Faculty Senate Members
2025-2026
| Name | Department | Campus Box | Phone | Term Expiration | Council | ||
| Dr. Kristine | Craven, President | General & Basic Engineering | kcraven@tntech.edu | 5002 | 6027 | 2027 | |
| Ms. Megan | Atkinson, President-Elect | Volpe Library -- Archives | matkinson@tntech.edu | 5066 | 3537 | 2026 | |
| Dr. Mustafa | Rajabali, Past-President |
Physics | mrajabali@tntech.edu | 5051 | 3044 | 2026 | |
| Dr. Amy | Hill, Secretary | Professional Studies | amyhill@tntech.edu | 5176 | 6103 | 2027 | Academic/Administrative |
| Elected College Representatives | |||||||
| Agricultural and Human Ecology | |||||||
| Dr. Jim | Baier | Agriculture | jbaier@tntech.edu | 5034 | 3193 | 2028 | Academic |
| Dr. Michael | Nattrass | Agriculture | mnattrass@tntech.edu | 5034 | 3218 | 2026 | Administrative |
| Dr. Rufaro | Chitiyo | Human Ecology | rchitiyo@tntech.edu | 5035 | 6847 | 2028 | Administrative |
| Dr. Lee Ann | Shipley | Human Ecology | lshipley@tntech.edu | 5035 | 3867 | 2026 | Academic |
| Arts & Sciences | |||||||
| Dr. Mark | Creter | English | mcreter@tntech.edu | 5053 | 3478 | 2026 | Academic |
| Dr. Richard | Le Borne | Mathematics | rleborne@tntech.edu | 5054 | 3582 | 2026 | Administrative |
| Dr. Twanelle | Majors | Chemistry | tmajors@tntech.edu | 5055 | 6168 | 2026 | Administrative |
| Dr. Brian | O'Connor | Mathematics | BMOC@tntech.edu | 5054 | 3570 | 2026 | Academic |
| Business | |||||||
| Dr. Jim | Jenkins | Decision Sciences & Management | jhjenkins@tntech.edu | 5022 | 3142 | 2028 | Administrative |
| Dr. Hyewon | Park | Economics, Finance, & Marketing | hpark@tntech.edu | 5083 | 3471 | 2028 | Academic |
| Dr. Yi | Peng | Economics, Finance, & Marketing | ypeng@tntech.edu | 5083 | 3882 | 2028 | Academic |
| Dr. Thomas | Timmerman | Decision Sciences & Management | ttimmerman@tntech.edu | 5022 | 3160 | 2028 | Administrative |
| Education | |||||||
| Dr. Melissa | Comer | Curriculum & Instruction | mcomer@tntech.edu | 5042 | 2000 | 2027 | Academic |
| Dr. Christy | Killman | Exercise Science | ckillman@tntech.edu | 5043 | 3467 | 2027 | Academic |
| Dr. David | Mann | Exercise Science | dmann@tntech.edu | 5043 | 3736 | 2027 | Administrative |
| Dr. Stephanie | Wendt | Teacher Education | swendt@tntech.edu | 5042 | 3459 | 2028 | Administrative |
| Engineering | |||||||
| Dr. Jerry | Gannod | Computer Science | jgannod@tntech.edu | 5015 | 3256 | 2027 | Administrative |
| Dr. Syed Rafay | Hasan | Elec. & Comp. Engr. | shasan@tntech.edu | 5004 | 3462 | 2027 | Academic |
| Dr. Alfred | Kalyanapu | Civil & Environ. Engr. | akalyanapu@tntech.edu | 5015 | 6359 | 2027 | Academic |
| Dr. Joseph | Ojo | Elec. & Comp. Engr. | jojo@tntech.edu | 5004 | 3869 | 2027 | Administrative |
| Fine Arts | |||||||
| Dr. Wei Tsun | Chang | Music | wtchang@tntech.edu | 5045 | 3738 | 2027 | Administrative |
| Dr. Joshua | Field | Art, Craft, & Design | jfield@tntech.edu | 5085 | 3741 | 2027 | Academic |
| Dr. Colin | Hill | Music | cjhill@tntech.edu | 5045 | 3167 | 2027 | Administrative |
| Dr. Kexin | Xu | Music | kexinxu@tntech.edu | 5045 | 3624 | 2027 | Academic |
| Interdisciplinary Studies | |||||||
| Dr. Scott | Christen | Communications | schristen@tntech.edu | 5072 | 3344 | 2026 | Academic |
| Dr. Ann | Manginelli | Interdisciplinary Studies | amanginelli@tntech.edu | 5176 | 3071 | 2028 | Academic |
| Dr. Dennis | Tennant | Professional Studies | dtennant@tntech.edu | 5073 | 3241 | 2027 | Administrative |
| Library & Learning Assistance | |||||||
| Ms. Mei | Hu | Library Operating | mhu@tntech.edu | 5066 | 3530 | 2028 | Administrative |
| Nursing | |||||||
| Dr. Stacey | Browning | Nursing | sbrowning@tntech.edu | 5001 | 6809 | 2028 | Academic |
| Dr. Andrew | Donadio | Nursing | adonadio@tntech.edu | 5001 | 6812 | 2026 | Administrative |
| Dr. Rachel | Hall | Nursing | rmhall@tntech.edu | 5001 | 6814 | 2028 | Administrative |
| Dr. Jennifer | Mabry | Nursing | jmabry@tntech.edu | 5001 | 3651 | 2026 | Academic |
| Members-at-Large | |||||||
| Dr. Chris | Browning | Biology | cabrown@tntech.edu | 5061 | 3013 | 2028 | Administrative |
| Dr. Mark | Creter | English | mcreter@tntech.edu | 5053 | 3478 | 2026 | Administrative |
| Dr. Ka | Grimes | Curriculum & Instruction | kgrimes@tntech.edu | 5074 | 6435 | 2027 | Academic |
| Dr. Krystal | Kennedy | Curriculum & Instruction | kkennedy@tntech.edu | 5074 | 3105 | 2026 | Academic |
| Dr. Linda | Null | English | lnull@tntech.edu | 5053 | 3345 | 2027 | Academic |
| Dr. Michael | Olsen | Foreign Languages | molsen@tntech.edu | 5061 | 3777 | 2028 | Academic |
| Dr. Steven | Seiler | Sociology & Political Science | sseiler@tntech.edu | 5052 | 3171 | 2026 | Administrative |
| Dr. Martin | Sheehan | Foreign Languages | msheehan@tntech.edu | 5061 | 6535 | 2028 | Administrative |
| Dr. Amber | Spears | Curriculum & Instruction | aspears@tntech.edu | 5042 | 6265 | 2028 | Academic |
| Dr. Leslie | Suters | Curriculum & Instruction | lsuters@tntech.edu | 5042 | 2000 | 2026 | Administrative |
| Dr. Kristen | Trent | Curriculum & Instruction -- Harriman | ktrent@tntech.edu | 5042 | 3209 | 2027 | Administrative |
| Dr. Brenda | Wilson | Communication | brendawilson@tntech.edu | 5072 | 3064 | 2026 | Academic |