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CAMPUS BUSINESS

2010-2011 Faculty Senate

Officers: Frederick Hemans, president; Deborah Soles, past president; Steve Skinner, president-elect; Johnnie Thompson, vice president; Daniel Russell, secretary. Executive committee: Walter Horn and Betty Smith-Campbell (elected); Rhonda Lewis-Moss (appointed); Bobbi Dreiling (Office of the Faculty Senate). At-large members are Dan Close, communication; Jeff Hershfield, philosophy; Will Klunder, history; Peer Moore-Jansen, anthropology; Deborah Soles, philosophy; Frederick Hemans, art and design. A complete list of senators can be found at www.wichita.edu/facultysenate.

2010-11 Unclassified Professionals Senate

Officers: Grady Landrum, president. Other officers will be elected in August. Newly elected members representing specific areas of the university are Edie Brown, Cheryl Miller, Becky North and Mike Wood for Academic Affairs and Research; April Keim, Delinda Royse and Kimberly Sandlin, Campus Life and University Relations; Rege Klitzke, President and General Counsel. A complete list of senators can be found at www.wichita.edu/upsenate.

2010-2011 Classified Senate

Officers: Linda Claypool, president; Matthew Albers, vice president; Shanda Burch, secretary. Executive council 2010-2011: Tanya Wickersham, Margene Webster, Darryl Carrington and Heather Ballard. Executive council 2011-2012: Angela Linder, David Wise and Richelle Stoner. A complete list of senators can be found at www.wichita.edu/senate.