Faculty Senate
Faculty Senate Members
2024-2025
| Name | Department | Campus Box | Phone | Term Expiration | Council | ||
| Dr. Mustafa Rajabali | President | Physics | mrajabali@tntech.edu | 5051 | 3044 | 2026 | |
| Dr. Kristine | Craven - President Elect | General & Basic Engineering | kcraven@tntech.edu | 5002 | 6027 | 2027 | |
| Dr. Michael | Allen - Past President | Mathematics | mallen@tntech.edu | 5054 | 3594 | 2025 | |
| Dr. Ann | Manginelli - Secretary | Interdisciplinary Studies | amanginelli@tntech.edu | 3071 | Academic | ||
| Elected College Representatives | |||||||
| Agricultural and Human Ecology | |||||||
| Dr. Dennis | Fennewald | Agriculture | jbaier@tntech.edu | 5034 | 3251 | 2025 | Academic |
| Dr. Lee Ann | Shipley | Human Ecology | lshipley@tntech.edu | 5035 | 3867 | 2026 | Academic |
| Dr. Hannah | Upole | Human Ecology | hupole@tntech.edu | 5035 | 6066 | 2025 | Administrative |
| Dr. Michael | Nattrass | Agriculture | mnattrass@tntech.edu | 5034 | 3218 | 2026 | Administrative |
| Arts & Sciences | |||||||
| Dr. Mark | Creter | English | mcreter@tntech.edu | 5053 | 3478 | 2026 | Academic |
| Dr. Brian | O'Connor | Mathematics | BMOC@tntech.edu | 5054 | 3570 | 2026 | Academic |
| Dr. Twanelle | Majors | Chemistry | tmajors@tntech.edu | 5055 | 6168 | 2026 | Administrative |
| Dr. Richard | Le Borne | Mathematics | rleborne@tntech.edu | 5054 | 3582 | 2026 | Administrative |
| Business | |||||||
| Dr. Yi | Peng | Econ., Fin. & Marketing | ypeng@tntech.edu | 5083 | 3882 | 2025 | Academic |
| Dr. Hyewon | Park | Economics, Finance & Marketing | hpark@tntech.edu | 5083 | 3471 | 2025 | Academic |
| Dr. Thomas | Timmerman | Decision Sciences & Mng | Ttimmerman@tntech.edu | 5022 | 3160 | 2025 | Administrative |
| Dr. Kyle | Turner | Decision Sciences & Mng | kturner@tntech.edu | 5022 | 6253 | 2025 | 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. Sandra | Smith-Andrews | Curriculum & Instruction | sjsmith@tntech.edu | 5042 | 3207 | 2024 | Administrative |
| Dr. David | Mann | Exercise Science | dmann@tntech.edu | 5043 | 3736 | 2027 | Administrative |
| Engineering | |||||||
| Dr. Alfred | Kalyanapu | Civil & Environ. Engr. | akalyanapu@tntech.edu | 5015 | 6359 | 2027 | Academic |
| Dr. Syed Rafay | Hasan | Elec. & Comp. Engr. | shasan@tntech.edu | 5004 | 3462 | 2027 | Academic |
| Dr. Jerry | Gannod | Computer Science | jgannod@tntech.edu | 5015 | 3256 | 2024 | Administrative |
| Dr. Joseph | Ojo | Elec. & Comp. Engr. | jojo@tntech.edu | 5004 | 3869 | 2027 | Administrative |
| Fine Arts | |||||||
| Dr. Kexin | Xu | Music | kexinxu@tntech.edu | 5045 | 3624 | 2024 | Academic |
| Assit. Prof. Joshua | Field | Art, Craft & Design | jfield@tntech.edu | 5085 | 3741 | 2024 | Academic |
| Dr. Wei Tsun | Chang | Music | WTChang@tntech.edu | 5045 | 3738 | 2024 | Administrative |
| Dr. Colin | Hill | Music | cjhill@tntech.edu | 5045 | 3167 | 2024 | Administrative |
| Interdisciplinary Studies | |||||||
| Dr. Scott | Christen | Communications | schristen@tntech.edu | 5072 | 3344 | 2026 | Academic |
| Dr. Ann | Manginelli | Interdisciplinary Studies | amanginelli@tntech.edu | 5176 | 3071 | 2025 | Academic |
| Dr. Dennis | Tennant | Interdisciplinary Studies | dtennant@tntech.edu | 5073 | 3241 | 2024 | Administrative |
| Dr. Scott | Christen | Communications | schristen@tntech.edu | 5072 | 3344 | 2026 | Administrative |
| Library & Learning Assistance | |||||||
| Ms. Megan | Atkinson | Volpe Library | matkinson@tntech.edu | 5066 | 3537 | 2026 | Academic |
| Ms. Holly | Mills | Library Operating | hcmills@tntech.edu | 5066 | 3544 | 2025 | Administrative |
| Nursing | |||||||
| Dr. Matthew | Langford | Nursing | mlangford@tntech.edu | 5001 | 3465 | 2025 | Academic |
| Dr. Jennifer | Mabry | Nursing | jmabry@tntech.edu | 5001 | 3651 | 2026 | Academic |
| Dr. Mary Lou | Fornehed | Nursing | mcfornehed@tntech.edu | 5001 | 6808 | 2025 | Administrative |
| Dr. Andrew | Donadio | Nursing | adonadio@tntech.edu | 5001 | 6812 | 2026 | Administrative |
| Members-at-Large | |||||||
| Dr. Linda | Null | English | lnull@tntech.edu | 5053 | 3345 | 2027 | Academic |
| Ms. Amy | Hill | Interdisciplinary Studies | amyhill@tntech.edu | 5033 | 6297 | 2027 | Academic |
| Ms. Ka | Grimes | Curriculum & Instruction | kgrimes@tntech.edu | 5074 | 6435 | 2027 | Academic |
| Dr. Lenly | Weathers | Civil & Environ. Engr. | lweathers@tntech.edu | 5015 | 6539 | 2025 | Academic |
| Dr. Amber | Spears | Curriculum & Instruction | aspears@tntech.edu | 5042 | 6265 | 2025 | Academic |
| Dr. Krystal | Kennedy | Curriculum & Instruction | kkennedy@tntech.edu | 5074 | 3105 | 2026 | Academic |
| Dr. Mustafa | Rajabali-President | Physics | mrajabali@tntech.edu | 5051 | 3044 | 2026 | Academic |
| Dr. Brenda | Wilson | Communication | brendawilson@tntech.edu | 5072 | 3064 | 2026 | Academic |
| Ms. Amy | Hill | Interdisciplinary Studies | amyhill@tntech.edu | 5033 | 3865 | 2024 | Administrative |
| Dr. Kristine | Craven | Basic Engineering | kcraven@tntech.edu | 5002 | 6027 | 2027 | Administrative |
| Dr. Kristen | Trent | Curriculum & Instruction-Harriman | ktrent@tntech.edu | 5042 | 3209 | 2024 | Administrative |
| Dr. Teddy | Burch | Communication | tburch@tntech.edu | 5072 | 3063 | 2025 | Administrative |
| Dr. Yun | Ding | Communication | yding@tntech.edu | 5072 | 6206 | 2025 | Administrative |
| Dr. Mark | Creter | English | mcreter@tntech.edu | 5053 | 3478 | 2026 | Administrative |
| Dr. Leslie | Suters | Curriculum & Instruction | lsuters@tntech.edu | 5042 | 2000 | 2026 | Administrative |
| Dr. Steven | Seiler | Sociology & Political Science | sseiler@tntech.edu | 5052 | 3171 | 2026 | Administrative |
