Committees and Representatives

Executive Council

Name Email
Dr. Chandra Reddy 鈥 Chair听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听
creddy@tnstate.edu
Dr. Fulya Baysal-Gurel, Associate Dean - Research fbaysalg@tnstate.edu
Dr. De'Etra Young Associate Dean - 91制片厂 and Land-grant Programs and Associate Professor dyoung23@tnstate.edu
, Chair, Human Sciences voates@tnstate.edu
Dr. Latif Lighari, Associate Dean - Extension
llighari@tnstate.edu
Thomas Greenlee, Superintendent, ARES Nashville, Ashland City jgreen1@tnstate.edu
Dr. Sam Nahashon, Chair, Agricultural and Environmental Sciences snahashon@tnstate.edu

Academic Leadership

Department of Agribusiness and Education
Chair听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听
Dr. Prabodh Illukpitiya
Academic Coordinator - ALEC Dr. Alyssa Rockers
Academic Coordinator - Agribusiness Dr. Aditya Khanal
Assessment Coordinator Dr. John Ricketts听
Graduate Coordinator Dr. Abdelaziz Lawani
Department of Agricultural Sciences and Engineering
Chair Dr. Korsi Dumenyo
Academic Coordinator - Biotechnology Dr. Ali Taheri
Academic Coordinator - Plant Science Dr. Lyle Wallace
Academic Coordinator - Ag Technology Dr. Anjin Chang
Assessment Coordinator Dr. Naseer Aziz听
Graduate Coordinator Dr. Suping Zhou
Department of Food and Animal Sciences
Chair听 Dr. Sam Nahashon
Academic Coordinator - Food Science Dr. Fur-Chi Chen
Academic Coordinator - Animal Science Dr. Richard Browning
Assessment Coordinator Dr. Kim Reuscher
Graduate Coordinator Dr. Ying Wu
Department of Environmental Sciences
Chair听 Dr. Bharat Pokharel
Academic Coordinator - Forestry Dr. Yujuan Chen听
Academic Coordinator - Natural Resources/GIS Dr. Reginald Archer听
Assessment Coordinator Dr. Sarah Neumann
Graduate Coordinator Dr. Bill Sutton
Department of Human Sciences
Chair听 Dr. Veronica Oates
Academic Coordinator - Childhood Development/FR Dr. Margaret Machara
Academic Coordinator - Fashion Merchandising PR Dr. LaPorchia Davis
Academic Coordinator - Food Service Management Dr. Sharon Suggs
Academic Coordinator - Nutrition Dr. LaPorchia Davis听
Assessment Coordinator Dr. Sharon Suggs
Graduate Coordinator Dr. Veronica Oates 听(LON)

Faculty Senators

Name Email
Dr. Reginald Archer (Agricultural and Environmental Sciences) rarcher@tnstate.edu
Dr. Ahmad Aziz (Agriultural and Environmental Sciences) aaziz@tnstate.edu
Dr. Fur-Chi Chen (Human Sciences)
fchen1@tnstate.edu
Dr. Jason de Koff (Agricultural and Environmental Sciences) jdekoff@tnstate.edu
Dr.听Aditya Khanal (Agricultural and Environmental Sciences) akhanal1@tnstate.edu


Strategic Planning Committee

Name Email
Dr. De'Etra Young, Chair dyoung23@tnstate.edu
Dr. Fulya Baysal-Gurel fbaysalg@tnstate.edu
Dr. Latif Lighari llighari@tnstate.edu
Dr. Reginald Archer rarcher@tnstate.edu
Dr. William Sutton wsutton@tnstate.edu
Dr. Tom Broyles tbroyle1@tnstate.edu

Policy and Procedures Committee

Name 听听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 Email 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听
Dr. Veronica Oates Co-Chair voates@tnstate.edu
Dr. Nick Gawel 听Co-Chair ngawel@tnstate.edu
Dr. De'Etra Young dyoung23@Tnstate.edu
Ms. Cassandra Williams cwilliams88@Tnstate.edu
Mr. Eddie Williams ewilliams@Tnstate.edu
Dr. Sudipta Rakshit srakshit@Tnstate.edu


Promotion and Tenure Committee

Name Email
Dr. Jason deKoff, Chair
jdekoff@tnstate.edu
Dr. Richard Browning
rbrowning@tnstate.edu
Dr. Bill Sutton听 听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 wsutton@tnstate.edu
Dr. Agnes Kilonzo-Nthenge
akilonzontheg@tnstate.edu
Dr. Suping Zhou zsuping@tnstate.edu

Website Development/Maintenance Committee

Name Email
Dr. Nick Gawel 鈥 Chair听听听听
ngawel@tnstate.edu
Dr. Veronica Oates voates@tnstate.edu
Dr. Margaret Machara听听 mmachara@tnstate.edu
Dr . Dharmalingam Pitchay 听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 dpitchay@tnstate.edu

Seminar Committee

Name Email
Dr. Ahmad Aziz - Chair 听听听听听听 听 听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 听 听 aaziz@tnstate.edu
Dr. Korsi Dumenyo听听 cdumenyo@tnstate.edu
Dr. Agnes Kilonzo-Nthenge akilonzontheng@tnstate.edu


Curriculum Committee

Name Email
Ms. Rita Flemming rfleming2@tnstate.edu
Dr. Fur-Chi Chen fchen1@tnstate.edu
Dr. Christine Ondzighi-Assoume

Dr. Reginald Archer

Faculty Senate Committee Representatives

Committee Name Email
Academic Committee Dr. John Ricketts jricket1@tnstate.edu
Alumni Relations and Development听
Budget Committee Dr. Korsi Dumenyo cdumenyo@tnstate.edu
Constitution and By-laws Committee Dr. Samuel Dennis sdennis@tnstate.edu
Faculty Grievance and Appeals Committee Dr. Ying Wu ywu@tnstate.edu
Faculty Benefits and Welfare Committee Dr.听Hongwei Si hsi@tnstate.edu
Information Technology Committee Dr. Bharat Pokharel bpokhare@tnstate.edu
Library Committee Dr. Margaret Machara mmachara@tnstate.edu
Nomination and Appointment Dr. Yongming Sang ysang@tnstate.edu
Professional Development Committee Dr. Fur-Chi Chen fchen@tnstate.edu
Research Committee Dr. Agnes Kilonzo-Nthenge akilonzontheng@tnstate.edu
Student Appeals Committee Dr. De鈥橢tra Young dyoung23@tnstate.edu


University Committees

Committee Name Email
Curriculum Committee Vacant
Personnel Committee Dr. Dilip Nandwani
dnandwan@tnstate.edu
Tenure and Promotion Appeals Committee Dr. Jason Oliver joliver@tnstate.edu
Academic Suspension Appeals Committee Dr. Makonnen Lema mlema@tnstate.edu
Faculty Awards Committee Mrs. Rita Fleming rfleming@tnstate.edu
Academic Integrity Committee Dr. Arvazena Clardy clardy@tnstate.edu
Academic Misconduct Disciplinary Committee Dr. Fur-Chi Chen (Faculty) fchen1@tnstate.edu






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