Faculty Senate Members
2026-2027
| Name | Department | Campus Box | Phone | Term Expiration | Council | ||
| Ms. Megan | Atkinson, President | Volpe Library-Archives | matkinson@tntech.edu | 5066 | 3537 | 2027 | |
| Dr. Jerry | Gannod, President-Elect | Computer Science | jgannod@tntech.edu | 5101 | 3691 | 2027 | Administrative |
| Dr. Kristine | Craven, Past-President | General & Basic Engineering | kcraven@tntech.edu | 5002 | 6027 | 2027 | Administrative |
| 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. Darci | Bell | Human Ecology | darcibell@tntech.edu | 5035 | 3946 | 2029 | Academic |
| Dr. Rufaro |
Chitiyo |
Human Ecology |
rchitiyo@tntech.edu |
5035 |
6847 |
2028 |
Administrative |
| Dr. Michael | Nattrass | Agriculture | mnattrass@tntech.edu | 5034 | 3218 | 2029 | Administrative |
| Arts & Sciences | |||||||
| Dr. Brian | Carver | Biology | bcarver@tntech.edu | 5063 | 3127 | 2029 | Academic |
| Dr. Wilson | Gichuhi | Chemistry | wgichuhi@tntech.edu | 5054 | 3499 | 2029 | Academic |
| Dr. Cecil "Clark" | Carlton | Socioloy & Political Science | carlton@tntech.edu | 5052 | 3812 | 2029 | Administrative |
| Dr. Jennifer | Gray |
English |
jgray@tntech.edu |
5053 |
6569 |
2029 |
Administrative |
| Business | |||||||
| Dr. Yi | Peng | Economics, Finance, & Marketing | ypeng@tntech.edu | 5083 | 3882 | 2028 | Academic |
| Dr. Hyewon | Park | Economics, Finance, & Marketing | hpark@tntech.edu | 5083 | 3471 | 2028 | Academic |
| Dr. Thomas | Timmerman | Decision Sciences & Management | ttimmerman@tntech.edu | 5022 | 3160 | 2028 | Admininstrative |
| Dr. Jim | Jenkins | Decision Sciences & Management | jhjenkins@tntech.edu | 5022 | 3142 | 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 | 2027 | Administrative |
| Emerging and Integrative Studies | |||||||
| Dr. Thu Ya | Kyaw | Environmental Studies | tkyaw@tntech.edu | 5072 | 3510 | 2029 | Academic |
| Dr. Ann | Manginelli | Interdisciplinary Studies | amanginelli@tntech.edu | 5176 | 3071 | 2028 | Academic |
| Dr. Ronnie | Dunn | Environmental Studies | rdunn@tntech.edu | 5152 | 3698 | 2029 | Administrative |
| Dr. Dennis | Tennant | Professional Studies | dtennant@tntech.edu | 5073 | 3241 | 2027 | Administrative |
| Engineering | |||||||
| 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. Jerry | Gannod | Computer Science | jgannod@tntech.edu | 5015 | 3256 | 2027 | Administrative |
| Dr. Joseph | Ojo | Elec. & Comp. Engr. | jojo@tntech.edu | 5004 | 3869 | 2027 | Administrative |
| Fine Arts | |||||||
| Dr. Matthew | Holben | Art, Craft & Design | mholben@tntech.edu | 5085 | - | 2027 | Academic |
| Dr. Kexin | Xu | Music | kexinxu@tntech.edu | 5045 | 3624 | 2027 | Academic |
| Dr. Colin | Hill | Music | cjhill@tntech.edu | 5045 | 3167 | 2027 | Administrative |
| Dr. Kexin | Xu | Music | kexinxu@tntech.edu | 5045 | 3624 | 2027 | Academic/Administrative |
| Library & Learning Assistance | |||||||
| Dr. Kelly | McCallister | Volpe Library | kmmcallister@tntech.edu | 5066 | 3884 | 2029 | Academic |
| 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. Heather | Cathey | Nursing | hcathey@tntech.edu | 5001 | 6815 | 2029 | Academic |
| Dr. Andrew | Donadio | Nursing | adonadio@tntech.edu | 5001 | 6812 | 2029 | Administrative |
| Dr. Rachel | Hall | Nursing | rmhall@tntech.edu | 5001 | 6814 | 2028 | Administrative |
| Members-at-Large | |||||||
| Dr. Ka | Grimes | Curriculum & Instruction | kgrimes@tntech.edu | 5074 | 6435 | 2027 | Academic |
| Dr. Amy | Hill | Emerging & Integrative Studies | amyhill@tntech.edu | 5033 | 6103 | 2027 | Academic |
| Dr. Linda | Null | English | lnull@tntech.edu | 5053 | 3345 | 2027 | Academic |
| Dr. Brian | O'Connor | Mathematics | bmoc@tntech.edu | 5054 | 3570 | 2029 | Academic |
| Dr. Michael | Olsen | Foreign Languages | molsen@tntech.edu | 5061 | 3777 | 2028 | Academic |
| Dr. Robby | Sanders | Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering | rsanders@tntech.edu | 5013 | 3494 | 2029 | Academic |
| Dr. Troy | Smith | History | tdsmith@tntech.edu | 5064 | 6297 | 2029 | Academic |
| Dr. Amber | Spears | Curriculum & Instruction | aspears@tntech.edu | 5042 | 6265 | 2028 | Academic |
| Dr. Ali | Alouani | Electrical & Computer Engineering | aalouani@tntech.edu | 5004 | 3383 | 2029 | Administrative |
| Dr. Chris | Brown | Biology | cabrown@tntech.edu | 5061 | 3013 | 2028 | Administrative |
| Dr. William | Carroll | Chemistry | wcarroll@tntech.edu | 5055 | 6094 | 2028 | Administrative |
| Dr. Kris | Craven | Basic Engineering | kcraven@tntech.edu | 5002 | 6027 | 2027 | Administrative |
| Dr. Amy | Hill | Emerging & Integrative Studies | amyhill@tntech.edu | 5033 | 6103 | 2027 | Administrative |
| Dr. Eunsung | Park | Curriculum & Instruction | epark@tntech.edu | 5042 | 3116 | 2029 | Administrative |
| Dr. Mostafana | Rahnama | Biology | mrahnama@tntech.edu | 5063 | 3722 | 2029 | Administrative |
| Dr. Kristen | Trent | Curriculum & Instruction | ktrent@tntech.edu | 5042 | 3209 | 2027 | Administrative |