Hall 156
craunc@uca.edu
(501) 450-3158
Parli
amentarian
Stephanie Rose, CHBS
Health Sciences
Doyne 207
srose3@uca.edu
(501) 852-0260
Web Archivist
Renee LeBeau-Ford, Torreyson Library
Library Faculty, Collection Development
Torreyson Library 213
reneel@uca.edu
(501) 450-5203
Senators
College of Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences
Lynn Burley (2028)
School of Language and Literature
lburley@uca.edu
(501) 450-5648
Paul Mayhew (2026)
Music
pmayhew@uca.edu
(850) 274-9232
Chris Craun (2027)
History
craunc@uca.edu
(501) 450-3158
College of Business
Vacant (2027)
Will replace current Vice President
Jeremy Horpedahl (2028)*
Economics, Finance, Insurance and Risk Management
jhorpedahl@uca.edu
(501) 450-5355
Brigid Appiah Otoo (2026)**
Computer Information Systems and Analytics
bappiahotoo@uca.edu
(501) 450-7915
College of Sciences and Engineering
Garth Johnson (2028)
Mathematics
garthj@uca.edu
(501) 450-5684
Gregory Naumiec (2027)
Chemistry
gregn@uca.edu
(501) 852-0692
Faith Yarberry (2026)**
Chemistry and Biochemistry
fyarberry@uca.edu
(501) 852-2530
College of Education
Valerie Couture (2027)
Leadership Studies
vcouture@uca.edu
(501) 450-5209
Rhonda McClellan (2028)
Leadership Studies
rmcclellan@uca.edu
(501) 852-2578
Vacant (2026)
To be filled in Fall 2025
College of Health and Behavioral Sciences
Kristy Jamerson (2027)
Health Sciences
kristyj@uca.edu
(501) 852-2681
Darcy Downey (2028)
Exercise and Sport Science
ddowney@uca.edu
(501) 450-5112
Stephanie Rose (2026)
Health Sciences
srose3@uca.edu
(501) 450-3194
Unaffiliated Senators
Adam Frank (2027)
Honors College
afrank@uca.edu
(501) 450-3198
Renee Lebeau-Ford (2028)*
Library Faculty
reneel@uca.edu
(501) 450-5203
At-Large Senators
Arijit Mukherjee (2027)
Biology
amukherjee@uca.edu
(501) 450-5472
Michael Rosenow (2028)
History
mrosenow@uca.edu
(501) 450-3158
Phillip Spivey (2027)
Philosophy
pspivey@uca.edu
(501) 450-3690
Senator for Part-Time Faculty (One Year Term)
Vacant (2026)
To be filled in Fall 2025
* Indicates senators serving second consecutive term and are thus term limited.
** Indicates senators filling out remaining portions of another term. They can run two more times.
Last updated: May 21, 2025